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Showing posts with label Robert Johnson. Show all posts

Monday, August 11, 2008

Jung observed that each of our psychological components is a distinct center of consciousness. We can think of them as structures within ourselves that make up our total psyche. We can see them as independent energy systems that combine in us, for they are autonomous. Each has its own consciousness, it's own values, desires and points of view. Each leads us in a different direction; each has a different strength or quality to contribute to our lives; and each has its own role in our total character.

Etymology of fantasy

Our english word "fantasy" derives from the greek word "phantasia". The original meaning of this word is instructive: It meant "a making visible".
(Robert Johnson, Inner Work)

Your neuroses as a low-grade religious experience

If we don't go to the spirit, the spirit comes to us as neuroses. This is the immediate, practical connection between psychology and religion in our time.