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’re likely to stifle a laugh or at least enjoy a self-satisfied sigh. We can define schaden...
2023-03-23 13:47:43 +0000 UTC
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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 thems...
2023-03-16 12:12:24 +0000 UTC
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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 wires strung between trees. I’m delighted by watching the kittens mo...
2023-03-09 15:00:04 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-03-09 14:00:04 +0000 UTC
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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 old age, dying young from sickness, being killed by an animal, by a fall, by fire, ...
2023-03-02 19:08:24 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2023-03-02 14:00:07 +0000 UTC
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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=0
Keep us on our toes and submit your ...
2023-02-27 20:05:33 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-02-24 22:38:46 +0000 UTC
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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 decry in ‘them...
2023-02-23 14:27:45 +0000 UTC
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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 reco...
2023-02-16 15:06:53 +0000 UTC
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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 toda...
2023-02-09 16:49:02 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-02-02 13:39:54 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-01-26 10:38:47 +0000 UTC
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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 him to call my husband and the kids to explain the situation that I’m going ...
2023-01-19 23:36:28 +0000 UTC
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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 ...
2023-01-19 23:19:25 +0000 UTC
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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...
2023-01-12 17:47:47 +0000 UTC
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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 enh...
2023-01-05 22:06:11 +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/butt33c4phi32ps/TJL_246-Sex-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION: “I'm wondering about relationships - particular...
2022-12-29 05:25:10 +0000 UTC
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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 u...
2022-12-29 05:14:52 +0000 UTC
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Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U42NyDm1XGw
the true heart
does not
speak in words
its language
a symphony
of color
your heart
as a child
of the sun
falls silent
on the longest night
folds upon it...
2022-12-27 18:14:02 +0000 UTC
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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 b...
2022-12-22 20:42:50 +0000 UTC
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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 emails. We treasure you and hope you'll weather this storm with us.
With much a...
2022-12-21 06:28:26 +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/phbdk7hxmfv43x9/TJL_244-PATREONn.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION: “You have hinted that dream figures that the dreamer ...
2022-12-15 19:42:50 +0000 UTC
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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 i...
2022-12-15 19:41:13 +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/7x6qfy02jye91cn/TJL_243-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION: “How is bulimia seen from a Jungian p...
2022-12-08 20:56:07 +0000 UTC
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LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-243-revolution
We 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 prese...
2022-12-08 20:54:41 +0000 UTC
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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 b...
2022-12-01 17:10:08 +0000 UTC
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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=0
Dream: “I am in a large...
2022-11-24 16:19:41 +0000 UTC
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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 ch...
2022-11-24 05:16:20 +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/e3mu18wuznaqwmo/TJL_240-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION:
“How can one move past an incredibly visceral fee...
2022-11-17 18:03:10 +0000 UTC
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