The continuing attraction to Jungian psychology rests on Jung’s focus on the healthy personality… suffering and struggle are not pathological.  They are meaningful parts of life that when understood initiate us into a more profound sense of being and satisfaction.  Complexes, the centerpiece of Jung’s work, are not signs of pathology unless we insist on repressing them and turning them into enemies.

Complexes are both energy fields and the building blocks of our psychic structure.  When they are realized and integrated they become the architecture of a fulfilled life.  Like the stone the builder rejected, our most devilish and frustrating complexes hold the greatest promise for expanding our personalities and our lives.  When repressed and battled they drain our energy like a chronic disease, souring our relationship with ourselves and everyone around us.  But, every complex holds an inspiring challenge and the promise of transformation.

Learning how to face these challenges and unleash their transformative powers renews our energy, reconnects us to its source and enables this transformed complex to become the cornerstone in a more creative life.