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The purpose of this paper is to explore the practice of depth psychology as a holistic and systemic methodology. The author sought to sew a thread between hierarchical, heroic consciousness and the mysterious domain of the unconscious to understand the healing phenomenon of a soul perspective and intrapsychic awareness. Using a combination of hermeneutic and heuristic methodology the necessarily paradoxical healing nature of psyche was proposed in concert with demonstrating the benefit of learning the mythopoetic language of soul. The discussion reveals that through the ritual container of the therapeutic relationship, the way of the transcendent function, and experiences of the numinous a challenging yet awe-inspiring transformation is created for a person to emerge into a deeper psychological horizon. The practice of depth psychology was found to declare the multiplicity and fluidity of both psyche and psychological healing.
Advisor: | Heilveil, Ben |
Commitee: | Altman, Avrom, Jacobson, Gioia |
School: | Pacifica Graduate Institute |
Department: | Counseling Psychology |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | MAI 81/9(E), Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Counseling Psychology, Psychology, Spirituality |
Keywords: | Active imagination, Depth psychology, Dreams, Initiation, Jungian psychology, Mythology |
Publication Number: | 27741658 |
ISBN: | 9781658496612 |