"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens." C. G. Jung
C.G. Jung (1875-1961)
Jungian-based psychotherapy, also known as Analytic psychology, is a psychotherapeutic practice based on the works of a Swiss psychiatrist, C. G. Jung. Some of the familiar Jungian psychological concepts that has entered into the mainstream culture of today are
extraversion/introversion, archetypes, complexes, persona, and individuation. His notable psychological theories are also foundational for the development of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Myers-Briggs Indicator Types (MBTI), art therapy, and Dreamwork.
C. G. Jung was a courageous explorer of the unknowable, often incomprehensible terrains of Unconscious which is the very foundation of human nature. His profound ability to appreciate the boundless power of creative human imagination rising from the depth of Unconscious and its firm place in the field of psychology has enriched the practice of psychotherapy immensely. Jung's dedicated work with many patients, rigorous empirical research, and most notably with his self-exploration in The Red Book led him to recognize that Unconscious was intentional. He observed the dynamics of the Unconscious impressed upon the ego of its own point of view through dreams and other means such as waking-hour fantasy or compulsive behavioral patterns. For Jung, Unconscious was working to balance any one-sided, split off conscious attitude to bring wholeness. His work opened the door for many to dare in their own journeys to learn to become more fully themselves through dreamwork and active imagination by embracing the important values of non-rational part of our nature along with our rational nature.
The process of personal maturing, in Jungian psychology, is called "individuation". It is a psychological process of self-discovery through which one learns to align one's ego consciousness in a cooperative working relationship with the standpoint of Unconscious, the infinite. Individuating signifies a willing and ethical engagement to examine one's disowned, shadow material with honesty to reconcile inner opposites-between what is acceptable or valued and what is not. Its aim is to differentiate many aspects within to reorganize one's personality structure to reveal the intention of one's psyche, freed from the rigid definition of one's internalized collective/familial values and standards. The process of individuating is ongoing and cyclical throughout one's lifetime. We have a series of opportunities in life to choose to face and unify body, spirit, and soul with compassion, patience, and love.
extraversion/introversion, archetypes, complexes, persona, and individuation. His notable psychological theories are also foundational for the development of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Myers-Briggs Indicator Types (MBTI), art therapy, and Dreamwork.
C. G. Jung was a courageous explorer of the unknowable, often incomprehensible terrains of Unconscious which is the very foundation of human nature. His profound ability to appreciate the boundless power of creative human imagination rising from the depth of Unconscious and its firm place in the field of psychology has enriched the practice of psychotherapy immensely. Jung's dedicated work with many patients, rigorous empirical research, and most notably with his self-exploration in The Red Book led him to recognize that Unconscious was intentional. He observed the dynamics of the Unconscious impressed upon the ego of its own point of view through dreams and other means such as waking-hour fantasy or compulsive behavioral patterns. For Jung, Unconscious was working to balance any one-sided, split off conscious attitude to bring wholeness. His work opened the door for many to dare in their own journeys to learn to become more fully themselves through dreamwork and active imagination by embracing the important values of non-rational part of our nature along with our rational nature.
The process of personal maturing, in Jungian psychology, is called "individuation". It is a psychological process of self-discovery through which one learns to align one's ego consciousness in a cooperative working relationship with the standpoint of Unconscious, the infinite. Individuating signifies a willing and ethical engagement to examine one's disowned, shadow material with honesty to reconcile inner opposites-between what is acceptable or valued and what is not. Its aim is to differentiate many aspects within to reorganize one's personality structure to reveal the intention of one's psyche, freed from the rigid definition of one's internalized collective/familial values and standards. The process of individuating is ongoing and cyclical throughout one's lifetime. We have a series of opportunities in life to choose to face and unify body, spirit, and soul with compassion, patience, and love.
First Mandala by C.G. Jung based on Septem Sermones ad Mortuos
"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." C.G. Jung