Search for:
Cart 0
perm_identity Sign In
  • Home
  • Jungian
  • Dreams
  • Healing
  • Soulful Living
  • Courses
  • Lectures
  • Certificate Programs
  • Summits
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • FAQ
  • Faculty
  • Contact

Sign In

Registered Users

If you have a Jung Platform account, sign in below to access your orders and purchased content.

Lost your password?

Not a member yet? Sign Up
  • email [email protected]
  • Blog
  • Ambassadors
  • About Us
  • Faculty
  • FAQ
  • Contact
0
Jung Platform
  • Jungian
  • Dreams
  • Soulful Living
  • Courses
  • Lectures
  • Summits
  • Certification
perm_identity Sign In

Keeping Appointments

HomeBlogJungianKeeping Appointments
Aretha du Rand
Author
Aretha du Rand
Category
Jungian, Soulful Living
Read Time
3 min

Thinking and sometimes even being preoccupied with finding meaning in our lives is often a natural spinoff from chronologically progressing into the second half of our lives (euphemism for growing old!). Typically, the first half of our lives are very much about developing our egos to serve the world around us. However, in the second half of our lives we are all invited to deepen our conversations and to come into contact with ourselves in order to find what is serving our souls. Driven by our complexes yet realising that something inside ourselves is responding, we ask questions that we did not ponder as intensely in our younger years. Questions such as: Why am I here? What’s this life about? Something inside is pushing us to delve deeper into a sense of meaning, of calling, of purpose. 

Midlife often brings us to a fork in the road and as Yogi Berra said: “If you come to a fork in the road, take it”. But how will we know which road to take? James Hollis says it requires discernment i.e. experimentation with sorting and sifting over time. With patience and humility we need to discern which voices are coming from inside us. In order to do this, we need to have courage to risk and we need to pay attention to outcomes.

Embarking on the journey in midlife to find how we can serve our souls, is no easy quest. First we need to ask ourselves: Does this life really matter to me? Do I actually want to be here in a way that I’m meant to be here? We need to establish our own personal motivation for going on this journey that has no guaranteed destination. It is only then that we will be ready to do the work.  

According to Hollis our individuation process is indeed our calling, it is that which serves the soul, not the world around us. Discernment and the courage to risk will help us find the answers to the Big Question: What is wanting to express through me? What is wanting to enter the world through me?

Hollis calls our greatest enemies in life the two gremlins standing at the foot of our beds every morning: Fear and Lethargy. This quest to find meaning in our lives, to find our call and purpose, will require that we consciously choose every morning not to fall victim to these gremlins. It is not a quest recommended you go alone, rather choose your companions wisely. Jung Platform offers such companionship by giving you access to inspiring teachers presenting soul-serving courses online. If something inside is urging you forward, make an appointment with yourself and keep it.  

 

  “The soul asks each of us that we live a larger life. Each day this summons is renewed.”

James Hollis

Join Jungian Analyst James Hollis in this deeply moving & insightful two-part series Live Your Own Life,  where he invites us to tend to the unique story that is waiting to unfold within each one of us. Delivered with Dr.Hollis’ trademark wisdom & wit, these lectures will inspire you to create your own map into the terrain of your life’s story. 

On Jung Platform you can also find many more courses with him, including: Encounters with the Shadow,  The Archetype of the Wounded Healer, and Introduction to Jungian Psychology.

 

Share
Aretha du Rand
Aretha du Rand

Aretha du Rand has spent most of her professional life working as a management consultant and project manager in one of the big four global professional services firms.

More Posts by Aretha du Rand
Newer The Eco-Heroine’s Journey
Older Three Archetypes You’re Likely to Meet as a Mother

2 Comments

Join the discussion and tell us your opinion.

  • Fionnuala Bates says:
    April 30, 2022 at 09:44

    No dates or times for James Hollis? is it a recording?

    Reply
  • Matthewkiz says:
    May 1, 2022 at 12:48

    Купить удостоверение на найте об завершении переобучения в Прокопьевск по специальсности Хромолитограф c гарантией.
    https://cheboksary.diplomtop.org/

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Blog Topics
  • Jungian
  • Dreams
  • Healing
  • Soulful Living
  • Updates
Featured Courses & Lectures
  • Coming Home to the Body Coming Home to the Body $147.00 $125.00
  • Encounters with the Shadow Encounters with the Shadow: Introduction to Jungian Shadow Work $127.00
  • Spirituality and Money Spirituality and Money $17.50
  • Introduction to Individuation $97.00 $84.00
  • Suicide: A Contemplative Approach Suicide: A Contemplative Approach $20.00
  • Relationship as Spiritual Path Relationship as a Spiritual Path $147.00
  • Jungian perspective on Tarot Jungian Perspective on the Tarot $127.00
  • Focusing and Dream Work $167.00

Jung Platform - Psychological and Spiritual Perspectives

Jung Platform is an online education space that offers multiple depth psychological and spiritual perspectives. Our courses and lectures explore the journey of life with the help of highly regarded teachers. We’re passionate about providing practical life-enhancing tools and the opportunity to connect with others on this path. So you can live your life colorfully.

  • location_on
    870 E Cedar Terrace Dr. Sandy. UT. 84094
  • email
    [email protected]

Store
  • Jungian
  • Dreams
  • Healing
  • Soulful Living
  • Lectures
  • Courses
  • Summits
Account
  • My Account
  • Orders
  • Downloads
  • Cart
Company
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Faculty
  • Contact
  • Jungian Terms
  • Ambassadors
Customer Service
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

    Stay inspired.
    Get our magical updates.


    Secure Payment
    Pay by PayPalPay by Visa Credit Card Pay by Mastercard
    Join our Community
    © 2022 Jung Platform. All rights reserved.
    Learn more about this program

    Register for a free information event on May 27, 9 am PT / 12 pm ET

    Your first name
    Your email address
    FREE DREAMS SUMMIT
    Your first name
    Your email address
    FREE JUNGIAN SUMMIT
    Your first name
    Your email address
    This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
    Privacy & Cookies Policy

    Privacy Overview

    This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
    Necessary
    Always Enabled
    Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
    Non-necessary
    Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
    SAVE & ACCEPT

    Conference Options

    Online conference

    Add to Cart

    Online conference + certificate of attendance (+$10)

    Add to Cart

    Online conference + CE credits certificate (+$25)

    Add to Cart