The human being is formed between the external-by biological-social dominated world and the internal world where intra-psychic content has it say. The ego-conscious part of our psyche is forged between the hammer and anvil of these two realities-as we often painfully are aware of–when these world clash or are in disagreement. In the course of […]
The SELF must be considered the whole of our personality, it contains the ego-complex with its own personal unconscious and is permeated and encompassed by the (collective) Unconscious, which is the origin of the archetypes that drive the individuation towards becoming a highly conscious and mature human being. The human psyche is divided into a […]
The Self, comprises the body, the ego-complex, the conscious and the unconscious psyche, including the inherent spirit. The Self in its dynamic aspect is a living whole and an entity that continuously renews improves and transforms itself. We, as ego-centred conscious beings, partake in and have a crucial function in this natural process. The ego […]
The image of Anthropos, as symbol and personification of the universal Self, or the universal spirit we partake in with body and mind. In the form of the personal innate creative Spirit, we can perceive it as the image of the instinctual or as the spiritual drive to and the goal of individuation. In these […]
Not only has nature provided us with a capacity of reason to navigate outer and inner life, but it has also given us a natural conscience that can serve us as Spiritus Rector, a guiding spirit that brings us to a higher ethical state of human being. It is very important to pay attention to […]
Hanuman, an image produced by the creative Indian religious intuition reminds us to become more conscious of the reality that we are ‘spiritualized’ (blue) animals (monkey); and thus, have to pay attention to the lower and the higher-the biological and spiritual (the archetypal)- aspect of our nature. By ‘spiritual’ we mean the archetypal force behind […]