Amidst the media's relentless criticism of the MBTI®, it's time to shed light on the instrument's positive aspects and modest beginnings. (For those who hold only negative views about Katharine Briggs and Isabel Myers, I invite you to explore a…
My Practitioner Journey In my late 20’s I read Isabel Myers’ book Gifts Differing. The book changed my life – it confirmed I was OK just the way I was, despite being surrounded by others that were different from me,…
Part Four in a Five Part Series – Jungian Psychological Types are Systems of Energy “Each of the 16 Types is a dynamic system between the flow of psychic energy from mental process to mental process and from our conscious…
A side of humanity that has been in a deep sleep is surfacing. Jungian psychology would say it’s the emergence of an archetype (a universal symbol or image, or pattern that endures over time) from the collective unconscious – it’s…
As I traverse the challenging waters of social distancing, each of Carl Jung’s 8 Function-Attitudes (also known as Mental Functions, Mental Processes or Cognitive Processes) plays an important role. My self-observations remind me of the nature of Psychological Type and…
I am blessed to be able to say that Kathy Myers was my mentor and my friend. We met at a local chapter meeting of the Delaware Valley Association of Psychological Type (DVAPT) circa 2001. I had just started my…
Part One in a Five Part Series - Teaching Type Using Jungian Principles Are you troubled by the continual waves of criticism aimed at the MBTI® assessment? I know I am. The most recent round of criticism was ignited by…
Part Two in a Five Part Series – Jungian Psychological Type is a Holistic Theory Review In the first article of this series, I stated that arguments against the MBTI reveal a knowledge gap – a lack of understanding of Psychological Types, the theory on…
Part Three in a Five Part Series – Jungian Psychological Type is a Cognitive Theory "In his work on psychological types, Carl G. Jung identified eight basic mental tools - ways of understanding and making sense of the world -…
(the title for this article comes from Isabel Myers, Gifts Differing) The well-known verse, “Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes” comes from a poem by Mary T. Lathrap published in 1895 entitled Judge Softly and…