Author: Christopher Chayban The problem is always the same, in Kundalini Yoga they preach having a neutral mind because the earth is always polar (north and south poles even), Jung also says to find that “third” thing between the opposites. …
Author: Christopher Chayban In this paper, I will be discussing Heinz Kohut’s self psychology and it’s contribution to depth psychology and Jungian Thought. We will focus Kohut’s theory of the mirroring selfobject and its relationship to the Jungian interpretation of …
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Author: Christopher Chayban In this post, I will be elucidating the problem of meaninglessness and purposelessness. As you might know, I am always trying to tackle this problem my self. It is as if, we are always in danger of …
Author: Christopher Chayban In this post, I will be talking about illuminating the agonic and hedonic societies in relation to Typology. To be honest, at first, I thought this was a primitive matchup between thinking and feeling. But then I realized …
Author: Christopher Chayban One of Jung’s best qualities is that he seems to cover all the bases and leave no stone unturned. For every subject or topic we encounter, we are able to relate it to a Jungian term. This …
Author: Christopher Chayban The key distinction between Freud and Jung is with the theory of libido, which takes us further into a distinction between the personal and collective unconscious. For Freud, the theory of libido is sexual striving. His typology …
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Author: Christopher Chayban Depth Psychology shows the degree to which we are whole. It is the study of how unconscious processes in the psyche manifest or influence consciousness. Whether it is shamanism or exorcism, depth psychology has always been aiming …
Author: Christopher Chayban The myth I have chosen to discuss is the myth of Asklepios. This myth is psychologically pertinent to the healing of the psyche through the dream. An ancestor of Jungian psychology you might say, the interpreter of …
Author: Christopher Chayban Connecting the sky: Part 1-Breath and Astrology When practicing Astrology, we often forget to connect the sky. We see a chart on a piece of paper and we read the chart and the person, as if Astrology, …
