A Guide to Living a Life of Substance Bud Harris defines Sacred Selfishness as valuing ourselves enough to develop into “authentic” human beings who give back vitality and hope to the people around us. It is acquiring what Emerson refers …
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Dear Reader, This article was written for and recently featured in the Asheville Jung Center e-newsletter. We want to share the writing with those of you who may not have received it. We would also like to invite you to join our …
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This article was originally published in the Fall 2013 edition of The Atlanta Jung Society newsletter. Life is difficult“… Scott Peck’s famous book, The Road Less Traveled provocatively opens with this assertion. Continuing, he says, many are called, few are chosen …
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Our unlived lives take their revenge through our restless feelings of dissatisfaction, guilt over failing to live up to our hopes and dreams, emotional pain that undermines us, destructive habits, and even in our illnesses. The roots of the things …
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Dear Reader : As I leave my office in the evening I am enjoying the fact that the days are changing and it is still light when I walk outside. Last fall when the days were darkening I found myself reflecting on our fear …
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Joining Body and Psyche In 1978 I met Dr. Alfred Tomatis in Paris. At the time I knew little about him and his dynamic use of music and the connection between how we listen and individuation. Meeting him I immediately …
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Knowing the Questions, Living the Answers Dear Reader, I am writing to tell you some of the story behind my newest book tocome into print. In actuality I wrote the manuscript in the mid nineteen nineties. At the time it …
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In June 2011 I was invited to give the C.G. Jung Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the Jung Society of Washington D.C. and presented at the Embassy of Switzerland. The title of the lecture was “Individuation, The Promise in Jung’s Legacy …
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Dear Reader, As I continue this series of reflections on my journey with my daughter and her illness, also our families’ journey, the meaning of the winter solstice lingers in my mind. Weeks ago night reached its zenith and daylight …
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Dear Reader, As my life has continued since my last newsletter where I shared some of my journey with my daughter and her illness I have been reflecting on the issues of “soul-pain” and helplessness. Soul-pain comes from the depth …
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