Gurdjieff: Man No. 1 to Man No. 7 — Evolution of Consciousness
Gurdjieff: Man No. 1 to Man No. 7 — Levels of Being In the terminology used here, the word man encompasses seven […]
Category: General Psychology
Death of Ego — Psychological Death and Transformation
Periods of profound psychological change often arrive quietly, yet they carry a distinct sense of finality. Carl Jung described such moments […]
What Coaching Does vs. Psychotherapy?
Life Coaching or Psychotherapy — What are the Needs? Counseling–coaching reframes the central question of personal growth. Instead of pathologizing the […]
What Experiences Show Us We are ‘Awakened’? — A Jungian Perspective
Five Psychological Experiences Associated with Spiritual Awakening in Jungian Thought Carl Jung devoted much of his career to studying experiences that fall […]
Use Emotion for Awakening Higher Consciousness
Use Your Emotions for Spiritual Awakening in the ‘Work’ Many spiritual seekers believe awakening requires emotional detachment, mistaking numbness for enlightenment. This […]
Part 3: Dissolution of Ego
Psychological Transformation and the Dissolution of the Ego: A Jungian Perspective Part 3 Jung emphasized that transformation cannot be achieved through […]
Part I: Psychological Transformation and the Dissolution of the Ego: Astrological Approach to Jungian Perspective
Psychological Transformation and the Dissolution of the Ego: A Jungian Perspective Carl Jung conceptualized psychological transformation as a process involving the dissolution […]
Part 2 of Dissolution of Ego. — A Jungian Approach
A Jungian Approach to Dissolving the Ego As the ego’s structure weakens, unconscious material emerges more forcefully, bringing repressed emotions and unresolved […]
Gurdjieff and the Danger of Partial Awakening
Gurdjieff and the Danger of Partial Awakening Among Gurdjieff’s more unsettling insights is his claim that the greatest danger to a […]
Alan Watts Warns —The Physical Dimensions of Spiritual Awakening
The Physical Dimensions of Spiritual Awakening — Alan Watts Spiritual awakening is often understood as a shift in perception or understanding. […]
The Art of Silence: Hearing the Voice of the Self — A Jungian Approach to Sufi Wisdom
The Art of Silence: Hearing the Voice of the Self — A Jungian Approach to Sufi Wisdom Modern life is characterized by […]
Understanding Emotions as Signals
Emotions are often thought of as feelings that need to be controlled, avoided, or fixed. A more helpful way to understand them […]
Alan Watts Recognizing Emotions as Frequencies
When emotions are understood not merely as subjective feelings but as physiological signals, our relationship to them changes. Rather than attempting to […]
Jung on Death, God, and Faith
Carl Jung approached concepts such as God and the soul not as matters of faith, but as empirical realities encountered through sustained […]
The Power of Calm and Stillness — Creates Higher Levels of Consciousness
The Power of Calm and Stillness (Transcribed from a lecture by Alan Watts and explained more fully by Gwynne Mayer) Many people […]