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Rudolf II Renaissance Prague: Alchemy, Eros & Occult
The Kunstkammer or Art Chamber of Rudolf II is a delight. A patron of arts, science, literature and occult the Holy Roman Emperor...
Sylvia Rose
Aug 5, 20244 min read
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Complexes: Psychology of the Psyche
A complex in psychology is a cluster of intertwined emotions, memories, perceptions, and desires deeply rooted in the unconscious mind....
Sylvia Rose
Jul 22, 20246 min read
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Xanthosis, the Yellowing: Spiritual Alchemy
Xanthosis means "yellowness" . In alchemy and Jungian psychology, citrinitas is the solar day, the brightening and joyful spirit. ...
Sylvia Rose
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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Psychology: Understanding Archetypes
An archetype is a fundamental concept deeply embedded in human culture and psychology. Archetypes appear in literature, art and...
Sylvia Rose
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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Archetypes, Stereotypes & Prototypes
An archetype in psychology is a pattern. It contains definition of specific characteristics integral to its being. Embodying the essence...
Sylvia Rose
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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Synchronicity: Psychology of Coincidence
Synchronicity describes thoughts and occurrences with apparent relations in meaning, yet without an obvious causal connection....
Sylvia Rose
Jul 2, 20246 min read
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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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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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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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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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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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Collective Unconscious: Seeking the Whole
Concepts of the One, whole, immortal life force or quintessence appear in different aspects of existence, across various cultures....
Sylvia Rose
Jun 23, 20243 min read
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Colors of Alchemy: Citrinitas Solar Yellow
Citrinitas is an alchemical term for "yellowness." It is one of the four major stages of the alchemical magnum opus. In alchemical...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20243 min read
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Colors of Alchemy: White Albedo Purification
In alchemy, albedo (whiteness) is the second in four major stages of the Magnum Opus, along with nigredo, citrinitas and rubedo. After...
Sylvia Rose
Jun 22, 20243 min read
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The Anxious Victorian: Mental Health
The Victorian era brings progress to Europe, but also problems. Increased pace of life leads to stress conditions such as neurasthenia ,...
Sylvia Rose
May 8, 20234 min read
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