Carl Jung

AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson

Jeff Witzeman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Jeff Witzeman

Many know Bill Wilson as the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but few realize his brilliance as it relates to healing the human condition, alcoholic or not.

An Elephant in the Room?

Stephen Gyllenhaal | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books


Stephen Gyllenhaal

The Times article is delicious reading if you are interested in the strange world of past and present psychiatry, but what caught my eye most was a dream that the journalist reported to have had.

'Breaking Free: The Really Good News That's Not in the News'

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

Many know how natural it is to go ballistic when we realize we've been duped. When we lose our way, it is all too easy to place hopes for happiness onto the outer world, for fame, money, things.

What If You Don't Fit The Mold?

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

Dogs are dogs. Cats are cats. Monkeys are monkeys. Nurses are nurses. Engineers are engineers. Children are children. Right? Exceptions to the ...

Unlearning the "Perfect Lessons" From History

Carol Smaldino | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


Carol Smaldino

To admit our part in emotional and educational and political violence, through our modeling of hatred and righteousness or through our passivity, we would have to begin to turn the notion of perfectionism on its head.

How Your Neighbor Can Make You Fat (or Thin)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 09.23.2009 | Living


Deepak Chopra

What kind of connection can exist invisibly, without people talking to each other, watching how each other behaves, or even knowing about each other's existence?

The Ethics of Insight

Carol Smaldino | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Carol Smaldino

Distraction is the redirection of attention from the social, economic, political, and climate emergencies that afflict us locally and globally.

Why You Must Vacation When Your Wallet Is Empty

Dr. Cara Barker | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Dr. Cara Barker

Sometimes, it's just when you can least afford to take a break that it turns out to be the most necessary. If you are anything like me, you've heard ...

Life Lessons from Peter Pan

Mark Matousek | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Mark Matousek

Peter Pan personalities are charming but unobtainable, big hearted but self-obsessed.

In the Shadows of "Our" Torture

Carol Smaldino | Posted 08.13.2009 | World


Carol Smaldino

With a kind of paranoia, we deny and project parts of ourselves: in the meantime over the course of history we have felt justified in blaming, hating, fearing, conquering and even torturing.

The Inner Life: How to Think Like Barack Obama (Yes You Can!)

Laurie Nadel | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living


Laurie Nadel

You change the oil in your car every 3,000 miles and call it maintenance. But how many miles has your mind clocked? Don't you think maybe it's time for a tune-up?

Now in Paris: Jackson Pollock and Shamanism

Karin Badt | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment


Karin Badt

How odd that a museum in France, a country that is reluctant to accept new-age spirituality, is not only devoting space to Pollock as a mystic, but is encouraging the viewer to take the same mystical path.

Stand Up For The Light

Stacey Lawson | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living


Stacey Lawson

After reading my post on Grace last week (along with the string of blog comments that followed), a friend dashed me a quick note. Her email read some...