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Category: Jungian themes

On dying alone
Death and Dying

On dying alone

Posted on 31 October 20227 November 2022 by Sande Ramage

sick, flat on my backstaring at the ceilingReality wanted a saywondering, raw as alwaysif this was how I would dieno cat, dog, human or fish beside me why should that be a problem? I askednot to me dear, she saidpositively…

A collect came calling
Jungian themes

A collect came calling

Posted on 16 October 202216 October 2022 by Sande Ramage

Times change. Dial A Prayer is now a thoroughbred stallion that lives near me, but in the 1960’s it was a machine. A prayer machine that people could phone to hear a daily prayer. This was where my public writing…

On Holly’s instructions
Jungian themes

On Holly’s instructions

Posted on 9 October 20229 October 2022 by Sande Ramage

what, I wonderedlooking out the window for inspirationwhere the roses, in need of shapingbent to the breeze what a brief passageor excerpt would look likeperhaps a quote would be betterbrief, to the point, erudite or a poem, flowinglike a river…

3: Balancing truth
Dreams

3: Balancing truth

Posted on 4 October 20228 October 2022 by Sande Ramage

Truth matters. By this, I mean the Truth that connects us to Source; that calls us to be in service to something greater than ourselves. The Truth that brings light to darkness enables us to see who we are rather…

2: Trusting dreams
Adoption

2: Trusting dreams

Posted on 4 October 20228 October 2022 by Sande Ramage

Trying to write about trusting my dreams reminded of the book, Like Catching Water in a Net. Val Webb, Australian theologian, and author, points out that the search for the Real is no simple matter. ‘The more we succeed in…

1: Waking up to dreaming
Dreams

1: Waking up to dreaming

Posted on 4 October 20228 October 2022 by Sande Ramage

At 21 years old, on a sunny December day in Auckland, I was facing one of the biggest challenges of my life. Dad had rung to tell me that Mum had just a few months to live. She could come…

Ukraine, Russia and the tension of opposites
Church

Ukraine, Russia and the tension of opposites

Posted on 25 April 202228 April 2022 by Sande Ramage

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was hot news as I wandered into my favourite bookstore. Colleagues were offering opinions about President Putin’s actions, but other than thinking war is futile my understanding of the situation was limited. However, I was interested…

Trusting the snake
Jungian themes

Trusting the snake

Posted on 20 May 202120 May 2021 by Sande Ramage

When Meghan and Harry headlined on Oprah about their struggles in the royal enclosure, it was like stepping into the Garden of Eden. The never-ending story of needing to grow into a new reality. Although the furore around the Duke…

Truth sets us free
Jungian themes

Truth sets us free

Posted on 14 March 202114 March 2021 by Sande Ramage

Going the extra mile was mandatory when I was an over-helper. It made me feel good. No longer. Years in pastoral care have trained me to do less rather than more. To encourage people to be experts in their own…

Secular priest: research or consecration?
Church

Secular priest: research or consecration?

Posted on 31 January 202131 January 2021 by Sande Ramage

Until I met Niki Harré I’d never heard of a secular priest. I was intrigued but also felt confused. The two terms, secular and priest, didn’t seem to fit. How could someone be a priest if there was no sacred…

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  • One of the most wicked destructive forces, psychologically speaking, is unused creative power…If someone has a creative gift and out of laziness, or for some other reason, doesn’t use it, the psychic energy turns to sheer poison. That’s why we often diagnose neuroses and psychotic diseases as not-lived high possibilities. Marie-Louise von Franz
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