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The Wisdom That Finds Us: On the Importance of Intuition.
Jung, Individual Therapy, Depth Psychotherapy Lisa A. Rainwater, PhD, MA (couns) Jung, Individual Therapy, Depth Psychotherapy Lisa A. Rainwater, PhD, MA (couns)

The Wisdom That Finds Us: On the Importance of Intuition.

We live in a culture that celebrates effort, reason, and productivity. Knowledge is assumed to be the result of calculation, research, or logic. And yet, the most important turns in our lives—the decision to change careers, the recognition of a partner’s truth, the sudden creative breakthrough—often arrive as hunches. Intuition is not the fruit of conscious labor but of unconscious ripening. Something within us, out of sight, gathers the fragments of experience, dream, and feeling, and suddenly pushes forth an insight like a flower breaking through the soil.

Jung reminds us that the work of intuition lies not in producing it but in catching it. The psyche offers; the ego must be attentive enough to receive.

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Finding the power in Myth: Hecate, Goddess of Illumination
Active Imagination, Carl Jung, Unconscious, Existential Concerns, Mythology Lisa A. Rainwater, PhD, MA (couns) Active Imagination, Carl Jung, Unconscious, Existential Concerns, Mythology Lisa A. Rainwater, PhD, MA (couns)

Finding the power in Myth: Hecate, Goddess of Illumination

By embodying Hecate’s attributes and drawing lessons from her mythology, women can find strength, wisdom, and empowerment to navigate their own journeys with confidence and agency. Like all of us in different periods of our life, Hecate stands at the crossroads. Connecting to our inner Self through meditation and active imagination, we can gain inspiration from ancient archetypes and mythological figures such as Hecate as we bravely navigate our own paths, accept the weight of our choices and the responsibility of creating our own essence.

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