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In this episode:
I explore one of the more challenging aspects of the symbolic life: the call to leave behind the comfort of the known, the safe, and the familiar.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn; Chapter 16: The Ship; Chapter 22: Merry Christmas; Chapter 23: The Lee Shore)
2. 'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung (CW17)
3. The Bible -- Matthew 8:18 - 27
4. 'New Seeds of Contemplation' by Thomas Merton
5. 'Religious but Not Religious' by Jason E. Smith
   
   

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"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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In this episode:
I discuss the psychic split brought on by the experience of the modern world and the need for a connection with the soul and the mythic dimension of life.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn; Chapter 10: A Bosom Friend; Chapter 12: Biographical; Chapter 110: Queequeg in His Coffin)
2. 'The Secret of the Golden Flower' by Richard Wilhelm & C.G. Jung
3. 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i)
4. S4, Ep. 2: Outcasts of the Spirit
5. 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar
6. 'Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life' by Herman Melville
7. 'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung (CW12)
8. 'Man is Not Alone' by Abraham Joshua Heschel
   
   

Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.

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In this episode:
I explore the role of suffering and darkness as factors that awaken us to the need for what Jung calls a religious outlook. We look at ways that we can cultivate that outlook in an authentic way.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Man and His Symbols' by C.G. Jung
2. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 2: The Carpet-Bag; Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn; Chapter 7: The Chapel; Chapter 8: The Pulpit)
3. S3, Ep. 9: The Heart of the Matter: Alchemy and the Prima Materia
4. 'Psychotherapists or the Clergy' by C.G. Jung (CW11)
5. 'Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams' by C.G. Jung (CW18)
6. 'Religious but Not Religious' by Jason E. Smith
7. 'Melville’s Use of the Bible' by Nathalia Wright
8. Murray Stein quoted in 'C.G. Jung Face to Face with Christianity' by Jakob Lusensky
9. 'Psychological Types' by C.G. Jung (CW6)
   
   

Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Like this podcast?
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Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social)
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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.