Carl Greer, Phd PsyD

[...] to fuel a new and better story for themselves. It has been interesting to see how this archetypal energy has manifested in symbolic form: as a faceless bureaucrat seated in an old-fashioned, [...]

[...] around you.   The secret is not to discard mothering or fathering energy, or any other archetypal energy, altogether, but to change how you express it—or to reduce its influence on you. You [...]

[...] against your fear of being judged or shamed. To dialogue with the Warrior or any other archetypal energy that may be influencing you and causing you to micromanage others, sit and close your eyes, [...]

[...] looking back or to the side, simply moving forward in a predictable way. There was another archetypal energy affecting my story, however. Its force wasn’t as strong as that of the Everyman, but [...]

[...] beliefs and ideas. What fuels these beliefs and ideas, giving them life? Shamans say that archetypal energies affect them. Working with archetypal energies can make a dramatic difference in your [...]

[...] mind that generates dreams and through which you can discover, encounter, and work with the archetypal energies that influence you. Techniques such as shamanic journeying, meditation, and Jungian sand [...]

[...] connected to a collective unconsciousness filled with wisdom and insights as well as archetypal energies that can affect us in good ways and in not-so-good ways—energies we can work with in [...]

[...] lives? Being able to describe the story simply can help lead us to recognizing the archetypal energies that are affecting us. A person who says “I’m always the bridesmaid and never the [...]

[...] activities that build your confidence or through working with your intuitive mind—the unconscious mind that generates dreams and through which you can discover, encounter, and work with the [...]

[...] cobra; or something else unexpected. Death may be represented in many different ways by your unconscious mind, which has associations your conscious mind may not understand until you spend some time [...]

[...] you are experiencing. The dialogue may become detailed, or it may be very simple, as your unconscious mind reveals to you a simple answer. By remaining still and focused on the image, word, or [...]

[...] work with nature, dreams, and rituals and ceremonies to tap into the wisdom of your unconscious mind. In doing the work of accessing the unconscious and its hidden wisdom and energies, [...]

[...] between Jungian and shamanic ideas and principles are numerous. As a Jungian analyst and shamanic practitioner, I am always interested to find that other branches of psychology and other wisdom [...]

[...] into your Thanksgiving ritual gratitude toward the Earth itself. In my work as a shamanic practitioner, I’ve performed ceremonies such as the traditional Q’ero despacho ceremony [...]

[...] Villoldo’s Shaman, Healer, Sage. I was so inspired that I decided to train as a shamanic practitioner. My story transformed again, this time incorporating shamanic study, practice, and [...]

[...] such as confidence, joy, and gratitude. As a clinical psychologist, Jungian analyst, and shamanic practitioner, I know there are many techniques for accessing energies that can help us reprogram our [...]

[...] in Clinical Psychology and subsequently became a licensed clinical psychologist and later, a Jungian analyst. I was living according to a completely new story. One day, my wife, Pat, gave me a book on [...]

[...] in the form of emotions such as confidence, joy, and gratitude. As a clinical psychologist, Jungian analyst, and shamanic practitioner, I know there are many techniques for accessing energies that can [...]

[...] The overlaps between Jungian and shamanic ideas and principles are numerous. As a Jungian analyst and shamanic practitioner, I am always interested to find that other branches of psychology [...]

[...] , and you would like to overcome that resistance, you may benefit from using shamanic and Jungian techniques for working with the archetype of death, also known as the death principle. The death [...]

[...] become open to new insights that arise from the unconscious. Anyone can use shamanic and Jungian techniques to change his or her state of perception, access new insights, and interact with archetypal [...]

[...] . These stories shared a universality that fascinated me. I was developing an interest in Jungian psychology with its emphasis on archetypal energies and stories. I met several Jungians, and found [...]

[...] to be micromanaged. Eventually, you find yourself standing alone. In shamanism and in Jungian psychology, there’s an emphasis on identifying the energies that are influencing our decisions and [...]

[...] is skills for helping people to help themselves. Often, people who use Jungian or shamanic techniques for accessing the unconscious mind realize that the insights they’ve gained were [...]

[...] on the archetype of death, the challenge of end-of-life issues, and how Jungian and shamanic techniques can help you experience and perceive loss differently, as part of the 19th annual mid- [...]