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Brian Collinson
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
I'm a psychotherapist in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and my practice includes clients from throughout Oakville, Mississauga, Halton and Peel Regions, and the City of Hamilton
Interests: Jungian, Analytical and Archetypal Psychology;
Mythology and Folklore, especially Greek, Hindu and North American First Nations and Australian Aborigine;
Live Theatre! This is truly a passion! I LOVE going to plays!;
Anthropology, and especially the anthropology and sociology of suburbia and North American contemporary life;
Literature, especially Herman Hesse, Dostoevsky, Thomas Mann, William Blake, Rilke, Walt Whitman, Alan Ginsberg;
Film, especially Bergman, Fassbinder, Louis Malle, Kirosawa, Kubrick, Errol Morris' docs;
Jazz- Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Keith Jarrett, Michael Brecker -- and Sonny Rollins, the most jaw-dropping live improvisor I have EVER seen.
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"Stuck"
Posted Apr 23, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Unconscious Burdens: From Mothers and Fathers, to Children, and Beyond....
Posted Mar 28, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Thanks for your comments, Sabrina. I think many of us feel the strength of that connection to the place where we grew up. It's something that I think is with a lot of us for our whole lives. And often there's a whole range of emotions that go with it.
I'm sure that you will never entirely lose the emotional connection with that original family home. You will change and invest yourself in a new home, but the connection will always be there, in some form.
All the best!
The Symbolic Power of Home, Part 1: Michaelle Jean
I think that many Canadians' imagination and empathy has been caught by news stories of our Governor General, Michaelle Jean, who has been in the news here quite a bit this week. Her Excellency is herself a native of Haiti who came to Canada at age 11 in 1968. In the last few days, she has ...
The Symbolic Power of Home, Part 1: Michaelle Jean
Posted Mar 16, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Women, Men and Marilyn Monroe
Posted Mar 7, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Here in the Middle Years of Life: Is That All There Is?
The great jazz artist Peggy Lee performed the following beautiful, highly disturbing yet haunting song in 1969, at midlife, in her 50th year: I doubt that questions get much more real than those in this song. And the question that... Continue reading
Posted Feb 28, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Beyond Cookie-Cutter Psychotherapy
Posted Feb 22, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Between Childrens' and Parents' Needs: the Generational Anxiety Sandwich
Posted Feb 15, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Sounds like a great idea, Elona. I think being a teenager anywhere in February might potentially suck. Your idea of getting them thinking about what's important in their own lives is great. It could well get them thinking about what Jung calls their "hero journey", that is the process of claiming their own story and moving out into lives that they can feel are authentically theirs. Hope it goes splendidly!
Does February Bring Any GIfts?
"April is the cruelest month" wrote the poet T.S. Eliot. When I first read that line as a teenager, my thought was, "Obviously, this poet wasn't a Canadian!" Anyone who has consistently lived through winters in places like Oakville, Mississauga or Burlington will probably tell you that "the...
Does February Bring Any GIfts?
Posted Jan 31, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Identity and Anxiety in the Film, "Up In the Air"
Posted Jan 22, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Seeking for Depth
Posted Jan 18, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Exploring Liber Novis: Jung's Red Book
Posted Jan 15, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Job, Identity, Anxiety
Posted Jan 13, 2010 at Vibrant Jung Thing: Jungian Images and Reflections
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Remembering and Renewal
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