Author: Christopher Chayban Jordan Peterson says that Marvel and Disney get the archetypes right and likely why they are so successful. I don’t know why there isn’t more well done mythological movies. If mythology is a textbook of archetypes then …
Author: Christopher Chayban Amplification means to make something louder, and Jung was able to see at the Burgholzli clinic just how loud the complexes were, which are a web of associations held together by an emotional tone, in human beings …
Author: Christopher Chayban n this paper I will discuss Jung and the Jungian’s understanding on the modern myth of science. We will explore the issue of inflation and the psychological standpoint of science,” how science fits the shared projection of …
Author: Christopher Chayban The origin of myth is undoubtedly the found in the morphological structures (archetypes) in the collective unconscious (CW 9 pg.155). Less emphasized, is that Jung encountered these structures through the psychotic fantasies of his patients (CW 9 …
The 3 essentials: The origin, function and subject matter of Myth Read More »
Author: Christopher Chayban Robert Segal says that “all theorists of myth, not just Jung, are interested in the similarities.” (Jung on mythology pg.12). Segal’s criteria, is centered around what he thinks are the three main questions. What is the subject …
The similiarities and differences between the study of myth in the main stream and Jung Read More »
Author: Christopher Chayban Attachment theory deals with the degree of separation that one is able to handle without falling into anxious states that need regulation and comforting. An Eastern parallel, you might say could be the Yogic philosophy and interpretation …
Attachment and Selfobject Theory, a quick Overview Read More »
Author: Christopher Chayban The value of object relations is really the ability to make finer and finer distinctions within the psyche and mostly, within the structure and individuation of the ego. In James’ lecture he quoted Esther Harding saying “When …
Author: Christopher Chayban One could argue Anna Freud remained a child throughout her life as a “fille a papa” or “Daddy’s Girl” as Ellenberger says with her Father Sigmund. In Jungian terms, she would be embodying the archetype of the …
A quick comment on the Puella Aeternus Anna Freud Read More »
Author: Christopher Chayban Adler’s ideas and contribution to Depth Psychology, like Janet flew under the radar. With Freud, the power lied within the object, and most of his interpretations (not all) were causal and reductive, which means to bring everything …
Author: Christopher Chayban Freud is seminal in the sense that he was essentially one of, if not the first people in the west to understand the psyche in a modular way. Janet came close with his empirical facts, but he …
Beebe’s ISFP Freud and his contribution to Depth Psychology Read More »
