Bud Harris

We are facing a crisis of biblical proportions, a true apocalypse. Jungian analyst and author of 16 books Bud Harris, PhD, believes we must consciously face the apocalypse of our time. He taps into the depths of spiritual and experiential sources to focus on the essential quote from Carl Jung, "Where love stops, power begins, and violence, and terror." Facing the Apocalypse challenges the reader to find the courage to look clearly at the world around us and dig deep within to bring all that we have to restore love in a power-driven world. And he provides many tools for this necessary journey. Harris brings deep insights into understanding and dealing with the radical changes we face today. Practical ways are noted for work toward developing meaningful love for ourselves and casting out fear of change and others. His calls for reflection are like an open dialog with the reader, as he offers prompts for personal reflection and journaling.This small but powerful book was borne out of Dr. Harris' personal mission: to call for love in treacherous times.

Jungian analyst Dr. Bud Harris writes poignantly about the dramatic and mysterious nature of evil. This book is a journey deep into the psychological dimensions of evil and how the shadow sides of our personalities are intertwined with it to shape our personal lives and culture.The idea that evil exists in the world, in our lives, and in our thoughts, can bring on depression, sadness, and helplessness. We struggle with the concept. How do we find the courage to confront it, examine its nature, understand its origins, and, finally, embrace it as a difficult but important element in living a conscious life?"Most evil is not done by evil people, but by good people who donʼt know what they are doing."-Richard NiebuhrConfronting Evil offers a guide for "good people" to recognize evil, explore it in the world and within themselves, and transform it into something meaningful and hopeful. Designed as a seeker's guide and workbook, prompts for reflection are posed following each section. Blank pages allow you to make notes, reflect, or list personal assignments and challenges.Quotes from religious texts, philosophers, and thinkers - including psychoanalyst Carl Jung - are plentiful. And Harris uses powerful examples from his own practice as a Jungian analyst. The subject of evil and how to approach it is examined from multiple points of view.The benefits of doing this powerful inner work are clear. This book is for you if: You have experienced the effects of evil within yourself and in the world around you.You want to examine the nature of evil and learn to understand it.You seek to understand how each of us can be a source of evil in the world, as well as good.This short book began as a lecture Harris gave in 2014. That lecture has been expanded to explore additional thoughts dealing with the shadow of evil in current events, political realities, and what he sees as one of our culture's greatest societal challenges.

The Journey into Wholeness follows the outline of the journey of life - from dawn to sunset - tracing the threads that become our individual pattern. It is about reviewing the different stages of your life from an archetypal and Jungian perspective so that you may discover the patterns and universal themes at play, within yourself and across all of humanity throughout the millennia.This book is written for you if: You want to find deeper meaning in your life. If you feel this way you are certainly not alone. You feel lost. You wonder, not only about the state of the world, but also about your place in it. Many try to numb or busy themselves in order to escape the lost feeling. You seek answers, to find a deeper understanding of the shadowy territory of your life's journey. Zurich-trained Jungian psychoanalyst Bud Harris invites you to read this book, not as a "quick-fix-in-five-easy-steps" guide, but as a deep meditation on your life. Savor it. Take notes. Quietly reflect on the lines most meaningful to you. As your understanding and insight grow, your life gains capacity to take on a new meaning and joy. What odyssey could possibly offer a more worthwhile prize?

The morning sun is borne in the shadow of midnight.In this chaotic, ultra-important election year, Jungian analyst Bud Harris has stepped beyond his role as psychotherapist to speak in this book to our national heart and soul. Culling through his many years of political observation, he muses on the sources of our American discontent, proclaims that we must stop treating each other as enemies, and challenges each citizen to personally invest in a hopeful future. We owe this to our children and grandchildren, and, yes, to our founding fathers, he says.He considers the 2016 election to be a wake-up call for America. Perhaps more than any other, it has brought forth our national angst, forcing us to deal with shadows in our social psyche. Harris's experience as a trained Jungian analyst helps shine a light on those shadows, reports on how they have negatively affected many citizens' lives, including his own, and challenges us to face up to the transformative power that chaos can, in fact, provide.This is a book that lays the ground work with reference to historic political moments when leaders led us through uncertainty to wholesome strength. The American Revolution, the Depression, the civil rights movement ... all reflect national moments of chaos and shadow. Yet, through our democratic process - laid out in the Constitution - we have worked together as a nation, not only to thrive, but to lead the world. Our current era seems as uncertain and fearful as those historic episodes.However, once again, we Americans can muddle through the thrown darts and hurled animosities of today's political climate to step forward with clear vision and resolve. But we must face and examine our historical shadows and learn from them. The transformative power that can come from today's chaos is within reach.Read this book if you want to examine and understand the chaotic political period we are experiencing as a nation, explore the effect our political choices today will have on our future, and learn how personal and political ideals are tightly bound in American society. Dr. Bud Harris is one of the most prolific Jungian authors of our time. He's authored and co-authored 15 books, and has been in the field of Jungian psychology for 30 years. At 82 years old, he has a long-standing practice in Asheville, North Carolina, which is still thriving. He felt compelled to write The Midnight Hour because our historic moment in time so aptly reflects and calls forward a Jungian perspective, and he wants this opportunity to lead toward a great future for America.

What can citizens do to stop school shootings in America? Who or what is to blame for the ongoing massacres? Why do so many Americans own military-grade assault weapons? Why do some Americans become mass murderers? Where can we find the answers? Every child has the right to be safe in school. It is our duty as adults to protect our children to our best ability and we are failing miserably in that task. As the terrifying number of mass shootings grows in our culture, Jungian analyst Bud Harris challenges Americans to drop their collective denial, come out from under the bed, and confront the realities creating this nightmare. Dr. Bud Harris examines causes and solutions for these ongoing mass murders and posits that the rational answer is not to "confiscate weapons," as the gun lobby falsely asserts, but rather to take an unflinching look at the deep rage propelling these shooters -- and then to act. He urges citizens to face our collective demons and no longer allow our political polarization to dictate a deep-seated sense that we as individuals, and as a society, no longer control our own destinies. He explains that pervasive feelings of anxiety, powerlessness, and alienation have paralyzed the country's leaders and its communities. The mistake, he says, is to continue invoking our classic American optimism, blindly believing that all will be well in the end, if we just endure. Instead, Harris urges us to be starkly realistic about where we've arrived as a culture and make critical changes now in the highest power structures of our nation. It is time for us to have the courage to face our failures and prove we value our children.

We are living up to thirty years longer than people a few generations ago did. We live in a new period of history where we can live longer and with more vitality than people ever have. What does this extraordinary gift of a longer life mean for us? In Aging Strong Dr. Harris shows us this gift holds: a spiritual challenge to develop our life story and purpose; the opportunity to explore our creativity and discover new callings; a fertile ground for our souls to thrive and renew our sense of wonder; and, deeper emotional connections, wisdom, and newfound joy in living. This book is written for you if you want to thrive and find spiritual strength, wellbeing, wisdom, and wonder as you grow older. It is a guide for embracing a new reality and living the fourth quarter of your life creatively, lovingly, and joyfully. The most exciting part of this gift is that the more we pursue a larger life by deepening and transforming ourselves as we grow older, the bigger our gift to our families, friends, community, and culture becomes. Let us recognize this challenge as one of the greatest opportunities in human history. Let us shape our lives from the inside out and be fully alive with grace and passion so that we may give this gift to ourselves, our families, our communities, our world.

Psychologist and Jungian analyst Bud Harris, PhD, shares the best of his popular lectures and seminars in a concise guide that demystifies Carl Jung's classic principles of individuation, complexes, psychic structures, and consciousness.With thought-provoking questions and engaging exercises, Harris will lead you toward an authentic, satisfying life with the tools you need to: awaken to your own potential; strengthen your personality; develop self-knowledge and fulfillment; and, become fully engaged and consciously alive. Becoming Whole helps you clarify your understanding of your greater Self and what your soul seeks. Drawing on examples from his own personal life and his 40-year career as a Jungian analyst, Harris makes Jungian concepts accessible to a modern audience. He demonstrates how some of your most frustrating characteristics can be a source for new life, and how you can use your own struggles to guide you in your search for Self and search for the Transcendent. The ultimate goal is a creative transformation that energizes and empowers your life.

During these troubled times this classic book guides us to our inner foundations for living with courage, love, and purpose. This foundation of personal healing and wholeness is necessary for us to link our own good to that of our society, and to become active and informed participants in our own lives and the life around us. Jungian Analyst Bud Harris provides compassionate guidance to: Discover what true self-love and self-forgiveness mean.Value ourselves and live meaningful lives we love.Develop into authentic human beings who give back vitality and hope to all around us. Have lives of our own, and be able to love others without losing ourselves. Resolve problems in modern life such as unhappy relationships, stagnating career, financial issues, and even weight problems.Using strategies such as analyzing dreams, developing inner dialogue, and keeping a detailed journal, Sacred Selfishness wisely assures us that our lives are sacred tasks, where holiness is love and the way to the Divine is through self-knowledge.While growing up, unselfishness was usually defined as putting the needs of others above our own. As a result, we became outward-directed people, cut off from our inner source of energy and vitality. If we have failed, through the years, to develop our own individuality, eventually we may slide into depression and ill health. It is only after becoming whole again that we can help others and truly renew our society. This is the path of sacred selfishness.

INTO THE HEART OF THE FEMININE: FACING THE DEATH MOTHER ARCHETYPE TO RECLAIM LOVE, STRENGTH, AND VITALITY by Massimilla Harris, Ph.D. and Bud Harris, Ph.D. Daphne Publications 978-0-692-31144-8 $ 16.99 In this exceptionally readable book, Jungian analysts and authors Massimilla and Bud Harris dynamically weave their own personal and professional experiences in the form of rich and compelling stories, providing a down-to-earth book available to a wide audience. A Book for Women...for Men...and for our Culture... Imagine within each of us, there is a deep, powerful source for living lives of love, creativity, and fulfillment.To imagine this foundation for life and the energy it produces is to imagine ourselves and our world filled with the influence of the archetypal feminine - her passionate creativity, love, and ageless knowing. Personally and culturally, this force - which lives at the heart of our lives - has been diminished and wounded until it seems to have retreated beyond the horizon, in a world filled with rationalism and an anxious search for the material "good life." This is a powerfully moving book that goes beyond gender roles into the soul of the archetypal feminine, exploring how it has been damaged and traumatized, and finding out how this condition affects all of us. "...an intimate tone that makes the volume accessible and inspiring, even for those unfamiliar with Jungian psychology." - FOREWORD REVIEW, Spring 2015 "In this compelling book, Jungian analysts Massimilla and Bud Harris explore the power of the Death Mother complex that 'drains our energy, saps our vitality, and drags us down.' Drawing upon personal experience, clinical practice, archetypal stories, and the myth of Medusa, the authors describe not only the paralyzing effects of the Death Mother complex, but the steps needed to transform it into healing and vitalizing energy. This engaging, moving work offers wisdom to both men and women who seek to liberate their deepest creative potential." - Susan Olson, Jungian analyst and author of By Grief Transformed: Dreams and the Mourning Process "Transforming the Death Mother's influence within ourselves for the sake of healing and wholeness will take courage, perseverance, and time. Fortunately for the reader, Massimilla and Bud prove themselves to be trustworthy and compelling guides who help you to travel safely." Caren Goldman, author of Restoring Life's Missing Pieces and Healing Words For The Body, Mind and Spirit ABOUT THE AUTHORS Massimilla Harris, Ph.D., is a Jungian analyst with a practice in Asheville, North Carolina for the past 25 years. She holds a doctorate in Psychology and is a graduate of the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. She is also an author, teacher, award-winning quilter, and certified Solisten Provider. Developed by Dr. Alfred A. Tomatis, Solisten is a special kind of music therapy that, along with Jungian analysis, enables Dr. Harris to help people bring mind and body together to release their full potentials. Bud Harris, Ph.D., originally became a businessman and successfully owned his own business before returning to school to become a psychotherapist. After earning his Ph.D. in psychology and practicing as a psychotherapist and psychologist, he experienced the call to further his growth and become a Jungian analyst. He then moved to Z rich, Switzerland where he trained for over five years and graduated from the C. G. Jung Institute. He is the author of ten books, lectures widely, and practices as a Jungian analyst in Asheville, North Carolina. For additional information about their practice and their work, visit their website: www.budharris.com and https: //www.facebook.com/BudHarrisPh.D.