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Writer 📚 | Quotes | Depth/Jungian Psychology | Hero's Journey | Author of 'Running into Myself' and follow-up, 'Growing into MySelf' Long press the hashtag #MyBookShelf on app/click on desktop to search my posts for books I've shared.
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On the 'acceleration of difficulties that occurs when we start to become serious about self-knowledge'.

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The unwavering truth of the psyche is: change or wither into resentment; grow or die within. — James Hollis

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On the art of withdrawal: We stick to the wrong thing, quite often, not because it will come to fruition by further effort, but because we cannot let go of the way we have decided to tell the story. — David Whyte, Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words

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Clarissa Pinkola Estés on how repressing certain secret material affects the psyche.

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Most people confuse 'self-knowledge' with knowledge of their ego-personalities. Anyone who has any ego-consciousness at all takes it for granted that he knows himself. But the ego knows only its own contents, not the unconscious and its contents. — Carl G. Jung, CW 10

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I never knew how fragrant horse chestnut blossoms were until today. A revelation.

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On how the world's darkness may be overcome by those willing to face the darkness of their own unconscious.

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Start close in, don't take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in, the step you don't want to take. — David Whyte, Start Close In

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Intimacy begins at home, with oneself. It does no good to try to find intimacy with friends, lovers and family if you are starting out from alienation and division within yourself.

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excited to start this today- highly recommended by the fantastic @theaeuryphaessa.bsky.social Thank you Thea ☺️☺️ 💙📚

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More on women mothering their partners and men renouncing their demands to be mothered. 1/2

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Reminiscing about one of the most sublime events I've ever experienced: Tilda Swinton performing Max Richter's, 'Voices' at Bluedot Festival in 2023. Otherworldly perfect.

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"Never ignore those intuitions. When you feel some slight repugnance about doing something, listen to it. These premonitions come from God." Rumi (Coleman Barks translation)

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On women mothering their partners. A passage that irrevocably changed my life—a real wake-up call.

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Genius.

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Marion Woodman on how crippled masculinity in men and women may affect their relationships. 1/2

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Splitting light from dark denies human wholeness. — Marion Woodman

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James Hollis on men and their mother complex and how it may manifest in their relationships. 1/3

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Iain McGilchrist on the role of stress in growth.

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