A couple of weeks ago I went to Wisdom House in Connecticut for
a retreat with Don Bisson, a Marist Brother who is also a Jungian analyst. That’s
a combination, huh? Don gives many retreats each year for spiritual directors
and they attract people in recovery who like this combination of
psychology and spirituality.
I learned so much, and I’m still digesting a lot, but here are
a couple of thought provoking gems from my notes:
“At the core of an addiction is an energy that wants to take
your life. An addiction wants nothing less than your entire life.”—Marion Woodman
“The purpose of marriage is to find the right person to
force you to individuate. Most people’s expectations
of life are too low: The goal of life is not happiness, but individuation.
Your unconsciousness will choose the person who will push
your individuation.” –Don Bisson
“So always be asking yourself: What is this person calling on
in me? What am I projecting onto him? Can I pull back this projection—pull it
back into myself? What part of me am I seeing out there on this other person?
How can I integrate that part of me?”—Don Bisson
Now, that gives me something to chew on today!
No comments:
Post a Comment