by Christina | Apr 20, 2023 | Alchemical Reflections, From The Blog
“. . .the greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally insoluble…. They can never be solved, but only outgrown….” – C. G. Jung Being Stuck in a Rut What is the outcome of doing all the inner work? Why do we need to do it? Do we...
by Christina | Mar 21, 2023 | Alchemical Reflections, From The Blog
“Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is watching.” – C.S. Lewis Integrity – the Key to Individuation I will never forget the day that I was presented with the concept of “integrity”. It was early in one of my Jungian analyses. For...
by Christina | Feb 20, 2023 | Alchemical Reflections, From The Blog
“Psychoanalysis is a new version of the ancient theme shared by all great religions.” – Margaret Arden Is there a connection between spirituality and therapy? Many people enter my consulting room experiencing a profound emptiness. They know that...
by Christina | Jan 23, 2023 | Alchemical Reflections, From The Blog
“Every explicit duality is an implicit unity” – Alan Watts The Stuckness of Either/Or Do we solve our problems? I mean, do we really solve our problems in the sense that we can say to ourselves, “that issue or situation is firmly in the past – been...
by Christina | Dec 22, 2022 | Alchemical Reflections, From The Blog
“Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one’s own actions or lack of action. If it leads to change then it can be useful, since it is then no longer guilt but the beginning of knowledge. ” – Audre Lorde Story of the Lena Lena (not a...
by Christina | Nov 23, 2022 | Alchemical Reflections, From The Blog
“I don’t think [the meaning of life] is what we’re seeking. I think [it’s] an experience of being alive” – Joseph Campbell Asking big life questions is natural. The search for answers is understandable. Human beings are...
