All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘carl jung’
Dorveille and Breath: Two Sleep-Enhancing Strategies
Two books have recently been published that speak to the challenge of achieving a good night of sleep. One of …
Studio Ten: A Dangerous Method
This tenth studio built on a viewing of A Dangerous Method. This movie depicts the complex and boundary-shattering relationships between Carl Jung, fSigmund Freud and Sabina Spielrein i(initially a patient of Jung and later a physician and psychoanalysts).
The Nature and Function of Dreams I. An Overview
hile many of Freud’s specific interpretations regarding which functions are being served, his portrayal of dreams as highly generative products of the human mind and heart seems to hold up with further study of dreams. We must marvel at the capacity of the dream to bring together and creatively integrate vast amounts of available information
The Nature of True Freedom III: Creating A Shared Image of the Future
Positive freedom to do something, in turn, is sustained only if a society has defined or is in the process of continually defining and redefining a clear and exhilarating image of its own purpose and, in particular, its own future.
The COVID-19 Arrow: Striking at the Heart of American Life and Culture
How do humans in the twenty-first century respond, personally and collectively, to this reappearance? The challenges and responses, both good …
Authoritarianism, Cave Dwelling and the Contemporary Escape from Freedom
Today (during the third decade of the 21st Century) we are finding powerful forces moving many countries toward authoritarianism. These forces are identified in this essay.
Authoritarianism and the Escape from Freedom
The lingering ghost of authoritarianism in Eastern Europe that Berne Weiss and I identified during the early 1990s (Bergquist and Weiss, 1994) was tragically prescient. This ghost is still haunting many 21st Century countries throughout the world.
Love Lingers Here: Intimate Enduring Relationships–VIII. Compatibility and Covenant
We are inclined to be attracted to someone who fills a psychological gap that we cannot ourselves fill. Yet, partners begin to learn from each other later in their relationship, and reclaim aspects of themselves that they have disowned or left dormant for many years.