Rabbi Michael Leo SamuelThe Scarab’s Tale of Death and Renewal
Here is the story how Jung arrived at this original concept. One of Jung’s patients had a strong rationalistic bent to her personality. Indeed, she challenged and may have even frustrated Jung on many different levels. Jung describes her rationalistic temperament:
Learn More ShareMy example concerns a young woman patient who, in spite of efforts made on both sides, proved to be psychologically inaccessible. The difficulty ...
A Bridge Across Time?
You have probably heard of this story before. Every time I come across this citation, it makes me pause and wonder. American presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were both tragically assassinated during their terms in office. Despite the difference in time, both of these men share a number of unusual circumstances-or more precisely, coincidences. Consider the following.
- Lincoln’s name has 7 letters
- Kennedy’s name has 7 letters
- In Lincoln’s & Kennedy’s names the vowels & ...
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Life’s Unexpected Upheavals
With all the economic upheaval and uncertainty we face these days, it is important to not lose faith in the possibilities of today’s momentous hour. Nobody can afford the luxury of a negative thought—whether we like it or not, we are on a journey. Where exactly the road is taking us, is anyone’s guess, but the boundaries that have for decades been intact are in a state of movement. When I think ...
Learn More ShareThe 13th century Christian mystic Meister Eckhart writes that true love must transcend selfish interests; love begins by being genuinely concerned with the welfare of the Other.
Whoever dwells in the goodness of his [God's nature dwells in God's love. Love, however, has no "Why." If I had a friend and loved him because of all the good I wished came to me through him, I would not love my friend, but myself. I ought to love my friend for his ...
Learn More ShareNow, there are several reasons why modern man finds it difficult to relate to such a personal view of God. Much of this problem is because of the technological and secularized world we have embraced since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, if not several centuries much earlier beginning with the Renaissance. Urban living has seriously impacted our collective and individual capacity to experience personal prayer in a variety of noticeable ways.
Prior to the 18th century, it was easier for ...
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