Spiritual

Self
 Spiritual Self
The Spiritual Self is who we are at our core.

It is the person’s moral and emotional nature, where one’s most private thoughts and
feelings are kept.

Note: people perceive spirituality and religion to be the same. There is, however, a difference
between the two.
 Definition of terms

Spirituality
a way of seeking and expressing the meaning and purpose of
one’s life

Religion
is the belief in and worship of a personal God or gods.
 Viktor Frankl

Founded the existentialism field of Psychology

Frankl stressed that “meaning is something to discover rather
than to invent”.
Coined the term Existential Vacuum
-Is how one may find that life is empty,
meaningless, or aimless. Because of this, one
may fill his/her life with pleasure, which is often
times destructive.
 Ways of Discovering Meaning in Life

Experiential Attitudinal Creative Values

Values
experiencing something or someone we
value (eg. experiencing love)
Values
involves practicing virtues and values such
as compassion, courage, a good sense of
humor, humility, etc.
becoming involved in projects, and the
creativity and passion involved in art, music,
writing, and work.
Carl Jung

Founded the Psychoanalytic perspective in

Psychology

The Collective Unconscious

refers to a structural layer of the
human psyche containing inherited
elements.
Contains archetypes
 Jung’s Archetypes
1. Anima and Animus
a. the mirror image of our biological sex, that is, the unconscious feminine
side in males and the masculine tendencies in women.
2. Hero
a. The character that displays courage and will for self-sacrifice.
3. Shadow
a. It is the source of both our creative and destructive energies.
 Jung’s Archetypes
4. Persona
a. the outward face we present to the world. It conceals our real self and Jung describes
it as the“conformity” archetype
5. Wise Old Man/Woman
a. The archetype of meaning and wisdom, symbolizing human being’s pre-existing
knowledge of the mysteries of life
6. Good Mother
a. reflects maternal solitude and sympathy, any helpful instinct or impulse, and all that
cherishes and sustains, andfosters growth and fertility.
 Psychoanalysis by Jung

Individuation
which involves an increasing awareness of one’s unique psychological reality, including personal strengths
and limitations, and at the same time a deeper appreciation of humanity in general. It refers to the process
through which a person achieves a sense of individuality separate from the identities of others and begins to
consciously exist as a human in the world