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Matt Licata on Shadow Work & Love

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Here is the text for those who have difficulty in reading Facebook links:- ‘To do the work of the shadow, to travel along the descendent current with your heart open, is a radical act of kindness and courage. For when … Continue reading →

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Wetiko: Energy, Domination and Human Societies – Martin Kirk

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Wetiko: Energy, Domination and Human Societies This forms part of series of posts about cultural questions, and paradigm shift. Click on the link for Martin’s fascinating article. ‘Wetiko’ is an indigenous term, used in this context to refer to modern … Continue reading →

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Courting the Mystery – Toko-pa

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://toko-pa.com/2015/05/25/courting-the-mystery/ Click on the link for this lovely post by Toko-pa, about dreams, and the importance of mystery or not knowing. We like her quote from James Hillman:- “Like the fox in the forest is not mine just because I … Continue reading →

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The Brothers Grimm in Three Transcendent Dimensions: Shaun Tan’s Breathtaking Sculptural Illustrations for the Beloved Tales – Maria Popova

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Rotkäppchen (Little Red Riding Hood) http://www.brainpickings.org/2015/05/25/shaun-tan-philip-pullman-brothers-grimm/ An article from Maria on her consistently excellent Brainpickings site, concerning some mesmerizing three dimensional illustrations by Shaun Tan for Philip Pullman’s retelling of Grimms’ fairy tales (the German version – sadly, Philip’s … Continue reading →

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Embodying the Dream – Toko-pa Turner

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Three days after the UK election, here is a lovely gentle 7 minutes from Toko-pa, an excerpt from the film ‘Time is Art’ and part of her theme at the 2014 Synchronicity Symposium. Here she is talking about the ‘dangerous … Continue reading →

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James Hillman on his book, ‘The Soul’s Code’

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Souls-Code-Search-Character-Calling/dp/055350634X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430473279&sr=8-1&keywords=soul%27s+code+hillman ‘We need to make clear that today’s main paradigm for understanding a human life, the interplay of genetics and environment, omits something essential – the particularity you feel to be you. By accepting the idea that I am … Continue reading →

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Bonnie Bright – Trauma and Homecoming: Finding a Sense of Place in the Space of Trauma

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

http://www.depthinsights.com/Depth-Insights-scholarly-ezine/trauma-and-homecoming-finding-a-sense-of-place-in-the-space-of-trauma-by-bonnie-bright/ Click on the link to visit this fascinating and profound article by Bonnie. It’s a long read, well worth the investment of time and energy. She begins with the choice of the U’wa people in Colombia, faced with the … Continue reading →

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Jung on the Persona, and the Consuming Fire

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

‘Every calling or profession has its own characteristic persona. It is easy to study these things nowadays, when the photographs of public personalities so frequently appear in the press. A certain kind of behaviour is forced on them by the … Continue reading →

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Robert Johnson: Memory of C.G. Jung

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Click on the link for this entertaining and interesting post about Robert’s experience of Carl Jung, from the ‘C.G. Jung. The Red Book’ Facebook page (which has plenty of other good stuff for those interested). Robert has written a lot about Jung, and … Continue reading →

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