“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” Carl Jung emphasized that psychology is about integrating the split parts of the personality – the conscious and unconscious – rather than just fixing symptoms. He believed that avoiding one’s own soul leads to self-destruction. Unfortunately, Yung couldn’t […]
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*(The following is a prologue to a story that has not yet been told) … “Your feet will reach the floor soon.” I assured her as she revolved on the soda fountain stool, exploring the lack of gravity this moment afforded her. She was alive with a purpose she misunderstood but nonetheless absorbed. There was
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The treeline is a plume of gaseous toxicity. The clouds are a castle in the sky adorned with the bitter tears and rage and regret of the half living. The fear is palpable and uncertainty is read in countless searching eyes and supplicating whispers. The boots are first on the ground, on the pavement, then
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tan·gent /ˈtanjənt/ noun 1. plural noun a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point. 2. a completely different line of thought or action. When hearing an anecdote, parable, or opus – do you detest when the narrator’s thoughts
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Einstein famously said, “We cannot solve a problem on the level of consciousness that created it.” Consider someone stuck in a job they hate, repeating the pattern across multiple organizations and roles, for numerous years. At year-end, they vow, “Next year, I’ll find a job I love with a great boss.” That is a powerful
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2025 has been a gut-wrenching, soul-searching, rapturing, bewildering, profound, overexerting, facilitating, purposeful, nonsensical, heartbreaking year. It requires courage and focus to emerge on the other side, unbroken. So, we endure, and secure our seatbelts, for this next part of the ride. Now, let’s take a look at … New Year’s Eve traditions: 1. Eat 12
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Gift giving at Christmas is a Christian tradition that is widely practiced around the world. However, the practice is not something that is exclusive to Christianity, as several other religions mark the end of the year with a similar custom, such as the Jewish festival of lights Hanukkah or the Hindu celebration of Pancha Ganapati,
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Amazing Christmas folklores (Part Deux): Who’s Krampus, you ask? He’s the half-man, half-goat who comes around every year to chase naughty children and maybe even drag them to hell. European versions of St. Nicholas have long had scary counterparts who dole out punishment. Krampus is one such character who comes from folklore in Austria’s Alpine
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He Said ~ It’s that time of year when the world falls in love Ev’ry song you hear seems to say “Merry Christmas, “May your New Year dreams come true” But, what if it isn’t? Although the (forced) optimists among us will be beyond bothered by my melancholy, I am ok with that. No one
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The Pear Tree Project has reached its 100th newsletter! Whenever we hear about this milestone, most people get excited because it is a significant landmark. And, many times there are lists that accompany the occasion. Why? Our species loves lists – shopping, to-dos, bucket, check, brainstorming, top one hundreds, twenty-fives, tens – well you get
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