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Market to Mouth is a recession-strategy food blog I began writing at the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008. As a former chef, I share valuable information on grocery shopping responsibly and easy meal preparation applying my no-waste, no-fuss approach to cooking for health and wellness.
The following book proposal evolved out of Market to Mouth the blog.
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Academic Master’s Thesis
Clarification of Jung’s Concept of the Archetype. A hard copy of this document is filed in the library at Naropa University, Boulder Colorado.
Thesis Abstract
A careful reading of Jung’s collected works reveals that his description of the archetype has four basic components:
1) The archetype occurs universally in humans with normal brains. Universality can also be inferred by the world-wide occurrence of symbols, myths, images and rituals.
2) The archetype is a metaphoric representation of the inherited facilitated emotional pathways. The symbol is not the archetype.
3) The archetype contains a necessary emotional reference which is in response to the existential issues of life.
4) The archetype is experienced in consciousness as projected affect-laden symbols or symbolized emotions.
Difficulties arise when one tries to identify specific examples of archetypes using Jung’s interpretation of his definition. Jung himself presented examples which contradicted his own definition thereby confusing his theory and leading many to reject his entire notion of the archetype. Using only his basic definition, research from other schools of thought suggests that Jung’s notion of an innate archetypal structure is a valid and useful concept. In addition, by applying logical consistency, a fundamental principle of research methodology, to Jung’s fourfold definition, it is possible to identify archetypal references with universal significance. With the identification of non-cultural, and thus universal, examples, the clarity which has evaded Jung’s theory is granted.