Continuing with the discussion of the ego-self axis that is accelerated by the process of Integrative Coaching, we are reminded by Jungian psychologist, Lionel Corbett, that Eastern traditions, have always been aware of the transpersonal level of the psyche, long before Jung helped introduce the idea into Western psychology, of the interpenetration at two levels.
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In the past few posts I have discussed the fascinating notion of an ego-Self axis and how the Integrative Coaching process is able to accelerate its formation . However, this axis is not limited to Western or Jungian thought. Corbett (2006), a Jungian psychologist, compares the Vedantic notion of the Atman to the ego-Self axis. The [...]
In the previous post I described how one of my clients had observed her ego’s tendency to be negative and disruptive. However, several weeks later as I coached the same client through Session 14 of the 16 week programme, she commented that she was now aware of and accepting of this potential within her for [...]
In my previous posts in this series on “Accessing Inner Wisdom as a Means to Conscious Transformation” I have explored the various archetypes that are at play in the coaching relationship. It is the relationship between the ego and the Self that is particularly relevant for the Integrative Coaching client.
For most clients who are guided [...]
In my last post I discussed my personal experience with my own ego and the belief that I am increasingly able to access the wisdom of what appears to be the Self. In the past I might have blamed my ego for the descent down into the shadow world but I certainly would not have [...]
In this post I continue the exploration into Jung’s archetypes, specifically the possibility of a relationship between the Self and the ego within the Integrative Coaching relationship.
The Self is Jung’s most important personality archetype, yet, according to Frager and Fadiman (2005), the most difficult to understand. Jung has called the Self the central archetype, the [...]
In this post I continue my exploration into Jung’s archetypes (specifically the ego and the shadow) which are so relevant to the process of transformation taking place in Integrative Coaching programmes.
Jung believed the ego is at the center of consciousness. It provides a sense of consistency and direction in our conscious lives and tends to [...]
In the previous post on Integrative Coaching clients accessing inner wisdom I shared Jung’s belief that the psyche was real. What are we to understand by this term “psyche” that Jung so frequently referred to?
The Jungian analyst James Hollis, in his book “Swamplands of the Soul” (Hollis, 1996) defined psyche as the Greek word for [...]
As clients move through the integrative coaching programmes I offer, they are, at specific times in each session, deliberately guided to access a place of “inner wisdom” as opposed to the everyday place of “the intellect” they inhabit. It is this place of “inner wisdom” and the various structures that exist within us that I [...]
For several years I have coached clients through the Ford Institute’s integrative coaching programmes such as Essentials for Extraordinary Leadership and Best Year of Your Life. As I ponder upon the transformation that takes place as clients move through these programmes of personal development and self-leadership, I am aware that transformation can happen at any time through the [...]
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