Thanks for the article Sky...
Not very chatty today but thought I'd highlight the following because they spoke to me, of me the most.... in the context of the whole of these discussions.... I was drawn in by the author's reflection of the simplicity of Jung's message and my selected quotes express that best....
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Thus, while Jungian psychology may help us, one ought not put his/her faith in a psychological frame of reference. Don't mistake the clothes for the essential experience and its opportunities and demands for a more whole form of living.
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Jung was very clear that ego consciousness is not the whole package. There is the world of the unconscious psyche, and to be fully human is to be in a dialogue with that unknown "other."
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it is essentially through a spiritual experience that people find the true courage to overcome their anxiety, doubt, and estrangement.
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To be whole is to come to terms with what reality is (the whole of it) and our response to it.
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"In the final analysis we are all victims of cosmogonic love." It is our duty and destiny to find a way to become conscious of this love then manifest it in our individual and social lives.
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I joined this discussion with little or no knowledge of Jung and no experience with anyone who practices Jungian psychology so its all very new and interesting for me.
I think I'm always looking to find the foundations common to my own beliefs as a means of validating and enlightening my path with new understandings. As a way of giving myself permission to enquire and explore and experience. To value experience not above all else but as part of the whole circle of life. As evidence of the experience of life. As purpose for the existance. The meaning of life... Gee... guess I'm still searching for clarity on that. lol. The mysteries yet to be revealed some times leave my brain spinning with curiosity. I allow the mystery to be revealed in its perfect time as the gateway to whatever comes next.
I do find it interesting..... any discussion that centres around the human sciences... psychology, philosophy, even sociology and other disciplines.... so much research, so much theorizing, so much testing and examining and supposing and hypothosising..... always to validate what is known in the hearts of all man, woman and child.
It's love the research all find humanity to crave. It's love that heals, its love that binds, its love that we leave behind in the hearts of others. By the Word we know God's love.
Sometimes when I finish reading commentary like this that engages me and gives me cause to think, I find myself boggled with the information. Overwhelmed by the process of concentrating and absorbing. I usually read it more than once. Words full of meaning. Words behind the words.... words that lead your thoughts in different directions (I should know given how wordy my fluff can be...lol)
I usually follow the intellectual workout with a quiet time to allow my spirit to process the information from my head to my heart. I invite spiritual descernment. Its then that I hear the message from the words. Its there I find their meaning and truth. Through the expressed thoughts of others I consider their meaning in the context of the Living Word of God. The Word that dwells in my heart and centres me in my place in the Circle of Life. Connecting with new thoughts gives me cause to pause. Pause to hear a spirit-filled perspective. The essence of the message.
Gives me further cause to consider how overloaded our world has become with information, ideas, symbols, rituals, ceremonies with the same intention..... To understand and fullfill the meaning of our lives.
'Seek and you will find. Seek first the kingdom of God and all will be given to you.'
I guess I'm just in a very simplified frame of mind right now. Been hitting the Bible pretty hard today.... lol. My head is in a cloud. My cup runneth over.
lol... so much for not being chatty....