Time for some soul! The Summer 2017 issue of Depth Insights Journal , the official scholarly publication of Depth Psychology Alliance, is out! Download your copy today.

When the world seems to be falling apart all around us, depth psychology provides perspectives and tools that can help us make some sense of things, even in some small way. Through the study of the unconscious, we can often get a glimpse of  patterns at work, or underlying aspects that help us gain a new understanding of how we are truly supported by something larger-how the boundaries and attachments of our ego selves can soften and give way to soul, which sustains us.
 
In this issue of Depth Insights, we encounter a variety of topics including grieving, animal encounters, spiritual awakening, music, dance, and systems science in conjunction with Jungian psychology. 

Several of these compelling essays build on the authors' personal experiences in order to truly explore the many ways soul reveals itself in our lives and in the collective. Others offer a broad academic view that integrate philosophy or systems science with depth psychology to further enrich the lens by which we might perceive soul at  work in the world.


 


INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Stories of Longing: Beaver, Bear, Wolf
By Monica Dragosz

The Space Between Breaths: An Exploration of Grief and Final Threshold Rituals
By Lisa Schouw
 
The Art of Facing Darkness: A Metal Musician's Quest for Wholeness
By Colin E. Davis

The Numinosity of Pluralism: Interfaith as Spiritual Path and Practice
By Jonathan Erickson
 
On Romanticism in Jung's Psychology: A Reflection on The Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas
By Ron Boyer

How Jungian Psychology, Brain Research, Quantum Physics, and Systems Science Lead to Pansystemology and Depth Psychology
By Nicole de Bavelaere

A Child's Edenic Dream: "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" in The Nutcracker Ballet
By Mary Ann Bencivengo
 
...Plus lots of soulful art and poetry


Huge thanks to all the authors, poets, and artists who contributed to this issue, as well as the Depth Insights Editorial Committee.

Claim your copy today,  and please consider a small donation of any amount to help support Depth Psychology Alliance in our ongoing mission to make depth psychology more accessible in the world. 

 

In soul, 
-Bonnie Bright
 Executive Editor & Founder of Depth Psychology Alliance



UPCOMING ALLIANCE ONLINE EVENTS

Jung and Alchemy
FREE Intro Class, plus 8-week Online College-level Course led by Dr. James Newell

Learn the basics of  Jung's idea of symbolic insight into the human mind in this FREE Intro class, an intro to the upcoming 8-week online college level course taught by Dr. James Newell for Depth Psychology Alliance.  Jung's understanding of the unconscious as expressed through the imagery and texts of the alchemists has far-reaching implications for modern people.


Free live intro class: October 14
8-week course starts October 21
Early bird rates end October 8



The Mystic Fool: Unveiling Masks & Mirrors of the SELF in Tarot
9-Session Online Transformational Program  led by Eva Rider, MA, LMFT--PLUS Free Video INTRO Lecture

The Archetypal Images of the Tarot's Major Arcana serve as a guide through the alchemical changes that initiate us to reclaiming the Self during a time of vast planetary changes, polarities, transitions, quickening and metamorphosis. 

We are on a journey of initiation to learn to inhabit our role as creator, mediator and steward of the gods. Through close examination of the Major Arcana of the Tarot, we find that ancient archetypal pathways reveal the masks and mirrors of ourselves and the initiations we undergo on our path to consciousness.
 



Course started October 8, but each session is recorded so it's not too late to catch up!
 



PARTNER EVENTS

JOURNEY to VIET NAM: 17th Annual Healing and Reconciliation Journey with Depth Psychotherapist and Author, Ed Tick
 
Exotic travel, eastern spirituality, dreamwork, and healing trauma...

From October 31 to November 14, 2017, Soldier's Heart co-founders Ed Tick (psychotherapist and author of War and the Soul and The Practice of Dream Healing) and Kate Dahlstedt (psychotherapist, group leader, writer) will co-lead the 17th annual Healing and Reconciliation Journey to VietNam.
 
Everyone is welcome on this trip to explore some deeply archetypal themes.  Immerse yourself in the wonderful people, culture, country and spirituality of the real VietNam, along with healing old war wounds; achieving forgiveness and reconciliation between American and Vietnamese vets and civilians; and practicing the healing of deep trauma through dreamwork, ritual, and other depth modalities. Even if you can't make it this year, drop Ed a line to show your interest and support for his healing work!
 
Depth Psychology Alliance members get $100 off.
 




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