{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Animus & Anima: Inner companions that can make us whole","description":"Although these Jungian concepts have become familiar psychological terminology, they remain difficult to understand. According to Jung, animus and anima are innate psychic structures shaped significantly by the archetypal world, whereas the shadow is predominantly shaped by personal experiences of ego formation. Whereas shadow tends to be rejected, animus and anima fascinate and attract. Although images like sol \/ luna or yin \/ yang amplify the a priori nature of these inner opposites, the animus corresponds to the paternal Logos and the anima to the maternal Eros. Parents are the first external experience of this innate predisposition, and a developmental psychic trajectory may be inferred from mythology and individual dream images. Animus and anima represent adaptation and attitude to the inner world; they serve as the bridge to the collective unconscious and are experienced as \u201cother.\u201d FIND THE DREAM WE ANALYZED HERE DREAM WITH US, and we\u2019ll teach you how to interpret them!\u2060\u2060\u2060 LOOK & GROW Join THIS JUNGIAN LIFE DREAM SCHOOL\u2060\u2060\u2060 Do you have a topic you want us to cover?\u2060\u2060\u2060 WE NEED YOUR HELP! Become a patron to keep TJL running.\u2060\u2060\u2060 We've got totally NEW MERCH! We\u2019d like to take a crack interpreting your dream. If you\u2019ve been struggling in the dark, trying to find the keys to unlock your dreams, help has arrived. Order your copy of \u2060\u2060\u2060Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams\u2060\u2060\u2060 from the hosts of This Jungian Life podcast and open the secret door. Lisa\u2019s leading a retreat in ITALY!\u2060\u2060\u2060 Would you like to deepen your knowledge of all things Jungian? ","author_name":"This Jungian Life","author_url":"http:\/\/www.ThisJungianLife.com","html":"