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Andrew Scull is a historian of psychiatry. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep502-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/andrew-scull-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact EPISODE LINKS: Andrew’s Website (UCSD faculty page): https://sociology.ucsd.edu/people/faculty/emeritus/andrew-scull.html Desperate Remedies (book): https://amzn.to/4vmBquI Madness in Civilization (book): https://amzn.to/3SZhd0I SPONSORS: To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: Wispr Flow: AI-powered voice dictation app. Go to https://wisprflow.ai/lex Fin: AI agent for customer service. Go to https://fin.ai/lex LMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://drinkLMNT.com/lex Shopify: Sell stuff online. Go to https://shopify.com/lex BetterHelp: Online therapy and counseling. Go to https://betterhelp.com/lex Perplexity: AI-powered answer engine. Go to https://perplexity.ai/ OUTLINE: (00:00) – Introduction (01:07) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections (08:10) – Crisis in Psychiatry (37:48) – Categories of Mental Illness (45:07) – Asylums, Eugenics, and the Nazis (57:13) – The Ice Pick Lobotomy (1:03:26) – Malaria “Cure” for Syphilis (1:21:42) – Insulin Coma Therapy (1:29:34) – Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) (1:49:03) – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2:06:35) – Freud and Psychoanalysis (2:36:30) – WWII and Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) (2:57:04) – Antipsychotics (3:20:24) – Antidepressants (3:33:18) – Future of Psychiatry PODCAST LINKS: – Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast – Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr – Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 – RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ – Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 – Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclips
Episode Title: What the Silence Has Been HidingSeason 3: Series Finale: "What Do You Have To Believe To Believe That?"What are you waiting for?Not in the abstract. Specifically.The investors. The board. A little more capacity. The lawyers. The kids to go off to college. To lose the weight.Or the biggest trap of all: Waiting for things to get back to normal.Here is what thirty years of sitting with leaders at the highest levels has taught Dov Baron about fate.Carl Jung wrote: "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will run your life, and you will call it fate."The fifth partner who turned out to be exactly like the four before. The job with the same impossible boss you didn't find; you unconsciously selected them. The pattern you keep blaming on bad luck.Psychoanalysts call it repetition compulsion. The mind keeps rebuilding the situation it never resolved, hoping it wins this time.It's not fate. It's the manuscript of your architecture of meaning that you keep signing off on.The only exit is seeing the pattern from outside.Normal isn't coming back. And the cost of waiting for it is something this episode names directly, without softening it, at a personal, civilizational, and generational level. IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST EPISODEThis episode is the answer. Episode 1 is the question.Start with Episode 1: You Didn't Think It. It Was Thought For You. [URL]Five episodes. One mechanism examined from the personal to the civilizational. Each episode is complete in itself. Together, they build the most important argument this series makes. WHAT THIS EPISODE IS ABOUTThis is the series finale of What Do You Have to Believe to Believe That?Four episodes examined the mechanism operating in Peter Thiel, JD Vance, and Curtis Yarvin. This episode turns the lens around.On Dov Baron. On the armor built from intelligence and called wisdom. On ten thousand whispered moments called something else. On the jaw wired closed for nine months after a hundred and twenty-foot fall. On a cat named Tuffy ‘Mr Tuf', found cold and stiff on an ordinary evening, who finally got through when the armor couldn't hold.And on the new feudalism we are already living inside. The technocrats as digital landowners. The mental and emotional taxes paid in attention, privacy, and the capacity for sustained thought. The cognitive overload designed to make genuine examination feel impossible.That's not a bug. It's a feature.Because a person who cannot finish a thought cannot mount a coherent examination of the architecture running their life.And the people in your care are living inside the consequences. THE COST OF THE UNEXAMINED LIFELeadership from an unexamined wound does not produce vision. It produces the wound at scale.This series has offered four episodes of evidence for that claim. The world has offered fifteen years of consequences.The meteorologists at NOAA gone before the hurricane season. The FDA reviewers who decided whether your medication was safe. The IRS specialists who pursued fraud by those who could afford lawyers. The Schedule F executive order removing over 317,000 federal employees and replacing them with pre-vetted loyalists.These are the operational consequences of unexamined wounds given civilizational resources.The geopolitical, economic, and environmental world has fallen off the mountain.Normal is over.And you and I and our children are living inside what comes next. THE EXAMINATIONThe armor Dov built, so effectively disguised as wisdom that it had him convinced, could not survive one ordinary evening alone with a dead cat he didn't particularly like.Because armor only works when there's something to protect.True transformation is not a new layer of spackle. It's full demolition. The phoenix can only rise from the flames when every false image has burned away.The only exit from the pattern is seeing it from outside.If something shifted for you across these five episodes, not just in your thinking but in the place below your thinking where some version of Tuffy Mr Tuf gets through when the armor can't hold, reach out directly at dov@dovbaron.com with the subject line: The Examination.Not to buy anything. To find out whether you're ready to discover what you actually believe. And who built the part of you that believes it. THE QUESTION TO CARRYThe Sound of Silence ends with the neon god still there. Still being bowed to. Because the people in the song never asked the question.You have. Four times in four episodes. And now once more.What do you have to believe to believe that?And what are you willing to do about it? IN THIS EPISODE00:00 What Are You Waiting For01:19 A Dead Cat Awakening02:39 Sound of Silence Lens04:36 Series Finale Setup05:34 The 120 Foot Fall06:11 Armor Disguised as Wisdom07:41 Normal Is Not Returning08:25 Thiel and Tech Escape11:26 New Feudalism by Design13:16 Leadership and Wounds14:41 Demolition and Attention16:39 Jung and Repetition Compulsion17:29 Invitation to Deep Work18:36 Final Questions and Farewell THE COMPLETE SERIES: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE TO BELIEVE THAT?Linked Episodes Below:Episode 1: You Didn't Think It. It Was Thought For You. Episode 2: The Wound the Framework Needs Episode 3: The Man Who Documented His Own WoundEpisode 4: The Philosopher They Needed Episode 5: What the Silence Has Been Hiding (this episode) ABOUT DOV BARONThe analysis in this series is not theoretical.Dov Baron has spent thirty years in the rooms where the most consequential decisions get made. Not observing. Being the person that founders and senior executives call when the external success has arrived and something essential is still missing.Most people who find this series want to know one thing.How do I get access to that room?His work sits at the intersection of the Emotional Source Code and the Emotional Meaning Architecture: psychological frameworks that reveal what drives behavior, identity, and meaning before it reaches conscious examination. The same frameworks that produced the analysis you've been listening to across five episodes.He has worked exclusively by referral for twenty years. He has personally interviewed every client. And he has said no to at least as many as he has said yes to.If you are a founder or senior executive or leader in any form who has arrived at the place where what you've built is no longer enough, where the winning has stopped being the thing, where the armor has started to feel heavy in a way it didn't used to feel, reach out directly at dov@dovbaron.com with the subject line: The Examination.Not to buy anything. To find out whether you're ready to discover what you actually believe. And who built the part of you that believes it. ABOUT THE POLYMATHIC PERSPECTIVEThe Polymathic Perspective examines the emotional logic beneath power, culture, identity, and meaning. Together, we discover how psychological, cultural, and geopolitical patterns drive behaviors, not just in people, but in systems. If you've been told your curiosity is a liability, it's your greatest asset. RATE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBEIf this series changed something in the place below your thinking, please rate and review The Polymathic Perspective on Apple Podcasts. Share it with one person who is still waiting for things to get back to normal. Connect with Dov Baron:https://DovBaron.comdov@dovbaron.comRate, review, and send this episode to the most thoughtful builder you know. That is how the algorithm finds the people who still ask why. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
What is synchronicity, and are coincidences meaningful? Explore Carl Jung, incredible true coincidence stories, chaos theory, fate, signs from the universe, and the mysterious connections linking our lives.What if the coincidences in your life aren't really coincidences?Why do seemingly unrelated events sometimes line up with astonishing precision? What does it mean when you think about someone you haven't seen in years—and suddenly they appear? Why do certain unlikely events happen at exactly the right moment?In this fascinating episode, we explore synchronicity, meaningful coincidences, coincidence and causation, interconnectedness, and the possibility that there are hidden patterns within the apparent randomness of life.Inspired by a passage from Lyall Watson's The Dreams of the Dragons, this episode explores some of the most remarkable examples of synchronicity ever reported—including a devastating church explosion in Nebraska, actor Anthony Hopkins' incredible encounter with a lost book, a future husband appearing unexpectedly in a childhood photograph, and a startling real-life coincidence involving a long-lost romantic connection.Could these events simply be random chance? Or could they reveal something deeper about how interconnected our lives really are?What Is Synchronicity?Synchronicity is a term most closely associated with Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung, who used it to describe meaningful coincidences—events that appear to be connected by meaning even though there is no obvious causal relationship between them.Jung's ideas raise a fascinating question:Can two unrelated events be connected in a meaningful way?This episode explores the difference between coincidence and synchronicity, and why some coincidences feel so extraordinary that we instinctively wonder whether the universe is trying to tell us something.We also look at the historical idea that the world may be fundamentally interconnected—a concept explored by philosophers, physicians, psychologists, and scientists throughout history.Are Coincidences Meaningful?One of the central questions of this episode is whether coincidences can have meaning.Psychology, philosophy, probability, spirituality, and science all approach this question differently.Some coincidences can be explained through probability and statistics. Others may be examples of our brains recognizing patterns in random events.But that doesn't necessarily eliminate the personal meaning of the experience.Sometimes a coincidence stops us in our tracks.Sometimes it makes us wonder.Sometimes it changes how we see our lives.And sometimes the most interesting question isn't "Was this supernatural?" but:"What does this experience mean to me?"Is There a Pattern Inside Randomness?The episode also explores an intriguing connection to chaos theory.Although chaos can appear completely random, mathematical systems can contain recognizable structures and patterns—including strange attractors.Could the apparent randomness of life contain patterns that we don't yet understand?Could synchronicity somehow emerge from hidden connections within complex systems?There is no simple answer, but these questions sit at the fascinating intersection of science, psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and mystery.Episode Highlights✨ The astonishing story of the 1950 Beatrice, Nebraska church explosion and the choir members who were all inexplicably late
Years before AA existed, Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist, sent his patient Rowland H. in search of a spiritual solution for his alcoholism. Since then, millions have followed in his footsteps. Bill Wilson corresponded with Jung thanking him for his contribution to AA and many in the fellowship, including Wilson himself, benefitted from the “depth” or “analytical” psychology practiced by Jung's professional followers. But therein lies a problem. The Jungian form of treatment is both lengthy and costly, often far out of reach for most addicts. But can a person in 12-Step recovery experience in-depth transformation without benefit of a trained analyst - and can it aid in enriching their recovery journey? In this series, Fr. Bill explores an essay titled “The Aims and Goals of Jungian Analysis” as it appears in a book edited by Dr. Murray Stein. By substituting the word “RECOVERY” for “ANALYSIS” the outlines of a journey very similar to the one Jung pointed his patient toward comes into clearer view. At least that's the hope for this series!In this fourth and final episode Dr. Stein joins Fr. Bill to review the goal and aims of Jungian analysis while discussing how those in 12-Step recovery might best achieve similar outcomes. Show notes:Murray Stein Website: https://www.murraystein.com/wp/Jungian Analysis, edited by Murray Stein. The work contains 18 essays on specific aspects of Jungian analysis written by top Jungian analysts. It probably goes deeper than many might be prepared to venture but it's well worth the stretch. A later edition of Murray's book is titled The Practice of Jungian Analysis. Other books mentioned in the interview:The Four Pillars of Jungian Psychology by Murray SteinThe Red Book by C.G. JungIn Midlife by Murray SteinAnswer to Job by C.G. JungAnthropology in Rituals by Arnold van Gennep Memories, Dreams, and Reflections by C.G. Junghttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=memories+dreams+and+reflections+jung&adgrpid=1345802804287582&gb=2&hvadid=84112913849870&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=73736&hvnetw=o&hvocijid=14353318104339091787--&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-84113035825589%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=22597_13494434&mcid=3aedab33d3cb33fdbf22422bb9d92ab4&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_69y2chwway_eThe Psychology of the Transference by C.G. JungJung's Map of the Soul by Murray Stein
This week we yes-clip into the studio to chat psy-cosmic music festivals, unsolved Morse code, and an earth-shattering nepotism revelation, before walking into liminal horror reviewing Kane Parsons' "Backrooms". Stream on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/14ioP0zfFczK8hKPsDUmko?si=cff351ada3944a9a 0:00 Cold open 0:33 The "endless" Montana compound, liminal spaces, and following your gut 2:42 Housekeeping: AMC Scream Unseen with Jacob 3:30 Mooshfest, Tywalker and the Humanoids, and Galactic Twang 7:05 The Captain Jack situation: cracking Morse code hidden in a Bluey card 8:00 Fire in the Mountains, the Blackfeet Reservation, and a Stanley Hotel winter retreat 10:58 Staff Picks: Cube (1997) and Dead Ringers (1988) 15:41 The Robert Pattinson / Jeremy Irons nepotism saga 19:26 BACKROOMS review begins 21:45 Who is Kane Parsons? A24's record-breaking opening 23:00 Liminal vs. analog horror, Jung, and the threshold self 26:23 Web series origins and the Osgood Perkins "shadow director" rumor 31:00 Spoilers begin: Clark, Mary, and the mono-yellow labyrinth 42:38 What does it all mean? 49:44 Highs, lows, and final ratings ABOUT THE FILM BACKROOMS (2026) is a science fiction horror film written, directed, and co-scored by Kane Parsons, adapted from his own viral YouTube analog-horror web series, with a screenplay co-written by Will Sudik. A jaded furniture salesman discovers a doorway in the basement of his store that opens into an endless, humming yellow labyrinth; when he vanishes inside it, his therapist follows him in. Made for roughly 10 million dollars, it is the debut feature from the self-taught 20-year-old Parsons and reportedly gave A24 the biggest opening weekend in the studio's history. Produced by A24, James Wan's Atomic Monster, Chernin, and 21 Laps, with Osgood Perkins aboard as a producer. TALKING POINTS Where a 20-year-old self-taught director fits into the A24 machine, the leap from analog-horror YouTube series to a 10-million-dollar feature, liminal vs. analog horror as the first genuinely Gen Z horror movement, the Jungian read (threshold spaces, the shadow self, leaving your old self before you've arrived at the new one), the Osgood Perkins "shadow director" rumor and Mark Duplass's defense of Parsons, whether the film earns its ambiguity or just withholds resolution, and Exit 8 and Skinamarink as fellow travelers. STAFF PICKS Byron: Dead Ringers (1988, David Cronenberg) Kelly: Cube (1997, Vincenzo Natali) CONNECT Discord: discord.frightday.com The Frightday Society: frightdaysociety.org Email: contact@frightday.com Bluesky / Twitter / Instagram: @frightday Phone line: 1-833-FRIGHT-9 MORE FRIGHTDAY 700+ episodes covering horror, paranormal, cryptids, true crime, and conspiracies since 2014. #Backrooms #KaneParsons #A24 #LiminalHorror #AnalogHorror #Frightday #HorrorReview #HorrorPodcast Want more? Join the Frightday Society, at http://thefrightdaysociety.org As a Society Member, you'll have access to all Screamium content (Behind the Screams, It's Been a Weird Week, A Conversation With..., Toast to Toast PM with Wine Kelly, Cinema Autopsy, the Writers' Room, bonus episodes of Captain Kelly's Cryptids & Conspiracies, Byron's Serial Corner, and so much more! You'll also be part of our interactive community dedicated to the advancement of horror, hauntings, cryptids, conspiracies, aliens, and true crime. All things frightening. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com Theme music by Yawns Produced by Byron McKoy Follow us in the shadows at the following places: @byronmckoy @kellyfrightday @frightday This is an Audio Wool Original.
What if the universe is not indifferent to us, but alive with meaning; and what changes psychologically when we begin to experience ourselves as participating in it?In this episode of LOVELINK, guest host Chloé Bringmann speaks with philosopher and cultural historian Richard Tarnas, author of The Passion of the Western Mind and Cosmos and Psyche. Tarnas reflects on his formative decade at Esalen, the teachers and community that shaped him, and what he learned about trusting the psyche's capacity for transformation.Together, Tarnas and Bringmann examine the modern worldview's separation of inner meaning from an apparently impersonal universe—and the loneliness and disorientation that can follow. Tarnas describes hope not simply as optimism, but as a capacity that can participate in shaping the future.Drawing on Plato, Jung, myth, and synchronicity, he introduces archetypes as living, multivalent patterns that move through psyche, culture, and nature. The conversation closes with archetypal astrology, the cultivation of an “archetypal eye,” and the enduring mystery of a cosmos that may be coming to know itself through us—inviting listeners to question the worldview they have inherited and meet the patterns moving through their own lives with greater freedom, hope, and conscious participation.Resources for this episode:Richard Tarnas — official websiteAn Introduction to Archetypal Astrology — Richard TarnasCosmos and PsycheThe Passion of the Western MindArchai: The Journal of Archetypal CosmologyLiz Greene — Centre for Psychological AstrologyLOVELINK is hosted by the therapists at Modern Mind. If you'd like to contact us directly, send us an email to info@modernmind.co.
Neues von Herr Lehmann! Die Reihe mit Sven Regeners Romanen über Frank Lehmann und die Künstler und Lebenskünstler im Berlin der Achtzigerjahre bekommt eine weitere Folge. Diesmal stehen die Brüder Frank und Freddie im Zentrum und die Frage, was man mit seinem Leben genau anfangen soll. Berlin, 23. Dezember 1980. Der Tag vor Heiligabend. Frank Lehmann, eben in Berlin eingetroffen, holt seinen Bruder Freddie im Hotel am Ku'damm ab, wo der eine Weile lang Proband für Psychopharmaka gewesen ist. Nun will Freddie weiter nach New York, wo ein Kunststipendium auf ihn wartet. Doch die Tasche mit Pass, Visum, Geld und Ticket ist weg. So beginnt eine Odyssee durch ganz Westberlin, in deren Verlauf die beiden Brüder endlich mal über die wirklich wichtigen Dinge im Leben reden können. In Literaturclub Interview spricht Sven Regener übers Erwachen werden und Jung sein und über Westberlin in den Achtzigerjahren. Und er erzählt, warum ihm das Schreiben bei «Frankie und Freddie» ganz besonders Spass gemacht hat. ____________________ Dieses Buch steht im Zentrum der Folge: Sven Regener. «Frankie und Freddie». 288 Seiten. Galiani Berlin, 2026. ____________________ Bei Fragen oder Anregungen schreibt uns: literatur@srf.ch ____________________ In dieser Episode zu hören: - Sven Regener, Autor ____________________ - Host: Michael Luisier ____________________ Das ist «Literaturclub: Interview»: Bei uns ist die Stimme der Autorin oder des Autors zu hören! Alle zwei Wochen bitten wir einen Schriftsteller oder eine Schriftstellerin zum unterhaltsamen, inspirierenden Gespräch. Wir loten aus, was sie antreibt und inspiriert und unterhalten uns über ihr aktuelles Buch. Weitere Informationen und den wöchentlichen Literatur-Newsletter gibt es unter srf.ch/literatur.
Molly and Clarissa sit down for another Clinician's Corner to dig into shadow work — what Carl Jung meant by it, why it's not just a "woo-woo" concept, and why it belongs in food addiction recovery. They talk about the parts of ourselves we learn to hide (anger, desire, ambition, even joy), how those exiled parts often drive the very behaviors we're trying to recover from, and how projection, envy, and even compliments can point us straight to what we've buried. This episode previews the Shadow Work module inside Liberation, Sweet Sobriety's brand-new 10-module program launching this fall. WHAT WE COVER Why Molly built a shadow work module into Liberation, and how it connects to the Shame module covered in a previous episode Carl Jung's quote — "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate" and what it means in practice The iceberg metaphor: the curated 10% we show the world vs. the 90% underneath driving our behavior Where the shadow comes from (genetics loads the gun, environment pulls the trigger) and why this isn't about blaming parents How substance use, food behaviors, and other compulsive patterns often exist to manage and suppress shadow parts Recovery work doesn't make the shadow disappear — and why it can get louder, becoming a high-risk time for return to use Projection: how "accusations are often confessions," and why the people who irritate us most can be mirrors The Golden Shadow — the positive traits (confidence, joy, ambition) we also learn to suppress or deny Why receiving compliments can feel unbearable, and what that has to do with shadow work Envy and jealousy reframed as information rather than something shameful Individuation and integration — Jung's idea that the goal isn't to eliminate these parts, but to become a whole person who can hold all of them How return to use fits into this: not a moral failure, but sometimes a shadow part that hasn't been integrated A personal moment on privilege, shame, and how rejecting a part of ourselves can limit our ability to help others What to expect from the Shadow Work module inside Liberation LIBERATION — SWEET SOBRIETY'S NEW PROGRAM Liberation is the next step after Foundations — a deeper 10-module program covering shadow work, shame, anger, guilt, the inner critic, ADHD and the nervous system, trauma, highly sensitive people, and more. You do not need to have completed Foundations first. Modules release the week of September 21. Live sessions begin October 15 at 1:00–2:30 PM Eastern. Starting price: $400 USD for this first round (early participants help shape the program, same as the first Foundations cohort) Learn more and join us: https://sweetsobriety.newzenler.com/courses/sweet-sobriety-liberation RESOURCES & LINKS Catch our earlier episode on Shame: https://open.spotify.com/episode/44sTxYKeVv7r01wtSKkYtm?si=7557f537d5314ebd Sweet Sobriety Foundations Program: https://sweetsobriety.newzenler.com/courses/sweet-sobriety-foundations Sweet Sobriety website: https://www.sweetsobriety.ca/ Have a topic you want us to cover? Email us: foodjunkiespodcast@gmail.com POLAND 2027: https://fundacjabraciarodzen.pl/products/international-advanced-training-programme?variant=56860764078458 ABOUT FOOD JUNKIES PODCAST Food Junkies is hosted by Dr. Vera Tarman, Clarissa Kennedy, and Molly Painschab, exploring food addiction, ultra-processed food use disorder, and recovery from a clinical, compassionate, and lived-experience perspective. Subscribe for new episodes and hit the bell so you don't miss our Clinician's Corner series. Our show is for educational purposes only. It does not supplement or supersede your healthcare provider's professional relationship and direction. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.
Announcing changes at Jung in the World, beginning with Season 6. In this episode, host Patricia Martin shares the story behind where we’re going and what’s ahead this fall. Same in-depth discussions on psyche, society, and Jung. Same great minds, deep analysis, but a new home. If you are already subscribed to the Jung in the World podcast feed, no need to do anything. Your subscription carries over automatically when its new home is established at the Institute for Psyche and Culture. If you are only subscribed to Jung Chicago Radio, the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago’s main podcast feed with all our shows, use the link below to subscribe to Jung in the World so you don’t miss Season 6. Subscribe to Jung in the World Patricia Martin, MFA, is the host of Jung in the World. A noted cultural analyst, she applies Jungian theory to her work as a researcher and writer. Author of three books, her work has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, and USA Today. She holds an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College and an MA in cultural studies at the University College, Dublin (honors). In 2018, she completed the Jungian Studies Program at the C. G. Jung Institute Chicago where she is a professional affiliate. A scholar in residence at the Chicago Public Library, for the last decade she's been studying the digital culture and its impact on the individuation process. Patricia travels the world giving talks and workshops based on her findings and has a private consulting practice in Chicago. This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You may share it, but please do not change it, sell it, or transcribe it.
I started this podcast in 2021 based on my love for Korean Dramas. InfatuAsian has evolved over the years, but it has always been a dream to speak with someone from the industry. I couldn't believe my good fortune in being able to interview an actress at the top of her craft. Jung YunHa played an obsessive ex-wife opposite Gong Yoo in The Trunk, and a murderous corporate mercenary in Shop for Killers 2. Her character portrayals are mesmerizing and impressive. I'm a huge fan. Thank you to @sarament_official for making our meeting happen. And a huge thank you, YunHa for stepping out of your comfort zone and speaking English with me! Follow Yunha @kateyhjung and do yourself a favor and watch The Trunk on Netflix and Shop For Killers 2 on Hulu/Disney+! Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can write to us at: infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com or use our website https://infatuasian.com. Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast Our Theme, “Super Happy J-Pop Fun-Time” by Prismic Studios, was arranged and performed by @invictusquartet Cover Art and Logo designed by Justin Chuan @w.a.h.w (We Are Half the World) #asianpodcast #kdrama #thetrunk #shopforkillers
Years before AA existed, Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist, sent his patient Rowland H. in search of a spiritual solution for his alcoholism. Since then, millions of us have followed in his footsteps. Bill Wilson corresponded with Jung thanking him for his contribution to AA and many in the fellowship, including Wilson himself, benefitted from the “depth” or “analytical” psychology practiced by Jung's professional followers. But therein lies a problem. The Jungian form of treatment is both lengthy and costly, often far out of reach for most addicts. But can “DEPTH RECOVERY,” to coin a phrase, be experienced without benefit of a trained analyst and can it aid in enriching a recovery journey?In this series, Fr. Bill explores an essay titled “The Aims and Goals of Jungian Analysis” as it appears in a book edited by Murray Stein. By substituting the word “RECOVERY” for “ANALYSIS” the outlines of a journey very similar to the one Jung pointed his patient toward comes into clearer view. At least that's the hope for this series!In this third episode, Stein lays out the goal of analysis and lists ways for bringing it about. Fr. Bill identifies ways a person in deep 12-Step recovery might achieve very similar outcomes. NOTE: Murray Stein, the author of the essay under discussion will join Fr. Bill for the fourth and final episode in this series.Show notes:Jungian Analysis, edited by Murray Stein. The work contains 18 essays on specific aspects of Jungian analysis written by top Jungian analysts. It probably goes deeper than many might be prepared to venture but it's well worth the stretch. (USED COPIES ARE AFFORDABLY PRICED.)Inner Work by Robert A. JohnsonThe Power of Two Way Prayer by Father Bill W.
G-Bag Nation discusses a Texas Rangers matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays and provides updates on Nathan Eovaldi and Josh Jung. Bryan Broaddus and Zach Wolchuk also analyze the College Football Playoff committee's stance on eligibility and the Dallas Cowboys' recent contract restructures. (00:01:00) Rangers vs. Rays preview (00:04:08) Eovaldi and Jung status (00:06:14) MLB news and prospects (00:11:13) College football eligibility (00:17:48) Cowboys cap space restructure
¿Puede una idea colectiva adquirir tanta fuerza que termine dominando a toda una sociedad? En este video analizamos el concepto de egrégor y el nazismo como uno de los casos históricos más extremos para estudiar la relación entre símbolos, rituales, mitología, propaganda y psicología colectiva. A lo largo del video exploramos qué es un egrégor desde la perspectiva de determinadas tradiciones esotéricas: una forma de pensamiento colectivo alimentada por las emociones, creencias, símbolos y acciones de un grupo. A partir de esta idea, estudiaremos cómo una identidad colectiva puede reforzarse mediante líderes, rituales, consignas, símbolos y narraciones compartidas. Uno de los puntos centrales será el ensayo Wotan de Carl Gustav Jung y su interpretación psicológica del ascenso del nacionalsocialismo. Jung relacionó los acontecimientos de Alemania con la reactivación simbólica de Wotan u Odín y con fuerzas procedentes del inconsciente colectivo. También viajaremos a las raíces intelectuales y culturales anteriores al Tercer Reich: el movimiento völkisch, el concepto de Volkskörper, la doctrina de “sangre y suelo”, la ariosofía, Guido von List, Jörg Lanz von Liebenfels, la Germanenorden y la Sociedad Thule. Veremos cómo antiguas imágenes y tradiciones germánicas fueron reinterpretadas y utilizadas dentro de nuevas construcciones ideológicas. Analizaremos además la enorme influencia cultural de Richard Wagner, sus mitos germánicos y la utilización posterior de figuras heroicas como Sigfrido dentro del imaginario nacionalista
Mark Jung, Founder at Known and LinkedIn growth expert, joins the podcast to break down how to win on LinkedIn in 2026, from the new positive-signal-only feed, the LLM-trained algorithm, to the bio changes nobody is talking about. Listen to find out how your bio now matters more than your follower count, and how a brand-new creator with 50 followers can get the reach of someone with 50,000. Plus, get the link, hook, and posting moves Mark and Daniel use, and what cohort seeding is (and why it's choosing who sees your content). If your LinkedIn reach has dropped, your content performance feels inconsistent, or you're just tired of guessing what works, this episode is for you. Follow the show and drop a rating if this one leveled up your LinkedIn. It helps more people find us. [This episode originally aired in January 2026] Follow Mark: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpjung/ Follow Daniel:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themarketingmillennials/featuredTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/Dmurr68LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-murray-marketing Sign up for The Marketing Millennials newsletter: www.workweek.com/brand/the-marketing-millennials
How does a nurse, a teacher, a software engineer end up participating in mass death? Shannon walks Cathy through the clinical pathway that turns ordinary people into killers using Heaven's Gate, the Zizians, and Jonestown to prove the same mechanism runs every single time.⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode includes discussions of mass suicide, murder, death by poisoning including the deaths of children, cult coercion and coercive control. Listener discretion is advised.Season 9 opens with the question that sits underneath every cult story ever told: how does a group turn ordinary people into killers?Not people who were always dangerous. A nurse. A teacher. A college student. A software engineer. Someone whose neighbors would describe them as quiet and kind.Shannon takes the lead on this one, and the argument is deliberately uncomfortable; the pathway from ordinary person to cult member to participant in mass death is not about weakness, mental illness, or stupidity. It's about psychology. And it runs the same way every single time, whether you're looking at a California mansion in 1997, a Silicon Valley rationalist community in 2025, or a settlement in the Guyanese jungle in 1978.Same process. Different costume.Three cases, deliberately chosen because they have nothing in common but the mechanism. Heaven's Gate believed human bodies were containers for extraterrestrial souls. The Zizians organized around AI existential risk and analytic philosophy. Peoples Temple organized around socialism and racial justice. Cosmic, rationalist, political; three completely incompatible belief systems, one identical psychological structure underneath.That structure is what Shannon and Cathy spend the episode taking apart. Robert Jay Lifton's eight criteria of thought reform. Margaret Singer's self-dissolution process. Erich Fromm on why freedom is psychologically expensive enough that people will trade it away. Jung's Mana Personality, which explains why a leader's word can override what you can see with your own eyes. And running through all of it, Albert Bandura's moral disengagement — the four specific mechanisms by which a person with an intact conscience does something monstrous and does not experience themselves as monstrous while doing it.The core argument, and where the episode lands:The most dangerous thing about a cult isn't the leader. It's the moment when the group becomes more real to you than your own perception. That isn't weakness. That's how human psychology works. And knowing that is the only protection.Heaven's Gate · Marshall Applewhite · Bonnie Nettles · Rancho Santa Fe, California · March 26, 1997 · 39 dead · the Next Level · "the Demonstration"The Zizians · Ziz LaSota · rationalist and effective altruism communities · AI existential risk · "undead" and "p-zombie" ideology · six deaths, 2025–2026Peoples Temple · Jim Jones · Jonestown, Guyana · November 18, 1978 · 918 dead, 304 of them children · White Night rehearsals · the largest mass death of American civilians before 9/11Clinical terms: thought reform · coercive control · moral disengagement · self-dissolution · cognitive dissonance · milieu control · dehumanization · DDD syndrome · the Mana Personality · the ShadowThis is Part 1 of a three-part Cults series. Part 2 goes into ritual violence. Part 3 goes deeper into contemporary casesUntil then... sleep safe.
In this episode of The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Jung Min Heo, Professor at Chungnam National University, discusses how precision nutrition can help poultry producers balance productivity, cost, and sustainability. He explains why low-protein diets require careful amino acid balancing, how probiotics can influence gut health, stress status, egg quality, and overall layer performance, and where AI may help predict additive synergies. Listen now on all major platforms!"Imported feed ingredients make poultry production especially sensitive to price fluctuations and availability, making feed efficiency and cost optimization essential priorities for producers."Meet the guest: Dr. Jung Min Heo is a Professor in the Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology at Chungnam National University in South Korea. His research covers poultry nutrition, precision feeding, gut health, feed additives, microbiomes, and sustainable production. He has led government- and industry-funded projects on low crude protein diets, amino acid nutrition, nitrogen reduction, smart livestock technologies, antibiotic alternatives, probiotics, egg quality, bone health, and laying hen welfare. His contributions have received honors from the Korean Society of Poultry Science and the Korean Society of Animal Science and Technology. Listen to Jung Min Heo on The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.Liked this one? Don't stop now — Here's what we think you'll love!What you'll learn:(00:00) Highlight(01:06) Introduction(02:26) Korean feed challenges(03:42) Sustainability priorities(05:31) Low protein diets(06:46) Probiotic responses(08:12) AI additive synergy(08:51) Closing thoughtsThe Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like:* Kemin* Fortiva- DietForge- Poultry Science Association- Anitox
What if the thing keeping you sober is not a better prayer, but a better way to think? Chris shares the recovery path that finally worked for him after years of drinking, relapse, and misery - and why his answer to God, the steps, and AA tradition sounds nothing like what you might expect.Raised between the Valley and the Bay, Chris opens up about feeling like an outsider early on, how drinking escalated from social weekends to daily use, and the relationships, family wounds, and self-destructive patterns that kept following him everywhere he went. He also explains the moment life became unmanageable - and the brutal wake-up call that forced him to stop pretending.You'll discover:why Rule 62 became more than a slogan and how it reshaped the way he sees himselfthe difference between sobriety that looks good and sobriety that actually workswhy he values Tradition 3, Step 10, and the “do the work” side of recovery more than sloganshow stoicism, Jung, and self-inventory became practical tools in his programwhy he believes action matters more than fake it till you make itChris also gets real about secular recovery, why he doesn't force his beliefs on anyone else, and how he thinks AA can stay inclusive without watering down the message. Along the way, the conversation explores obsession, surrender, humility, resentment, and what it means to build a life that actually fits who you are.This one is for anyone who has ever felt stuck between belief systems, struggled to connect with the program, or wondered whether there's another way to work recovery without losing yourself. If you want a conversation that is honest, thoughtful, and completely unfiltered, hit play.Want me to turn this into show notes next?
Carl Jung's Active Imagination: Talk to Your Shadow Self and End Self-Sabotage Discover Carl Jung's active imagination—a powerful self-improvement mindset technique for remarkable success: how to dialogue with your shadow self and dismantle unconscious self-sabotage. Tracy breaks down Jung's Black Books method as a direct negotiation with shame, doubt, and rage, transforming these hidden patterns into authentic success habits. Learn the neuroscience-backed inner dialogue framework entrepreneurs use to rewire imposter syndrome and activate real, sustainable achievement—no therapy required. https://YourSuccessDNA.com Sponsor - https://DarkHorseEntreprenuer.com Tracy explains Carl Jung's “active imagination” as a direct method for confronting the unconscious and negotiating with the shadow self through literal inner dialogue, developed during Jung's intense period after splitting with Freud (1913–1918) and recorded in his Black Books and later the Red Book. It reframes shame, doubt, rage, and sabotage as protective survival mechanisms and outlines Jung's inner map of characters (persona, shadow, anima/animus, and the Self). The host describes a simple but challenging protocol—set an intention, wait for an image or figure to appear, speak to it, and listen without controlling—illustrated by cases like a business “wolf,” a greedy shadow, and a screaming painted woman that transform through conversation. The episode emphasizes integrity, responsibility, and a practical prompt: complete the sentence, “The part of me that sabotages me is trying to protect me from…,” and invites listeners to a newsletter for deeper work. 00:00 Meet Active Imagination 01:15 Jung's Dark Night 03:02 Shadow Self Explained 04:23 How The Technique Works 06:01 The Wolf Story 08:28 Shadow Integration Pivot 09:53 Jung's Three Layers 12:06 Why It Stays Rare 13:42 Results And Responsibility 16:15 Whiskered Wisdom 18:11 One Sentence Exercise 19:03 Final Recap And Sendoff Carl Jung, active imagination, Jungian methods, Shadow self integration, Shadow work, shadow self, personal development, Self-sabotage, psychology, Jungian psychology, individuation, anima, animus, the Red Book, self sabotage, Overcoming self sabotage, entrepreneur mindset, success mindset, business tips, self help, Manifestation, growth mindset, self improvement mindset, peak productivity, growth mindset, self improvement, personal development, success habits, startup grind, habit mastery, mindset hack, productivity tips, achieving success habits, authentic success habits, entrepreneurial self care, entrepreneurial success habits, habits for success, habits improvement, mindset habits, mindset success, productivity improvement, self improvement habits, self improvement mindset, success mindset habits, remarkable success, self-improvement mindset, authentic success habits, mindset success, self improvement habits Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this week's main episode, Matthew and Keith bring on a returning panel of Brandy Anderson, Gil Stafford, and Gregory Smith to discuss demons, exorcisms, and the satan in light of our recent episode on Jung, the Tao, and mysticism. If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We'll get to your calls on next Friday's Bonus Show. Or, you can email Matthew at matthew@quoir.com. Join The Quollective today! Use code "matthew50" to save 50% off a yearly subscription. Check out Pink Beam Press at pinkbeampress.com Please consider signing up to financially support the Network: QuoirCast on Patreon If you want to be a guest on the show, email keith@quoir.com. LINKS QuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on Patheos Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sie radikalisieren sich über Social Media und sind zum Teil fast noch Kinder: eine neue Generation gewaltbereiter Neonazis. Anfang August fällt am Hanseatischen Oberlandesgericht in Hamburg ein bedeutendes Urteil: In einem Terrorprozess werden acht Jugendliche als Mitglieder und Unterstützer der rechtsextremistischen Terrorgruppe "Letzte Verteidigungswelle" verurteilt. Sie waren angeklagt unter anderem wegen Brandstiftung, Körperverletzung und versuchten Mordes. Zur Tatzeit waren die Angeklagten zwischen 14 und 21 Jahre alt. In dieser 11KM-Folge erzählt NDR-Journalist Reiko Pinkert, dass die "Letzte Verteidigungswelle" womöglich kein Einzelfall ist. Immer mehr Jugendliche, einige sind nicht älter als 12 Jahre, radikalisieren und vernetzen sich in rechtsextremen Gruppen und organisieren Gewalttaten - vor allem in Ostdeutschland. Reiko ist zusammen mit Kolleginnen und Kolleginnen auf Spurensuche gegangen und hat mit jungen Neonazis, Aussteigern und besorgten Lehrerinnen gesprochen und stellt fest: Hier entsteht eine neue rechte Szene, die Terroristen hervorbringen kann. In dieser 11KM-Folge könnt ihr tiefer eintauchen: “Jung und rechtsextrem – die “Letzte Verteidigungswelle” https://1.ard.de/11KM_jung_rechtsextrem Hier geht's zur neuen Staffel “Hateland” von Louis Klamroth. „Die Schill-Show“ erzählt die Geschichte von Ronald Schill: Richter, Reality-Star und Rechtspopulist: https://1.ard.de/hateland2_tipp Diese und viele weitere Folgen von 11KM findet ihr überall da, wo es Podcasts gibt, auch hier in ARD Sounds: https://www.ardsounds.de/sendung/11km-der-tagesschau-podcast/urn:ard:show:4549910994dc2464/ An dieser Folge waren beteiligt: Folgenautor: Jonas Helm Mitarbeit: Marc Hoffmann Host: Elena Kuch Produktion: Regina Staerke und Christine Dreyer Planung: Laura Stuhlmacher, Nicole Dienemann und Hardy Funk Distribution: Kerstin Ammermann Redaktionsleitung: Yasemin Yüksel und Fumiko Lipp 11KM: der tagesschau-Podcast wird produziert von BR24 und NDR Info. Die redaktionelle Verantwortung für diese Episode liegt beim NDR.
In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Lizzie Tilia, spiritual guide, psychic, teacher, and founder of Earth Mystery School, for a conversation about intuition, earth-based practice, soul work, and what it means to take the unseen seriously without losing your ground. Together they explore Lizzie's path from OCD, Catholic conditioning, and fear of the spirit world into psychic development, containment, and a more loving relationship with the unseen. They also talk about Jung's collective unconscious, pan-cultural wisdom, spiritual performance, ego versus soul versus spirit work, and why some people need stronger ego structure before entering deeper soul or spiritual spaces. This is a conversation about intuition as a skill, discernment as devotion, and learning to become a good spiritual friend to yourself before trying to guide anyone else.Applications are now open to the public for Cohort 4 of Inner Compass Academy. ICA is Vanessa's 10-week depth psychology training for therapists, coaches, space holders, creatives, seekers, and anyone called toward deeper work with shadow, the unconscious, embodiment, dreams, archetypes, relational patterns, and the symbolic life.Cohort 4 begins September 13. Learn more and apply here:https://www.vanessabennett.com/inner-compass-academyFor educational purposes only. This isn't therapy.Connect with Lizzie Tilia:Website: https://www.lizzietilia.com/Earth Mystery School: https://www.earthmysteryschool.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizzietilia/References:The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious — C. G. JungPacifica Graduate InstituteThe Blackfoot Origins of Maslow's Hierarchy of NeedsHappier Hour — Cassie HolmesThe Creative Act — Rick RubinIf you want to go deeper, check out the written companion on Substack and explore community + training at https://www.vanessaBennett.com.Additional ResourcesExplore: VanessaBennett.comBook: The Motherhood MythCommunity: Inner Compass CollectiveTraining: Inner Compass AcademyConnect with Inner CompassFollow on InstagramConnect with Vanessa Bennett:Follow on InstagramFollow on TikTokLearn more on SubstackConnect with Vanessa Bennett on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Years before AA existed, Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist, sent his patient Rowland H. in search of a spiritual solution for his alcoholism. Since then, millions of us have followed in his footsteps. Bill Wilson corresponded with Jung thanking him for his contribution to AA and many in the fellowship, including Wilson himself, benefitted from the “depth” or “analytical” psychology practiced by Jung's professional followers. But therein lies a problem.The Jungian form of treatment is both lengthy and costly, often far out of reach for most addicts. But can “DEPTH RECOVERY,” to coin a phrase, be experienced without benefit of a trained analyst and can it aid in enriching a recovery journey?In this series, Fr. Bill explores an essay titled “The Aims and Goals of Jungian Analysis” as it appears in a book edited by Murray Stein. By substituting the word “RECOVERY” for “ANALYSIS” the outlines of a journey very similar to the one Jung pointed his patient toward comes into clearer view. At least that's the hope for this series!In this second episode, Stein outlines the four stages of psychic change expected over the course of analysis. They closely parallel the road we travel in deep 12-Step recovery.Murray Stein, the book's editor and the author of the essay under discussion will join Fr. Bill for the final episode in this series.Show notes:· Jungian Analysis, edited by Murray Stein. The work contains 18 essays on specific aspects of Jungian analysis written by top Jungian analysts. It probably goes deeper than many might be prepared to venture but it's well worth the stretch. (USED COPIES ARE AFFORDABLY PRICED.)
In S8E11 I sit down with Jungian depth psychotherapist Eva Rider to talk about psychospiritual alchemy, the sophianic descent, esoteric volumes in Jung's private library, and much more.Eva:https://reclaimingsoul.com/Psychological Alchemy:https://www.evariderpsychologyalchemy.com/watch-this-videoSUBSCRIBE to the ARCANVM Newsletter:https://ikebaker.com/newsletterFor all things Ike be sure to visit/message him at: https://ikebaker.comSUPPORT ARCANVM for $5/MONTH: https://patreon.com/arcanvm FOLLOW on Facebook: https://facebook.com/arcanvvm FOLLOW on Instagram: @a.r.c.a.n.v.m#spirituality #alchemy #psychology
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We had no idea that this was were Jung would take us, but here we are again, at the two major brinks of most parapolitical research the richest Funders and MKUltra, beyond which lies nothing but the hadal zone. We are nonetheless so happy that you have come this far with us and that you pushed us to do it. We did a lot this year together, Lebensborn, Mesmer, The Männerbund, Slave breeding, Renaissance cryptography and Rune Magic in Atlantis the list goes on. Thanks for all your comment and appreciation, this 99th episode, the longest to date and perhaps the most eye opening. If you eventually find you self agreeing after struggling through it all, we ask that you leave us more comments, that you share the episode on the internet and tell others in person and then in return we will promise you a third season. The music tonight is a lot of medieval dungeon synth from Fief aka Out of Season, dark religious industrial ambience from the many talented creators over at the Cryo Chamber label, two tracks from Ellen Sundberg paraphrasing Kjell Höglund one of the greatest Swedish prog and folk troubadours, and finally samples from the Babylon Berlin soundtrack.Cover art walk-through:I think this might be one of my best so far. The background is a painting of the famous motif "the fall of icarus" the original is from Hendrick Goltzius during the Northern renaissance late 1500s. I could not find out if he also did this version with the black sun or if that is latter paraphrase. Then we have three colorized portraits of an old Jung, a young Himmler and a midlife Dulles. Dulles is smoking a pipe to which I added some colorful smoke effects trying to make it look like he is chasing the Völkisch dragon. A dragon being slained by St George painted by Gustav Adolf Cloß for his book Vier Vorträge über Wappen in 1937. It is an example of the NSDAP's attempt to symbolically fuse the supposed pagan Aryan religion with christian motifs, a theme which will be heavily dealt with in this episode. Under Jung is a Norwegian propaganda poster from 1943 when the Waffen SS began to be portrayed as mythical soldiers of the past either as Vikings (as in this case) or Goths or Teutons. I will read almost in full a speech transcript when Himmler lays out this Jungian historico-relativist tale. Finally Sebbe managed to connect this story to the arch protagonist of the entire podcast and thus his plaza is depicted in the middle, as it stands on 22 acres between 48th Street and 51st Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, you can guess who for now dear listener. We want to again give a thousand thanks to all of you hundreds of patreons and thousands of subscribing listeners who have made this possible over the last three years! We would never have learned so much without you. No AI writing, research, editing, music, recording or cover art is a lot of work after all.
Send us Fan MailWhat happens after the breakthrough?In the Season 4 premiere of Delightfully Dharmic, Keilani sits down with clinical psychologist, lecturer, and Integration Circle founder Dr. Ido Cohen for a fascinating conversation about psychedelic integration, Jungian psychology, mystical experiences, spirituality, and what it actually takes to create lasting transformation.Because having a profound experience and being transformed by that experience aren't necessarily the same thing.Ido shares his own journey from an intensely curious child drawn to psychology and spirituality, through Buddhism, India, Jung, ayahuasca, and eventually his work helping people navigate psychedelic and psychospiritual integration.Together, Keilani and Ido explore what happens when we return to ordinary life after extraordinary experiences, why community matters so deeply, and how quickly an insight can disappear when it collides with work, family, culture, fear, and our natural tendency to return to what is familiar.They also explore the numinous - those moments when something beyond our ordinary understanding seems to break through—and why those experiences don't have to happen on psychedelics to profoundly alter the way we understand ourselves.The conversation moves through psychedelic experiences, mystical encounters, Jungian thought, curiosity, professional identity, spirituality in therapy, cultural resistance, personal transformation, and the sometimes messy process of figuring out what an experience is actually asking of us.At the heart of the episode is one question:How do we take the experiences that crack us open and actually let them change the way we live?✨ Keep the conversation going with Delightfully Dharmic. Join our community for deeper conversations, exclusive content, live gatherings & a little sacred mischief:
16 Jahre alt, Startelf im DFB-Pokal und direkt ein Tor. Wisst ihr eigentlich noch, was ihr mit 16 gemacht habt?
Years before AA existed, Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychiatrist, sent his patient Rowland H. in search of a spiritual solution for his alcoholism. Since then, millions of us have followed in his footsteps. Bill Wilson corresponded with Jung thanking him for his contribution to AA and many in the fellowship, including Wilson himself, benefitted from the “depth” or “analytical” psychology practiced by Jung's professional followers. But therein lies a problem. The Jungian form of treatment is both lengthy and costly, often far out of reach for most addicts. But can “DEPTH RECOVERY,” to coin a phrase, be experienced without benefit of a trained analyst and can it aid in enriching a recovery journey?In this series, Fr. Bill explores an essay titled “The Aims and Goals of Jungian Analysis” as it appears in a book edited by Murray Stein. By substituting the word “RECOVERY” for “ANALYSIS” the outlines of a journey very similar to the one Jung pointed his patient toward comes into clearer view. At least that's the hope for this series!Murray Stein, the book's editor and the author of the essay under discussion will join Fr. Bill for the final episode in this series.Show notes:Jungian Analysis, edited by Murray Stein. The work contains 18 essays on specific aspects of Jungian analysis written by top Jungian analysts. It probably goes deeper than many might be prepared to venture but it's well worth the stretch. (USED COPIES ARE AFFORDABLY PRICED.)
The parable gives us a final harvest. The Gospel gives us the time before the harvest. Becoming remains possible precisely because we haven't reached the harvest. Until the final harvest, the story of the human being is not yet finished.BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR CHROMA'S NEW LIGHTS!!!Elevate How You Navigate with Len & a free call https://elevatehowyounavigate.comMAYU Water, use "autism" for 10% off at https://mayuwater.comDaylight Computer Company, use "autism" for $50 off at https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/autismDaylight Kids (!!!) https://kids.daylightcomputer.com/autism Chroma Light Devices, use "autism" for 10% discount at https://getchroma.co/?ref=autism00:00 The Weeds & the Battle Before the Harvest; Two Kingdoms, Two Seeds02:19 What the Kingdom of Darkness Offers; Reward Without the Destination03:24 The Beatitudes vs. the Third Temptation; Two Visions of Human Flourishing04:20 Attention Becomes Allegiance; What Are You Feeding?05:13 From Seed to Culture; How What We Become Shapes Other People07:24 What Is Actually Growing in You?; Jung, Values, Habits & Repetition09:18 Kierkegaard & Becoming; You Are Building the Person You Will Become10:30 The Harvest & Final Judgment; What Has Been Growing All Along?12:15 Before the Harvest; Repentance, Forgiveness & the Possibility of Transformation16:45 Judgment Now vs. Judgment Later; The Christian Hope of Becoming Different18:19 What Does It Profit to Gain the World?; What You Get vs. What You Become20:15 Two Kingdoms, Two Visions of the Good Life; Who Taught You What to Want?21:34 The Seeds We Pass to Others; What Grows Within Us Can Outlive Us23:21 Humility, Responsibility & What You Can Actually Cultivate24:36 Why Does Evil Grow?; The Limits of Human Vision & Raskolnikov25:35 The Sower vs. the Weeds; What Will What You've Received Grow Into?27:02 Until the Final Harvest, the Human Story Is Not Finished27:21 Closing & Podcast Information28:04 Sponsors; MAYU Water, Daylight & MoreX: https://x.com/rps47586YT: https://www.youtube.com/@FromTheSpectrumemail: info.fromthespectrum@gmail.com
In this episode, Jungian scholar Paul Bishop joins Jungian analyst-in-training Emma Iovoli to explore Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra and C.G. Jung's complex relationship with Nietzsche.Drawing on Bishop's recent book, Jung and the Epic of Transformation, Volume 3, they explore some of Zarathustra's most powerful images, from the eagle and serpent to the camel, lion and child, and what they reveal about psychological transformation.The conversation moves from Jung and Nietzsche's encounters with the depths of the psyche to Christianity, the death of God, and the question of what transformation might mean today. In an age of AI and post-humanism, what does it mean to overcome ourselves without losing sight of what it means to be human?Purchase Paul Bishops latest book.The music played in this episode is licensed under creativecommons.org: Ketsa - From deep down
Er ist Sänger des Palast Orchesters und einer der prägendsten Künstler der deutschen Musikszene. Wir sind mit einem Boot durch den Spreewald gefahren und haben über Wasser, Stille, seinen Vater, den Krieg, den Tod und das Grundgesetz gesprochen. Max erzählt, warum sein Frack kein Kostüm ist, sondern eine Hilfe, um Haltung zu finden. Es geht um Musik als Trost, um Lieder, die nicht nostalgisch sein wollen, und um Namen, die nicht vergessen werden dürfen. WERBEPARTNER & RABATTE: https://linktr.ee/hotelmatze GASTFREUNDSCHAFT: Die meisten meiner Sommerfrische-Interviews habe ich an einem ganz besonderen Ort im Spreewald aufgezeichnet: Im Bleiche Resort & Spa. Vielen Dank für die Gastfreundschaft! Wenn ihr auch mal eine ganz besondere Zeit verbringen wollt, dann schaut mal hier vorbei: https://bleiche.de/ MEIN GAST: https://palast-orchester.de/de DINGE: Der dargebotene Song “Komm mal her” entstand mit Annette Humpe, die als Mitautorin und Produzentin beteiligt war. „Kein Schwein ruft mich an“: https://youtu.be/u3v2A5urhmM?si=0TiLV8JSwNG3oslM „Es wird wieder gut“ (aus Matzes Hausapotheke): https://youtu.be/IOSn8xH7xPE?si=BeziZo24k5K0Ez4r „Küssen kann man nicht alleine“: https://youtu.be/XjU8u_TjXfw?si=8_-4Bofrm_Icvseb „Fahrrad fahren“: https://youtu.be/9CC95URls5Y?si=RVNNDhK_bC8iG6nD Lukas Hambach - Produktion Torben Becker & Lena Rocholl - Redaktion Mit Vergnügen - Vermarktung und Distribution MEIN ZEUG: Meine Fragensets: beherzt.net/hotel-matze Hotel Matze live - https://eventim.de/artist/hotel-matze/ Mein Newsletter: https://matzehielscher.substack.com/ YouTube: https://bit.ly/2MXRILN TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@matzehielscher Instagram: https://instagram.com/matzehielscherHotel LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/matzehielscher/ Meine Bücher: https://bit.ly/4w3MGx1
Stephan Bodian is a psychotherapist, spiritual teacher, and pioneer in the integration of nonduality and Western psychology. He leads an annual spiritual transformation program, the School for Awakening, and is the author of several books, including Meditation for Dummies and Wake Up Now. Following our last interview five years ago, Stephan returns to discuss the themes in his latest book, Infinite Awakening: A Guide to Non-Dual Wisdom and the Pathless Path.We explore the difference between direct and progressive paths, the risk of ‘trying to be mindful,' why sudden awakening requires lifelong integration, trauma work in the context of non-duality, the multiplicity of the self and “parts,”psychological pathways from IFS to Jung, and the necessity of an open heart and awakened ego.Going deeper into awakening territory, we address misconceptions about emptiness and detachment, love's essential role in the yoga of relationships, Buddhist non-attachment vs. attachment theory, and the taboo of sexuality. What is the role of eros in non-duality? How do we confront the sexual shadow? And what can tantric approaches offer for healthy integration of sexual energy?
This clip contains responses to my latest Ask Me Anything session with my subscribers on X: https://x.com/GadSaad/status/2089178873250381831?s=20 Topics covered include sex differences, how to inoculate one's mind from parasitic ideas and suicidal empathy, Jung's shadow, and parasitic religious memeplexes. _______________________________________ To order Suicidal Empathy: https://lnk.to/SuicidalEmpathy To order a signed copy of Suicidal Empathy: https://premierecollectibles.com/suicidalempathy _______________________________________ If you appreciate my work and would like to support it: https://subscribestar.com/the-saad-truth https://patreon.com/GadSaad https://paypal.me/GadSaad To subscribe to my exclusive content on X, please visit my bio at https://x.com/GadSaad _______________________________________ This clip was posted on August 18, 2026 on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_2068: https://youtu.be/XYmyGparUfo _______________________________________ Please visit my website gadsaad.com, and sign up for alerts. If you appreciate my content, click on the "Support My Work" button. I count on my fans to support my efforts. You can donate via Patreon, PayPal, and/or SubscribeStar. _______________________________________ Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense. _______________________________________
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In this episode, Dr. Murray Stein shares insights into Jungian psychology, focusing on dreams, the individuation process, and the importance of conscious self-awareness. Discover how understanding your unconscious can lead to greater wholeness and societal harmony.Dr. Stein is a graduate of Yale University (B.A. and M.Div.), the University of Chicago (Ph.D.), and the C.G. Jung Institut-Zurich (Diploma). He is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts and of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts. He has been the president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (2001-4), and the President of The International School of Analytical Psychology-Zurich (2008-2012).He is a training analyst at the International School for Analytical Psychology in Zurich, Switzerland. His most recent publications include The Principle of Individuation, Jung's Map of the Soul and Jungian Psychoanalysis (editor). He lectures internationally on topics related to Analytical Psychology and its applications in the contemporary world.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Jungian Psychology and Dreams03:01 The Impact of Jung's Book 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections'06:28 Interpreting Dreams: Freud vs Jung10:52 Big Dreams and Their Significance13:52 Dreams as Compensation for Consciousness17:14 Everyone as a Poet of Their Inner World21:31 The Power of Staying with the Image in Dreams25:50 The Purpose of the Unconscious and Individuation30:55 The Spiritual and Cultural Dimensions of Aging34:47 The Stages of Individuation and Personal Growth39:08 The Dangers of Blocking the Inner Work43:04 Seeking Honest Feedback from Close Ones46:45 Jung's Inner Guides and the Red Book50:20 The Power of Self-Knowledge and Consciousness52:36 The Collective Shadow and Group Mind53:58 The Role of Individuation in Preventing War55:04 How to Cultivate Collective Consciousness58:25 The Impact of Inner Work on Society58:54 The Joy of Exploring the Jungian Universe59:13 Closing Remarks and Final ThoughtsGrab your copy of The Time is Now and start your journey toward living a more intentional and fulfilling life - https://a.co/d/aDYCQ9oJoin this channel to get access to exclusive perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl67XqJVdVtBqiCWahS776g/join// Connect With Me //ORDER MY BOOK, THE TIME IS NOW: A GUIDE TO HONOR YOUR TIME ON EARTH: https://www.timeisnowbook.comWebsite: https://throughconversations.comSubstack - https://throughconversations.substack.comYouTube community -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl67XqJVdVtBqiCWahS776g/join// Social //X: https://x.com/ThruConvPodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thruconvpodcast/?hl=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl67XqJVdVtBqiCWahS776g
If you've ever wondered whether suffering can be meaningful without becoming your whole identity, this episode is for you. Vanessa explores the difference between suffering that humbles, transforms, and moves us toward greater honesty, and suffering that becomes a role, a claim, a performance, or a way to stay morally protected. Through depth psychology, meaning-making research, Viktor Frankl, Jung, terror management theory, Freud's mourning and melancholia, secondary gain, pathological altruism, and the martyr archetype, we look at why pain can become so hard to release when it has given us significance, belonging, or leverage. The question is not whether your suffering is real; the question is what it is doing.Applications are now open to the public for Cohort 4 of Inner Compass Academy. ICA is Vanessa's 10-week depth psychology training for therapists, coaches, space holders, creatives, seekers, and anyone called toward deeper work with shadow, the unconscious, embodiment, dreams, archetypes, relational patterns, and the symbolic life.Cohort 4 begins September 13. Learn more and apply here:https://www.vanessabennett.com/inner-compass-academyRESEARCH & REFERENCESCrystal Park — Meaning-Making After Stressful Life EventsResearch on meaning-making, including global and situational meaning and how people integrate stressful or traumatic experiences into broader beliefs, goals, and worldviews.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20192563/Ronnie Janoff-Bulman — Shattered AssumptionsExplores how trauma can disrupt fundamental assumptions about ourselves, other people, safety, meaning, and the world.https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Shattered-Assumptions/Ronnie-Janoff-Bulman/9780743236256Viktor Frankl — Man's Search for Meaning & LogotherapyFrankl's work on the human search for meaning, particularly in the context of suffering.https://www.viktorfrankl.org/books_by_vf.htmlhttps://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/538699/mans-search-for-meaning-by-viktor-e-frankl/Jung — The Religious Function of the PsycheA Jungian perspective on the psyche's production of religious, symbolic, and numinous material in relation to meaning and psychological wholeness.https://jungchicago.org/the-religious-functions-of-the-psyche/James Hollis — Jungian Psychology & the “Larger Life”Hollis's work explores suffering, meaning, the ego, and the movement toward what he describes as a larger life.https://jameshollis.net/“Martyr” — Etymology & the Meaning of WitnessThe etymology of martyr, tracing its roots through Latin and Greek martyr/martys, meaning “witness.”https://www.etymonline.com/word/martyrTerror Management TheoryResearch and theory concerning mortality awareness, existential anxiety, cultural worldviews, self-worth, meaning, and symbolic immortality.https://dictionary.apa.org/terror-management-theoryhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118430873.est0813https://doi.org/10.4135/9781071840801.n283Secondary Gain — APA Dictionary of PsychologyA psychological concept describing benefits or advantages that may arise from symptoms beyond their primary psychological function.https://dictionary.apa.org/secondary-gainSigmund Freud — Mourning and MelancholiaFreud's distinction between mourning and melancholia, including identification with the lost object, self-reproach, and the displacement of reproach toward the object onto the self.https://ia903101.us.archive.org/29/items/FreudMourningAndMelancholia/Freud_MourningAndMelancholia_text.pdfBarbara Oakley — Pathological AltruismExplores circumstances in which altruism, empathy, or helping behavior can produce unintended harmful consequences.https://barbaraoakley.com/books/pathological-altruism/Heinz Kohut — Self Psychology & the Grandiose SelfBackground on Kohut's self psychology, including self-esteem regulation, narcissistic development, external relationships, and the grandiose self.https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/nursing-and-health-professions/self-psychologyVanessa Bennett — Codependency, Martyrdom & Relational PatternsVanessa's clinical and depth-psychology framework for understanding codependency, overgiving, resentment, moral armor, indirect communication, and martyrdom within relationships. https://www.vanessabennett.com/If you want to go deeper, check out the written companion on Substack and explore community + training at https://www.vanessaBennett.com.Additional ResourcesExplore: VanessaBennett.comBook: The Motherhood MythCommunity: Inner Compass CollectiveTraining: Inner Compass AcademyConnect with Inner CompassFollow on InstagramConnect with Vanessa Bennett:Follow on InstagramFollow on TikTokLearn more on SubstackConnect with Vanessa Bennett on LinkedInSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Paul Chek is a holistic health practitioner, wellness coach, corrective exercise specialist and educator. His journey began when he served on the US Army boxing team. He is the author of How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy. He is the creator of the Spirit Gym and host of the Spirit Gym with Paul Chek podcast. Paul explores Jesus' teaching to "resist not evil," examining how trauma, consciousness, forgiveness, and spiritual maturity shape our response to conflict rather than retaliation. Drawing on his experience as a therapist, holistic health educator, former Army boxing trainer, and founder of Spirit Gym, Chek argues that true strength comes through healing wounded parts of ourselves instead of becoming what we oppose. Chek touches on psychology, Jung, Rudolf Steiner, nonviolent resistance, forgiveness, mythology, and practical spiritual development as pathways toward greater wisdom. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:13 Paul's background and spiritual journey 00:07:19 Responding to evil without becoming it 00:13:02 Trauma, boxing and healing childhood wounds 00:20:05 Spirit Gym and holistic spiritual development 00:27:51 Can evil serve human growth? 00:35:21 Humanity as a school for evolving souls 00:43:01 Religion, consciousness and unconditional love 00:52:07 Nonviolent resistance and forgiveness 01:00:45 Conclusion New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on Tuesday, July 30, 2026) For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.htm Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine. To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com Check out New Thinking Allowed's AI chatbot. You can create a free account at awakin.ai/open/jeffreymishlove. When you enter the space, you will see that our chatbot is one of several you can interact with. While it is still a work in progress, it has been trained on 1,600 NTA transcripts. It can provide intelligent answers about the contents of our interviews. It's almost like having a conversation with Jeffrey Mishlove. If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com. To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031 Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove's Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mishlove-beyond-brain.pdf You can help support our video productions while enjoying a good book. To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on https://amzn.to/3LzLA7Y (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.) To order the second book in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series, Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to https://amzn.to/4aw2iyr To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to https://amzn.to/3Y0VOVh To order a copy of Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology, go to https://amzn.to/4oOUJLn
Early adulthood can feel like a search for meaning in a world that keeps asking for stability. In this episode of The Dream Journal, host Katherine Bell speaks with Satya Doyle Byock about quarter life as a developmental stage, the tension between stability and meaning, and how dreams can reveal what the conscious mind has not yet understood. Satya discusses her book Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood, her work with the Salome Institute of Jungian Studies, and why young adults may be encountering questions of purpose earlier and more urgently today. The conversation explores Jungian psychology, individuation, stability types and meaning types, the symbolic power of dreams, nightmares, active imagination, and Jung's Red Book as a map of psychological crisis and transformation. You'll also hear reflections on falling dreams, fortress and fire imagery, the role of the unconscious in personal growth, capitalism, and why crisis can become an opening to a deeper life when we learn to listen inwardly. In This Episode Why quarter life deserves to be understood as its own stage of adulthood The difference between stability types and meaning types How dreams can help reveal what is missing, defended, or ready to change Why nightmares may signal psychic movement rather than simply fear What Jung's Red Book teaches about crisis, active imagination, and transformation How inner work can help rebalance a culture focused on external achievement Guest Links Learn more about Satya Doyle Byock at SatyaByock.com and through the Salome Institute of Jungian Studies. You can also find her writing on Substack at SatyaDoyleByock.Substack.com. Keywords quarter life crisis, quarterlife, Satya Doyle Byock, Jungian psychology, dreams and meaning, individuation, early adulthood, Red Book, Carl Jung, Salome Institute, dream work, nightmares, active imagination, capitalism, stability and meaning This show, episode number 376, was recorded during a live broadcast on August 15, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Dreaming up the World We Want to Live in with Katrina Dreamer Radical Resistance with Victor Lee Lewis Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.
ANGELA'S SYMPOSIUM 📖 Academic Study on Witchcraft, Paganism, esotericism, magick and the Occult
What lies beyond using runes as simple symbols for divination or spellcraft?In this livestream, I speak with David Linder, author of Advanced Rune Magic: The Greater Mysteries of Nordic Spirituality, about the Elder Futhark as a path of experiential knowledge and self-transformation.David approaches the twenty-four runes as interfaces with Runa, the greater Mystery. Drawing on the Rune Poems, Eddic mythology, historical context, meditation, galdor, talismans, and lived practice, he explores how runes can shape not only magical workings but the practitioner's character, relationships, and engagement with the world.We will also examine where historical reconstruction ends and personal gnosis begins, how modern practitioners can create responsibly within a living tradition, and why Odin's ordeal on Yggdrasil offers a powerful model of sacrifice, initiation, and the reconstruction of the self.Is rune magic ultimately about changing circumstances, or about becoming someone capable of changing the world?Book link: US https://amzn.to/4g1COxx UK https://link.amazon/B06d9fKYGMY COURSES
Dressur-Emotionen unter Flutlicht und ein spannender Kampf um den Weltmeistertitel in der Vielseitigkeit: Jan Tönjes und Christian Kröber blicken auf den bisher intensivsten Tag der WM in Aachen zurück. Sie sprechen über Charlotte Fry und Glamourdale, Isabell Werths Bronze-Coup und die Bedeutung der Weltmeisterschaft für die olympische Zukunft des Reitsports. Außerdem geht es um Michael Jung und die Ausgangslage vor dem entscheidenden Springen in der Vielseitigkeit. Der EQUI PAGES WM Newsletter Mit EQUI PAGES mittendrin bei der WM Aachen 2026. Jeden Morgen Updates und Antworten auf die wirklich drängenden Fragen. Beispielsweise, warum Michael Jung vorm ersten Start eine Fahne hatte. Plus: der Blick voraus – das bringt der WM Tag. Hier abonnieren: https://flow.cleverreach.com/fl/fd44c4fb-6bf9-4a84-a520-b217a36c2cc4/?pid=[USER_ID_SECURE]&mid=[MAILING_ID]&gid=[CTID] Für mehr folgt uns gerne auf Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wehorse_de/ https://www.instagram.com/equipages_official/ https://www.instagram.com/christiankroeber/ Produktion: Olivia Herrmann Vermarktung: Carolina Hofmann
What a day of cross country in Aachen. Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH produced one of the rounds of the championship to take the individual lead, finding another gear when it mattered and coming home inside the time. Just behind, Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo made another championship track look effortless, with Laura Collett and Tom McEwen keeping three British combinations firmly in the individual medal hunt. Nicole, Annie and Ali Barrett unpack a cross country day that delivered everything you could want from a World Championship, from the standout rounds and biggest movers to the moments that changed the team competition. They also look ahead to a final day where Jung has no fence in hand and the individual medals are incredibly close. Plus, we head into Riders' Corner with Austin O'Connor and the Irish camp after all five Irish combinations jumped clear, leaving Ireland fourth and within touching distance of a team medal. And Annie brings us reaction straight from the mixed zone, including Ros Canter, Michael Jung, Will Coleman and Ian Cassells after tackling an Aachen track that proved fast, intense and hugely influential. Highlights • Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk FRH take the lead • Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo make it look easy • Britain delivers under pressure • Tamie Smith and Lillet 3 produce a standout round • Will Coleman and Diabolo impress for the USA • Ireland goes five from five clear across country • Andrew Hoy and Vassily de Lassos deliver again • The biggest movers and moments from cross country • Everything to play for on the final day The Aachen Diaries are powered by brands that know what it takes to keep horses feeling, looking and performing at their best. FLAIR Equine Nasal Strips Developed by veterinarians and backed by research, FLAIR Strips support the nasal passages to help horses breathe easier during exercise. Discover FLAIR Foran Equine Scientifically formulated supplements designed to support equine health, performance and recovery, produced to pharmaceutical-grade standards in Ireland. Explore Foran Equine Carr & Day & Martin Caring for horses since 1765, Carr & Day & Martin combines centuries of experience with trusted products across coat, hoof, leather and horse care. Explore Carr & Day & Martin Connolly's RED MILLS More than 100 years of equine nutrition expertise, with feeds developed to support horses from everyday riding to the highest levels of performance. Explore RED MILLS Horseware Ireland Born in Ireland and built around making life better for horses and riders, Horseware has been pushing equestrian innovation forward for more than 40 years. Explore Horseware Ireland Support the brands supporting the show and follow the Aachen Diaries all week for stories, insight and everything happening from the heart of the World Championships.
Jungian scholar and author Dr. Robert H. Langan joined us to discuss his book, Jung and Spinoza: Passage Through the Blessed Self, and shared his thoughts on the new Steven Spielberg film Disclosure Day.
Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I'm joined once again by John Michael Greer, this time to discuss his newest Aeon Books volume, The Magical Writings of W. B. Yeats.Together, we discuss Yeats as a poet, magician, and highly-trained occult philosopher, with a special focus on the original 1925 edition of his great work, A Vision. We talk about George Yeats and the automatic writing that helped shape the system, as well as the works of Tolkien and Jung, the nature of Imaginal Realms, creative masks, and much more. It's always a true pleasure to have JMG back on the show, and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.--Find John Michael Greer online -JMG's works on Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/jmgBuy 'The Magical Writings of W.B. Yeats': https://spirit.aeonbooks.com/product/magical-writings-of-wb-yeats/95401JMG's Dreamwidth page: https://ecosophia.dreamwidth.org/JMG's website - Ecosophia: https://ecosophia.net/---Upcoming Events with JoAnna:Aug. 15, 2026 - 10am-2pm:The Diviner's Path Book Event at The Serpent's Key in Hanover, PA - https://serpentskeyshoppe.com/Aug. 20, 2026 - 6pm:Free Workshop and Talk at Barnes and Noble in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY. - https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/9780062217464-0September 4–7, 2026:TempleFest at Prindle Pond Conference Center in Charlton, MassachusettsSupport Coffee and DivinationJoAnna's book, "The Diviner's Path: A Nature-Led Approach to Divination with Tarot, Runes & Pendulums", is now available, from Llewellyn Publishing:https://amzn.to/4e6EXH9Thank you so much for the support the book has already received. If you've read and enjoyed it, even a brief, honest review on Amazon, Goodreads, or the site where you purchased it can make an enormous difference in helping other readers discover the work.Coffee and Divination:https://www.coffeeanddivination.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/coffeeanddivination/Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/c/coffeeanddivinationYouTube: The Coffee and Divination Podcast - YouTubeThank you for listening, and, as always, see you between the worlds...
Chris Niebauer earned his Ph.D in cognitive neuropsychology from the University of Toledo, specializing in left- and right-brain differences. He is the author of The Abstract Mind: How Thinking Became the Source of Suffering—And How to Break Free, the bestselling No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism, and its companion workbook. He taught consciousness, mindfulness, brain lateralization, and artificial intelligence for 22 years as a professor at a Pennsylvania state university. In this conversation, Chris explores the philosophical foundations of his new book, The Abstract Mind, drawing on William James's concept of vicious abstractionism and Alfred North Whitehead's fallacy of misplaced concreteness to examine how thinking itself can become a source of suffering. Building on the insights of No Self, No Problem, he considers the distinction between consciousness and thought, the role of affective neuroscience and embodied development, and why direct experience may offer a path beyond abstraction. Along the way, he reflects on artificial intelligence, contemplative practice, and what it might mean to come home to the immediacy of lived experience. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:03 Chris's background 00:10:58 Consciousness vs thinking 00:21:42 Thought, memory, abstraction, and reality 00:29:10 Vicious abstraction and the illusion of ownership 00:39:24 The DSM, mental illness, and consciousness 00:48:38 Affective neuroscience and emotion 00:53:11 Trauma, the nervous system, and safety 01:12:19 The richness of direct experience 01:20:32 Redefining our role in the age of AI 01:24:22 Jung, the unconscious, and awareness 01:26:59 A simple practice for everyday life Producer: Elena McNally Editor: John Hartmann (Recorded on July 11, 2026) New Thinking Allowed Guest Host Leanne Whitney, PhD, is a depth psychologist and transformational coach based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the author of Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali and currently serves as Executive Director of Center for Transformation and Integration. Her website is https://leannewhitney.com/ To learn about Leanne Whitney's upcoming Transformational Coaching Certification Course with an emphasis in Somatic Integration Therapy, please visit: https://transformationandintegration.com/courses To order Consciousness in Jung and Patañjali by Leanne Whitney go to: https://amzn.to/2QY3tS2 To order The Abstract Mind: How Thinking Became the Source of Suffering—And How to Break Free by Chris Niebauer go to https://amzn.to/4vIokrU To order No Self, No Problem: How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism by Chris Niebauer go to: https://amzn.to/4cDPfNt To order the No Self, No Problem Workbook by Chris Niebauer, click on https://amzn.to/4cDa0IZ For a short video on How to Get the Most From New Thinking Allowed, go to https://youtu.be/aVbfPFGxv9o Check out our new website for the New Thinking Allowed Foundation at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as our new, FREE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. Also, opportunities to shop and to support our video productions. There, you can also subscribe to our FREE, WEEKLY NEWSLETTER! For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://www.newthinkingallowed.com/Listings.html Check out New Thinking Allowed's AI chatbot. You can create a free account at https://ai.servicespace.org When you enter the space, you will see that our chatbot is one of several you can interact with. While it is still a work in progress, it has been trained on 1,600 NTA transcripts. It can provide intelligent answers about the contents of our interviews. It's almost like having a conversation with Jeffrey Mishlove. To buy a high-quality, printed version of the New Thinking Allowed Magazine, go to nta-magazine.magcloud.com. To join the NTA Psi Experience Community on Facebook, see: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1953031791426543 To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, visit our podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-thinking-allowed-audio-podcast/id1435178031 Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove's Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death. https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs/1st.pdf If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com. To order Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to https://amzn.to/4aw2iyr To order a copy of Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology, go to https://amzn.to/4oOUJLn
We're digging into a reframe that can change the way a lot of us think about depression, anxiety, stress, and mental health treatment. The reframe has to do with the very common belief that there's one logical fix waiting to be found and that once found, we'd feel better and all will be fixed. The truth is that the way through overthinking, stress, and even anxiety and depression looks a little different for every person. Another thing we'll work to reframe in this episode is the culturally reinforced illusion that feeling better has to be just as heavy as feeling bad. The main strategy we'll lean on to go beyond these common obstacles is right in line with our Elements of Fun and Recreation... it's play! Truly, play is powerful. Note: This is an encore episode, originally aired during Joy Lab's Element of Fun. It's replaying here during the month of Re-Creation because it grounds the science of play in some of the best research available — and because if you haven't heard it, now is exactly the right time. About: The Joy Lab Podcast is an Ambie-nominated podcast that blends science and soul to help you cope better with stress, anxiety, and depression. It's hosted by integrative psychiatrist Dr. Henry Emmons and holistic mental health researcher Dr. Aimee Prasek. The podcast is best paired with the Joy Lab App. Bonus: spread some joy and keep this podcast ad-free by donating (Joy Lab is powered by the nonprofit Pathways North and your donations are tax-deductible). Full transcript here Sources and Notes: Joy Lab Experiments: Take the next leap in your wellbeing journey with step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life. Joy Lab Episode #5 referenced: Let Go of Shoulds, Let In Fun More about Karl Popper (Also see: "Of Clouds and Clocks: An approach to the problem of rationality and freedom of man.") Maurice Sendak: https://www.sendakfoundation.org FAQ Q: I know I should do something fun but I just can't make myself — what's actually going on? A: This episode names some main obstacles clearly: anhedonia (the inability to feel pleasure that is a red flag for depression), the belief that there's one logical fix waiting, metacognition blocking you from being present during play, and the fear of losing or not doing it right — and offers specific practical strategies for each one. Q: Does healing from depression really have to be so heavy and hard, or can fun actually be part of it? A: This episode makes the direct case that play is a legitimate healing tool, not a distraction from "real" work. There's good scientific evidence to support play as a valuable adjunctive tool to treat depression. Key moments: [00:00] Aimee introduces the encore: this episode gets practical about what blocks fun and how to get past it [02:30] First obstacle: anhedonia — the inability to feel pleasure, one of the clearest red flags for depression [03:00] The inertia problem: when you know you'd feel better if you played but can't get yourself to start [04:00] Henry: no shame in needing something to get over the hump — medication or natural therapy as a bridge, not a failure [05:00] "Fake it till you make it" — not denial, just good practice; changing what you do can move your mood [06:30] Second obstacle: waiting for the one logical solution — the single cause bias that makes us believe there's one fix [07:30] Karl Popper's clocks and clouds: clocks are tight, ordered, reducible; clouds are irregular and unpredictable [08:00] Mental health is a cloud — but we keep trying to treat it like a clock (one diagnosis, one medication, one solution) [09:00] Henry: the human brain is extraordinarily complex — one thing influences another influences another; the clock model just doesn't hold [10:30] The way out of anxiety and depression is a little different for everyone — just like fun looks different for everyone; C.S. Lewis: "Have fun, even if it's not the same kind of fun everyone else is having." [12:00] The clouds complexity is actually empowering: opening to more than one solution puts the power back in our hands [13:00] Third obstacle: metacognition — thinking about thinking — a useful skill that blocks fun when overused [14:00] Henry: metacognition from a Buddhism and neuroscience conference — observing yourself as a thinker, one of the main benefits of mindfulness [16:00] Aimee: metacognition can block you from starting to play AND take you out of it once you're there [18:00] Ted Lasso and Danny Rojas getting the yips — a vivid example of how overthinking destroys play even for the most joyful players [21:00] Preparing for fun: anticipation is part of the enjoyment — let yourself get excited in advance [21:30] Simple preparation: take a break from the phone or computer for an hour or two before a fun event [24:00] Strategy: pick a playful activity you did as a kid and do it for two or three minutes today; Don't overthink it — the activity is already part of you; just uncover it [25:00] Carl Jung: "The small child is still around and possesses a creative life which I lack, but how can I make my way to it?" — engaging in childhood play was Jung's own answer [27:00] Grounding practices and movement: research supports releasing fear, tension, and feeling more connected through physical grounding [28:30] Playful movement: fuller breaths, better digestion, reduced muscle tension, reduced fatigue — worth every minute [29:30] Henry: you can be less tired by expending more energy — paradoxical but true, and even one minute of movement can shift how you feel [30:00] Letting go of the outcome — the hardest obstacle, especially for overachievers and the competitive [32:30] Aimee: when you're not afraid to lose, the world opens up — you can play more, trust more, even love more [33:00] The path to feeling better doesn't have to be as depressing as how you've been feeling — the remedy doesn't have to always be bitter [33:30] Aimee's clubhouse story: caring for her mom with Alzheimer's, a hard week of financial and planning details, too much parenting [35:30] This was different from Netflix or a formal meditation — it was a fun break, and it created an upward spiral [37:00] Maurice Sendak on play: "It is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It's the best means they have for taming wild things." [37:30] Adults need this catharsis too — let's take fun more seriously as a tool for healing and for taming our wild things If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! Please remember that this content is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice and is not a replacement for advice and treatment from a medical professional. Please consult your doctor or other qualified health professional before beginning any diet change, supplement, or lifestyle program. Please see our terms for more information. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call the NAMI HelpLine: 1-800-950-6264 available Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., ET. OR text "HelpLine" to 62640 or email NAMI at helpline@nami.org. Visit NAMI for more. You can also call or text SAMHSA at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org. 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Erica Lorentz is a Jungian Analyst with over forty years of clinical experience. She is a training analyst at the Jung Institute of New England. She is author of Body As Shadow: Jung's Method of Embodied Healing. Her website is https://ericalorentz.com/ Erica explores Carl Jung's understanding of the body as an essential pathway to the unconscious rather than a mere physical vessel. She describes how authentic movement, active imagination, and the subtle body can deepen psychological healing, transform trauma, and restore the connection between psyche, soul, and embodiment. Lorentz also examines Jung's relationship to imagination, the feminine, spirituality, and the role of the body as a living expression of the soul. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:17 Body as shadow 00:07:24 Authentic movement 00:13:20 Witnessing the unconscious 00:18:22 Healing through embodiment 00:25:55 The subtle body 00:31:15 Active imagination 00:39:16 Archetypes and soul 00:49:16 Conclusion New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in "parapsychology" ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on June 29, 2026) For a complete, updated list with links to all of our videos, see https://newthinkingallowed.com/Listin.... Check out the New Thinking Allowed Foundation website at http://www.newthinkingallowed.org. There you will find our incredible, searchable database as well as opportunities to shop and to support our video productions – plus, this is where people can subscribe to our FREE, weekly Newsletter and can download a FREE .pdf copy of our quarterly magazine. To order high-quality, printed copies of our quarterly magazine: NTA-Magazine.MagCloud.com Check out New Thinking Allowed's AI chatbot. You can create a free account at awakin.ai/open/jeffreymishlove. When you enter the space, you will see that our chatbot is one of several you can interact with. While it is still a work in progress, it has been trained on 1,600 NTA transcripts. It can provide intelligent answers about the contents of our interviews. It's almost like having a conversation with Jeffrey Mishlove. If you would like to join our team of volunteers, helping to promote the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel on social media, editing and translating videos, creating short video trailers based on our interviews, helping to upgrade our website, or contributing in other ways (we may not even have thought of), please send an email to friends@newthinkingallowed.com. To download and listen to audio versions of the New Thinking Allowed videos, please visit our new podcast at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n.... Download and read Jeffrey Mishlove's Grand Prize essay in the Bigelow Institute competition, Beyond the Brain: The Survival of Human Consciousness After Permanent Bodily Death, go to https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/docs.... You can help support our video productions while enjoying a good book. To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: Is There Life After Death? click on https://amzn.to/3LzLA7Y (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.) To order the second book in the New Thinking Allowed Dialogues series, Russell Targ: Ninety Years of ESP, Remote Viewing, and Timeless Awareness, go to https://amzn.to/4aw2iyr To order a copy of New Thinking Allowed Dialogues: UFOs and UAP – Are We Really Alone?, go to https://amzn.to/3Y0VOVh To order a copy of Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology, go to https://amzn.to/4oOUJLn To order Body as Shadow by Erica Lorentz, go to https://amzn.to/4yF9gy0
I interviewed Hsin-hsuan Yeh about Sense of Nowhere on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at Venice Immersive in Venice, Italy. Here is the story synopsis for Sense of Nowhere: "Where do we go when we zone out, and how do we find our way back to reality? Sense of Nowhere is a journey from no-where to now-here, inspired by The Way from Taoism, the Illusion from Buddhism, and Jung's practice of Active Imagination. Blurring the line between inner world and outer reality, it transforms sonic, fragmented thoughts into a tangible experience. It is an invitation for the audience to explore the subconscious, piece together hidden clues, and find their way returning to the present moment." Here are the contextual domains that are explored: [9] - Dreams and unconscious [9], and the philosohpically-rich surreallity [9], and active imagination [9] as well as invocations of various associative links and memories [1]. Focuses a lot on these embodied interations [1] and dream-like absurd surreality [9] as a primary catalyst to pervert our expectations. Here is the Elemental Center of Gravity: 1st Center of Gravity of Air Element / Mental and Social Presence: Jungian Active Imagination, Associative Dream Logic, Chaos, Plausibility, Philosophically driven. I gained a lot of context from this interview about the meaning of the patterns, as well as how it is structured from exploring the Particles, Materials, Subconsciousness, Reality, Illusion. So it's the type of piece that can be fairly sparse and abstract, but worth unpacking the emerging spatial grammar and symbolic semotic explorations. There's also a bit of absurdist and surreal tone to this piece that is aspiring to transcend your expectations to enter into a unique possibilty space of exploration.2nd Center of Gravity of Fire Element / Active Presence: Lots of embodied and interactive loops throughout this experience. These interactions were very much designed to take the audience into an introspective journey. Director was initially resistant to talk about the piece at all as her preference would be for people to have their own immersive and interactive experience of it, but I managed to navigate the conversation using my own experiences as a proxy to dig more deeply into the design intentions.3rd Center of Gravity of Water Element / Emotional Presence: Music. Lots of iterative loops that are designed to be exploratory processes, which are then juxtaposed to each other throughout the piece creating a bit of interactive montage feel, but not a lot of explicit narrative threads to hang upon.4th Center of Gravity of Earth Element / Environmental and Embodied Presence: Lots of experimental embodied actions integrated into this story, but also very surreal and liminal imagary. Archetypal Themes and Character Explored: Very much a non-Boolean and non-dual approach with an embodied and associative link explorations. Artist Statement: "Sense of Nowhere begins with a drifting, zoning out, as the world fades into a blur of sound and sensation. Where does the mind wander when it slips from the present? Through sonic textures and visual cues, the work guides a slow return to awareness, driving thoughts from the edges of the subconscious. Ideas flicker in and out, like palms slowly opening and closing, present, then gone. There is no fixed narrative, only fragments that invite personal interpretation. Each viewer notices certain things, remember different feelings. In this difference lies the quiet beauty of thought itself: the way we make sense of the world mirrors how we come to understand ourselves." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDajMkKRjXo This is a listener-supported podcast through the Voices of VR Patreon. Music: Fatality
Today we explore wisdom. Not the "don't put tomatoes in a fruit salad" kind. Serious business wisdom.It turns out, the wise tend to converge on understanding the world in a similar way.In the 20th century, philosophical titans saw this convergence. They look back to the original seers of wisdom and see in them parallels that run so deep, that upon deep contemplation of these philosophies, they found a "highest common factor," including among:Epicteus, Marcus Aurelius, and the StoicsPlato, and various Neoplatonists such as PlotinusSpinoza, SchopenhauerPossibly Hegel, Wittgenstein, though they are famously difficult to interpretJiddu KrishnamurtiLao Tzu, who authored the Tao Te ChingALso Chuang Tzu and Lieh TzuJewish philosophers such as Philo of AlexandriaSufi mystics of Islam, most famously Jalal al-Din RumiJesus of NazarethSt. PaulMeister Eckhart, the mystic Christian St. Jon of the CrossHinduism:The Sages of the UpanishadsAdi Shankara's The Crest-Jewel of WisdomThe Bhagavad GitaThe BuddhaParticularly Zen masters who followedVarious SutrasThe Bardo ThodolIt is the Perennial Philosophy. I call it the One Wisdom. Huxley called it the “Highest Common Factor” of universal truth.SOURCESCamus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus. 1942.Huxley, Aldous. The Perennial Philosophy. Harper & Row, 1945.John of the Cross, St. Dark Night of the Soul (La noche oscura del alma).Jung, C. G. Letters, Volume 1: 1906–1950. Princeton University Press.Kahan, Dan. Identity-protective cognition research (cross-referenced, this project).Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Liuzu Tan Jing).Polanyi, Michael. Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy. University of Chicago Press, 1958.Polanyi, Michael. The Tacit Dimension. Doubleday, 1966.Tolle, Eckhart. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. Dutton, 2005.Tao Te Ching (Laozi).Watts, Alan. Become What You Are. Shambhala, 1995 (essays, 1930s–1950s).Watts, Alan. Out of Your Mind: Tricksters, Interdependence, and the Cosmic Game of Hide-and-Seek. Sounds True, 2017.Watts, Alan. The Wisdom of Insecurity. Pantheon, 1951.Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. 1921.Wright, Robert. Why Buddhism Is True. Simon & Schuster, 2017.Xiangyan Zhixian — traditional Chan/Zen biographical account (Tang dynasty, c. 820–898).Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), "On the Equality of Things" ("Discussion on Making All Things Equal").Bible. Job 42:5–6; Luke 15:11–32 (KJV).Bhagavad Gita, 2.47.Ovid. Metamorphoses.McGilchrist, Iain. The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. Yale University Press, 2009.Miles Kington. Quoted in The Independent (UK), Mar 28, 2003. Joseph Campbell. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Pantheon, 1949 — "Freedom to Live," Stage 17. Eckhart Tolle. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. New World Library, 1997 Ramana Maharshi, quoted in Ram Dass, "Dying Is Absolutely Safe"Alan Watts, Become Who You Are. Sam Harris, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion. Dalai Lama & Paul Ekman, Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion. Times Books, 2008Emmet Fox, The Sermon on the MountErnest Kurtz & Katherine Ketcham, The Spirituality of Imperfection. BantamByron Katie, Loving What Is. Harmony, 2002. Diana Chapman & Jim Dethmer (with Kaley Klemp), The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership. 2014.Epictetus, Discourses / Enchiridion.Marcus Aurelius, Meditations.Plato, RepublicPlotinus, The Enneads.Spinoza, EthicsSchopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation.Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit. Jiddu Krishnamurti, Freedom from the Known Philo of Alexandria, On the Creation of the World. 1 Corinthians 1:20, 1:25, 3:19 — "the wisdom of the world is foolishness"John 14:6 — "I am the way, the truth, and the life." John 8:12 — "I am the light of the world."Galatians 2:20 or 2 Corinthians 5:17 -- "in Christ" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What do medieval alchemists, your recurring bad memories, and the reason you can't feel joy have in common? In this lecture, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson traces a single thread from Carl Jung's strangest work to a revolutionary discovery that emerged in four different scientific fields at once, one that changes how you understand every movie you've watched and every choice you've made. Along the way he reveals the writing exercise he built with colleagues from Harvard and McGill that can measurably lower your stress, the 90 minutes a week that determine whether a marriage survives, and the question our culture never asks anyone even once in their life. The night closes with a live Q&A where Dr. Peterson does not hold back on the state of Canada, and a story about a suit that changed more than he expected. Lectured filmed in Abbotsford, Canada on April 1, 2025 Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Jung, Alchemy, and the Birthplace of Ideas 05:56 Why Science Only Emerged in the West 10:11 The Ethics Hidden Inside Science 14:53 Powerful Tools Demand Better People 18:22 You See the World Through a Story 21:58 Where Positive Emotion Comes From 24:02 Fiction Is Hyper Real 29:06 Deep Communication or a Failing Marriage 32:02 Raising Kids on the Edge 36:52 The 90 Minute Marriage Rule 39:53 The Self-Authoring Suite 43:54 Why Old Memories Won't Let You Go 48:03 Future Authoring: Who Could You Be in 5 Years? 58:51 The 7 Domains of a Meaningful Life 1:09:57 Up or Down: The Decision We Are All Making 1:15:53 Q&A: The State of Canada 1:24:12 Q&A: Drug Decriminalization 1:30:06 Q&A: The Kermit Suit Story Unlock the ad-free experience of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast and dive into exclusive bonus content on DailyWire+. Start watching now: http://dwpluspeterson.com/yt ALL LINKS: https://feedlink.io/jordanbpeterson // LINKS // Peterson Academy https://petersonacademy.com ARC https://www.arcforum.com Books - https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/books/ #JordanPeterson #JordanBPeterson #DrJordanPeterson #DrJordanBPeterson #DailyWirePlus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices