Inner Polarity

Want a Richer Life or Relationship? Become a Better Reader of that Story! We read our lives as a story, but only when we learn to read actively does that story really become ours. This is where polarity enters the picture: reading skills require a continual movement between our masculine capacity to hold the frame and feminine attention to detail, learning to read the subtext. Our inner masculine provides that wide‑angle view that reveals the patterns, and our feminine mind h

“The greater the tension, the greater is the potential. Great energy springs from a correspondingly great tension of opposites.” ~ C.G. Jung, Alchemical Studies, (CW 13, §154) For years, I have been deeply fascinated by the Victorian New Woman. She resonated with me, as I began to struggle with these internal contradictions in my personal life. I now see that she embodies that tension between opposites and contrast that forms the basis of polarity work. The New Woman characte

How do archetypes influence our identity and relationships? My approach to relational polarity is rooted in my long-term fascination with the overlap between our unconscious (as it articulates itself through stories and archetypal structures), and our conscious engagement with these narratives. This interaction, I believe, is at the core of the formation of Self. We often think of reading as a "passive" pastime, but it actually shapes our sense of Self, and as such is at the

Discover Your Inner Masculine & Feminine Archetypes By Eva Hund, Institute for Polarity INTRODUCTION You don’t have one Self, but are made up of two powerful forces: your inner masculine and inner feminine. These are not genders, but archetypal modes of consciousness that shape how you move, relate, create, and lead. Understanding these parts helps you gain a sense of awareness & accountability: if you know what you offer, you also know what you need to develop more of (or wh

If you’ve ever wondered why you feel powerful one moment and insecure the next... it’s not inconsistency, but polarity: Two inner operators constantly switching the controls. We like to think of ourselves as "One Self," in fact we refer to ourselves as individuals, but we are much more complex than we give ourselves credit for. But the psyche is layered and contradictory; full of competing impulses. Jung refers to this in The Undiscovered Self, where he explains, "We still go