I have already referenced that moment back in 2012 when I realized that there was a real difference between spirit and soul. I had this sense that there was something circular about the two … or maybe cyclical. The works of Hillman, Corbin, and Casey were informative in those early considerations of the difference between […]
Month: March 2019
The Soul of St. Patrick’s Day
Well, here we are at the one day of the year where “everyone is Irish”. St. Patrick was the Bishop of Ireland back in the 6th century. There is much that is legend and much that is fact regarding his work and time in Ireland. (If you want to know more about that, just do […]
How we lost touch with soul.
Before the “how” let’s consider the “when”. Also, let me point out that I am aware that I am speaking predominantly about those of us who grew up in the western world of thought. (When I think of “Western” world I often contemplate the idea that the concept of “west” implies some other place that […]
Defining Soul. Part 2
The following is taken from my dissertation titled “Tending Aging Souls Through Connection with the Natural World: A Depth-ecopsychological Study” (Bridge, 2018). Soul In order to tend the aging soul, we must have an understanding of what is meant by the word soul. It is a word that is often used and yet seldom […]
Defining Soul. Part 1
For my first post I thought it would be a good idea to define what I mean by the word soul. I have long been interested in understanding soul and that is probably what drew me to depth psychology. I remember sitting in a class at Pacifica Graduate Institute in 2012 with Dr. Joe […]
Soul Tending 