The Orphan Within: Understanding Why We Feel We Don’t Belong
Why do we sometimes feel alone in the world, bereft of parents? The concept of the "orphan within" may help explain that.
Our Mothers, Ourselves: the Search for the Whole Story
"The primary relationship between women is the relationship of mother and daughter."—Kathie Carlson. Understanding that bond through 3 perspectives: personal, feminist, archetypal.
Fathers: Heroes, Villains, and Our Need for Archetypes
"Behind the personal father whom we know and to whom we relate, lies an innate psychological structure which influences the way we experience him.”—Andrew Samuels
How Snow White and Her Cruel Stepmother Help Us Cope with Evil
Like most fairy tales, Snow White uses archetypes — the innocent princess, the evil stepmother — to illustrate and teach us about universal aspects of human nature.
The Hero’s Night Sea Journey: Lunar Consciousness in Where The Wild Things Are
What makes Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are such a transcendent reading experience for children of all ages? Perhaps Jung's archetype of transformation can explain.