Beautiful Crown
Isaiah 61:3 “ …to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair” Sometimes I have dreams. Most of the time they are silly;exaggerated solutions to a stressful day. Occasionally they have meaning. These visions are mostly for myself, but other times the dream is for a different person. When the latter circumstance appears, the images are vivid as I feel like I am watching a scene from someone else's life. Years ago my first encounter with counseling was serendipitously with a Jungian psychologist. Carl Jung was a pioneer in the field of the subconscious and dreams. While I parted ways with the psychologist not long after our few sessions,our personalities did not mesh, I remain in gratitude for the materials and references she provided for me. In summary, from my study, I have surmissed that depth and Jungian psychology are involved in how the mind seeks to heal itself. ...