Amor Fati
It was the dark god shape-shifting to fit my hubris who taught me long ago to beware of morphing into that which was first found...
Nance Harding
Jungian Oriented Psychotherapist
Flash Fiction Writer
Notes from Nance©
Here I share my poetry, and flash fiction and other depth psychological articles and videos. All videos are for educational purposes only and are used with permission.
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Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Aug 22
- 2 min
A Tricky Transformative Transition
The pupa stage of a butterfly’s life cycle is a transition lasting from a few weeks, a month, or even longer. Some species have a pupal...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Aug 22
- 1 min
The Heart of the Matter
The Heart of the Matter
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Aug 6
- 1 min
Master of the House
Master of the House?
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Aug 2
- 1 min
A Cassandra's Confession
By the time the towers crumbled my religion long gone, I did slouch toward an inner Bethlehem seeking a new revelation. Resting high up...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Aug 2
- 4 min
Who Needs a Healing?
In the inner world, time has a way of standing still long enough so you can come to your senses. Then you can have eyes that see . . .
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Aug 2
- 1 min
Swan as Symbol
In Egypt, swans were known as vehicles for the journey to the otherworld, as they are in the shamanistic traditions of northern Asia. In...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Jul 16
- 1 min
Spiraling Around the Issues of Our Time
I received the poem Oh Say Can You See in 1982. I use the word received because the words woke me abruptly in the early morning demanding...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Don't Forget the Collateral Beauty
Gardenias in New Orleans
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- May 5
- 1 min
The Last Time
The last time I ran was at Point Reyes where the green earth slopes down jutting out over the Pacific. There I ran down to the edge to...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Apr 17
- 5 min
The Wrong End of Gun Karma
In the time it took him to close the three yards of separation between us, a well-dressed young man with a Saints ball cap pulled down...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Apr 17
- 4 min
La Petite Mort*
Hannah sat deep in thought waiting for the reception room’s red light to turn green indicating she could open the door to Dr. Dysart’s...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Mar 22
- 1 min
In the Mean Time
In the Mean Time
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Mar 20
- 1 min
The Art of Psychotherapy
Even the most experienced psychotherapist will discover again and again that he is caught up in a bond, a combination resting on mutual...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Mar 6
- 1 min
The Way of the Stones
Virginia wanted a room of her own, a place to go so as not to be disturbed by the elusive something shapeshifting her inner world. I too...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Jan 26
- 1 min
The Way of the Compassionate Heart
For many complicated reasons beyond a Pandemic, humanity is reorienting. In western cultures like ours, there is a tendency to favor a...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Our Mother. Our Earth
If we uncouple the process of healing from the idea of a cure, we as individuals can learn that what we do matters to the collective.
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Dec 22, 2020
- 1 min
Within Us is the Way
Believe me: It is no teaching and no instruction that I give you. On what basis should I presume to teach you? I give you news of the way...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Dec 22, 2020
- 1 min
Anam Cara
Anam is the Gaelic word for soul and cara is the word for friend. So Anam Cara in the Celtic world was the soul friend. In the early...
Nance Harding, MAHS-LPC
- Dec 18, 2020
- 1 min
Why Depth Psychology?
Why is Depth Psychology?