The Psychology of Dreams<>On Line Since 2012

Jungian/Psychology Based [ GO ]

www.powerofdreams.net

Dream Forum
[Since 2005]
Myths-Dreams-Symbols    www.mydrsy.com    Since 1998
The Dream is to The Psyche

As the Immune System is to the body

Dream Analysis/Interpretation by Dream Analyst Gerald Gifford
Read: Methodology I Use in Analyzing Dreams,,,,,Based on Jungian Psychology
5000+ Dreams
    /a>
Interpreted
Please Support My
Rescue Kitty Fund

Click the Kitty

FREE INTERPRETATIONS: Please Provide Age/Gender For Proper Analysis.....Follow-up Response to Analysis Requested
By submitting your dream you have read & agree to our Disclaimer/Privacy Policy

The Dream Forum is Closed
Private Interpretations Available-E-Mail: mythsdreams@hotmail.com
Power of Dreams/MDS Dream Forum
Start a New Topic 
Author
Comment
Two Sets of Parents-Biological & Archetypal

In the process of composing my paper for the upcoming Dream Meetup Group class I was reminded of the nature of the archetypes in the our everyday lives. Having been brought up without the benefits of the aegis of a father I always felt that lack of guidance had a profound influence on my behavior in early adulthood. Specifically the three failed marriages between the ages of 19 and 42. I've used that theory often in discussions of why I could not 'stay married' to three wonderful women. A lack of a father figure in a boy's life is definitely a factor in the child's evolution. That's common sense. But what I had not considered as a substantial influence was the archetypal father, Jung's hypothesis of the innate 'parent' as a 'programme for life'. In reading Anthony Stevens' Jung: A Very short Introduction' he wrote this in explaining the archetypal father:

The boy whose father was not ‘good enough’ {in my case, not there} may fail to actualize his masculinity potential, or he may be unable to sustain a relationship with a member of the opposite sex.

In considering Jung's theory as factual, as I do, along with the biological 'law of contiguity' influences, I can see now why I had such a propensity to 'run away' from my marriages. It doesn't reconcile the hurt and harm I caused but does help give expression to those unconscious forces that lent themselves to my lack of maturation. If society were more aware of the 'two sets of parents' that support our being {biological and archetypal} then perhaps we would be better able to accommodate the inadequacies of parental support in early life, when a 'parent is not good enough'.

Jerry The God Within You A Prayer For You




Myths-Dreams-Symbols Dream Forum
Sponsored & Supported by:

Gifford Fence Co/Middle Tennessee


Gifford Fence Orlando/Melbourne Fence Pro

Daniel Gifford's 2Stain Fence Staining

Web Design



MyDrSy.com - The Power of Dreams
Melbourne Dreams & Metaphysics - Dream Interpretation Space Coast, Florida





Age & Gender & Location {Required}: 62 Space Coast, Fla.

Have You Posted Before? Date of Last Post {Use Search and Your Post Name to Help Find Last Post} Male

How Did You Find the Dream Forum? Yes


stats from 7-14-10 to the present