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Posted by jaded on October 8, 1999, at 16:32:50
I prefer to refer to my clinical depression as a journey into the subconscious. Hey, if the terminology was good enough for Carl Jung, then it works for me. And his mistress got to move in as a result!
Posted by Janice on October 8, 1999, at 22:33:24
In reply to Call it what you want.., posted by jaded on October 8, 1999, at 16:32:50
probably given to us by God, for some god awful reason that we won't know about until we're dead. It used to be a journey into our subconscious before science taught us that it is biology. God gave us brains to use, and we created science!
Don't get me wrong, I believe Carl Jung was one of the greatest minds of this century. Your attitude is a little positive for some who is depressed. Are you sure you're depressed? Janice.
Posted by Noa on October 9, 1999, at 2:50:17
In reply to it's biology..., posted by Janice on October 8, 1999, at 22:33:24
wow, your post just made me realize I had a dream tonight that I was in some sort of group discussion where we were talking about brain vs. mind, and I said the brain was a thing and that mind is a concept. I guess we did have a similar discussion a while back.
Posted by Bob on October 9, 1999, at 23:50:10
In reply to Re: it's biology..., posted by Noa on October 9, 1999, at 2:50:17
> I guess we did have a similar discussion a while back....
...
and Rene Descartes was a drunken fart
"I drink, therefore, I am"Bibo ergo sum
Bob
Posted by jaded on October 10, 1999, at 19:33:15
In reply to it's biology..., posted by Janice on October 8, 1999, at 22:33:24
Your attitude is a little positive for some who is depressed. Are you sure you're depressed? Janice.
Yes I am definitely sure. I had my first episode most likely half a second after conception, mine that is. At the moment I am not in the deep kind of monstrous despair but I am certainly on the outside looking in....or on the inside looking out. In fact, for the times medication does work, I miss the darkness that I have known all of my life. Go figure. Familiar shit I suppose.
Posted by allison on October 13, 1999, at 17:06:18
In reply to Call it what you want.., posted by jaded on October 8, 1999, at 16:32:50
So while we're on the subject of Jung, has anybody had a discussion with their therapist about animus/anima?
Mine brought it up the other week, along with various architypes and my being a woman, and what do I bring to my work that's feminine. I pretty much have no idea, so I've been reading CG and Emma Jung's articles on the subject trying to gain a better understanding.
Can someone familiar with C and E Jung's writings clarify/explain projection of said animus/anima?
Posted by Bob on October 13, 1999, at 23:02:27
In reply to Re: it's biology..., posted by Noa on October 9, 1999, at 2:50:17
In the Oct18 issue of Time, p. 82, there's an interesting story about Dr. Antonio Damasio, Chair of U-Iowa's neurology dept., and his new book "The Feeling of What Happens." He puts forth a rather interesting theory of consciousness based on a "layered" model of brain function. Basically states that higher-order aspects of consciousness/brain grew on top of, and are supported by, lower-order parts that evolved much earlier and are shared with other forms of life.
Sounds interesting.
Bob
Posted by Elizabeth on October 14, 1999, at 0:54:46
In reply to Re: it's biology..., posted by Bob on October 13, 1999, at 23:02:27
Funny you mention that, Bob. I'm reading his previous book, _Descartes' [sic] Error_ (or as my mother calls it, "Descartes's Error, volume 1"). Well, I was until school caught up with me. :-} I definitely recommend it.
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