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Archetype, Energy, and the Porous Boundary Between Psyche and Cosmos by Dr. Aurora Roseline   How This Question Found Me   I did not come to the question of extraterrestrial intelligence through fascination with spacecraft or speculative science fiction. I came to it sideways, through psychology, symbol, and lived experience.   My academic training is in depth psychology, with a particular focus on symbolism, sound, and the relationship between psyche and reality. My personal

Attachment shapes the way we connect, love, and sometimes pull away in relationships. It is not a new concept but an ancient pattern woven into human experience. From the myths of Eros to the alchemical symbols of union, attachment reveals itself as a complex dance between longing and fear, closeness and distance. This post explores the alchemy of attachment through the lens of Jungian psychology, Hermetic reflection, and the poetic insight of Robert A. Johnson, offering a de

By Aurora Roseline Lane, PhD The Thinning of Selfhood In my life, a quiet experience I have endured is a relationship with sleep. There have been many nights where sleep has been a battle, a space where my inner and outer worlds lose their structure and reality becomes porous. This liminal space can be frustrating when seeking refuge from a long day or much-needed rest. The mind and body want safety and familiarity, but in these episodes, those comforts do not arrive. It exte