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Soul-Tending
Jungian-oriented
psychotherapy
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“By
soul I mean, first of
all,
a
perspective rather than a substance,
a
viewpoint toward things rather than a thing itself. . . .
Between
us and events,
between
the doer and the deed,
there
is a reflective moment—
and
soul-making means differentiating this middle ground.”
~Archetypal
Psychologist, James Hillman (Re-visioning Psychology, 1975, p. x)
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Care
of the Soul
Soul-tending
is an approach to psychotherapy that is firmly rooted in the depth-psychological
tradition, which includes the work of C.G. Jung, James Hillman, Thomas Moore,
and others. It begins with the
insight that the word psychotherapy, at its root, means, “to care for the
soul” (Moore, 1992).
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Soul-tending
does not approach the images and emotions that arise in therapy as symptoms in
need of treatment but as expressions of the soul that need to be honored and
cared for. This follows Jung’s understanding that the psychological symptoms
are often the psyche’s own
attempt at self-healing.
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Link
To Metro West Daily News Article:
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Imagination
What
is the soul? Jung considered the activity of the soul to be the ceaseless flow
of images that move through dreams, daydreams, fantasy, and myth. Images are as
present during the day as they are running through our dreams at night, but
during our waking lives they operate more or less unconsciously, affecting our
lives in ways beyond our conscious knowing (Sardello, 1995).
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The
soul, then, is the realm of imagination framing our experiences with meaning,
determining in part how we perceive the world around us and responding to
experience by the continual activity of imagining.
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Potential
and Becoming
Though
soul-tending is rooted in the past and the present, it is primarily concerned
with the future. More specifically,
it is concerned with those aspects of human and individual experience that are
trying to come into being.
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Soul-tending
takes into account those things that are outside of our habitual, conscious
awareness—dreams, daydreams, fantasies, memory and myth.
According to the depth psychological tradition, these things all carry
important information from the deepest layers of our being about who we are and
who we might become. The images
that arise from the unconscious are those aspects of our being that have not yet
found expression and are seeking to be known (Lorenz, 2000).
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Your
Soul's Work
At Your
Soul's Work we
dare to struggle with the idea of the soul and strive to tend its complexities,
messages, and yearnings. We are dedicated to helping people rediscover the
quality of soul in their daily lives.
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To live with soul is:
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to
live reflectively, deeply, and imaginatively.
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to
come into relationship with your deepest self and to live in connection with
it.
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to
live courageously in the present moment, with respect for the past and with
your eyes firmly focused on who you are becoming. |
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To carry out our purpose, Your Soul's Work
offers workshops and personal counseling
in many areas including:
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Individual Therapy |
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Career
Exploration & Discovery
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Dreamwork
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Journal
Writing |
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(617)
935-3451 or
events@yoursoulswork.com
Your
Soul's Work
is located in Brookline, Massachusetts, and serves the Greater Boston area.
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Please
explore our current programs and other offerings. You can contact us at
(617) 935-3451, or by emailing us at
Your
Soul's Work
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References
Hillman,
J. (1975). Re-visioning psychology. New York: Harper & Row.
Lorenz,
H. (2000). The presence of absence: Mapping postcolonial spaces. In D.P.
Slattery & L. Corbett (Eds.), Depth psychology: Meditations in the field. Einsiedeln: Daimon Verlag.
Moore,
T. (1992). Care of the soul: A
guide for cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life. New York:
HarperCollins.
Sardello, R. (1995). Love and the soul. New York : HarperCollins.
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