“To become a person does not necessarily mean to be well adjusted, well adapted, approved of by others. It means to become who you are. We are meant to become more eccentric, more peculiar, more odd. We are not meant just to fit in. We are here to be different. We are here to be the individual.”
James Hollis, Through the Dark Wood Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life
Using a projective dream method we might ask ourselves at any image, “if this were my dream, what might it mean?”
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Psyche's cinema - short films
Artists are magical helpers. Evoking symbols and motifs that connect us to our deeper selves, they can help us along the heroic journey of our See more
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Poem 18 – March 4, 2026
Psyche's cinema - short films
From my "write one poem a day" series - Poem 13.
Poem 13 – 2/25/26
Psyche's cinema - short films
Psyche's cinema - short films
I (Laura) have been studying fairy tales for a long time. During a recent podcast session (The Laughing Mystices), I suddenly wondered (thinking of the See more
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“Creativity is the longest standing habit of the universe” (Matthew Fox)
Still from Laura's film, The Two Travelers.
Psyche's cinema - short films
Practicing symbolic language - Poetry!
poemsbylauralb.substack.com/p/a-moment-of-goodness
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You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
Maya Angelou Art - Mercado Medieval de Villena
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This is the extraordinary thing about #creativity : If just you keep your mind resting against the subject in a friendly but persistent way, sooner See more
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For those curious about Laura's work with her fairy tale films, this is a fun listen.
Episode 55 - Classic Lore in Modern Garb - Folkloring
Welcome to the Folkloring Podcast. In this episode I discuss modern adaptations of classic tales with Laura Lewis-Barr. Laura is an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and educator. Her focus is on animating fairy tales and mythic storie...
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When I take my inner life seriously, it begins to resemble the architecture of a fairy tale.
Arthur Rackham - The Water of Life
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The power of stories lies in their ability to access the deep layers of the psyche, providing a mirror to our inner world. – Marie-Louise See more
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Turns out that studying theatre was a great preparation for working with dreams and #fairytales . Marie Louise Von Franz outlines fairy tales by listing See more
Sources of inspiration: Living Myth Podcast ——- This Jungian Life Podcast
