Category Archives: Tucson
The Interpretation of Dreams (“In the Aftermath of Tucson V”)
“And certainly we should take care not to make the intellect our god…” [1] Readers familiar with the phenomenon of dreams and dreaming may be forgiven if they immediately assume that this post’s title was inspired by Sigmund Freud’s … Continue reading
In the Aftermath of Tucson IV (“The Tree of Life”)
Both a legend from the Bible and a dream from one of the 20th century’s more infamous murderers were compared in last week’s post to dreams and visions of alleged Tucson shooter Jared Loughner. In all cases, it would seem … Continue reading
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Tagged depth psychology, dreams, ego-Self, power principle, sin, Tucson, unconscious
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In the Aftermath of Tucson III (“Lack of Earthly Reality”)
The David Brooks quote which opened the first “In the Aftermath of Tucson” post will serve again as a jumping off point for this and the next blog post: “Civility is a tree with deep roots, and without the roots, it can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged depth psychology, dreams, power principle, sin, Tucson, unconscious
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In the Aftermath of Tucson II (“Moral Imaginations”)
At about the twenty minute mark of his memorial address in Tucson last month, President Obama included these impassioned words: “But what we can’t do is use this tragedy as one more occasion to turn on one another. As we … Continue reading
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Tagged blood libel, ego, empathy, feeling, heart, imagination, moral imagination, morality, myth, persona, projection, shadow, symbol, Tucson
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The Myth of Blood Libel V (“Sacrifice of Innocence”)
This post attempts to more clearly connect the previous entries in the “Blood Libel” series to the shootings in Tucson. If readers have read these earlier entries in puzzlement, wondering what ideas such as persona, shadow and shame, individuation, or … Continue reading
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Tagged blood libel, depth psychology, ego, exceptionalism, human sacrifice, innocence, myth, persona, sacrifice, Self, shadow, shame, Tucson, unconscious
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The Myth of Blood Libel IV (“Exceptionalism & The Chosen People”)
At the heart of analytical psychology there is an important idea which Mythfire has surprisingly not yet mentioned. Some might consider it analytical psychology’s most central idea: individuation, defined by psychologist Murray Stein as “The process of psychic development that leads to … Continue reading
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Tagged blood libel, depth psychology, exceptionalism, god, individualism, individuation, Palin, persona, projection, Self, shadow, shame, Tucson
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The Myth of Blood Libel III (“The Shame Game”)
These blog posts on “blood libel” have thus far attempted to introduce readers to a few ideas basic to analytical psychology, namely those of the persona and the shadow. The former idea may be a bit easier for readers to … Continue reading
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Tagged blood libel, depth psychology, empathy, persona, projection, shadow, shame, Tucson, unconscious
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The Myth of Blood Libel II (“Owning Your Shadow”)
This post continues to look at Sarah Palin’s post-Tucson “blood libel” video.[1] Last week, Mythfire suggested that each of us possesses what Swiss psychiatrist C.G. Jung calls a persona, further defined by analytical psychologist Murray Stein as “the psycho-social identity … Continue reading
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Tagged blood libel, empathy, Palin, persona, projection, shadow, soul, Tucson, unconscious
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The Myth of Blood Libel (“The Adequate Persona”)
Following the shootings in Tucson there has been a call for less vitriol in political discourse, a toning down of verbal attacks on ideas and on one’s political opponents. Civility toward one another is the operative word of the hour … Continue reading
In the Aftermath of Tucson (“Consciousness of Failure”)
In the wake of the shootings in Tucson, New York Times journalist David Brooks has an Op-Ed today entitled “Tree of Failure.” In this thoughtful piece of writing, Brooks discusses civility in a manner which some people no doubt will … Continue reading
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Tagged empathy, feeling, imagination, Lopez-Pedraza, Tucson, unconscious
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