“The first half of life is spent mainly in finding out who we
are through seeing ourselves in our interaction with others.” ~ Dr.June
Singer, Clinical psychologist and writer who taught at the Institute for
Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto and was a member of the C.G. Jung
Institute in San Francisco
The key elements of attuning consist of the following:
- Immediacy (motivators, mining, and timing)
- Matching (mutual understanding, trust, and respect)
- Approach (interests, positions, and principles)
In
his book, "The Undiscovered Self" author C. G. Jung explains that "the
individual in his dissociated state needs a directing and ordering
principle.“
Ego-consciousness would like to let its own will play this role, but overlooks the existence of powerful unconscious factors which thwart its intentions. If it wants to reach the goal of synthesis, it must first get to know the nature of these factors.
The symbol ...is a living thing that carries in itself the seeds of further development.
For
exploratory purposes, I have attempted to create such a symbol. First,
this symbol is meant to illustrate a non-linear, integrated process in
which the whole is greater than its separate components. Second, the
purpose behind the design of this symbol is to illustrate the vision
that "human flourishing", "being in the zone" or "deep calm" is
achievable when an individual is able to reach their mind, body and
spirit balance. The initial inner experience along with discovering how
to deliberately return to this state of being is largely unique, the
measure of passion, and an inherent responsibility for every person.
The
essential framework for this activity is described most adequately in
"As a Man Thinketh" written by James Allen; Man is made or unmade by
himself, in the armoury of thought he forges the weapons by which he
destroys himself; if he also fashions the tools with which he builds for
himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace. By the right
choice and true applications of thought man ascends to the Divine
Perfection, by the abuse, and wrong application of thought, he descends
below the level of the beast. Between these two extremes are all the
grades of character and man is their maker and master.
Jon Dunnemann
