Nekyias (@CarlJungMemes) posts
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The Reading List — Looking for a Radical Elsewhere
Thank you for 100 patrons!!!!!!Attached below is the full, 6k+ word list of over 50 reading recommendations, including my thoughts on why each book is important + the order in which I think some of them should be tackled. I may come back and make a few edits (I'm working with limited wifi at the...
EPISODE 6 PT 2: THE HANGED MAN
In this continuation from our last episode, we move into a discussion of how the ineffable contributes to two major topics we've covered in earlier episodes: reference points and the empowered surrender. Using our "worlding" puzzle metaphor from the last episode, we explore how reference...
EPISODE 6 PT 1: THE HANGED MAN
In this special, intermission-style episode, we take a winding road toward a major topic in this series: the ineffable. Starting with a discussion about the role of perspective in our approach to depression, I share my personal experience with the ineffable and dissociative states (...and a bad acid...
Intermission & Q&A
Hello friends!After careful consideration and a number of messages asking for clarification on some of the topics we've already discussed, I've decided to release Episode 6 (Birth of the Rebel) next month—in its place, I'd like to slow things down a bit and try a wrap-up/Q&A/synthesis ...
EPISODE 5 PART 2: THE EMPOWERED SURRENDER
Part 2 is here!In this continuation from our last episode, we cover a psychological theory with roots in clinical research and Terror Management Theory that helps to explain why the Empowered Surrender works for combatting depression. We discuss attachment, value hierarchies, self-esteem, self-focus...
TRANSCRIPTS (Episodes 1-4)
Below you'll find the text for our first four episodes, in case reading is a bit easier for you than audio, you'd like to read along, or would just like to revisit the content visually. Obviously these were written with the podcast in mind, but I did try to clean it up a little for a better ...
Close Friends
Hi all!Thank you so much for coming along with me on this journey, and I hope the content has been clear and helpful so far. As mentioned on the benefits list for your subscription, being a patron also gets you access to my Close Friends list on Instagram. Close Friends allows you to see my private ...
EPISODE 5 PART 1: THE EMPOWERED SURRENDER
In this episode*, we approach the first step of the Katabasis. Beginning with a quick clarification about the connection between imagination and depression, we introduce a major concept I'll be referring to as "reference points." Then, we move into a discussion of the three options betwe...
EPISODE 4: THE FAILED RETURN TO THE GARDEN
The last of our foundational episodes, we attempt to outline a "topography" of the land of depression under the collapsing Dream. We talk the characteristics of depression, simulations as metaphor, nostalgia, and David Lynch. As the final stage before the Katabasis can truly begin, I hope th...
EPISODE 3: THE COLLAPSE OF THE DREAM
Welcome all Patreon subscribers! In this episode we're going to be tackling what, exactly, causes the Dream to collapse. We start with a very brief recap of the previous episodes, as well as a few clarifications. Then we move on to explore what causes depression from what we know today, as well ...
EPISODE 2: THE DREAM (old version)
In our second episode, we explore the first stage, or "starting point" of the Katabasis and journey through depression. Specifically, we are interested in defining the "Dream," in order to build a foundation for Episode 3 (The Collapse of the Dream). We talk about moths, metaphysics ...
EPISODE 1: KATABASIS
The first episode of our series exploring a new model of depression. The first half is a bit of an introduction to what exactly I'm trying to do with this series—then, we get into a brief discussion of Carl Jung. Works referenced in this episode include Dante's Inferno, The Red Book (C.G. ...
KATABASIS//ANABASIS (Original Guide)
1. The Dream2. Collapse of the Dream3. Failed Return to the Garden4. Crisis5. The Empowered Surrender6. Birth of the Rebel7. The Bargainer's Dream8. The Body & The Labyrinth9. Reclamation of the Soul10. The 3rd Function11. Collapse of the Tower12. The Desert13. Lucidity & Expansion
