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Dream Interpretation on the Morning News

Posted on June 5, 2018
by Lisa Marchiano
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A few weeks ago, I received an unusual email. The local FOX television affiliate was looking for someone to discuss dream interpretation on the air. It turns out that one of the anchors had been having intense, recurring dreams that he couldn’t understand. When he shared this dream with colleagues in the newsroom, several of them also admitted to having…

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Vampires

Posted on June 2, 2018
by Lisa Marchiano
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In our latest episode of This Jungian Life, we discuss the symbolism connected with vampires. Find audio at iTunes here, and at Stitcher here. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, True Blood. Vampires are perennial stars in popular entertainment. How can we understand vampires psychologically, and what does their tremendous popularity tell us about our culture? This week, we look at the transformation…

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“Should I Take Testosterone When I Turn 16?”

Posted on November 14, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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A few weeks ago, I received a very thoughtful email from someone who had read my blog. This young person suffers from gender dysphoria and is considering taking testosterone upon turning 16. We agreed together that I would answer the email here on my blog, in public.  Dear N, Thank you for your email, and for trusting me with a…

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The Healing Power of Myth

Posted on November 7, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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“In the last analysis,” Jung wrote, “most of our difficulties come from losing contact with our instincts, with the age-old unforgotten wisdom stored up in us.”[i] When we lose contact with our instincts, we become cut off from our sense of who we are, where we came from, and what we know about our place in the cosmos. This sense…

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What Do Our Demons Want from Us?

Posted on July 30, 2017
by Lisa Marchiano
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The concept of psychological complexes was one of Jung’s major theoretical contributions. Complexes are normal. We all have them. According to Jung’s views, a complex is a web of feeling-toned associations that accumulate around an archetypal core.  So our experiences of our being cared for by our mother as children coalesce to form an unconscious set of emotions and expectations…

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