archetypes

22 January, 2013

Pi and All of Life

By Margaret Mikkelborg|2017-01-17T13:51:32-05:00January 22nd, 2013|Carl Jung, Relationships, Self Awareness|11 Comments

Pi and All of Life Sometimes Life throws us into a boat with creatures that seem very foreign, strange or threatening to us in some way. Life of Pi is a beautiful, in some ways mythic story of the hero’s journey by author Yann Martel. As I contemplated the title, I thought about the meaning [...]

24 June, 2012

The Inner Community: Archetype and Identity Part Two

By Margaret Mikkelborg|2017-01-17T13:51:34-05:00June 24th, 2012|Relationships, Self Awareness|30 Comments

The Inner Community: Archetype-and-Identity Part Two A middle-aged woman was complaining about her relationship with her daughter-in-law. "Sometimes I hate who I turn into when I am dealing with her," she said. "The problem is more with me than it is with her, I think. Nevertheless, I still can't prevent that side of me from [...]