(((chocolatelover))) its good to have you back (((smiles)))

((((1oxbowgirl)))) ... Coral ... glad you're still with us... still a public discussion everyone.. thanks for staying with us...

a few comments i wanted to make..

from the above Oxford Press quote:

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More recently, critics have been wary of the reductionism involved in the application of such unverified hypotheses to literary works, and more alert to the cultural differences that the archetypal approach often overlooks in its search for universals."

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i believe that anyone following a Jungian path should consider the gravity of this statement... "stereotyping" ... universally accepted as a not so good thing..

in my path ive done my best to avoid labelling and categorizing and i find myself continuously backstepping to avoid this pitfall.. archetypes are exactly that however, "types" ... and it is, imo, best kept in mind that we each are unique individuals and typifying does need regular maintenance checks...

the oxford quote establishes a distinction between archetypes as individual characters and thematic archetyping ...

both are subject to the ambiguity of generalization and stereotyping... a "path" may be archetypical, but the individual is unique, only using the archtype forms as "guides" ...

in regards to 1oxbows cautions... they need to be heeded... no question... its important that the full volume of information about a subject is made available to a searcher... in no way would i reccommend wreckless spiritual endeavor...

one thing ive kept in mind, and not everyone is like me, so, it may not work ... i believe Spirit never gives more than i can handle... that's not to say i'm given little to work with... i get as much as i can handle... just how ive been about it myself.. like Jung.. pushing the envelope...

in the therapuetic process one is always given "homework" .. in traditional therapy, that amount is measured by the patient and therapist.. if self-searching, one needs to know their own limits.. the dark side is very dark... most of us know and understand that...

i think most of us have tried to avoid entering the dark places where our fears and memories are... it hurts there.. we dont want that, we want good stuff instead..

but, for me, i had to go thru the dark stuff... no going around it.. it wouldnt get out of my way...

even though i did do traditional therapy, when alone, i still worked on the pervasive inner turmoil... it was ever present... i couldnt escape it...

i had to keep looking for a way to heal... it wasnt a part time job or something i needed to do to keep myself busy... i had no choice... everywhere i looked was another idea to try... from everyplace i took a little piece of something that somehow gave me 5 minutes of peace...

ive kept all these ideas in a bag in my mind for 29 years... they're still there and i still need them...

Jung is part of that bag...

need a break... more later.... thanks everyone....