by Richard Stromer | Apr 30, 2021 | Carl Jung, Individuation, Jungian Psychology, Paul Tillich, Religion, Spirituality, The Sacred, Ultimate Concern
As I’ve observed before in my postings at Faith in the Journey, when writing about religious or spiritual matters from a more diverse and inclusive perspective it’s important to avoid conventional theological language. This is essential because particular beliefs...
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...
by Richard Stromer | Apr 6, 2018 | Archetypes, Carl Jung
Among the most compelling ideas in the Western mystical tradition is the understanding that the universe is patterned by perennial, universal motifs. The depth psychologist C.G. Jung, drawing inspiration from the work of the Greek philosopher Plato, called these...
