behavior - Blogs - Depth Psychology Alliance2024-03-28T12:38:33Zhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/behaviorThe Hero's Journey by Mary Jane Hurley Branthttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/profiles/blogs/the-hero-s-journey-by-mary-jane-hurley-brant2016-03-08T20:13:56.000Z2016-03-08T20:13:56.000ZMary Jane Hurley Branthttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/MaryJaneHurleyBrant<div><div id="contentWrapper"><div id="content"><p style="text-align:center;"></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:110%;"><strong>The Hero's Journey</strong></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:110%;"><strong>by Mary Jane Hurley Brant<br /></strong></span></p><p> <span class="full-image-float-right ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://maryjanebrant.squarespace.com/storage/Joan%20of%20Arc%20top%20of%20Page.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1380129291048" alt="" height="243" width="160" /></span></span></p><p>Some say we don’t have anymore heroes but I say we do. Let’s take a look at what a hero is and decide if <em>you</em> are one.</p><p>A hero travels the hero’s journey. That’s when regular people such as you or me are asked to leave our routine life because something serious has occurred and we are asked to do something about it. We are “called to help.” We are called to save our king, our country, our friend, or ourself. And because the task is arduous, we really don’t want to accept it.</p><p>Medieval stories call the journey a “quest” because the hero faces not only a serious challenge but sometimes a life or death circumstance to boot. Examples of a modern day hero’s journey are leaving for war, battling a cancer, caring for a parent stricken with Alzheimer’s, burying a beloved child or mate, or going through a painful divorce. The challenge we meet on the hero’s journey might mean facing an enemy within such as a dependence on alcohol, drugs or a compulsive behavior.</p><p>Once we fully face the seriousness of our challenge, we realize that nothing in our life will ever be the same. And while we may feel very much alone with this realization, rest assured, fellow traveler, that you are not alone if you are on the hero’s journey because a spiritual guide always emerges with the sole purpose of reminding us of our strengths, offering us encouragement, and providing us with much appreciated hope. Think now about your own life. Did an angel of mercy in the form of a rabbi, a pastor, a counselor, a teacher, or a sagacious friend appear just when you needed the help? Did your spouse, or sibling, or parents’ faith and prayers pull you through and keep you believing? Did God or</p><p><span class="full-image-float-left ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://maryjanebrant.squarespace.com/storage/Joan%20of%20Arc.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1379006018242" alt="" height="208" width="155" /></span></span></p><p>Spirit fortify your resolve and strengthen your courage?</p><p></p><p>More problems confront us on the hero’s journey. And even while feeling battle weary, the hero not only stays riveted on the original goal but he or she manages additional strength to confront the fear which really holds power over him or her. Nothing stops the hero who pushes through to complete the mission and return home victorious where friends, neighbors and family shout, “Welcome home!” This is biblical, archetypal and transcendent.</p><p>So, what do you think? Are you a hero? If you have walked the hero’s journey then maybe you are. And if you are a hero you probably had a helping hand from someone when you lost your way. We all need support in our descents, quests, and pilgrimages whether a hero’s journey or not. I love the idea of reflecting on life, particularly our trials, because it affords an opportunity to give thanks to the people whose grace kept our souls believing when we thought we could bear no more.</p><p>My friends, whether we have fought the unbeatable foe, whether we have walked the hero’s journey or not, remember it’s never too late to be grateful for another chance to make our life, our dreams and Every Day Matter.</p></div></div></div>An orientation of attentionhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/profiles/blogs/an-orientation-of-attention2014-10-16T17:33:52.000Z2014-10-16T17:33:52.000ZBrigitte Hansmannhttps://depthpsychologyalliance.com/members/BrigitteHansmann<div><p>Water hydrating the tissues of our bodies is exquisitely sensitive and responsive to the orientation of our attention. Most adults habitually function in an incisive mode that overrides perception of sensory information about their relationship to their inner and outer environment. An instantaneous shift in tissues responsiveness involving the whole body takes place, when attention enters a receptive mode that allows conscious experience of this relationship and enables individuals to modulate their postures, attitudes, movements and behaviors in a way that proves most suitable.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.dfa-europa.com/documentos/9th%20water%20conference%20poster%20Two-Way%20Connector%20and%20Screen.pdf" target="_blank">More...</a></p><p></p><p><span>This is a poster that was presented at the 9th Conference on the Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Water in Bulgaria in October 2014. <span><span>It</span></span> <span>guides the reader's attention to experience water's exquisite sensitivity and responsiveness in his or her own body. </span> <br /> <br /> The <a href="http://www.dfa-europa.com/EN/12/Categorias/2/DFA----Reconocimiento-de-patrones-somaticos/36/Water-as-a-Two-Way-Connector-and-Screen---An-Orientation-of-Attention---Poster-October-2014.html" target="_blank">questionnaires I</a> and II further guide your attention. They are divided in two documents, in case you wish to share your general observations without going into the detail of the shapes in your body. If you do send them to us, please protect the document with a password which you can communicate to us separately. It is important to us to treat any personal information entrusted to us with absolute confidentiality. Your observations may become a valuable part of a study to enhace the understanding of the way how experience is recorded in the body. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.dfa-europa.com/EN/12/Categorias/2/DFA----Somatic-Pattern-Recognition/37/Water-a-Two-Way-Connector-and-Screen-II-and-III.html" target="_blank">Questionnaire II and a an extract</a> of the book Respirar con árboles (Breathing with Trees) will help you align your body in the gravitational field of Earth.</span> <a href="http://www.dfa-europa.com/EN/12/Categorias/2/DFA----Reconocimiento-de-patrones-somaticos/37/Water-as-a-Two-Way-Connector-and-Screen-II---III.html"></a>It is translated into English by the author.</p></div>