Shadow and Vulnerability
It goes without saying that this year presents a difficult task for all of us. We all have questions about our place in this...
Read MoreShadows and Halloween
Our Celebration of the Macabre “To confront a person with his Shadow is to show him his own light…anyone who perceives his Shadow and...
Read MoreHestia and the Hearth
Hestia and the Hearth One important distinction between the masculine and feminine within the human psyche is in the role of intimacy. ...
Read MoreThe Great Momism of Psychotherapy
One of the greatest disparities of our modern day is the supremely undifferentiated nature of feminine archetypes. By feminine, I, of course, do not...
Read MoreThe Unconscious: A Hades Analogy
Wrestling With the Unconscious Mind We can no longer deny that the dark stirrings of the unconscious are active powers and that psychic...
Read MoreA Poseidon Analogy: Anger Management Therapy
Poseidon: The Ancient Greek God of Anger Management? Throughout our years of doing work at Barn Life Recovery, we have seen many patients...
Read MoreThe Nurturing Father Figure: A Zeus Analogy
The Father Figures of Greek Mythology As we begin our work with the Olympian Gods Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, it is important to...
Read MoreA Soulful Look at Myth & Fairytale
"Magical consciousness has to accommodate shadows or it has immediately made its potency finite. Some vital energy is drained from us when we disconnect...
Read MoreThe Father Archetype
The Father Archetype Uranus once ruled as the god of the skies. With Gaia (Mother Earth), Uranus is the primal father archetype and force...
Read MoreThe Third Eye Chakra: The Gateway to Spiritual Awareness
All Chakras Root Sacral Solar Plexus Heart Throat Crown The third eye chakra, or ajna in Sanskrit, is the sixth chakra, responsible for our...
Read MoreBody and Psyche: Healing the Divide
Well, we made it! Starting this week Barn Life programs are officially on campus! I thought it an interesting experiment as we connected through...
Read MoreAlbedo Alchemy
Albedo Alchemy: Purification Through Light Albedo alchemy is the second stage major stage of magnum opus. Following the decomposition of the nigredo comes...
Read MoreA Deeper Look at the Nigredo
"Abandon hope, all ye who enter here!" – Dante, Inferno, Canto 3 This morning, while writing on the Nigredo, I ordered a...
Read MoreA New Relationship With Fear
Here at Barn Life Recovery, we receive a lot of inquiries from folks dealing with anxiety. And a couple weeks ago, a blog of...
Read MoreNarcissus and the Psyche
Narcissus and the Psyche Early in my depth-psychological studies, I was drawn to the artwork of John William Waterhouse. His paintings capture the...
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