Is it just me or are other post-docs having a difficult time finding a depth-oriented internship? It seems that more and more internships are requiring APA accreditation in one's graduate school, which Pacifica has not yet acquired. I'm quite at a lo
Read more…If you look closely at the icon associated with the Depth Psych Alliance header, you’ll see it’s actually a beehive viewed in a series of layers (representing the psyche) or lenses (referring to Depth Psychology methods of inquiry), and the subject i
Read more…Listen to my brand new audio interview with Craig Chalquist, PhD, editor of the new anthology Rebearths: Conversations with a World Ensouled as we discuss depth psychology, nature, globalization, and "deep education": http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8263833/
Read more…I prefer to think of archetypes within 'literature'. Others like to think of archetypes as 'in the head'. I am just wondering how members of Depth Psychology Alliance view archetypes? Of course everything derives from the mind/psyche but I think that
Read more…Why Jung? After Jung's death Karl Kerényi wrote: "If I now, looking back upon the phenomenon C.G. Jung, put into words what was most characteristic about him, also on the basis of personal contacts during the last twenty years, then it is taking the
Read more…Do you talk in your sleep? How about your mate or children? Is this the voice of the unconscious? If so, what do such utterances say about us? Aside from Big Dreams, archetypal content and mythic narratives, what is the unconscious thinking about? We
Read more…During a divination, it was casually mentioned that I needed to get in touch with my ancestors "and they might not all be human." A chill went down my back because I have always had a special relationship with black panthers from early childhood. I b
Read more…Ernest & Kathryn Rossi are psychotherapists who have dedicated their lives to exploring the mind-body connection and together have written scores of books that integrate Neuroscience, Psychology, Consciousness, Dreams, and Therapeutic Hypnosis.
I ha
Read more…Today's brainchild is to get people talking about their dreams and what they might mean. Watching and working with your dreams is a powerful way to learn about yourself and gain increased self-awareness, not to mention to solve current problems, iden
Read more…If you live in the San Francisco Bay area, you're invited to the gathering "Conversations with a World Ensouled" at CIIS in San Francisco on Thursday, February 17, from 9am to 11:30am. Seven of the contributors (including yours truly) to the recentl
Read more…I added this comment in the EcoPsych Group here on the Alliance, but I think its important enough a topic, I wanted to post it here in the general Forum as well:
It's a new year, but the trend we are seeing with the collapse of ecosystems and the i
Read more…Appropriately, this interview is with Literal Magazine, a bi-cultural magazine which prints the interview in both English & Spanish.
Hillman and Jung don't necessarily agree on everything, but they are both suspicious/cautious of psychotherapy and i
Read more…Before I received my Master's at Pacifica in Counseling Psychology, I worked as a speech therapist (still do), so language and speech continue to be primary interests of mine. I've been especially intrigued by the popularity of The King's Speech at
Read more…Hello all!
I've been reading through the various profiles and posts here, and appreciating, deeply, the unique backgrounds and perspectives each of you bring to this community. And it's made me increasingly curious about a question I've wondered ab
Read more…ONLINE QUIZ to gauge your own level of resilience, with some quick tips on how to be more so: http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/a-resilient-community/how-resilient-are-you
PLUS - a positive article on how stories & the experiences of our ancestors c
For anyone who is interested and hasn't heard, James Hillman is doing a 2-day seminar March 12-13 at the Pacifica campus near Santa Barbara, CA. Details are here. Guess I'm going--it's hard to miss when I don't know how many more opportunities I will
Read more…Jung said "The right way to wholeness is made up of fateful detours and wrong turnings."
This year, I wonder if I can be a little easier on myself and surrender to the process more in spite of my "targets" and "goals".
What do you think of making an
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