Jungstop
The first and last stop on your Jungian journey.
Welcome to my blog, Jungstop. Jungstop is your destination for lively commentary on life, dreams, and spirituality viewed through a Jungian lens….
Some argue that there is no spiritual reality or background to our material world. And from this it follows that there is really no such thing as the soul—no deeper part of the personality that endures beyond death and that is affected—negatively or positively—by the way we live our life and the decisions we make…
A frequent casualty of the Politically Correct (PC) movement is one of the most valuable and healing gifts of the human race, one which the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer called “the only divine quality in man” —namely, humor. From the perspective of depth psychology humor engages the shadow, the part of the personality that is repressed,…
To my knowledge Carl Jung never directly addressed the topic of hoarding. However, the following paragraph (in italics), which I have divided into parts in order to provide commentary, offers some thoughts relevant to the subject. [I suggest that the italicized text be read as a whole first before then going back to re-read the…
A difficult struggle many people face involves finding the courage to really live and love again following the loss of someone or something dear to them. The death of a parent, spouse, child or close friend, the death of a beloved pet, the surrender of a dream or goal, a role or identity, even a…
Ego strength is a psychological term referring to the ability to withstand psychological and emotional tension without regressing to less mature behaviors or attitudes. Basically, it is a measure of psychological resilience and flexibility, the capacity to deal with stress and life challenges in a conscious, self-responsible and creative way. Like a well-built house, a…
One of the more difficult things for people to grasp in this age of rational materialism is the reality that the ego, or conscious mind, is not the whole of the personality. In fact, it is a rather limited part of our larger psychic being. This is why Sigmund Freud compared the psyche to an…
A woman in her mid-sixties had the following dream: Tom (my former boyfriend) and I were riding our bikes on a two-lane country road. We were not paying much attention when we suddenly realized we had ridden far beyond our destination. A huge 18-wheeler semi-truck was parked in the road, blocking most of the roadway.…
There is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven…A time to kill, and a time to heal… Ecclesiastes 3:1, 3:3 (KJV) And sometimes you cannot heal unless you are willing to kill. A man dealing with addiction issues had the following dream: I am on vacation in Utah but the rules…
Pop Warner is a name associated with youth football throughout the United States. Many, if not most, high school, college and professional football players got their start in a Pop Warner football program. A former lawyer, Glenn Scobey “Pop” Warner was a head coach for 44 years, leading schools such as Iowa State, Cornell, Pitt,…
In the Indiana Jones film, “The Last Crusade,” Dr. Jones must choose from a number of chalices the one used by Jesus at the last supper. This chalice, the Holy Grail, gives God’s grace and healing to everyone that drinks from it. Dr. Jones must choose the correct one if he is to heal a…
