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    Carl Jung – Projections

    Dorothy Sander

    Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst is responsible for the birth of analytical psychology. His theory of the “collective unconscious” continues to have an enormous impact on both psychology and spirituality…

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    New Beginnings – The Blooms of Easter

    Dorothy Sander

    SPRING BLOOMS – And New Beginnings Spring has long been my favorite time of year, precisely because it holds within its essence the gift of new beginnings.  In college, and well beyond, I…

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    CARL JUNG’S LIFE REVIEW – Tasks of Aging

    Dorothy Sander

    MOM’S LIFE REVIEW When my mother was in her nineties, she became obsessed with telling me stories of her life. I heard about people, places and experiences that she had never shared with…

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    Jung’s 7 Tasks of Aging: Task One — Facing the Reality of Aging and Dying

    Dorothy Sander

    Editor’s Note: Originally published April 30, 2015; updated August 2025 with new insights and resources. Carl Jung viewed later life as a developmental stage, not a slow countdown. Through work with patients—and his…

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    When A Dream Dies

    Dorothy Sander

    There comes a time in each woman’s life when we look at our best efforts and see only the failure. We started with a dream or a mission or a purpose.  We put…

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