LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-240-stay-at-home-dads/
As our bonds to historic roles loosen, fathers are finding new ways to express themselves within the family dynamic. In 2014 Pew Research Center identified two million stay-at-home-dads in the United States. Those men tell us that tending their children is more rewarding than chasing a paycheck. Being liber...
2022-11-17 05:14:23 +0000 UTC
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Lisa and I had an extraordinary experience in NYC today – for seven hours, we were filmed for a documentary, offering various Jungian perspectives on exceptional dreams. Researcher, clinician, and author Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.D. [twitter.com/kellybulkeley& thedreammappingproject.com] and artist, film director, performer, and professor, ...
2022-11-13 05:38:12 +0000 UTC
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LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-239-sewing/
Humans moved from stitching animal hides to sewing cloth, from necessity to fashion, and from handwork to factory. To sew is to repair, alter, and create. If a rip or tear is sewn unthinkingly, the garment will be too tight or unsightly. Alterations have limitations, and uncut cloth is the prima materia for the alchemy ...
2022-11-10 15:05:35 +0000 UTC
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Shout-out to actor Jonathan Majors - thanks for sharing our podcast. We’d love to have you on as a guest!! https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a41495793/jonathan-majors-kang-marvel-creed-interview/
#JonathanMajors
2022-11-08 16:47:47 +0000 UTC
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Listen: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-238-matthew-quick-we-are-the-light/
Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook, shares himself and his new book, We Are the Light. Writer’s block led Quick to This Jungian Life podcast, analysis, and letter writing as a literary device. Letters free us even as the priva...
2022-11-03 11:59:34 +0000 UTC
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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/o9lk4kgyctelo02/TJL_237-Zombies-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION: “At 47 years old, I am amazed that no matter how many inner conflicts I confront, more arise. At times, I feel exhausted by my inner life an...
2022-10-27 11:18:27 +0000 UTC
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LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-237-zombies/
Zombies have recently risen from mythological depths to menace modern-day culture. Zombies image the horror of vulnerability to dehumanized existence. They exist in a meaningless void marked only by insatiable appetite; they are our collective’s pathological shadow. The undead alarm us--and can also awaken us. We are summone...
2022-10-27 11:11:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we’re interpreting a new dream submitted by a $10 patron.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v7qi3y1u71rcwbj/TJL_236-Problems-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Here’s a copy of the dream we analyze:
“In the apartment where I live are rooms that I once knew were there but somehow have forgo...
2022-10-20 13:12:03 +0000 UTC
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LISTEN:https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-236-problems/
Problems can pester, persist and plague. They range from short-lived to chronic, bothersome to heart-wrenching, resolvable to unalterable. Problems cause what Jungian analyst and author James Hollis refers to as the three As: ambiguity, ambivalence, and anxiety. Ambiguity arises when a problem is complex and confusing, demand...
2022-10-20 13:07:30 +0000 UTC
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LISTEN:https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-235-ocd/
Obsessions are unwanted, intrusive thoughts; compulsions are unwarranted, involuntary behaviors. Though different, they often go together, for compulsions pose as protection from the imagined bad consequences of obsessions. They tend to escalate, demanding more time and attention: spontaneity is sacrificed to schedule, desire surrender...
2022-10-13 20:03:34 +0000 UTC
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In September, I took a once in a lifetime trip to the Aeolian Islands off the north coast of Sicily. We trekked up volcanos and ate wonderful food. Climbing up Stromboli at night to see it erupting was a highlight. Stromboli has been continuously erupting for at least 3,000 years.
While in Sicily, I loved hearing about all of the myths associated with it. Odysseus and his men were said to have encountered Polyphemus in the Aeolian Islands. Scylla and Charybdis occupied either side of ...
2022-10-12 01:21:52 +0000 UTC
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LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-234-volcano/
Volcanoes appear in our myths, movies, and dreams. Their awesome destructive power fascinates us and serves as a reminder that we are not in control of nature’s primordial forces. Offering access to the earth’s molten core, volcanoes have been believed to be the entryway to the underworld or Hell. The Greeks believed that ...
2022-10-06 14:05:23 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we’re answering a question
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qneskgorrdvhy82/TJL_234-Volcano-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION: “What are the best ways to integrate sexuality, egocentricity and aggression?”
Let us know what you think.
~ Joseph
P.S. Submit your ques...
2022-10-06 14:04:14 +0000 UTC
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LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-233-inferior-function/
There is a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in. LEONARD COHEN
Jung’s system of typology—our characteristic way of orienting to the world—led to the creation of the widely used Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Jung observed four essential ego functions. Thinking and feeling ...
2022-09-29 20:45:29 +0000 UTC
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LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-232-chloe-valdary/
Could the antidote to racism be enchantment? Chloe Valdary thinks so. Theory of Enchantment is a radical approach to anti-racism rooted in understanding that celebrates the complexity of the human spirit. Since racism derives from deep insecurities projected onto others, the work of enchantment includes shadow, ack...
2022-09-22 19:32:30 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we’re interpreting a new dream submitted by a $10 patron.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dwolqrtqklongdd/TJL_230-Road-Trip-PATREON.mp3?dl=0Let us know what you think.
~ Joseph
P.S. Submit your dream for a future interpretation here:
2022-09-08 11:58:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we’re answering a question.
“In my own family, and in the families of friends and loved ones, I have noticed a pattern of separation between children who have actually matured, individuated, and their parents. It seems even more exacerbated in these polarized times. Does becoming oneself authentically necessarily cause a rupture with ones' birth family? Is it the state of our culture, lack of mentoring across all ages? Why does becoming healthy seem ...
2022-09-01 14:25:36 +0000 UTC
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Hi Patrons,
We've recorded a reflection on the value of dream work. Hope you like it!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/29h9rjg0b5gvwrp/TJL_227-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
2022-08-18 18:49:37 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we’re chatting about a new question.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/npssbymj37b29l1/TJL_219-Education-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
You can submit your questions here:
2022-06-23 18:13:32 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
Here’s the question we explore this week:
“Does the Collective Unconscious have a Shadow and if so, does enantiodromia work at that level? In other words, is there an organic force for (collective) individuation?”
Here’s the link to our discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7o6kbpc8dxljp5t/TJL_218-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
...
2022-06-16 18:27:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we're interpreting a new dream submitted by a $10 patron.
Here's a copy of the dream so you can follow along.
The dreamer is a 17-year-old male.
“I am walking and see a headlight lying on the road (on a bridge) and a baby crawling beside it- the baby narrowly escapes from being hit by cars. I see a black and red Bugatti parked (owner of the headlight) and denounce the driver to my football coach, who is also a policeman. I remember the car’s ...
2022-06-02 18:36:36 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
Here’s the question we discuss this week:
“Thank you for your work, first of all. I LOVE your podcast :) My question: As a woman, I feel like I more easily embody my feminine side, for both good and bad. I am a good listener and can be very receptive but sometimes also collapse when pushed on certain things. I am not saying that collapsing is feminine, but more like my receptivity sometimes makes me give up my position/stand a little too easily. I want to deve...
2022-05-26 18:38:12 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we're interpreting a new dream submitted by a $10 patron.
Here’s the audio link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/28y9c81zfmwhpco/TJL_210-Looking-Forward-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
~ Joseph
P.S. $10 patrons, submit your dream for a future interpretation here:
2022-04-21 16:35:10 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we’re chatting about a newly submitted question.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/y97qctoftxe82wg/TJL_209-Gethsemane-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
You can submit your questions here:
2022-04-15 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
We had such fun with our April Fools episode we thought we'd share a little unscripted covo about it - LOL
Thanks for being part of the magic.
Here's a link to our chat: https://www.dropbox.com/s/a2r5snck510y3zy/TJL_PATREON-Behind-the-scenes.mp3?dl=0
~ Joseph
2022-04-07 15:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we're interpreting a new dream submitted by a $10 patron.
Here’s the audio link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qnwjwzegqvycgsr/TJL_207-Hunting-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
~ Joseph
P.S. $10 patrons, submit your dream for a future interpretation here: 2022-03-31 12:49:48 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we're interpreting a new dream submitted by a $10 patron.
Here’s the audio link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jkuqi0111jlzus3/TJL_205-Failure-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
~ Joseph
P.S. $10 patrons, submit your dream for a future interpretation here: 2022-03-24 14:23:36 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we’re chatting about a newly submitted question.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gagtkjtv4coa375/TJL_204-Amor-Fati-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
You can submit your questions here:
2022-03-15 22:19:27 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we're interpreting a new dream submitted by a $10 patron.
Here’s the audio link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/evtzkrk5ctwp6fk/TJL_176-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
~ Joseph
P.S. $10 patrons, submit your dream for a future interpretation here: 2022-03-03 14:40:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey Patrons,
This week we’re chatting about a newly submitted question.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/q71rrlxma33gnel/TJL_202-Forgiveness-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
Let us know what you think.
You can submit your questions here:
2022-02-17 05:55:27 +0000 UTC
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