Jean Shinoda Bolen: Like a Tree
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Tami Simon speaks with Jean Shinoda Bolen, an author, Jungian analyst, and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. In her writing, Jean draws from spiritual, feminist, Jungian, medical, and personal wellsprings of experience. She is the author of Goddesses in Every Woman, The Tao of Psychology, and her latest audio book from Sounds True, Like a Tree. In this heartfelt and inspiring conversation, Tami speaks with Jean about our sacred relationship with trees and the wisdom they have to offer, what it might mean to “circumambulate the self,” and how we can discover our “assignment” in the world. (64 minutes)
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What a beautiful, informative and validating interview! Thank-you both for this experience!:0)
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Comment by Cathalene Silver — June 15, 2011 @ 8:17 pm
I enjoyed J.S. Bolen’s ‘Like A Tree’ I am an 81 yr. old woman who is finding my a
‘assignment’ yet again. Thank you.
Comment by claire ludlow — June 17, 2011 @ 6:28 pm
Loved this interview. It also made me realise that many of the people I know and respect most are women in influential positions who are doing a great job. Just the humble opinion of a sensitive (doing my best) male heterosexual tree lover ;-)).
Comment by John Devitt — June 19, 2011 @ 2:07 am
thank you for this – both of you – i regularly go and talk to trees – i have been honouring them – telling their story as they present it to me – makes me feel whackadoodle but there you go – i don’t feel nearly so looney now- knowing i am in good company honouring the leafed ones!
Comment by jane — June 20, 2011 @ 4:15 pm
Thanks for this empowering interview. I was amongst a group of ‘tree people’ who fought to protect a forest in Ireland from the axe. For my efforts, a beautiful tree man visited me in my dreams, and made love to me sublimely.
Comment by Adrienne Murphy — June 21, 2011 @ 2:05 pm
Jean tells us that as we proceed along our journey of life we are likely to be presented with similar challenges, difficulties, and losses time after time. Our opportunity is to learn to act and react a little better each time.
She believes that we can find our assignment in life by attending to what is meaningful, fun, and motivated by love. Let’s pray that more women find their assignment of leading our world into a better direction.
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I found resonance with the conversation about trees and connected root systems…and mirror neurons…I also found it wonderful and inspiring the advice about our assignment. The ENTS LIVE! THEY ARE ADVISING US.
Comment by Lou — October 5, 2011 @ 3:44 pm
This work is nothing short of amazing.
Comment by Micheal Frances Smith — October 18, 2011 @ 9:04 pm