I call the two preceding types [T & F] rational or judging types because they are characterized by the supremacy of the reasoning and judging functions. It is a general distinguishing mark of both types that their life is, to a great extent, subordinated to rational judgment. … […]
…death is an important interest, especially to an aging person. A categorical question is being put to him, and he is under an obligation to answer it. To this end he ought to have a myth about death, for reason shows him nothing but the dark pit into which he is descending. Myth, however, can […]
[Don’t Forget the Upcoming Conference: Check Out Our Page on Preparing for the Great Attunement] The afternoon of life is just as full of meaning as the morning; only, its meaning and purpose are different…. Jung (1943)[1] … it would seem to be more in […]
The coming of the Antichrist is not just a prophetic prediction—it is an invariable psychological law whose existence… brought him [John, author of the Book of Revelation] a sure knowledge of the impending enantiodromia… C.G. Jung (1950)[1] In Part I of this essay we defined Jung’s […]
For anyone acquainted with religious phenomenology it is an open secret that although physical and spiritual passion are deadly enemies, they are nevertheless brothers-in-arms, for which reason it often needs the merest touch to convert the one into the other. Both are real, and together they form a pair of opposites, which is one of […]
The Path of Individuation; Thursdays, July 12, 19, 26; Aug 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; 7-9PM; 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury; $90; to register, call Sue (802) 244-7909 An advanced course that integrates many of the other workshops in the Via Practica as well as several other courses in the Center’s curriculum, to foster students’ integration […]
I use the term enantiodromia for the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. C.G. Jung (1949)[1] In the philosophy of Heraclitus it [enantiodromia] is used to designate the play of opposites in the course of events—the view that everything that exists […]
It has been said that we draw on a small fraction of our true brain power. Equally, we go through daily life using a narrow range of our senses. This workshop introduces participants to their real perceptual ability, what some call our “high sense perception.” Via a series of assessment instruments and dozens of exercises, […]
“Large political and social organizations must not be ends in themselves, but merely temporary expedients. Just as it was felt necessary in America to break up the great Trusts, so the destruction of huge organizations will eventually prove to be a necessity because, like a cancerous growth, they eat away man’s nature as soon as […]
A Tale-of-the-Month Club, Continuing Mondays: There is a lot more to Snow White and Cinderella than the Disney cartoons would have you believe. Discover the depth of wisdom in familiar and some not-so-familiar fairy tales in this student-generated reading club. This course meets the 3rd Monday of every month in Jan, Feb, Mar, April and […]