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Sacred Mother

Sacred, complex, and emotionally powerful, the Mother Archetype is the most influential pattern in the collective unconscious. Consequently, relationships with mothers often feel fraught.

Second in a new series, The Mother, at The Third Eve.

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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…
When the Muse is Silent

“There is a muse, but he’s not going to come fluttering down into your writing room and scatter creative fairy-dust all over your typewriter or computer station.” Stephen King
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.
Dust You Are

Someday I, too, will be transfigured, my righteous wings billowing behind me, the symbol of my mortality and willingness to suffer offered up on a platter like a Thanksgiving fowl. These days, though, I’m exhausted.
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.
The Miseducation of Children

It’s increasingly common to diagnose young children, especially boys, with psychiatric disorders for behaviors once seen as typical. Dismissing well-established research on early childhood development, we insist on having our own way—even at the expense of our children. Later we’ll…
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.
Diagnosing Boys Who Behave Badly

The reasons a child might struggle to fit in are as unique as each child. Too often, we rush to label or diagnose, risking misjudgments that can do more harm than good.
Losing Streak

How does one recover from a losing streak, a run of bad luck, a change of fortune–or unimaginable loss?
Dumbledore is Gay, and I’m Mad

It seems that she waited until after the very last book was published before revealing that Dumbledore is gay. Poor Dumbledore, in the closet all that time. Why, she even had him die with his secret.
Stupid & Hurtful Things People Say

People say [unkind] things to relieve themselves of feelings of pain, anxiety, and loss, not to offer you any relief. It is, in fact, a denial of your humanity to say those things.
Lamentations

“There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.” (U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, on the death of his first son at age three).