Modalities
Mature to become a more balanced individual and grow toward your full potential.
“You are the Universe exploring itself.”
~ Alan Watts
Psychological Astrology
“The starry vault of heaven is in truth the open book of cosmic projection, in which are reflected the mythologems, i.e., the archetypes. In this vision astrology and alchemy, the two classical functionaries of the psychology of the collective unconscious, join hands.” – Carl .G. Jung
While Jung was fascinated by astrology and its symbolic implications, his approach to it was more from a psychological and symbolic perspective rather than endorsing its predictive aspects. He explored its potential as a means for individuals to explore their inner world rather than to forecast events or personalities.
Psychological Astrology dictates that every person arrives on this planet with specific proficiencies, strengths, and liabilities. Many people see this ideology through the lens of the lessons we are here to learn. An understanding of our nature through our natal, aka birth chart, supports us to live into the fullness of who we have the potential of being. This also assists in better understanding and appreciating the uniqueness of others.
Learning about your personal psyche through the lens of astrological patterns and archetypes combines the nature and nurture aspects of your development, helping you rise to the highest expression of both. Even a basic understanding of the planetary placements in your natal chart can be profoundly useful in everyday life.
Archetypes
The idea of archetypes is ancient. It is related to Plato’s concept of idea forms: patterns already existing in the non-physical realm that determine in what form the material world will come into being.
We owe Carl Jung the concept of psychological archetypes, which he described as characteristic patterns that pre-exist in the collective psyche of the human race. These patterns, or themes, repeat themselves eternally in the psyches of individual human beings and determine the basic ways that we perceive and function as psychological beings.
While Jung believed that personal experience played a part in individual development, he also believed everyone comes into the world with a common psychic substrate – patterns of instinctual behavior available to all.
Becoming aware of these archetypal forces allows you to activate inner resources and live intentional and coherent lives. When we are unaware of these patterns, our behavior may be driven by forces that we don’t know we can control through fostering a conscious relationship with them.
Kimberly will be your guide in your process of living into The Fullness of You by exploring with you how your personal experience holds the capacity to develop and awaken innate inner abilities that already exist in the archetypal patterns held in both the collective and your personal unconscious.
With expertise in pattern recognition, she will teach you how to recognize your unique patterns embedded in your natal astrological blueprint, your Myers-Briggs personality type, and the archetypal themes at the core of your psychological complexes.
Myers-Briggs Personality Patterns
“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)”
~ Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” in Leaves of Grass
Internal Family Systems Theory
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach to personal development that identifies and addresses the multiple sub-personalities, aka parts, within each person’s mental system. These sub-personalities may consist of wounded parts and painful emotions such as anger or shame, and other parts that try to control and protect the person from the pain of the wounded parts. The sub-personalities are often in conflict with each other and with one’s core Self, a concept that describes the confident, compassionate, whole person that is at the core of every individual. IFS focuses on identifying and healing the wounded parts and restoring mental balance and harmony by changing the dynamics that create discord among the sub-personalities and the Self.
This intersects with Complex Psychology, with Carl Jung as one of the pioneers who posits that all humans have psychological complexes that become divided from the core ego identity. These complexes, when activated, may be expressed in both helpful and unhelpful ways.
Psychosynthesis
“Psychosynthesis is interested in the whole building. We try to build an elevator that will allow a person access to every level of his personality. After all, a building with only a basement is very limited. We want to open up the terrace where you can sunbathe or look at the stars. Our concern is the synthesis of all areas of the personality. That means psychosynthesis is holistic, global, and inclusive.” ~ Roberto Assagioli
Psychosynthesis is a therapeutic approach that focuses on personal growth and development. Practitioners of psychosynthesis believe individuals can intentionally work on synthesizing various aspects of the Self to move toward psychological wholeness. This method of therapy can be viewed as a transpersonal approach because it integrates many aspects of the human experience, including emotional, spiritual, cognitive, and physical aspects.
Psychosynthesis was developed by Italian psychiatrist Roberto Assagioli in the early 1900s. Assagioli was interested in psychoanalysis and was among the first to bring Freud’s theories to Italy.
However, Assagioli felt Freud neglected some important aspects of the human experience and advocated for a more Inclusive holistic, perspective on humanity.
The creation of psychosynthesis was influenced by Assagioli’s interest in yoga, philosophy, theology, and the work of Carl Jung. He focused on the individual’s experience and how various aspects of the Self attempt to reach harmony. Assagioli believed a person’s primary task is to find a sense of completeness within the self and a connection to a larger whole, such as one’s community or the world.