#166 The only way forwards is into the Darkness – through the lens of Jung with Brittain Garett

This week I continue the exploration into the depths of psyche with Brittain Garrett, one of the few Jungian analysts in Western Australia.

In this conversation we explore her perspective of the world through the lens of Jungian depth psychology.

Within this conversation, Britt shares a pertinent throw from the I Ching and Jung’s equation for realising God. We also discussed the tension of opposites and the link to cancel culture, as well as legitimate suffering.

What shines through in this is that all systems move towards wholeness – particularly psyche - and that the way forward is not through spiritual bypassing, playing on social media or just burying your head in the sand hoping that it'll all go away. The way forward is actually being in your self, your body and dropping into the darkness.

While this is scary, it's only in the depths of the darkness that potentially we will find the light.

Ultimately, this is a process in which psyche is on a journey, and we are part of it.