Tag: Trust & Betrayal

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Trust & Betrayal is an exploration of the sacred bond of loyalty and the devastating impact of its rupture. We examine healing from betrayal trauma—the psychological injury that occurs when the foundation of a trusted connection is shattered by dishonesty, infidelity, or disloyalty. Moving beyond mere “recovery,” we look at the soul’s journey through the wreckage of a broken trust, seeking to understand how one navigates the loss of a shared reality and eventually finds the courage to remain open in a world that has proven unsafe.

  • Voodoo

    Voodoo

    The more aware I am of the losses I experience throughout the day, and the claims that back up my sense of loss, the more I am able to contain myself rather than projecting my unsolved mysteries outward.

  • Twins

    Twins

    From these myths of twins we can see that being cheated out of something valuable can cause serious consequences, even death.

  • In Knots

    In Knots

    Through the loss of three of our members and the theft of my billfold, our Jungian seminar was learning how to interpret a series of surprising events as waking dreams.

  • Vampire

    Vampire

    Isn’t the vampire the perfect metaphor for our bloated American culture with its reality TV, true crime series, tabloids and gossip magazines, thinly-disguised social media voyeurism, and Snapchats where meaning must be communicated in 60 seconds or less?

  • Suffering the Opposites

    Suffering the Opposites

    I have come to believe that the fiercer a person’s condemnation of “the other side,” the more likely he is blind to his own shadow—the very traits he condemns in others are lying dormant within himself.

  • Birthright

    Birthright

    For what blessing are we willing to wrestle with the angel of our becoming? For what blessing have we accepted the wound that will not heal?

  • Witness

    Witness

    If I paid attention, I would notice facts and truths queueing up in twos and threes, small bands of witnesses marching in formation, verifying what my experience had already established as true.

  • Cheated

    Cheated

    It’s especially painful when someone you trust, like, or even love cheats you. It doesn’t bother you as much when it’s an enemy, but when it’s someone you trust–oh, my.

  • 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.

  • Reflections on Losing My Child, Part 8: Tribulation is Treasure

    Reflections on Losing My Child, Part 8: Tribulation is Treasure

    Like many who have lost a child, I changed most in my understanding of what matters.