My name is Susanne van Doorn, I am a Dutch psychologist, blogger and author. I have been working with psychology, dreams and mythology ever since I finished my study in psychology at Tilburg University. I made this independant site to share insights, and recent scientific articles about the brain, dreams, and mythology for use in your personal life.
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Remember when you were young? How your history teacher would tell you with radiant eyes- about the Greek mythology? Mythology seems […]
Mythological Musings: 2 Mindfunda’s to discover mythology in your own life Read More »
In his search for the supreme meaning evoked by his personal crises in 1913 Jung discovered his anima, the soul. I have dreamed with a group of people, reading the Red Book and using the texts to incubate our own dreams
The Self and Dreams: Case study Read More »
In his search for the supreme meaning evoked by his personal crises in 1913 Jung discovered his anima, the soul. I have dreamed with a group of people, reading the Red Book and using the texts to incubate our own dreams
God in dreams: 4 steps to defining your god image trough dreams Read More »
In his search for the supreme meaning evoked by his personal crises in 1913 Jung discovered his anima, the soul. I have dreamed with a group of people, reading the Red Book and using the texts to incubate our own dreams
Reading the Red Book, part 3: How to discover your Anima in dreams Read More »
In his search for the supreme meaning evoked by his personal crises in 1913 Jung discovered his anima, the soul. I have dreamed with a group of people, reading the Red Book and using the texts to incubate our own dreams
Reading the Red Book, part 2 : Psychic Powers and dreams Read More »
In his search for the supreme meaning evoked by his personal crises in 1913 Jung discovered his anima, the soul. I have dreamed with a group of people, reading the Red Book and using the texts to incubate our own dreams. This Mindfunda is the written text of the presentation I was going to give about this project but I was unfortunately
Anima, soul, supreme meaning: Reading Carl Jung’s Red Book in 5 (easy) steps Read More »
Eros in dreams: your animus or anima can manifest in your dreams in many forms. In waking life it is the person that takes your breath away…
Today’s Mindfunda wants to celebrate Rolling Thunder’s birthday, September 19. Rolling Thunder, whose birth name was John Pope, was a self-proclaimed shaman. He had a huge following, with famous people like Bob Dylan and the Grateful Death among them. But most of all he was in touch with nature. He had a remarkable ability to tune into the energies of nature.
How Rolling Thunder redefined shamanism Read More »
Just this week you found out that there is another collection of stones near Stonehenge. 4,000 years ago it was
Stonehenge and sacred geography Read More »
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” W.B. Yeats Almost every one
Golden Dawn: Talking to the Gods using magic Read More »
What if you were held in high regard at the court of the English Queen, lost her favor, dwelled over
John Dee, betrayed friend or accomplice? Read More »
The minute the builders of the Titanic announced that it was “unbreakable” the Trickster yawned and stretched and looked around for an iceberg”
Jeremy Taylor
Trickster tactics: from archetype to evolution Read More »
Today I celebrate the #100th blog post of Mindfunda. The number 100 is a special number. All ratios can be
Mindfunda 100, a look behind the scenes Read More »
To remember the death of one of the mosr famous painters in the netherlands, Vincent van Gogh, Mindfunda was invited to give a presentation on how we can use dreams as a creative gateway to improve the quality of our lives
3 ways of being creative like van Gogh Read More »
Mindfunda explores Sense8. The Netflix series of the Wachowskis (yes from the Matrix) has some intriguing mythological themes. Watch the show to take you to an inner journey for your personal mythology.
Sense8: a mythology of connection and magic Read More »
This Mindfunda looks at Starry night from Vincent van Gogh as if it was a dream. Vincent wrote his brother Theo: I dream of a painting, and then I paint my dream”.
If Starry night is a dream of Vincent, what does it tell us about him?
Starry night, a painting as a dream Read More »
Today Mindfunda’s guest is blogger Patti Allen. Have you ever had a dream about a famous person and wondered what
Dalai Lama dreams: here is looking at you kid! Read More »
Summer solstice the shortest night of the year, the longest day. How is the earth magnetic field that has an effect on your dream content affected by the summer solstice?
Summer solstice: when the sun does not seem to move Read More »
The summer is getting near. This is the month of June and on June 21 there will be the solstice.
Spiritual retreats for this summer Read More »
Mindfunda had the honor of interviewing Stanley Krippner, professor in psychology on Saybrook University about his life. You can watch
Psychology professor Stanley Krippner about dreams myths and visions Read More »
“The message is unmistakable our own healing proceeds from that overlap of what we call good and evil, light and
Mandorla, a way to see the other side of the coin Read More »
The well is a familiar symbol in Myths and dreams. I talked about it with Ralph Metzner this month for a
Well of Remembrance: what goes down must come up Read More »
Aboriginals have lived a life confirmed to the earth. Tuning into the energy of their environment, their mythologies proof to be a valuable source for scientific research
Aboriginal ancient secrets scientifically explained Read More »
The shadow, your own inner dark personas. Carl Jung was the first to talk about it. The method of
Mindfunda puts new light on the shadow Read More »
The Hero myth has been a common mythology for films and scripts. But it seems that we now face a new type of hero. An intellectual hero that separates feelings from intellectual challenge. Is the hero myth changing?
We don’t need another hero? Read More »
I was re-reading Well of remembrance this weekend. In 1994 Ralph Metzner wrote this magnificent book. It tells you about
Jim Morrison, rider on the storm? Read More »
The Red book. First time I laid eyes on it I craved for it. It is a huge book (not
Red Book reading: searching the soul Read More »
Is there a specific molecule responsible for dreaming? And -if so- could it be Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)? Rick Strassman wrote a book about it: The spirit molecule.
Spirit molecule: the stuff dreams are made of Read More »
Connie Kaplan talks about how the moon influences your dreaming and how she used the wisdom in her dreams to reconnect with the moon
Moon tribute: Connie Kaplan about ‘The woman’s Book of Dreams’ Read More »
On this beautiful picture above you can see the magnetic field of the Earth. To me, the earth looks like
Earth day: the magnetic field of the earth Read More »
Spring: I like this season. The temperature is easy: not too warm, not too cold, the Earth returns from the
Spring: when Earth marries nature, or do your dreams change in tune with earth’s cycle? Read More »
Today’s Mindfunda made possible by Luc van Nijnanten, Lego Master by birth Mythology isn’t gone. It is very much alive.
If you are interested in psychology, mythology and spirituality you are always looking for new inspiration. You do not like
On January 6th 2015, Moon in Leo. In my dream I am on a farm. I cut open the stomach
Hathor the Goddess of dreams Read More »
“I must learn that the dregs of my thoughts, my dreams, are the speech of my soul. I must carry
Anne Baring Dream of the Cosmos: 4 Intriguing Questions Read More »
I interviewed Anne Baring yesterday (I will try to publish the interview tomorrow). She is the writer of Dream of the
Shekinah, or how snakes sometimes are successful spirit guides Read More »
The film choclate viewed from a mythological perspective. Plus a book that enables you to make some healing choclate yourself
Chocolate: one taste is all it takes Read More »
The Unicorn, mythological creature without myths. Known all over the world. There is something
magical about it. Read more and
Unicorn: two visions on a fierce healer Read More »
Psychologist Sam Gosling wrote an interesting book about what your material stuff (your cd and book collection even your paintings and even
What your cd collection tells about your personality traits Read More »
Mindfunda proudley presents the first Mindfunda Skype Meeting! On April 02 2015 I will present my interview with Anne Baring. Be sure to sign up to the blog to don’t miss this great lady.
Dream of the Cosmos interview Read More »
