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The descent experience: metaphor for serious illness – Sheila Joshi

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

The descent experience: metaphor for serious illness Click on the link above to visit Monica Cassani’s wonderful, resource-rich site, http://www.beyondmeds.com, for this piece by Sheila, exploring descent myths in the context of serious illness or distress. ‘In the Fall of 2010, … Continue reading →

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Carl Jung on Madness (from the Red Book)

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

“Be silent and listen: have you recognized your madness and do you admit it? Have you noticed that all your foundations are completely mired in madness? Do you not want to recognize your madness and welcome it in a friendly … Continue reading →

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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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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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Jung on Loneliness

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Jung on Loneliness Click on the title to follow the link to Rob Henderson’s post on the Facebook page ‘C.G. Jung, the Red Book’, with this great quote:- “Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from … Continue reading →

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Carl Gustav Jung & The Red Book: 2013 Symposium Pt I

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Palace Gate Counselling Service

Okay, this is a long watch – and worth clearing time for. A gathering of Jungian scholars, talking about Jung and the Red Book. Many of us working in the person-centred model find deep resonances between Jung’s work and person-centred. … Continue reading →

Posted in human condition, Jung, psychiatry, spirituality, therapeutic relationship | Tagged Ann Ulanov, James Hillman, Jung, person-centred, Red Book, Sonu Shamdasani | 5 Comments