by Richard Stromer | Feb 28, 2022 | Archetypes, Faith, The Fool
“The Fool who persists in his folly will become wise.” (William Blake) Few archetypal images are as perennial and ubiquitous as that of the Fool. Some variation of this character has appeared in the stories and myths of virtually every culture and...
by Richard Stromer | Apr 9, 2020 | Archetypes, Biblical Myths, Christianity, Easter, Judaism, Passover, Redemption
When I first began to think about the theme for this posting, I admit initially feeling at something of a loss. Given that today is the beginning of Passover and Easter arrives this Sunday, it seemed like an appropriate idea to observe both holidays in some way....
by Richard Stromer | Apr 19, 2019 | Archetypes, Biblical Myths, Christianity, Easter, Judaism, Passover, Spirituality
Once again we come back to that time of year when Jews celebrate Passover — the liberation of the ancient Hebrews from bondage in Egypt — and Christians celebrate Easter — the resurrection of the crucified Jesus. For Jews, the celebration of Passover...
by Richard Stromer | Feb 2, 2019 | Archetypes, Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell, Movies, Spiritual Development, Symbols and Symbolism, Uncategorized
One might imagine the scariest aspect of life is not knowing what’s going to happen next, but as the weatherman Phil Connors in film Groundhog Day vividly reminds us, there is something even more horrible and that’s knowing exactly what’s going to happen...
by Richard Stromer | May 11, 2018 | Archetypes, Carl Jung, Personal Mythology, The Mother
In the introduction to his ground-breaking work The Symbols of Transformation, C. G. Jung asked a question simultaneously simple yet profound: “What is the myth you are living?” That fundamental question is one which, in their related, yet different, ways both...
by Richard Stromer | Apr 20, 2018 | Archetypes, Astrology, Carl Jung, Consciousness, Cosmology
In my previous post, I offered some thoughts about C.G. Jung’s concept of archetype. As I wrote in that post, we often think of archetypes as a sort of “inner cast of characters,” thereby reducing them to a purely internal psychological phenomenon. In fact, Jung...
