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Anima & Animus: Gender Archetypes
The anima and animus have dual aspects. They can bring life-giving development and creativeness to the personality, or they can cause...
Sylvia Rose
Jul 1, 20243 min read
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Unity of Opposites: Spiritual Alchemy
The unity of opposites (Latin: unio oppositorum) relates to the concept of non-duality. Existence or identity of one thing depends on...
Sylvia Rose
Jul 1, 20243 min read
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Allegory of the Cave: Vision and Truth
Plato's allegory of the cave is a profound philosophical concept exploring the transformative power of knowledge and consequences of...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 30, 20244 min read
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Psychoid: Secrets of the Unconscious
The psychoid is a metaphysical and enigmatic concept of the archetype, existing in a dimension beyond the reach of consciousness. This...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 29, 20243 min read
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Depth Psychology: Search for Meaning
Depth psychology is the science of the unconscious, covering psychoanalysis and psychology. It's defined as the psychological theory...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 29, 20246 min read
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Psychology: the Conscious Ego of Self
In psychology the ego is part of the Self, with a crucial role in personality. It helps balance conflicting desires and societal norms....
Sylvia Rose
Jun 29, 20243 min read
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Psychology: the Personal Unconscious
The personal unconscious is the part of an individual's psyche or personality storing all the aspects of experience hidden from conscious...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 29, 20245 min read
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World of Alchemy: Spiritual Alchemy
Spiritual Alchemy is a set of methods and unique philosophy based on elements of nature, science and analytic psychology. Alchemy of the...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 28, 20242 min read
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Individuation: Process and Philosophy
The principle of individuation, or principium individuationis, describes the way in which a person is identified as distinct from other...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Spiritual Alchemy: Alchemical History
Spiritual Alchemy uses the concepts of alchemy combined with analytical psychology to improve well-being, find one's inner Philosopher's...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 27, 20244 min read
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Archetypes: Psychology of the Shadow
The shadow is a complex and intriguing concept deep in the realms of the human psyche. It is a chthonic representation of the personal...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 26, 20243 min read
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Spiritual Alchemy: Process & Philosophy
Spiritual alchemy goes beyond the surface of human psyche and delves deep into the intricate realms of perception of Self. It's created...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 26, 20243 min read
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Archetypes - Personality & the Persona
Archetypes help define how the person sees the overall Self and how one interacts with the world in intimate, communal, universal or...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 26, 20244 min read
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Common Archetypes & Spiritual Ascension
Various archetypes recur in human psychology and play significant roles in shaping the behaviors and perceptions of a person. These...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 26, 20248 min read
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Alchemy, Psychology & Archetypes
Alchemy is central to the theory of the collective unconscious, a quest for personal and universal truth. Accepting the dual nature of...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 25, 20244 min read
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Colors of Alchemy: Rubedo Magnum Opus
Four color stages are required to reach the Magnum Opus, the Great Work or the Philosopher's Stone of the alchemist. These are nigredo...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 21, 20245 min read
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Parabalani: Medics & Murderous Mobs
The parabalani (parabolini) range throughout Alexandria from the plague times of the 3rd century AD to the 6th century of Justinian....
Sylvia Rose
Jun 20, 20245 min read
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Hypatia: Scholar & Martyr Alexandria
Hypatia is a Neoplatonist philosopher and mathematician c. 350 - 415 AD in Alexandria. She's both a scholar and teacher. Daughter of a...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 20, 20247 min read
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Golden Ages of Alchemy: Renaissance
Alchemy goes through cycles of prevalence for hundreds of years. In the Renaissance, a time of exploration and discovery, alchemy enjoys...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 19, 20245 min read
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Amentet Goddess of Death Egypt
Amentet (Imentet) is a goddess of the dead in ancient Egypt. She wears a red sheath dress and lives in a tree near the entrance of Duat....
Sylvia Rose
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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