Tuula Rasen
@tuularasen.bsky.social
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist | BPC FPC BACP registered | South East London, UK | psychotherapyselondon.co.uk
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"Where there is shadow, there must be light.” Haruki Murakami
November 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Where there is shadow, there must be light.” Haruki Murakami
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Identity is important not because we are always the same - if we were, we would scarcely think about our identities…It is precisely because we can be so different in different contexts that we need to ask ourselves “who am I?”
- Paul Wachtel
- Paul Wachtel
October 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Identity is important not because we are always the same - if we were, we would scarcely think about our identities…It is precisely because we can be so different in different contexts that we need to ask ourselves “who am I?”
- Paul Wachtel
- Paul Wachtel
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Jung said in a letter once that life is a short pause between two great mysteries. Beware of those who offer answers. They may be sincere, but their answers are not necessarily yours.~James Hollis, 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦
September 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Jung said in a letter once that life is a short pause between two great mysteries. Beware of those who offer answers. They may be sincere, but their answers are not necessarily yours.~James Hollis, 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦
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"The courage to understand and the courage not to understand — these are not intellectual qualities, but a matter of character, an expression of moral courage, an issue of inner sincerity— manifested in spite of and often in opposition to the ego."
— Theodor Reik, 1933
— Theodor Reik, 1933
June 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"The courage to understand and the courage not to understand — these are not intellectual qualities, but a matter of character, an expression of moral courage, an issue of inner sincerity— manifested in spite of and often in opposition to the ego."
— Theodor Reik, 1933
— Theodor Reik, 1933
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"Anything you avoid in life will come back, over and over again, until you're willing to face it—to look deeply into its true nature."
~ Adyashanti
Art: 'Subversion' by Irish artist Miriam Sweeney.
~ Adyashanti
Art: 'Subversion' by Irish artist Miriam Sweeney.
September 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Anything you avoid in life will come back, over and over again, until you're willing to face it—to look deeply into its true nature."
~ Adyashanti
Art: 'Subversion' by Irish artist Miriam Sweeney.
~ Adyashanti
Art: 'Subversion' by Irish artist Miriam Sweeney.
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“Nothing is easy when you might come apart in the middle at any moment.”
Trauma, growth, and how to be twice as alive — beloved Moomins creator Tove Jansson on the worm and the art of self-renewal www.themarginalian.org/2024/08/02/t...
Trauma, growth, and how to be twice as alive — beloved Moomins creator Tove Jansson on the worm and the art of self-renewal www.themarginalian.org/2024/08/02/t...
September 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Nothing is easy when you might come apart in the middle at any moment.”
Trauma, growth, and how to be twice as alive — beloved Moomins creator Tove Jansson on the worm and the art of self-renewal www.themarginalian.org/2024/08/02/t...
Trauma, growth, and how to be twice as alive — beloved Moomins creator Tove Jansson on the worm and the art of self-renewal www.themarginalian.org/2024/08/02/t...
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Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G, Prélude
August 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G, Prélude
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But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
August 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine.
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
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"The time will come
when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self..." www.themarginalian.org/2015/04/21/l...
when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self..." www.themarginalian.org/2015/04/21/l...
August 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"The time will come
when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self..." www.themarginalian.org/2015/04/21/l...
when, with elation,
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror,
and each will smile at the other’s welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self..." www.themarginalian.org/2015/04/21/l...
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To journey inward is to encounter both the light and the shadow. True self-discovery does not mean rejecting darkness but integrating it into the wholeness of one’s being.~CG Jung, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 9𝘪
August 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
To journey inward is to encounter both the light and the shadow. True self-discovery does not mean rejecting darkness but integrating it into the wholeness of one’s being.~CG Jung, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 9𝘪
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'Bristol Night II' by contemporary UK painter Cath Read #womensart
August 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
'Bristol Night II' by contemporary UK painter Cath Read #womensart
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Contemporary psychoanalysis can be summed up in a single sentence: We treat ourselves as we were treated, and the only way to really learn to treat ourselves differently is to be treated differently. There’s nothing magical or unscientific about this.
- Michael Karson
- Michael Karson
August 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Contemporary psychoanalysis can be summed up in a single sentence: We treat ourselves as we were treated, and the only way to really learn to treat ourselves differently is to be treated differently. There’s nothing magical or unscientific about this.
- Michael Karson
- Michael Karson
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[T]he unconscious, the healing process of the unconscious, never goes in a straight way. It always makes the most amazing detours.~Marie-Louise von Franz, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
July 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
[T]he unconscious, the healing process of the unconscious, never goes in a straight way. It always makes the most amazing detours.~Marie-Louise von Franz, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵: 𝘈 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Learn a range of theories; digest them well enough to hold them and use them lightly.
“When I started, I was looking for an answer and I wanted to know who had the answer. So I tried to become a disciple of one person or another person. It took me quite awhile to realize nobody has the answer. Everybody has a little piece of it.”
- Louis Cozolino
- Louis Cozolino
July 23, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Learn a range of theories; digest them well enough to hold them and use them lightly.
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
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As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself...The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.~Bessel van der Kolk, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦
June 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As long as you keep secrets and suppress information, you are fundamentally at war with yourself...The critical issue is allowing yourself to know what you know. That takes an enormous amount of courage.~Bessel van der Kolk, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦
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"If everything was amazing all of the time, I think we’d all be speechless, and if you make that your starting point for creativity, you’re going nowhere."
— Neneh Cherry
— Neneh Cherry
June 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"If everything was amazing all of the time, I think we’d all be speechless, and if you make that your starting point for creativity, you’re going nowhere."
— Neneh Cherry
— Neneh Cherry
"The courage to understand and the courage not to understand — these are not intellectual qualities, but a matter of character, an expression of moral courage, an issue of inner sincerity— manifested in spite of and often in opposition to the ego."
— Theodor Reik, 1933
— Theodor Reik, 1933
June 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"The courage to understand and the courage not to understand — these are not intellectual qualities, but a matter of character, an expression of moral courage, an issue of inner sincerity— manifested in spite of and often in opposition to the ego."
— Theodor Reik, 1933
— Theodor Reik, 1933
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Bonnie MacLean, US artist known for her 1960s and 70s classic posters using an iconic psychedelic art style to promote rock band gigs #WomensArt
June 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Bonnie MacLean, US artist known for her 1960s and 70s classic posters using an iconic psychedelic art style to promote rock band gigs #WomensArt
"My proposition is that it is impossible to overreact. That when we call our reactions overreactions what we mean is just that they are stronger than we would like them to be."
— Adam Phillips
— Adam Phillips
June 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"My proposition is that it is impossible to overreact. That when we call our reactions overreactions what we mean is just that they are stronger than we would like them to be."
— Adam Phillips
— Adam Phillips
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Breathtaking!
Here's the oldest film of a solar eclipse, restored and released online.
On 28 May 1900, magician, astronomer and filmmaker Nevil Maskelyne used a special adapter to film the astronomical event in North Carolina.
Source: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/o...
🔭 🧪 #Science
Breathtaking!
Here's the oldest film of a solar eclipse, restored and released online.
On 28 May 1900, magician, astronomer and filmmaker Nevil Maskelyne used a special adapter to film the astronomical event in North Carolina.
Source: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/o...
🔭 🧪 #Science
May 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Breathtaking!
Here's the oldest film of a solar eclipse, restored and released online.
On 28 May 1900, magician, astronomer and filmmaker Nevil Maskelyne used a special adapter to film the astronomical event in North Carolina.
Source: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/o...
🔭 🧪 #Science
Breathtaking!
Here's the oldest film of a solar eclipse, restored and released online.
On 28 May 1900, magician, astronomer and filmmaker Nevil Maskelyne used a special adapter to film the astronomical event in North Carolina.
Source: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/o...
🔭 🧪 #Science
"I feel that most people have reached an age where they have so much knowledge that they can't penetrate through to the wisdom [...] It's a new kind of forest which you can't see for the trees. You can't see the wisdom for the knowledge."
— Wilfred Bion, 1978
— Wilfred Bion, 1978
May 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"I feel that most people have reached an age where they have so much knowledge that they can't penetrate through to the wisdom [...] It's a new kind of forest which you can't see for the trees. You can't see the wisdom for the knowledge."
— Wilfred Bion, 1978
— Wilfred Bion, 1978
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𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. I see it as the tip of an iceberg. . .and then there’s this vast world down below. And I think we are meant to live with mystery. It opens up the dimensions that keep us human and compassionate.~Marion Woodman
May 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. I see it as the tip of an iceberg. . .and then there’s this vast world down below. And I think we are meant to live with mystery. It opens up the dimensions that keep us human and compassionate.~Marion Woodman