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Remembering Dr. Jung's birthday smacks of sentimentality. Still I must shamelessly confess that all things Jung mean something special to me. Recently, Marvin Spiegelman wrote a wonderful review of my new book, Embodying Osiris, for the Jung Journal.
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"Alchemy has left behind its state as a pseudo-science only to come back out as a spiritual journey. "Embodying Osiris: The Secrets of Alchemical Transformation" is a meeting of disciplines, as Thom F. Cavalli twists the ideas of Jungian psychology,
I just heard about this yesterday & got this feature article on line only a few minutes ago but I wanted folks here to be the first invited to consider this event. Rowe Center was hosting James Hillman and, as many of you already know, James is grave
Read more…In case you haven't seen it, I wanted to share a link to an article in yesterday's NY Times called "The Earth is Full" by Thomas L. Friedman.
The article is sobering--as it should be--and actually echos a book I am reading currently, "Eaarth" by Bil
Read more…Carl Gustav Jung died 50 years ago today! Without him, of course, Depth Psychology would not exist--nor would this beautiful community of people. Thank you, CG--and I'm sure he would be thrilled to see what he has wrought here:
See Jung’s obituary, r
Read more…So, I am awake at 5 am thanks to an interesting dream....
In my dream I am a small creature. Perhaps a field mouse. I am running along, minding my own business, scrounging for food, when one day a creature (I can't remember what, perhaps a bird of
Read more…An alchemical review of my book, Embodying Osiris, by Iona Miller.
Osiris re-viewed - http://drakenberg.weebly.com/embodying-osiris.html (If the link doesn't work, try cutting and pasting it into your browser instead)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jUYFr-uDQgg
Thank heavens, Jung confronted Freud and saved our soul!
Read more…Moving this information from the Home page but just wanted to encourage you to check out this amazing anthology edited by Craig Chalquist, PhD, fellow Depth Psych Alliance member.
The book is a collection of poignant essays, poetry, and scholarly w
Is Jungian psychology a way of looking at life, or are there specific parameters that define its scope of study?
Read more…Hello, I'm going to what appears to be a great 5 day program on Active Imagination at the C.G. Jung Institute in Chicago. Anyone else going? I'd love a roommate. There are 25 ceus!! Each day is designated to a different experiential aspect of Active
Read more…I will present a three hour talk on the myth of Osiris and its relevance in today's world, especially the revolution in Egypt. April 17th, 3 - 6, Chapman University, Orange County Friends of Jung
Read more…Soon after I was overcome by Osiris, my wife and I boarded a plane and headed directly to Egypt. Here is one of the many magnificent places we visited. It is this "sense of place" that I tried to capture in my book, Embodying Osiris. Reading a myth w
Read more…Take a look at "The Memoir of Toni Wolff" by Irene Champernowne, a contemporary friend of the Jungs and the mysterious Toni Wolf. To be sure, Wolff was Jung's soror mystica and knowing more about her sheds light on Jung's relationship with the anima.
Read more…"Rumi saw the soul as having many aspects, in one poem calling it a strange tree that sometimes grows an apple and sometimes a pumpkin, sometimes causing trouble and sometimes remedying it. He wrote that the soul can be like a honey balm that restor
Read more…This journey taken in Nov. 2009 began with a dream more than 30 years ago. This journey has been very transformative for me. The landscape of the southern ice nourishes values like serenity, solitude , stillness and silence that nourish the soul.
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