Jungian Psychology and the Power of the Unconscious

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Jungian Psychology and the Power of the Unconscious

September 23, 2014TherapyBy Louis Laves-Webb

In Jungian psychology, the basic assumption is that the personal unconscious (ideas, feelings, or attitudes outside of our conscious awareness) are a potent part of the human psyche. Additionally, dreams, symbols, and archetypes are considered the language of the unconscious. Jung also speaks of a collective unconscious, one that contains answers to more fundamental questions of humanity; life, death, fear, meaning, and happiness and one that we are each intimately connected with as a part of the human condition. From this collective unconscious arise synchronistic events, societal shifts, and breakthroughs in human understanding.

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Louis Laves-Webb

Upon receiving my bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990, I began working with children and adolescents in the foster-care system on a ranch in the Texas Hill Country. From there, I was promoted to working in the juvenile justice field and ultimately was responsible for overseeing the entire Texas Youth Commission Parole Division in Williamson County, Texas. During this time my insatiable curiosity about the human condition began to really materialize, and after my own introspective soul searching, I eventually concluded that my truest desires and interests would best be served in the field of psychotherapy. I enrolled in the Masters Program in Clinical Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with honors in 2002.