Temenos (Ancient Greek: τέμενος) is a sacred, enclosed space—a sanctuary or temple. In ancient Greek colonies, the center of a polis held both an agora and a temenos. The marketplace fueled human interaction, while the sacred grove nurtured solitude with the gods.
Both kinds of exchange matter—outward and inward.
In alchemical texts, a symmetrical rose garden with a fountain at its heart appears, where two opposing forces bathe together. The paradoxical synthesis required special conditions.
For Carl Jung, temenos was the "magic circle" within the psyche, where meaningful encounters with the unconscious were possible. The circle protected sorcerers from the very forces they sought to summon. Without it, Chaos could swallow them whole.
But when the space is safe, something new emerges at the threshold. Transformation—of a person, an organization, even a society—begins here, on this small sacred ground.
If you seek great change, start by building a small temenos.
I’ll explain how one day, but if your business needs transformation now, reach out—I’d be happy to help.
Yours sincerely,
-Alexander
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