Awakening from Mechanical Living ALA Gurdjieff
Much of what makes daily life manageable—habit, routine, automatic response—also keeps us largely unconscious. We move through our days reacting rather than […]
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 […]
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 […]
Astrological Correspondences to Brain Activity
In medical astrology (also called iatromathematics), planets are traditionally linked to various body parts, organs, and physiological/psychological functions. The brain itself doesn’t […]
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 […]
Kundabuffer? Kundalini?
Gurdjieff described the “organ kundabuffer” as a mythological construct representing a fundamental distortion in human perception. According to his teaching, it symbolized […]
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 […]