Carl Jung published his book Psychological Types in 1921, introducing four functions of consciousness: thinking, feeling, sensation and intuition, and the two attitudes through which these four functions are deployed: introversion and extraversion. If one of these functions habitually predominates, it is called our primary or dominant function, which is paired with a secondary orContinue reading “The Psychology of Knowing Yourself”
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The Psychology of Immature Femininity
In a previous post, we explored the masculine archetypes, looking at both their positive, integrated or mature aspects and negative, shadow, or immature sides. Now, we’ll take a look at feminine archetypes. Introduction It is important to note that Carl Jung did not aim to create a systematic list of all the archetypes, because thereContinue reading “The Psychology of Immature Femininity”
The Psychology of Immature Masculinity
We face a profound crisis in masculine identity, evident in the breakdown of the traditional family structure. But what lies at the heart of this crisis? In King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine, Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette point to two important factors: the absence of meaningful rituals and theContinue reading “The Psychology of Immature Masculinity”
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”