Category: Soul & Symbol: Perspectives in Depth Psychology

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Depth psychology is the study of the soul in its wildest, most honest form. Here, we look through the lens of Soul and Symbol to move beyond clinical labels, beholding the dreams, archetypes, and hidden complexes that pulse beneath the surface of conscious awareness. Drawing from the wells of Jung, Freud, and other mythic traditions, these perspectives bridge the gap between our daily routines and the profound mysteries of the inner world.

  • Doorway

    Doorway

    Recognition alone doesn’t dissolve a complex—but awareness marks a crossing. To see the pattern, to name it, is to move, however slowly, toward freedom. Not without pain, but with purpose.

  • What I Wanted to Say

    What I Wanted to Say

    You know you’re getting closer to your true home when you don’t put up with the pricks anymore.

  • The Animus

    The Animus

    Today, few psychoanalysts think and write about anima and animus in strictly gendered terms. As archetypes, they are representational, thus non-binary and non-gendered. Our theories, understanding, and language continue to develop.

  • The Anima

    The Anima

    The Anima is a psychic structure that transcends gender. Being archetypal, it operates unconsciously to express the Feminine qualities of a person. It also informs and resides with the collective unconscious, exerting a powerful influence on culture.

  • Archetypes: What are They?

    Archetypes: What are They?

    Jungian archetypes are a concept of Analytical Psychology referring to a universal, inherited idea, pattern, or image present in the collective unconscious of all humans.

  • Personality & Temperament Types

    Personality & Temperament Types

    understanding personality temperament types and tests In analytical psychology, understanding personality isn’t just an academic exercise—it’s a key to unlocking deeper self-awareness, improving relationships, and navigating life’s complexities. From the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to the Big Five and Five-Factor Model, various frameworks attempt to categorize human temperament, shedding light on why individuals think, feel,…

  • Jungian Dream Interpretation

    Jungian Dream Interpretation

    The structure of a dream is similar to that of a drama. A person wanting to interpret a dream may use the method of amplification.

  • My Animus and I Go to Drawing Class

    My Animus and I Go to Drawing Class

    Taking an art class is one of many attempts over the past year or so to do activities that may assist me along the path of individuation, and may encourage my more unconscious, repressed, or shy aspects to show themselves.

  • It’s all YOUR Fault!

    It’s all YOUR Fault!

    Only by “rendering the contents of the projections conscious” does a person take “a large step toward emancipation from childhood” and into the real, conscious, adult self.

  • Malefic Saturn

    Malefic Saturn

    Saturn: A distant planet. A mythic father who devours. A figure etched with themes of time and restraint, limitations and consequences, and overarching themes of boundaries, discipline, and inevitability—all these are symbols of Saturn.