Post by Susan Peabody on Mar 28, 2024 12:07:16 GMT -8
The Metamorphosis of a Term
Susan Peabody
Carl Jung created the term and the concept of the Divine Child. It inspired Eric Berne to create the concept of Transactional Analysis. Below is a list of the changes that have taken place since then.
Divine Child (Carl Jung)
Child Ego State (Berne)
Parent Ego State (Berne)
Adult Ego State (Berne)
Inner Child (Harris)
Wounded Inner Child (Bradshaw)
Playful Inner Child (Whitfield)
Outer Child (Andersen)
Angry Teenager (unknown)
The Out of Control Inner Child (Peabody)
The Eternal Child Within
You came to me one day,
Mysterious and old.
We spoke of your childhood—
Of the wind that blew cold
Across your path
In the winter of despair;
When you felt so alone
As if God wasn't there.
Then we played together
In the dim candlelight.
You were so happy,
All aglow with delight,
To have found your way home
To the one you adored.
Shown the way, of course,
By our Savior the Lord.
Now, my dear child,
My tender soul,
You bring me such joy.
With you I am whole.
For I am nothing
Without all my parts;
Without the sweet voice
Of my inner child's tender heart.