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SCHADENFREUDE: Why do we enjoy seeing other’s fail? ~ a new TJL episode
If we’re completely honest, there’s a dark delight in seeing someone embarrass themselves, especially if we think they deserve it. So when our irritating boss stomps by our cubicle trailing a few feet of toilet paper from his shoe or a controversial politician is caught in a sexual picadillo, we...
The PIED PIPER & the terrible costs of rejecting shadow
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/pied-piper/The Pied Piper story holds a dark secret that has repelled and fascinated us for over 500 years.At its surface, it looks like a simple morality tale cautioning us to be prudent and fair. Rats overrun a town, and the locals are beside themselves. A magic...
3/9/23: Special Dream Interpretation for $10 a month patrons.
Hey Patrons,This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10-a-month patron. We hope you’ll find this vitalizing and informative.HERE'S THE DREAM: “I’m in some kind of park setting with my mom and sister. There is a kind of kitten transportation system above using baskets and wire...
The ORPHAN: symbol of eros, pathos, and hope ~ a new TJL episode
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/issues-of-abandonment/The archetype of the orphan, closely related to the hero, evokes powerful issues of abandonment, deprivation, and hope. From Harry Potter to Little Orphan Annie from Daenerys Targaryen to Cinderella, orphans who triumph over adversity remind ...
3/2/23: Special Q&A for patrons only
Hey Patrons,Today we’re answering a question submitted by a supporter.“There are so many different death dreams. I would like to have some sort of understanding between their different nuances, such as: suicide dreams, the dreamer killing another person, being killed by another person, dying of ...
PASSING THE TEST: embracing the refiner’s fire ~ a new TJL episode
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/tests/The word test originally referred to an earthenware vessel in which metals were smelted to separate ore from dross. Like ancient vessels holding the heat of the refining fire, our task is to contain the tension of the test. Tests smelt fantasy from the ore o...
2/23/23: Special Q&A for patrons only
Hey Patrons,This week we’re answering this question, “What are the main steps to heal a negative father complex?”Listen to our discussion here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fsoo5lo3595kqgs/TJL_254-PATREON.mp3?dl=0Keep us on our toes and submit your questions through the link below! https://docs.g...
2/16/23: Special Q&A for all patrons $3 and up.
Hey Patrons,Today we're answering a question, “Limerence. It’s so painful and so wonderful. How do we work with it/overcome it/evolve it? Is it an archetype that one becomes possessed by?”Here’s the link to our conversation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/anjj72dplq1vcwa/TJL_253-Invitation-PA...
AWAKE TO THE WORLD: Jung’s Ethical Stance ~ a new TJL podcast episode
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/ethics/Despite volumes written on morality and ethics, how do we determine what’s right? Values distilled over time by family, faith, and nation define and denounce wrong, but the effort to banish shadow only allows it to emerge as projection onto others. We dec...
IRRESISTIBLE INVITATIONS: the powerful seduction of possibilities
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/irresistible-invitations/Invitations are a subtle siren song, tapping into our primal human need to be chosen combined with our thirst for novelty, making them an irresistible force.When you receive an invitation, it is a moment of recognition, an invitation to be...
APHRODITE’S SHADOW: Drowning in Beauty ~ a new TJL episode
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/aphrodites-shadow/When the goddess Aphrodite claims us too fully, over time, our bodies become abandoned temples of physical perfection, sexual allure, and romantic passion.Her seductive archetypal power has captivated us for eons, but in today’s world, the enha...
Sacred Marriage: A Fusion of Instinct, Spirit, and Grit
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/marriage/Marriage is a mystery woven into the fabric of time. A 4,000-year-old contract etched in stone bears witness to its timeless significance. But what is the meaning behind this union of two souls?Jung saw the definition of marriage as an alchemy of instinct...
Episode 250 -THE SCHIZOPHRENIA COMPLEX: How Do We Love Those in Chaos?
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/schizophrenia/Schizophrenia Complex, presents a clear-eyed and compassionate understanding of our encounters with severe mental illness.The submergence in unconscious chaos that defines schizophrenia triggers negative emotions in others—yet Jung on psychosis sho...
1/19/23: Special Dream Interpretation for $10 a month patrons.
Hey Patrons,This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10 a month patron. We hope you’ll find this vitalizing and informative. If this piques your curiosity, submit your dream via the link below.DREAM: “I have to go to prison. It’s temporary. I talk to my uncle on the phone and ask...
Episode 249 - BIPOLAR DISORDER: A Jungian Perspective
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-249-bipolar/Imprisoned by the sea with his son Icarus, mythological craftsman Daedalus constructed wings to escape. Beeswax held feathers in place, so Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too high or too low: the sun’s heat would melt the wax and sea spray wo...
Inside the Mind of the Scam Artist ~ a new ThisJungianLife podcast episode
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-248-scam-artist/Conned, swindled, or bilked, about 50 million Americans were ripped off by scammers in 2020. What deadens a person to preying on another? Tricksters commit crudely constructed fraud. Jung said they are “not really evil [but do] the most a...
BEST OF THIS JUNGIAN LIFE 2022 ~ a newish This Jungian Life podcast episode
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-247-best-of-2022/New Year is a global time of celebration and self-reflection. We let go of what’s worn out and cheer on what’s new and emergent. Here at TJL, we raised our glasses in gratitude. We crested 8 million downloads, implemented major enhance...
12/29/22 Special Question from patrons
Hey Patrons,This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patronHere’s the link to the discussion:https://www.dropbox.com/s/butt33c4phi32ps/TJL_246-Sex-PATREON.mp3?dl=0QUESTION: “I'm wondering about relationships - particularly if the two parties are both self aware, doing analys...
SEX and its undeniable power to fascinate
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-246-sex/Sex fascinates us. Whether we turn toward it, flushed and excited or away from it, tense and disquieted. Archetypal images of sex adorn the thresholds of ancient temples and inform most mythological systems. Shiva and Shakti, in their union, create...
Solstice: a reverie on light
Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U42NyDm1XGwthe true heartdoes notspeak in wordsits languagea symphonyof coloryour heartas a childof the sunfalls silenton the longest nightfolds upon itselflike a blanketand descendsthe thin voiceof your heart’s shellgroansi cannot bear iti can’t survi...
HOLIDAY HAUNTINGS, or Who are these people?!?! ~ a new ThisJungianLife podcast episode
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-245-holiday-hauntings/Holiday homecomings kindle hopes of achieving a domestic ideal, though family gatherings are also likely to evoke old roles and emotions. Families open a portal into the patterns of the past, and unfinished business can cause repetiti...
Patreon Notification About Excessive Membership Invoices
Dear Patrons,We recently discovered that some of our members had received over 25 invoices for membership renewal. We registered a complaint with Patreon, and they have resolved the issue.It was disappointing and upsetting to hear that our supporters were subject to these confusing and irritating em...
12/15/22 Special Question from patrons
Hey Patrons,This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patronHere’s the link to the discussion:https://www.dropbox.com/s/phbdk7hxmfv43x9/TJL_244-PATREONn.mp3?dl=0QUESTION: “You have hinted that dream figures that the dreamer is afraid of or finds dangerous usually represent the un...
Episode 244 - THERAPISTS on the SILVER SCREEN: fantasy or fact?
LISTEN:https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-244-film-therapists/In psychoanalysis, a screen memory covers up a deeper, more emotionally charged issue. Similarly, movie and television screens both shield and open us to human complexity through fiction. The opportunity to peer into shadow and secrets f...
12/8/22 Special Question Episode for Patrons
Hey Patrons,This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron.Here’s the link to the discussion:https://www.dropbox.com/s/7x6qfy02jye91cn/TJL_243-PATREON.mp3?dl=0QUESTION: “How is bulimia seen from a Jungian perspective?”Let us know what you think.~ JosephP.S. Submit your future...
Episode 243 - REVOLUTION: the way of radical renewal
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-243-revolutionWe tend to think of revolution as a people’s push-back against perceived oppression—a reaction to rulership that has rejected fairness, change, and accessibility. When a rigid power structure reigns supreme—often presenting as idealism,...
Episode 242 – MELANCHOLY: the exquisite ache of life ~ a new ThisJungianLife podcast episode
Listen: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-242-melancholy/Melancholy evokes images of poets and artists for whom suffering and giftedness go hand in hand. Creative ability as compensation for affliction is depicted in Greek myth by the god Hephaestus. Rejected by his goddess mother and cast out of ...
11/24/22 Special Dream Interpretation for $10 patrons.
Hey Patrons,This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10 a month patron.Here’s the link to the discussion:https://www.dropbox.com/s/kv5u6gbcntv7uf7/TJL_241-Games-PATREON.mp3?dl=0Dream: “I am in a large ramshackle house (I think in France). It is wooden, and multistorey, it is darkis...
Episode 241 - GAMES: a metaphor for life
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-241-games/Humans have played games since prehistoric times. Games bring us together and pit us against each other. We agree to rules, take turns, develop tolerance for frustration, and learn to win and lose. We develop skills and submit to chance. Games ra...
11/17/22 Special Q & A
Hey Patrons,This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patronHere’s the link to the discussion:https://www.dropbox.com/s/e3mu18wuznaqwmo/TJL_240-PATREON.mp3?dl=0QUESTION:“How can one move past an incredibly visceral feeling of self-limitation and self-censoring, into an enjoyment ...
