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The Creation Myth and the Structure of Desire

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  The Creation Myth and the Structure of Desire This essay is a reflection on a few of the primary symbols from the biblical story of the Garden of Eden as seen through an archetypal lens. I focus on four specific symbols: God the Garden of Paradise/the Wilderness the Serpent the Forbidden Fruit, for which I will offer an archetypal analysis and psychological interpretation of the way in which they structure our unconscious creation myth. With any symbol it is important to keep in mind that it has both a subjective personal dimension and an objective archetypal or mythological dimension.  Both dimensions of meaning are relevant in any analysis of the symbol, and both have psychological and spiritual currency.   A good place to start this analysis is to revisit the outline of the myth. The basic structure of this myth then is something like this: The story of the Garden of Eden is a theological use of mythological themes to explain human prog...
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Albedo: dialogue with the soul

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  Albedo: dialogue with the soul  By  Stephen Farah     Uncategorized     3 Comments What does it mean to enter into a dialogue with your soul? Jungian psychology is unusual in being a psychology for the healthy. Although Jung’s unique and original approach is a highly effective psychotherapeutic method, it goes beyond the narrow focus of medical psychotherapy. Jung and his Magnum Opus [1]  provides an extraordinary system of psychological and spiritual growth and transformation. Whilst it is impossible to do justice to the method in a few sentences, or even to clearly state its aims, these include the amplification of consciousness, the birth of meaning and ultimately, individuation. An idea akin to, although not the same as, Satori (enlightenment). [2]  Individuation can be described as, the realisation of one’s ideal destiny, a life that expresses one’s truest and most honest self. Although this might sound a little grandiose or elitist, t...
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Jung on Paradox

  Jung on Paradox     Jung on Paradox   “… the paradox is one of our most valued spiritual possessions,…”                                                                                                 Jung (1944) [1] “… paradox is the natural medium for expressing transconscious facts.”                                          ...
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