Chretien’s “Knight with the Lion”
This marvelous story charts Yvain’s gradual development from an egocentric youth to a mature adult and responsible husband, more responsive to the needs of others than to his own.
The Beneficent Gift of Blessing
As we all continue to adjust to a growing atmosphere of uncertainty, anxieties and worries about what’s next in the political and economic spheres, I came across a book in my library that I had forgotten having purchased…
Interview with John van der Steur on Typology
John van der Steur is interested in helping people achieve what Jung calls Individuation – the process of developing consciousness by accessing the unconscious. According to Jung, it is only from the tension of opposites that we grow.
Dreams and the Call to Adventure
As we all continue to adjust to a growing atmosphere of uncertainty, anxieties and worries about what’s next in the political and economic spheres, I came across a book in my library that I had forgotten having purchased…
The Grail Romances of the Middle Ages and the Individuation Process
All the great themes of Jungian psychology are present in Wolfram’s splendid poem, Parzival, of 1220. It offers the most spectacular version of the Grail quest in all of European literature…
What is Mything in Your Life?
It is unfortunate that in our current world the word “myth” is still maligned as something that is a lie, untrue, and opposed to “fact.”
Introduction to the series on Myth and Culture
The series of blogs that I am writing has as their major focus of interest both myth and culture.
Our Brand Journey: Giving Expression To A Dream
One of our creative directors, Brandt Botes, shares how the design team arrived at interpreting the vision we have for Jung Platform into our new brand identity. He also shares…
The Dream That Keeps on Dreaming
The Jung Platform came forth from a nighttime dream I had a decade ago. I took that dream as a suggestion to create a platform for Jungian and depth psychology. The…
How do we morph?
The dust storm swirls about and my facial mask tastes like sandstone. The sun burns down as music honk-honks all around with an occasional thub-thub. Depending who you are this…
On Mystical Love – A Glance at the Writings of Ghazali and the Poetry of Rumi
Jalal-Al-Din Mohammad of Balkh, a respected Persian Islamic scholar, fell in love with Shams, a dervish, and became Rumi (Molana). The inspiration for the transformation of an earthly love to…
Romantic Love As a Dream
Jung says that an understanding of each dream requires a new theory of dream interpretation. I am suggesting here that each episode of a romantic love experience requires a new…