by Ross Bishop Carl Jung identified 12 core archetypes that are recurring patterns in humanity's collective unconscious. They generally describe common human behavior types. Examples include the hero, the villain, the wise person, the artist, the caregiver, the trickster, and others. All of these appear in various mythologies throughout history, showing their universality. Jung believed these patterns wereRead more
by Ross Bishop Life can be challenging. Since everyone experiences it, you probably see it as the price of being here. And that’s not wrong because it reflects the current state of our consciousness. But what if I told you that it doesn’t have to be that way? There is a conflict between what we believe, especially aboutRead more
Happiness - we would love to have it, yet we often settle for much less. Sometimes far less. Why is that?
We hurt because we choose not to face what we intuitively know will be a difficult journey — one that involves confronting our beliefs about ourselves. We believe we are unlovable, defective, etc., and we are unwilling to challenge that for fear that it might turn out to be true. After all, what would you do then?
We tell ourselves that we are happy, but truthfully, we have compromised our existence and are getting by, and we aren’t really happy, either. Why is that? As an aside, when you look around and find that everyone else is doing the same thing, you know that much more is going on. And that is certainly true in this case.
The purpose of LIFE is to bring you to realize that you are worthy so you do not have to live in fear, anxiety and longing. As difficult as this can be to accept, your immersion in your personal darkness was intended! You were set up so that one day, you would grow out of the dark state and come to see the truth about yourself.