“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring Confusion, wandering, isolation, darkness, disorientation—all evoke the labyrinth, a complex network of paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way out. Or do they? Today, the term “labyrinth” is used as a synonym for “maze”, which is technically incorrect.Continue reading “The Labyrinth: A Journey Through Inner Chaos”
Category Archives: Analytical psychology
The Psychology of Animals
Animals have been an integral part of human existence since our earliest origins. They are deeply ingrained within us and play a crucial role in the unconscious. Our ancestors created prehistoric cave paintings of animals in the dark with limited visibility, making the earliest art and reflecting early consciousness. This act of “naming the animals”Continue reading “The Psychology of Animals”
Carl Jung on UFOs: A Modern Myth of Hope and Fear
Strange sightings have been reported in the sky throughout history. After the Second World War, however, the appearance of flying saucers, UFOs or UAPs (unidentified anomalous phenomena) – or whatever one wants to call them – became prominent in culture, and recently this phenomenon has gained more public exposure and sparked intense interest – constitutingContinue reading “Carl Jung on UFOs: A Modern Myth of Hope and Fear”
The Psychology of The Paranormal – Carl Jung
Since early childhood, Carl Jung experienced paranormal phenomena, that is, phenomena that are beyond the scope of scientific understanding. As a child, he continually heard stories of uncanny happenings such as “dreams which foresaw the death of a certain person, clocks which stopped at the moment of death, glasses which shattered at the critical moment.”Continue reading “The Psychology of The Paranormal – Carl Jung”
How Dreams Can Anticipate Death and Point to the Afterlife
Death is one of the greatest mysteries of human existence, the inevitable fate that unites us all. Whenever man is confronted with something mysterious and unknown such as the origin of the world, death, the afterlife, etc., the unconscious produces symbolic representations. Thus, in all religions a doctrine of the afterlife is handed down asContinue reading “How Dreams Can Anticipate Death and Point to the Afterlife”
The Psychology of the Magician
“To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.” William Blake, Auguries of Innocence The Magician is the most mysterious and fascinating of all archetypes. That the Magician has fascinated human consciousness since ancient timesContinue reading “The Psychology of the Magician”
The Psychology of Numbers
We often take for granted the fundamental role that numbers play in our lives. In modern times we have been so busy in manipulating numbers for the sake of counting and calculating, that many of us are unaware that they also contain a symbolic meaning. Numbers do not merely have a quantitative nature, but alsoContinue reading “The Psychology of Numbers”
The Psychology of Astrology
“I can only gaze with wonder and awe at the depths and heights of our psychic nature. Its non-spatial universe conceals an untold abundance of images which have accumulated over millions of years of living development and become fixed in the organism… And these images are not pale shadows, but tremendously powerful psychic factors… BesideContinue reading “The Psychology of Astrology”
The Psychology of Angels
Angels have fascinated human consciousness since the beginning of time. The angel is a recurring archetype within many civilisations, and is present in religion, literature, philosophy, and esotericism, as well as in art, movies and games. The word angel derives from the Greek angelos, which is the default translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mal’ākhContinue reading “The Psychology of Angels”
The Psychology of The Wise Old Man
The Wise Old Man or Sage is an archetype that is recognised by almost everyone, be it in stories, games, movies, or everyday life. In myth he is often shown as one living in isolation, meditating and living a simple life deep in a forest, in the mountains, or in other uninhabited places. Introduction TheContinue reading “The Psychology of The Wise Old Man”