Global Consciousness is the idea that there is a collective consciousness in which all individual consciousness participates in, in some ways comparable with an electromagnetic field. There are many hypotheses as to how the field might operate. A project in Princeton University called Global Consciousness Project is created to study it. It was started in 1998 by Roger D. Nelson. There is a hypothesis that the global consciousness has been getting stronger for the last decade because of communications networks which creat ...

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• Carl Jung - Jungian psychology
• Carl Jung - The collective unconscious
• Carl Jung - The shadow
• Carl Jung - Anima and Animus
• Carl Jung - Jung's life
• Carl Jung - Jung and Freud
• Carl Jung - Psychological Types
• Carl Jung - Psychological Types – another view:
• Carl Jung - Influence
• Carl Jung - Spiritualism as a cure for alcoholism
• Carl Jung - Influences on culture
• Carl Jung - Recommended Reading
• Carl Jung - Jung bibliography

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Jungian psychology (Analytical Psychology): System of psychoanalysis founded by psychiatrist and reincarnationist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), of Zurich, Switzerland.

Jungian psychology theory posits a collective unconscious, synchronicity, and life energy (libidinal energy, the primal energy). Jung held that studying the collective racial unconscious could enhance understanding of the individual unconscious.

(See also: Jungian psychology, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

Synchronicity is a word coined by the Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung to describe the temporally coincident occurences of acausal events. It was a principle that he felt compassed his concept of the collective unconscious, in that it was descriptive of a governing dynamic that underlay the whole of human experience and history—social, emotional, psychological, and spiritual. Jung believed that many experiences perceived as coincidence were due not merely to chance, but instead potentially reflected the manifestation of coincident events or circumstances consequent to this governing dynamicIncluding:

• Synchronicity - Example
• Synchronicity - Study
• Synchronicity - Criticism
• Synchronicity - Alternative explanations
• Synchronicity - Notes
• Synchronicity - Trivia

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Jungian psychology is a theory developed by Carl Gustav Jung, and is central to the Neopsychoanalytic school of psychology. Jungian psychology is geared largely toward the nature of symbolism and the effects of attachment upon the ability of people to live their lives in ignorance of their deeper "symbolic" natures. His ideas center around the understanding that a symbol loses its symbolic power when it is "attached" to a static meaning. The attached, and therefore static meaning renders an amorphous symbol (like the sphere or the our ...

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• Jungian psychology - Key terms
• Jungian psychology - Clinical theories

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The Wise Old Man is an archetype as described by Carl Gustav Jung. It is also a classic literary figure, and may be seen as a stock character. In works of fiction, this kind of character is typically represented by a kind and wise, older father-type figure who uses personal knowledge of people and the world, to help tell stories and offer guidance, that in a mystical way illuminate to his audience ...

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• Wise Old Man - Examples of the Wise Old Man in popular culture
• Wise Old Man - Fantasy
• Wise Old Man - Comics
• Wise Old Man - Mythology
• Wise Old Man - Science Fiction
• Wise Old Man - Miscellaneous film
• Wise Old Man - Miscellaneous television
• Wise Old Man - Miscellaneous cartoons
• Wise Old Man - Other genres

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Archetype is defined as an original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated. The term is often used in literature, architecture, and to refer to something that goes back to the fundamental origins of style, method, gold standard, or physical construct. Shakespeare, for example, is epitomized for popularizing many archetypal characters, not because he was the first that we know of to write them, but because he defined those roles amongst the backdrop of a comp ...

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• Archetype - Jungian archetypes
• Archetype - Cultural archetypes analysis
• Archetype - Enneagram character archetypes

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Syzygy can refer to any of several different things: Syzygy - Astronomy. In astronomy, a syzygy (Greek: "yoked together") is a situation where three celestial bodies are positioned along a straight line. The word is usually used in context with the Sun, Earth, and the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses are examples of syzygies, as are transits and occultations. The term is also applied to each instance of new moon or full moon when Sun ...

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• Syzygy - Astronomy
• Syzygy - Philosophy
• Syzygy - Psychology
• Syzygy - Mathematics
• Syzygy - Medicine
• Syzygy - Games
• Syzygy - Comics
• Syzygy - Books
• Syzygy - Television
• Syzygy - Poetry
• Syzygy - Zoology
• Syzygy - Ultimate
• Syzygy - Gnosticism
• Syzygy - Random Facts

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See also: 1911 in literature, other events of 1912, 1913 in literature, list of years in literature. 1912 in literature - Events. Virginia Stephen marries Leonard Woolf. 1912 in literature - New books. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man - James Weldon Johnson Adnams Orchard - Sarah Grand Alexander's Bridge - Willa Cather Bells and Hobbles (poetry) - Edwin James Brady Between two stoo ...

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• 1912 in literature - Events
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• 1912 in literature - Non-fiction
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Kundalini is derived from a Sanskrit word meaning either "coiled up" or "coiling like a snake". There are a number of other translations of the term usually emphasizing a more serpent nature to the word— e.g. 'serpent power'. The caduceus symbol of coiling snakes is thought to be an ancient symbolic representation of Kundalini physiology. The concept of Kundalini comes from Yogic philosophy of ancient India and refers to the mothering intelligence behind yogic awakening and spiritual maturation (Sovatsky, 1998). It mig ...

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• Kundalini - Historical source text
• Kundalini - The interpretation of Kundalini
• Kundalini - Kundalini Yoga
• Kundalini - Kundalini in the world's religions
• Kundalini - Kundalini rising
• Kundalini - The Kundalini Syndrome
• Kundalini - Kundalini and development
• Kundalini - Kundalini and physiology
• Kundalini - Pathological Kundalini

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Esotericism refers to knowledge suitable only for the advanced, privileged, or initiated, as opposed to exoteric knowledge, which is public. It is used especially for mystical, occult and spiritual viewpoints. Esotericism - Etymology. Esoteric is an adjective originating in Hellenic Greece under the domain of the Roman Empire; it comes from the Greek esôterikos, from esôtero, the comparative form of esô: "within". Esoteric refers to anything that is inner and occult. It ...

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• Esotericism - Etymology
• Esotericism - Esoteric vs. Esotericism
• Esotericism - Nuances
• Esotericism - Scope
• Esotericism - Historical sketch
• Esotericism - Esoteric themes
• Esotericism - Traditions
• Esotericism - Esotericism in popular culture

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Gestalt therapy is a form of psychotherapy, based on the experiential ideal of "here and now," and relationships with others and the world. Drawing on the ideas of humanistic psychology, the school of Gestalt therapy was co-founded by Fritz Perls, Laura Perls and Paul Goodman in the 1940s-1950s. It is related to but not identical to Gestalt psychology and the Gestalt psychology-based Gestalt Theoretical Psychotherapy of Hans-Juergen Walter. Gestalt therapy - General description. The school of Gestalt therap ...

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• Gestalt therapy - General description
• Gestalt therapy - Principal influences
• Gestalt therapy - Being human
• Gestalt therapy - The human being seen as a whole
• Gestalt therapy - Formation of Gestalt
• Gestalt therapy - Contact boundaries
• Gestalt therapy - Organismic self-regulation
• Gestalt therapy - Psychotherapeutic bases
• Gestalt therapy - Actuality
• Gestalt therapy - Attention
• Gestalt therapy - Responsibility
• Gestalt therapy - Wider influence of Gestalt therapy on other schools
• Gestalt therapy - Moral injunctions of Gestalt therapy
• Gestalt therapy - Suggested sections

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Odin is considered the highest god in Norse mythology and Norse paganism. His role, like many of the Norse pantheon, is complex: he is god of both wisdom and war. He is also attested as being a god of magic, poetry, victory, and the hunt. His name is, in Old Norse, Óðinn. Although its precise meaning is debated, the name is thought to be related to the word óðr, meaning "excitation" or "fury". Worship of Odin dates to Proto-Germanic paganism, and the names Old English (and Old Saxon) Wōden; Old ...

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• Odin - Etymology
• Odin - General characteristics
• Odin - Odin and Mercury
• Odin - Celtic parallels
• Odin - Eddaic Odin
• Odin - Attributes
• Odin - Names
• Odin - Anglo-Saxon Woden
• Odin - Worship
• Odin - Sacrifices
• Odin - Shamanic traits
• Odin - Odin and Jesus
• Odin - Medieval reception
• Odin - Persisting beliefs in Odin
• Odin - Modern age
• Odin - Notes
• Odin - Literature

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June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. June 6 - Events. 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513 - Italian Wars: Battle of Novara. Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis de la Tremoille, forcing the French to abandon Milan. Duke Massimiliano Sforza is restored.Including:

• June 6 - Events
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• June 6 - 1393 to 1899
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• June 6 - Holidays and observances

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The archetype is also a concept of psychologist Carl Gustav Jung. In this context, archetypes are innate prototypes for ideas, which may subsequently become involved in the interpretation of observed phenomena. A group of memories and interpretations closely associated with an archetype is called a complex, and may be named for its central archetype (e.g. "mother complex"). Jung often seemed to view the archetypes as sort of psychological organs, directly analogous to our physical, bodily organs: both being morphological givens for the speci ...

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Archetype, Archetype - Jungian archetypes, Archetype - Cultural archetypes analysis, Archetype - Enneagram character archetypes

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Two early western interpretations of Kundalini were supplied by C.W. Leadbeater (1847-1934), of the Theosophical Society, and the Analytical Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961). Jung's seminar on Kundalini yoga, presented to the Psychological Club in Zurich in 1932, has been widely regarded as a milestone in the psychological understanding of Eastern thought and of the symbolic transformations of inner peace. Kundalini yoga presented Jung with a model for the developmental phases of higher consciousness, and he interpreted its sym ...

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Kundalini, Kundalini - Historical source text, Kundalini - The interpretation of Kundalini, Kundalini - Kundalini Yoga, Kundalini - Kundalini in the world's religions, Kundalini - Kundalini rising, Kundalini - The Kundalini Syndrome, Kundalini - Kundalini and development, Kundalini - Kundalini and physiology, Kundalini - Pathological Kundalini

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Many psychologists and scientists regard the Enneagram as a pseudoscience that uses an essentially arbitrary set of personality dimensions to make its characterisations. Lacking falsifiability, the claims of Enneagram theorists cannot be verified using the conventional emperical scientific method. In this respect it is not considered to be any different from many other typological models such as that of Carl Gustav Jung's on which th ...

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Enneagram, Enneagram - The diametric figure, Enneagram - Historical development, Enneagram - The nine types, Enneagram - Wings, Enneagram - Stress & security points, Enneagram - Instinctual subtypes, Enneagram - Ego-fixations & deadly sins, Enneagram - Research issues, Enneagram - Criticism

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Jung is best known for his term "archetype" which connotes a structural view of psychological life. The term archetype can be understood as quite similar to — and was probably directly influenced by — Kant's term "a priori." Jung often seemed to view the archetypes as sorts of psychological organs, directly analogous to our physical, bodily organs: both being morphological givens for the species; both arising at least partially through evolutionary processes. Current Jungian-influenced thinking has explored nearly diametrically opposing ...

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Jungian psychology, Jungian psychology - Key terms, Jungian psychology - Clinical theories

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In astronomy, a syzygy (Greek: "yoked together") is a situation where three celestial bodies are positioned along a straight line. The word is usually used in context with the Sun, Earth, and the Moon or a planet, where the latter is in conjunction or opposition. Solar and lunar eclipses are examples of syzygies, as are transits and occultations. The term is also applied to each instance of new moon or full moon when Sun and Moon are in conjunction or opposition even though they are not ...

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Syzygy, Syzygy - Astronomy, Syzygy - Philosophy, Syzygy - Psychology, Syzygy - Mathematics, Syzygy - Medicine, Syzygy - Games, Syzygy - Comics, Syzygy - Books, Syzygy - Television, Syzygy - Poetry, Syzygy - Zoology, Syzygy - Ultimate, Syzygy - Gnosticism, Syzygy - Random Facts

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Since the theory of synchronicity is not testable according to the classical scientific method, it is not widely regarded as scientific at all, but rather as pseudoscientific or an example of magical thinking. However, it is doubtful that Jung would have considered the theory to be scientifically testable. Probability theory can attempt to explain events such as the plum pudding incident in our normal world, without any interference by any universal alignment forces. However, the correct variables required for actually computing the p ...

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Synchronicity, Synchronicity - Example, Synchronicity - Study, Synchronicity - Criticism, Synchronicity - Alternative explanations, Synchronicity - Notes, Synchronicity - Trivia

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