The Devouring Mother: When Son is Emotional Food
If the mother, because she is lonely…chooses to override the instruction to attenuate the [mother-son] bond, she will turn into a devouring mother… Anthony Stevens, Archetype Revisited A present and committed man in the household is crucial not only in the role he plays as a father, but also as a husband to his wife. For when a woman’s emotional and intimacy needs are satisfied by her husband, she is able to use him as an emotional anchor to hold onto as she navigates the di
Recurrent Dreams: Messages from the Inner World
The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that...
The Man Child, the Overbearing Mother and the Absent Father (Part II)
In the first article of the “Man Child” series, the problem of the puer aeternus – the man who struggles to mature beyond an adolescent...
The Absent Mother Complex
Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate. ~ C.G. Jung The development of a...
The Psychology of Evil
The Academy of Ideas Death on a Pale Horse (John Hamilton Mortimer, 1784) “Evil in the world today has become a visible Great Power.” ~...
3 Phrases to Avoid Using with Your Young Child as a Conscious Parent (And what to say instead)
Parenting does not come with a manual. We may think we are experts at parenting, but the truth of the matter is: We have no idea what we...
A Cultural Awakening
It took me 51 years and several displacements and relocations across the globe to finally compile a list of why I love my culture, my people, our traditions, and our uniquely chaotic world. It took me 51 years to declutter my mind from the nuances of popular media, colonized education systems and imported values. Yes, 51 years to realize that the lifetime search for belonging took me on a circumambulatory journey back to the original starting point. The list is not exhaustiv
The Man Child: On the Mother Complex and the Absent Father
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. ~Andre Gide Marie-Louis von Franz, a Swiss psychologist, noticed a disturbing trend in the mid-20th century – many men and women who were well into their adult years remained psychologically stunted in their maturation. The puer aeternus , which is Latin for “eternal child”, was originally the term used in mythology to refer to a child god who remains forever young. In one of her lectures vo
Self-Betrayal: Living Untrue to Your “Self”
The biggest cause of regret in most of the adult journey is the regret of not living true to oneself in earlier years. Those who are...
The Illusion of Happiness
As above, so below; as within, so without; as the universe, so the soul. ~ Hermes Trismegistus The “mindfulness” revolution has evolved...
