Sunset over Lake Gersau, Switzerland
“Trust and Betrayal”
Reflections from the Jungian Conference 2010
I prefer crisis to the insult of an ordinary fate-- Goethe
My lips will not speak untruth
I will not lose integrity
I will overcome the fear of death
It’s better to be crushed by the almighty forces then betray one’s own truth.
A death wish is a resignation to hopelessness but it leads to healing and shows a readiness to live authentically.
Betrayal is deeply transformative.
Brings us out of neurotic suffering and out of the victim role.
We must embrace the existence of both light & dark in ourselves, and in our...