"Myth is the dream of the people - the dream is the myth of the individual" Herbert Silberer Whether my attraction to liminal states comes from a lifelong interest in dream states, or attention to dreams leads to an interest in liminal, non-ordinary states, or a mix of both, is unclear. Perhaps it's the persuasive …
Tag: Hades
Becoming the Vessel
In reviewing last week's session of the Jung Platform's class on James Hillman's book, Alchemical Psychology, I want to reflect more on the place and nature of the vessel in the work. Hillman says: "You are the laboratory; you are the vessel and the stuff going through the cooking. So, too, the fire is an invisible …
In a Nutshell
A quick tour of C.G. Jung's idea of the Self is featured in the video below. Jung's notion of the Self is a more modern term for describing an experience of what has had in the past many names and which Alan Watts called At-One-Ness. Humans from various times and places, have acknowledged a place …