Dose of Depth Deborah Lukovich, PhD

What's your relationship with place?

Can you feel the places you live or visit speaking to you about their experience? 

Do you have an irrational preference to live near the water? Or a hatred for suburban living?

In this episode, I’m excited to have a chat with my new depth psychology buddy and a fellow alum of Pacifica Graduate Institute. Dr. Craig Chalquist is the Academic Program Director of Consciousness, Psychology, and Transformation at National University.

A former psychotherapist and long-time graduate instructor and administrator, Craig teaches and writes at the intersection of psyche, place, philosophy, myth, leadership, and dream.

Craig has so much on his website:  https://www.chalquist.com/
Check out his community Enchantvale: https://www.enchantivism.org/
Books: https://www.chalquist.com/books
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I love Craig’s mind, but even I was overwhelmed by the comprehensive nature of his dissertation, which is titled: Re-storying Our Lore: Fiction, Vision, and Imagination as an Earth-Honoring Wisdom Path.

Two of his books are specifically about Terrapsychology, which you’ll learn about. One is more practical and titled, Change the Game: 20 Strategies for Inventive Real-Life Problem-Solving, and another is a work of fiction titled, Soulmap: A Novel.

I promise if you can let go of the mind and allow and receive our conversation, you will have a new kind of experience.

Deborah Lukovich, PhD

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#depthpsychology #terrapsychology #enchantment #transformation #findingyourself #dreams #archetype #archetypalpsychology #cgjung #depthpsychologycoach #midlife #sciencefiction #fantasy #unconscious #nature #relationshipwithplace #planet 




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This episode is for people suffering from anxiety or other negative emotions, like overwhelm, guilt, panic, feeling trapped, fear, sadness, etc.

I will guide you through some breath work and connecting with the parts of the body where those emotions are gathered. Then we will invite your unconscious to attach an image to that area of the body. The image could be visual, a sensation, color, temperature, a memory, a person, or even a scene.

Next, I'll guide you in communicating with the images and asking them to move out of your body so you can get a better look, ask the image some questions, and maybe even get an answer or a clue.

The exercise will help you detach from the burden of thoughts and emotions. You will learn how to be the observer instead of feeling overwhelmed.

If you like this, and want a guided experience that focuses on thoughts, along with a more open experience of active imagination, listen to Come Breathe & Imagine.

Enjoy!

Deborah Lukovich, PhD

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Check out my work at www.deborahlukovich.com, where you can also subscribe to receive notifications of all kinds of FREE content.

Check out my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. You can now buy it on www.bookshop.org if you're looking for an alternative to Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram @dlukovich engage with 4,700+ followers on Twitter @deblukovich or become a friend on Facebook. Check out Soul Talk 101, a series of mini-lessons on how to explore your unconscious offered through my YouTube Channel. 

#depthpsychology #depthpsychologycoaching #selfreflection #unconscious #dreams #dreammeaning #dreaminterpretation #imagination #symbolism #selfgrowth #selfdevelopment #transformyourself #transformation #cgJung #Jung #journeytoself #anxiety #stress #activeimagination #imagination #overwhelmed 
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In this episode I read a blog post I wrote in 2020 about the film Aquaman, and then I updated it in 2023.

Film images are one way my unconscious speaks to me directly. Certain films  have had a strong pull on me, especially during my midlife unraveling and reconstruction. Now, I do not question my urge to view some films or even Netflix series as many as eight or nine times.

Exploring those images early in my midlife unraveling led to personal insights that I would not have gained in any other way. As my midlife reconstruction phase began, certain film images overwhelmed me and new insights transcended my personal life, revealing clues about the chaos happening in the larger collective.

Also, if you have been feeling the urge to explore your relationship with religion, especially Christianity, you might be intrigued by my experience of this particular film.

My original blog post - The Hidden Meaning of the Film Aquaman - has links to many resources to assist in your exploration.

Enjoy being entertained or maybe you'll find inspiration to dig deeper into your unconscious, the bottomless pit of insights about the deeper meaning of your life.

Deborah Lukovich, PhD

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Check out my work at www.deborahlukovich.com, where you can also subscribe to receive notifications of all kinds of FREE content.

Check out my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. You can now buy it on www.bookshop.org if you're looking for an alternative to Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram @dlukovich engage with 4,700+ followers on Twitter @deblukovich or become a friend on Facebook. Check out Soul Talk 101, a series of mini-lessons on how to explore your unconscious offered through my YouTube Channel. 

#depthpsychology #depthpsychologycoaching #selfreflection #unconscious #dreams #dreammeaning #dreaminterpretation #imagination #symbolism #selfgrowth #selfdevelopment #transformyourself #transformation #cgJung #Jung #journeytoself #anxiety #jungianfilmtheory #aquaman #bookofrevelation #christianity #religion
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In this episode, I bring back one of my favorite writers and guests.

JD Edwin is a science fiction and urban fantasy author who believes the first goal of fiction is FUN! She is the author of the Headspace series, an easy-to-read, action-packed science fiction trilogy published by Story Cartel Press.

Headspace (book 1)
Master of the Arena (book 2)
Orb Hunters (book 3)

JD's Website

Our first chat was two years ago, just after JD had published the first in her Headspace series, and then I had her back a year later after she published the second.  She’s not only completed that series, but she’s onto to another series. I haven’t gotten to the third in the series, but the first two were amazing.

My first interview w/JD on Dose of Depth
Our second chat on Dose of Depth

One thing that I really was intrigued about was JD’s use of non-binary story telling. She doesn’t describe characters by gender.

Today, we’re going to talk about the intersection of vulnerability and creativity. I’ll start with this truth: The unconscious – personal and collective – seeks to create. Your unconscious seeks to create. Create what? You might ask.

It was JD’s idea to talk about this topic. It seems our first chat inspired her journey to get to know herself a little deeper. 
 So, let’s get started . . .

Deborah Lukovich, PhD

Jungian film theory - Chapter 23 from my Soul book: What Movie Are You Living?
A Chat About the Film Poor Things, w/PJ Dever.
YouTube version about Poo Things.

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In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote a couple weeks ago. Click here to read it.

It was turning out to be an interesting week. Of course, this story begins with a dream that includes Rob Thomas and having to pee really bad.

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Back to the story. Enjoy!

Deborah Lukovich, PhD

Support Dose of Depth with a monthly donation of $5. Click here to learn more.

Check out my work at www.deborahlukovich.com, where you can also subscribe to receive notifications of all kinds of FREE content.

Check out my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. You can now buy it on www.bookshop.org if you're looking for an alternative to Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram @dlukovich engage with 4,700+ followers on Twitter @deblukovich or become a friend on Facebook. Check out Soul Talk 101, a series of mini-lessons on how to explore your unconscious offered through my YouTube Channel. 

#depthpsychology #depthpsychologycoaching #selfreflection #unconscious #dreams #dreammeaning #dreaminterpretation #imagination #symbolism #selfgrowth #selfdevelopment #transformyourself #transformation #cgJung #Jung #journeytoself #anxiety #feelintrapped 
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In this episode, I read a blog post I wrote in February, 2024. 

As usual, a recent walk on a sunny day prompted some new ideas about how to share some of what my clients and I have learned together on our journeys. 

The topics are exploring the spiritual meaning of physical/body challenges and changing up a story about trauma to release shame. 
Enjoy some recent realizations and consider scheduling a FREE 30 minute exploratory chat to launch your Indiana Jones adventure of self discovery.

Deborah Lukovich, PhD

Support Dose of Depth with a monthly donation of $5. Click here to learn more.

Check out my work at www.deborahlukovich.com, where you can also subscribe to receive notifications of all kinds of FREE content.

Check out my book, Your Soul is Talking. Are You Listening? 5 Steps to Uncovering Your Hidden Purpose. You can now buy it on www.bookshop.org if you're looking for an alternative to Amazon.

Follow me on Instagram @dlukovich engage with 4,700+ followers on Twitter @deblukovich or become a friend on Facebook. Check out Soul Talk 101, a series of mini-lessons on how to explore your unconscious offered through my YouTube Channel. 

#depthpsychology #depthpsychologycoaching #archetypalenergy #selfreflection #unconscious #trauma #traumaresponse #fight #flight #freeze #fawning #dreams #sexual assault #anxiety #depression #seizures #spiritualmeaning #psychospiritual #somaticdepthpsychology #psychosomatic #rootofdisease #stress
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