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Chapter
4
The
Place of the Unconscious
in
Spiritual
Direction
This chapter speaks of the place of the unconscious in spiritual direction
and emphasizes the need to take into account for serious spiritual direction.
This material includes the dynamics of projection, active imagination,
and a model for examination of unconsciousness.
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Chapter 4 --
reflect
on ways the unconscious has influenced
prayer, directing experiences, and decision-making.
The unconscious,
as such was not known at the Spiritual
Exercises.
Refer also
to the Examination of Consciousness in Chapter 5.
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Pray
and Reflect:
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Using the model
of the Examination of Unconsciousness, process a dream or projection
along with prayer. Dialog with the images as part of the colloquy.
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Healing takes
place when the conscious and the unconscious are realigned.
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Wonder
and Discuss:
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The intensity of psychological
phenomena is not a good gauge for determining the quality of religious
experience.
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A familiarity with the
unconscious can be a check in decision-making.
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Knowing the pattern of
one's unconscious can be an additional way of knowing one's gifts and sinfulness.
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What kind of group situations
intensify projections for yourself and your directees?
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How can familiarity with
the unconscious clarify transference and counter-transference in the directing
situation?
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Direction deals with discipleship,
then healing.
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