Tag Archives: C. G. Jung

Why are six-pointed snowflakes so important?

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Michael J. Melville

It’s funny how little things can be so irritating. During a recent Christmas presentation at Grace Baptist, I was surprised by several things. First was the enormity of the local Southern California church, which reminded me of a small college … Continue reading →

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Psyche’s Pearls

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

James Hollis is perhaps my favorite living author in the Jungian lineage. His book The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife, (1993) begins with the basic foundational concepts of archetypal psychology, the complexes. These energy matrices are hot … Continue reading →

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Descending deep into the earth

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

In the dry, arid soil a large round hole appeared in the middle of no where. Looking down into the opening I discovered a tubular shaft. Carved out of solid rock by an earlier civilization, the shaft descended a couple … Continue reading →

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The Car Pool

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

When the unconscious speaks through us, it is time to pay attention. This communication from the spirit might be in a Freudian slip of the tongue or an overwhelming attraction to another person. Those people come into our world for … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayahuasca, Balancing male/female energy, Child/Parent Relationship, Dream Interpretation, homosexuality, Indigenous traditions, Individuation, Trickster energy | Tagged C. G. Jung, Coyote, Hermes, Inner Child, Shadow Archetype, Sigmund Freud | Leave a comment

Ayahuasca, Syzygy, and Divine Light

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

I awoke to the sound of church bells. I had parked my car by the park and fallen asleep there. I was back in Santa Barbara. It was Sunday morning. I could still make it up the mountain in time … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayahuasca, Balancing male/female energy, Christianity, Individuation, Psychology, Santo Daime | Tagged C. G. Jung, entheogens, Santo Daime | Leave a comment

The Bishop and Santo Daime

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

Because genuine religious experience comes from naive, primitive ground levels of the psyche, an open channel to our inner world is needed to connect with the Divine. Ayahuasca provides the key needed to open that channel. A religion based in … Continue reading →

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The Return of Merlin

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

During a break at a recent healing ceremony, I got out my white eagle feather and blessed a young man, who was grieving the loss of his child. Although he appeared strong and buff, probably a body builder or a … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayahuasca, Child/Parent Relationship, Dream Interpretation, Family patterns, Psychology, Santo Daime | Tagged C. G. Jung, Healing Sexual Abuse, Inner Child, Liberal Catholic Church, Mentoring Men, Projection, Reincarnation, sexual abuse in childhood, Shadow Archetype | 1 Comment

Bearly Believable

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

After attending five days and four nights of Native American Healing ceremonies (Bear Dance) in the high desert, I returned slowly to civilization. It seemed as if the world had shifted and I could see it with new eyes. The … Continue reading →

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Confronting the Dark Lord

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

We opened our private sharing of ayahuasca in the Santo Daime style with prayers. I called down the Holy Spirit, prayed for illumination, for clarity, that the sacred medicine would show me whatever I needed to see so that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ayahuasca, Child/Parent Relationship, I Ching, Individuation, Mythology, Philosophy, Psychology, Santo Daime, Trickster energy | Tagged C. G. Jung, entheogens, Inner Truth, medicine ceremonies, Mentoring Men, Projection, Shadow Archetype | 8 Comments

James Dean, the Eternal Youth

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

As an exploration of the young male psyche, the film A Portrait of James Dean: Joshua Tree, 1951, gives a lot of insightful information. The storyteller begins with his meeting and being befriended by Jimmy Dean at UCLA. Starting with … Continue reading →

Posted in Child/Parent Relationship, Family patterns, homosexuality, Movie Reviews, Psychology | Tagged C. G. Jung, Erotic Love, Healing Sexual Abuse, sexual abuse in childhood, Shadow Archetype | 2 Comments