By Pythia Peay
Our unpublished 1994 interview takes on new meaning in the Trump Era and beyond.
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CLEAR ALL
Jungian therapy is useful for those who are experiencing various mental health issues, such as depression, phobia, anxiety, relationship issues, or any trauma. However, you don't need to have a severe mental health issue to experience its benefits.
The popular expression “if God were a woman” suggests that were it so, the world would be a very different place. History would agree. Matriarchal societies have flourished and female deities have been worshipped since the beginning of human civilization.
Personal shadow is a term coined by renowned Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung to refer to the personal unconscious, that part of our minds that is behind or beneath our conscious awareness. We can’t gaze at it directly. It’s like a blind spot in our field of vision.
In Shakti Mantras, [Thomas Ashley-Farrand] focuses on “the Great Feminine energy that exists both within and without our bodies” and the specific mantras, dedicated to feminine deities, that can tap that energy.
Few people have had as much influence on modern psychology as Carl Jung; he has coined terms such as extraversion and introversion, archetypes, anima and animus, shadow, and collective unconscious, among others.
We are all a divine amalgamation of water and fire, soul and spirit, yin and yang. Ultimately, when we narrow everything down within us, we see that we contain two energies: that of the feminine and masculine.
It’s more than a new age buzzword.
Divine masculine and feminine energy exists in all things—including people—and in a world dominated by masculine energy, more and more people today are looking to tap into the divine feminine.
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Do a quick Google search for “divine feminine” and you’re sure to find many resources that point directly to costly seminars, retreats, lengthy rituals, and tips on how to do things like “replenish our feminine energy” through consumption and investment.
An excerpt from Voices of the Sacred Feminine edited by Rev. Dr. Karen Tate.