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]]> By: eeabee http://www.moritherapy.org/article/the-archetypes-addict-magical-child-hedonist/comment-page-1/#comment-646411 eeabee Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:33:57 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/the-archetypes-addict-magical-child-hedonist/#comment-646411 this post makes me think of about fifty different things--it's insipiring some further contemplation but here are a couple thoughts: on the magical child: i think pan's labyrinth and coraline have elements of the magical child, both traumatic and powerful films for me; the shadow of retreating into fantasy resonates for me quite a bit, but also the potential transformative power she (or he, but it seems like a lot of example are with girls and I'm a she so that's what I'm picturing for myself) has on the addict and hedonist: moving from the addict (or from feeding the addict, since I don't believe it's ever not a core part of me but then I'm very literally one since I'm a [sober] alcoholic); things like yoga practice that has an element of ecstatic spirituality (like trance dance and such) have been huge in nourishing the need that I have tended to look to addiction for instead--it seems like there's an element of balancing out the addict with the hedonist archetype in that ecstatic sense maybe?; I'm also wondering about how decadence fits in--it's what I'd say is in some of the examples under hedonism and also maybe part of addiction--maybe it's where they intersect?; the image of tantalus struck me as also capturing the way end-stage addiction feels--when even at our most intoxicated/high it's never enough--as if addiction actually contains what that myth conceives of as a sort of punishment for addiction. . . maybe the satyr and green man would also fit the hedonist archetype? thanks for this post--lots to reflect upon! this post makes me think of about fifty different things–it’s insipiring some further contemplation but here are a couple thoughts:

on the magical child:
i think pan’s labyrinth and coraline have elements of the magical child, both traumatic and powerful films for me; the shadow of retreating into fantasy resonates for me quite a bit, but also the potential transformative power she (or he, but it seems like a lot of example are with girls and I’m a she so that’s what I’m picturing for myself) has

on the addict and hedonist: moving from the addict (or from feeding the addict, since I don’t believe it’s ever not a core part of me but then I’m very literally one since I’m a [sober] alcoholic); things like yoga practice that has an element of ecstatic spirituality (like trance dance and such) have been huge in nourishing the need that I have tended to look to addiction for instead–it seems like there’s an element of balancing out the addict with the hedonist archetype in that ecstatic sense maybe?; I’m also wondering about how decadence fits in–it’s what I’d say is in some of the examples under hedonism and also maybe part of addiction–maybe it’s where they intersect?; the image of tantalus struck me as also capturing the way end-stage addiction feels–when even at our most intoxicated/high it’s never enough–as if addiction actually contains what that myth conceives of as a sort of punishment for addiction. . .

maybe the satyr and green man would also fit the hedonist archetype?
thanks for this post–lots to reflect upon!

]]> By: kate http://www.moritherapy.org/article/the-archetypes-addict-magical-child-hedonist/comment-page-1/#comment-645744 kate Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:41:55 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/the-archetypes-addict-magical-child-hedonist/#comment-645744 These archetypal forces play a huge role in our lives. What a wonderfully creative way to get a different perspective on life situation's. Caroline Myss has done an amazing amount of work and has definatley opened up some inspiring and creative doors for me. I love her idea of discovering our 12 main archetypes and laying them on the foundation or container of the 12 astrological houses.....and on it goes from there. The exploration is endless. I come up with perspectives and ideas that I would never have dreamt of. Pretty neat!. If anyone is in the Vancouver area who is interested in getting together to discuss this....or who are exploring their own archetypes and would like a "companion" please contact me through email. Thanks. Kate These archetypal forces play a huge role in our lives. What a wonderfully creative way to get a different perspective on life situation’s. Caroline Myss has done an amazing amount of work and has definatley opened up some inspiring and creative doors for me. I love her idea of discovering our 12 main archetypes and laying them on the foundation or container of the 12 astrological houses…..and on it goes from there. The exploration is endless. I come up with perspectives and ideas that I would never have dreamt of. Pretty neat!. If anyone is in the Vancouver area who is interested in getting together to discuss this….or who are exploring their own archetypes and would like a “companion” please contact me through email. Thanks.
Kate

]]> By: Evan http://www.moritherapy.org/article/the-archetypes-addict-magical-child-hedonist/comment-page-1/#comment-645061 Evan Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:05:39 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/the-archetypes-addict-magical-child-hedonist/#comment-645061 With these kinds of lists I look for some bigger organising principle eg Awakening the Heroes Within. Otherwise I feel I'm floundering - and left wondering if it is just what occurred to the author of the list. E.g. in this list there is god/goddess, this seems to me more like another word for archetype than having to do with a particular archetype. <em>Evan's last blog post..<a href='http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Wellbeingandhealthnet/~3/1iTmZKwGb3Y/'>The Time Has Come . . . to Launch</a></em> With these kinds of lists I look for some bigger organising principle eg Awakening the Heroes Within. Otherwise I feel I’m floundering – and left wondering if it is just what occurred to the author of the list. E.g. in this list there is god/goddess, this seems to me more like another word for archetype than having to do with a particular archetype.

Evan’s last blog post..The Time Has Come . . . to Launch

]]> By: Evan http://www.moritherapy.org/article/the-archetypes-addict-magical-child-hedonist/comment-page-1/#comment-645060 Evan Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:00:14 +0000 http://www.moritherapy.org/article/the-archetypes-addict-magical-child-hedonist/#comment-645060 I certainly identify with the puer aeternus. The tone around "growing up" and "being responsible" always seems rather grim - rather than the engagement with life that is nourishing. My reaction to "growing up" and "being responsible" is along the lines of, "Yuck! Not gonna!" (See how grown up and responsible I am! I certainly identify with the puer aeternus. The tone around “growing up” and “being responsible” always seems rather grim – rather than the engagement with life that is nourishing. My reaction to “growing up” and “being responsible” is along the lines of, “Yuck! Not gonna!” (See how grown up and responsible I am!

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