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Notes relating to Carl Jung by Eric Miller Three steps Carl Jung recommended for working with clients
are -- 1) “Explicate”:
Think about and discuss with the client the client’s Life Story. Identify outstanding story elements in the Life
Story (archetypes). 2) "Amplifly”:
Compare and contrast elements of the client’s Life Story with other stories
that come to mind. Working with
fairytales, epics, and other traditional stories could help one to “recognise the power of archetypal elements outside and
inside oneself, and then put one’s personal experiences into a larger
perspective. Understanding the
functioning of archetypal characters and situations within oneself is a way
of synchronising the beating of one’s own heart with the rhythm of the
cosmos" (June Singer, Boundaries
of the Soul: The Practice of Jung's Psychology, Garden City, NY:
Doubleday, 1972, pp. 127-8). 3) "Actively
Imagine”: Speak to and as characters in the above mentioned stories. Steps 1) and 2) are analytical. This step is imaginative. Source: "What is Jungian
Analysis?," by Michael Vannoy Adams. *** These three steps provide the foundation for the eight steps of a
Storytelling Therapy process. *** Carl Jung’s approach includes consideration of: 1) Archetypes
(story elements that re-occur widely and seem to be symbolic of states of
mind, ideas, etc). 2) Anima (the
feminine "voice" within a man), and Animus (the masculine "voice" within a woman). 3) The Shadow
(repressed -- possibly-negative -- aspects of a personality). 4) The Collective
Unconscious. 5) Individuation
(becoming increasingly aware of, and integrating, the various aspects of
one's personality). ***
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