“There is no linear evolution; there is only a circumambulation of the self…” C.G. Jung

  Greek mythology can be read not only as stories about gods, but as descriptions of enduring patterns within the human psyche. From a Jungian perspective, the gods are archetypal forces: ways of perceiving, feeling, relating, and making meaning. Among the most psychologically significant figures are Apollo, Dionysus, and Artemis. Together they describe three distinct ways of being in the world and three very different relationships to instinct, consciousness, emotion, and transformation. 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 Apollo is often associated with light, prophecy, music, poetry, and reason. Psychologically, he represents the principle of differentiation: the capacity to step back, observe, understand, and give shape to experience. Apollo seeks: • clarity • order • proportion • reflection • symbolic understanding He is not merely rational. Apollo is also a musician, master of the lyre, whose gift is transforming raw experience into...

  Dear readers - It's been far too long. Are you still out there? I will understand if you are not, and then I will simply write into the void, because the void always listens - whether we want her to or not. That is something it is always worth bearing in mind. An awfully long time ago - more than half my lifetime ago - there was a meme doing the rounds. Yes, even back then, before the advent of mobile phone technology and before the advent of the internet, or Facebook, or Twitter, we still had memes; it was just that they were passed from mouth to mouth in the old-fashioned way, just like a biological virus. So, anyway, back in those days there was a meme doing the rounds that said "Be careful what you wish for - it might just happen..." It turns out, the origin of that phrase is Aesop's Fables and a little tale called "The Old Man and Death"  The Old Man and Death - Fables of Aesop This very brief teaching story tells of a world-weary man, bent double wit...

Full 2022-23 Introduction to Jungian Principles and Practice course dates   MODULE 1 - INDIVIDUATION April 7 May 12 April 14 May 19 April 21 May 26 April 28 June 2 ** NO COURSE MAY 5 MODULE 2 - TRANSFERENCE-PROJECTION-COMPLEXES                      July 7 August 11                      July 14 August 18                      July 21 August 25                     July28 September 1 ** NO COURSE AUGUST 4 ...

  INTRODUCTION TO JUNGIAN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE Discover the Hidden Language of the Unconscious   32 Week Course in 4 modules.  First module starts Thursday April 7 th 2022. Registration closes Thursday March 17 th 2022. Learn practical techniques for increasing consciousness. Engage in dialogue between the conscious ego and the inner psyche. Uncover and engage your most deeply held desires and path. Identify your personal and archetypal symbols.  Understand and practice Jungian dream interpretation. Apply the technique of active imagination. A year long course spread over 4 modules of 8 meetings in each module. Those completing the full year will receive a Certificate in Jungian Principles and Practice. Cost of full course £1,120 when booked in full in advance Cost per module - £300 When paying in advance for block of 8   Time and Date – 6.30pm to 8.30pm on THURSDAY evenings – Weekly from 7 TH April 2022 Ven...

JUST DO NOTHING I have just been reviewing some of the posts I have been alerted about on various social media platforms – mainly Facebook and LinkedIn and I am conscious of the massive reaction there is/was, particularly in the early days of the current pandemic crisis. The thing I notice about it all is that the core message is EXTROVERT! GET OUT THERE! – So, repeated messages were in the nature of “ get out there and get going! ”, “get stuck into the corona-spirit-shadow”, “Writers, get to writing, painters get painting and share online ”, and I must confess that my earlier post was of the same tone – even though I was suggesting a return to introversion, my messages still carried an expectation of work, of achievement, of “meeting the challenge”. Yet, the experience of the patients who have continued to work with me online was different – I was repeatedly hearing concerns expressed that they “weren’t doing anything” – “I know there are all these things I could be doing...

The Sage King and The Rainmaker I consulted the I Ching yesterday morning - there's nothing unusual in that, I have consulted the I Ching on and off when needed or just when something inclined me to for the past 45 years or more; and more or less since the beginning of the current crisis, I have done so on an almost daily basis. Now, I must admit, I first discovered the I Ching in the Seventies through popular culture, however, I soon discovered that Jung had written an introduction to the first translation to be widely produced in Europe and that he continued to consult and study it throughout his life. "having performed his duties and isolated himself from the world . ..." So, I consulted the I Ching yesterday and obtained Hexagram 17 Following with the sixth line changing - and there, in the translation that was chosen yesterday, I read: "The sage-king, having performed his duties and isolated himself from the world..." - The 'sage-kin...