Today we discussed the many ways in which imagery shows up in the individuation process. The images have a way of pulling us forward into the unknown and assisting us in unraveling codes of soul truth and potential.
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Each of these guys is a real pro in the field of transformational work. SCROLL DOWN FOR FULL GUEST BIOS AND WEBSITES. Joseph is a clinical Counselor, Pieter is a Soul-Centric facilitator and men’s leader, and John is a University lecturer, and a guide for Animus Valley Institute. Hillman quote used to kick things off:“ The soul and its images, having been alienated so long from our conscious culture, could be recognized only by the alienist. (Or by the artist, for whom imagination and madness have long been kissing cousins in our culture’s anthropology). So, Jung said, if you are in search of soul, go first to your fantasy images, for that is how the psyche presents itself directly. All consciousness depends upon fantasy images. All we know about the world, about the mind, the body, about anything whatsoever, including the spirit and the nature of the divine, comes through images and is organized by fantasies into one pattern or another. This holds true also for such spiritual states as pure light, or the void, or absence, or merging bliss, each of which is captured or structured in soul according to one or another archetypal configuration, one or another fantasy, including the fantasy of soul and the fantasy of spirit. The “collective unconscious,” which embraces the archetypes, means our unconsciousness of the collective fantasy that is dominating by means of archetypes our viewpoints, ideas, behaviors. Let me continue just a moment with Jung – … who says, “Every psychic process is an image and an imagining.” The only knowledge we have that is immediate and direct is knowledge of these psychic images. And further, when Jung uses the word image, he does not mean the reflection of an object or a perception, that is, he does not mean a memory or after-image. Instead he says this term is derived “from poetic usage, namely, a figure of fancy or fantasy image.” I have spelled this out because I want you to know what I am doing. I am showing how souls look at spirit, how peaks look from the vale, from within the fantasy world that is the shifting structure of our consciousness and its formulations, which are always shaped by archetypal images. We are always in one or another root-metaphor, archetypical fantasy, mythic perspective. From the soul’s point of view we can never get out of the vale of our psychic reality.”
JosephJoseph believes in living a soul-directed life of meaning, purpose and creative expression. He blends nature, spirituality, mindfulness, story, poetry, and somatic work as a way to support individuals in the process of healing and deep self-knowing. He provides practical tools so that each individual can more fully embody their innate wholeness, vitality, and potential. Joseph works in the fields of education and mental health, as well as guides soul-centric wilderness intensives, addressing the emotional and spiritual conditions of our culture. Joseph has a Masters of Science in Clinical Counseling from Prescott College and a Masters of Arts in Educational Psychology from the University of Colorado, Denver. [email protected]
PieterPieter is a soul-centric facilitator and men’s leader living in Western Colorado. He is passionate about serving men undergoing major life transitions. In his private client practice he combines gestalt-based “parts” work, somatic awareness practice and land-based assignments to guide individuals with clarity and compassion as they move more fully into the “one life they can call their own.” In groups, Pieter employs deep curiosity and embodiment practice to facilitate encounters with shadow, sensation, flow, pleasure and purpose. He is also a homesteader, pilot, naturalist and dog owner.Check out Pieters work at: https://pietervw.com
John John is a university lecturer, where he weaves outdoor and eco-centric experiences into his offerings. He has degrees in outdoor education & leadership, sustainable communities, and ecopsychology. He is also a nature-based underworld guide for the Animas Valley Institute. Over the years, John has been an athlete, avid adventurer of wild places, professional outdoor educator, musician, wilderness guide and local initiator of soulful practices in his northern Arizona community, all of which has been an important part of his journey towards gathering the threads of his own deep self-discovery. Most recently, he has been called to offer heartfelt support towards fellow seekers negotiating the terrain of possibilities waiting within the field of nature and psyche.
