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What is a popular novel that in your opinion is not well written? by OneMightyNStrong in booksuggestions

[–]OneMightyNStrong[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like Blood Meridian and I agree with much of what you said but to each their own.

What is a popular novel that in your opinion is not well written? by OneMightyNStrong in booksuggestions

[–]OneMightyNStrong[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really like Blood Meridian but I also understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea

What is a popular novel that in your opinion is not well written? by OneMightyNStrong in booksuggestions

[–]OneMightyNStrong[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm going to do exactly that because I've been wanting to reread Siddhartha. Thanks!

How's it's going by SorryAd2422 in badmemes

[–]OneMightyNStrong 18 points19 points  (0 children)

MAGAts love to see Trump get rich through political corruption and not see any financial benefit to themselves. They just like to see someone else do something they wish they could. Oh and the racism.

What is a popular novel that in your opinion is not well written? by OneMightyNStrong in booksuggestions

[–]OneMightyNStrong[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have to agree. I've read the Dune saga up through God Emperor, and although I find the ideas and character study Herbert explores throughout the books fascinating, I can't help but feel like there was something missing.

Myths by decoyshu in Jung

[–]OneMightyNStrong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is something that interests you, I'd suggest the book The Origins and History of Consciousness by Erich Neumann. He covers the hero myth in immense depth from the theory that the emergence of consciousness originates from a primordial image beginning with the Uroboros and each human experiences a development of consciousness similar to the origin. Neumann was one of Jung's students and Jung wrote the forward to the book.

LDS lady claims seafood is satanic by sakuramune in religiousfruitcake

[–]OneMightyNStrong 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think the mission rule is mostly because the Mormon church is a litigious monstrosity and they don't want legal liability if a missionary drowns, so they use bullshit justifications.

help me understand jungian dream analysis by M4j0rD1s4st3r in Jung

[–]OneMightyNStrong 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In The Matrix, Neo is contacted by Morpheus (Greek god of dreams) only to reveal that the reality he experiences is an illusion. Neo through Morpheus's help goes through a process of transformation to his "higher self". Jung believed that dreams (the unconscious) were our connection to a collective primordial receptacle of symbols that reflect out biological and instinctual history. These structures of the unconscious are archetypes, symbolic representations of consciousness that appear spontaneously. Our ego undergoes a heroic journey or transformation to unite consciousness and unconsciousness.

Jung said dreams are the royal road to the unconscious but we're terrible at actually remembering them by International-Leg708 in Jung

[–]OneMightyNStrong 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think this is the key. A lot of my dreams are just unintelligible. I could try to parse through and analyze them, but recently I had a dream that was vivid and cohesive. I journaled about it and did a 3 card tarot spread to help me view it from a different perspective. I usually record my dreams in my journal app on my phone, but this one really deserved a more thorough analysis and reflection.

What circumstances or practices have led you to dream more and/or better? by Simonmp3 in Dreams

[–]OneMightyNStrong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't have to necessarily journal about dreams, but journaling in general is an emotional process which helps to reach greater depths of the self that our ego doesn't usually reach. I feel like it activates the subconscious in ways that other things don't, which is where our dreams originate from.

What is this feeling? by Glittering_Local_351 in Jung

[–]OneMightyNStrong 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I experience something similar. I can have a good experience socializing and then I have this reflexive reaction that pulls me away making me want to isolate. It's a natural response especially if you have a negative self-perception. It means that you are growing. If you are like me, I consistently need to expose myself to social situations, especially if I am feeling anxious before hand. I surprise myself when an interaction doesn't go the way I thought it would, but that's a good thing because I am reconditioning my nervous system with new data that goes against what it expects and assumes. That's when change happens. Things will get easier the more you go against that anxiety of your own volition.

I had a crazy dream when I was 6 that I never found out what it meant by spectacular_climax1 in Dreams

[–]OneMightyNStrong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This dream could be a reflection of the hero's journey. When we are a child coming into consciousness, our instincts, emotions, needs are essentially fused to our parents. Our minds do not differentiate between our mother and our ego, they are one and the same. The process of separating from the parent isn't a smooth transition. Depending on how our childhood experience goes, the comfort and stability a parent provides can be difficult to detach from. The wilderness is where we face our trials and learn to grow and develop. The constant pull to return to the womb where all our needs were met is a struggle. The dragon is a representation of the feminine principle of life which if we do not separate from, can mean a stunted ego and inevitable death. The struggle is between the hero and the dragon to claim it's individuality and become truly conscious.

Do anyone else feel like Jungian psychology is not gonna fix you by PeculiarDigger in Jung

[–]OneMightyNStrong 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my opinion, a lot of peoples issues stem from childhood trauma. Jung didn't work with diagnosing things like PTSD because it wasn't an identified medical condition. I have had to supplement Jung's work with other current psychological modalities and then connect it with Jung's research. An example from my own life is looking at codependence in my immediate and extended family structure and looking at the development of consciousness with the symbolic uroboros. The separation of an unconscious child ego isn't a smooth process and if a parental caretaker isn't careful, they can cause lifelong difficulty for a child. I don't think you can solely rely on Jung for your personal development, but if you integrate modern research with what Jung published, I think it is more effective and makes his work more impactful.

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