‘Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.’ — Henry David Thoreau So often, individuals seek external of themselves to find happiness. They cling to that next person, that Read More
To be truly conscious is to be present at all times. Easier said than done, right? We only use 5% of our conscious mind. The remaining 95% is our subconscious and unconscious mind. To be conscious requires us to be the observer of our mind, to remain in our centre and turn our awareness away Read More
To read the first piece in this two-part series on understanding the shadow and the ego, as well as the relationship between them, click here. So, now that we know the ego is not the issue here, we can realise it is the illusion of who we think we are. The self. When we get Read More
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” — Carl Jung Just like we all have a will, a mind and a heart, we all have a shadow side. It’s about whether or not we want to identify with it. But what exactly is the shadow? Carl Jung said Read More
You’ve heard it before. We humans tend to make simple things complicated. Why do you think that is? Well, there is something called the complexity bias. It is a belief that the more complex a solution, the better it is, based on the assumption that if it is too simple, it may be interpreted as Read More