On Healing — Making The Unconscious Conscious
I spent about 3 years in a race to fulfil what I believed was my life’s purpose.
It turns out, it was just an unconscious wound silently reaching into my life — and controlling my environment so that I could never meet my deepest pain.
Essentially, a lot of effort was expended for me to realize that I was deeply not okay.
And I’m so grateful.
Perhaps the most profound truth Carl Jung uttered in his life — and he birthed many maps of the Great Mysterious — was this sentence:
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.”
Had I not recognized my own unconscious pain, I would still be living an inauthentic life — not consciously chosen by me. Rather, it would be driven by my unconscious pain’s insistence on remaining invisible and silent.
On my journey of psyche excavation and healing, there are two major truths I’ve learned, through experience:
1. Emotions Are “Dangerous” & The Unconscious Mind Keeps Us “Safe” From Them
I remember all the moments I stifled my words, afraid of my former partner’s backlash, convinced I could receive his love if I neglected my…
