| This thesis is an inquiry into the possibility that approaching, embodying, and analyzing an arduous body, mind, and spirit pilgrimage from a depth psychological perspective can contribute to meaningful psychospiritual transformation as pilgrims seek a deeper experience of Self. Utilizing a heuristic methodology, the author presents a memoir that shares her hero’s journey story of walking the Camino de Santiago and the insights and transformation constellated on this ancient path. The literature review attends to primary depth psychology aspects employed on her peregrination: dream analysis, active imagination, and the concepts of archetype and synchronicity. Literature on trauma and its archetypal defenses is reviewed, as a childhood wound was reconstellated while the author walked the Camino. Thesis findings indicate that a depth perspective helps pilgrims uncover, analyze, and integrate a variety of both onerous and joyful experiences, resulting in meaningful psychospiritual transformation on a quest for a richer experience of Self. |
