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What if trusting life doesn't mean trusting that everything will become stable, coherent, or reassuring? In this episode, Vanessa explores change as both a spiritual and psychological problem: why we confuse trust with continuity, why change can feel like abandonment, and what it means to stay in relationship with reality as it keeps moving. Through Octavia Butler's “God is Change,” Heraclitus, Buddhist impermanence, process theology, attachment theory, meaning-making research, and Jungian transformation, we look at the grief and freedom of releasing the fantasy that life's job is to preserve the forms we love. Trust is not certainty that everything will work out; it is the willingness to remain present with what is real as it changes form.For educational purposes only. This isn't therapy.Join the ICA Summit → https://www.vanessabennett.com/ica-summitReference Links:Octavia Butler — Parable of the Sower / EarthseedUse for: “God is Change,” Earthseed, and the idea that change is the central theological principle in Parable of the Sower.Link: https://www.octaviabutler.com/the-booksNote: Use this as the primary author/book reference for Octavia Butler and Parable of the Sower.Earthseed / “God Is Change”Use for: Earthseed's core principle that God is Change and the related idea that God can be shaped.Link: https://godischange.org/shape-god/Note: Useful accessible reference for the Earthseed language. If quoting directly, confirm wording against the text of Parable of the Sower.Heraclitus — Flux / River FragmentUse for: Heraclitus's idea that reality is in flux, often summarized through the river fragment.Link: https://iep.utm.edu/heraclit/Note: The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a reliable philosophy reference for Heraclitus and the doctrine of flux.Attachment Theory OverviewUse for: Secure attachment as a reliable base for exploration, regulation, and return.Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4085672/Note: Broad overview of attachment theory, including Bowlby and Ainsworth.Intolerance of UncertaintyUse for: Uncertainty as a transdiagnostic process associated with anxiety, worry, rigidity, avoidance, and distress.Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4204511/Note: Useful research review on intolerance of uncertainty and its role across anxiety and related conditions.Crystal Park — Meaning-Making After Stressful EventsUse for: Stressful events disrupting global beliefs/goals and the process of meaning-making after rupture.Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20192563/Note: Crystal L. Park's 2010 review on meaning-making and adjustment to stressful life events.Buddhist Impermanence / AniccaUse for: Impermanence as one of the three marks of existence in Buddhist philosophy.Link: https://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh186_Nyanaponika-etal_Three-Basic-Facts-of-Existence--I-Anicca.htmlNote: Buddhist Publication Society resource on anicca / impermanence.Three Marks of ExistenceUse for: Impermanence, suffering/unsatisfactoriness, and non-self as core Buddhist teachings.Link: https://www.britannica.com/topic/aniccaNote: Accessible reference for anicca as impermanence in Buddhist thought.Alfred North Whitehead — Process Theology / “Fellow-Sufferer Who Understands”Use for: Process theology and God as relationally present within the becoming of the world.Link: https://processandfaith.org/becoming-christ-like-heathens/Note: This page quotes Whitehead's famous phrase from Process and Reality: “God is the great companion—the fellow-sufferer who understands.”Process Theology OverviewUse for: General overview of process theology and Whitehead's influence.Link: https://iep.utm.edu/processp/Note: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy overview of process philosophy/theology.C. G. Jung — Symbols of TransformationUse for: Jungian transformation, symbolic death, dissolution, renewal, and the psychological meaning of transformation symbols.Link: https://iaap.org/resources/academic-resources/collected-works-abstracts/volume-5-symbols-transformation/Note: IAAP summary of Jung's Collected Works, Volume 5: Symbols of Transformation.James Hollis — The Provisional Life / The Middle PassageUse for: The “provisional life,” the placeholder self, and midlife/disruptive transitions exposing lives built around adaptation rather than truth.Link: https://jameshollis.net/project/the-middle-passage/Note: Use as a general reference for Hollis's work on midlife passage and the provisional life. If using the exact phrase “provisional life,” confirm against the relevant Hollis text or audio.Spiritual Bypassing — John WelwoodUse for: Spiritual bypassing as using spiritual ideas/practices to avoid unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, or developmental tasks.Link: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-seekers-forum/202303/what-is-spiritual-bypassingNote: John Welwood coined the term spiritual bypassing; use this for accessible definition and background.Earthseed / “Shape God”Use for: Butler's idea that change can be consciously shaped rather than merely endured.Link: https://godischange.org/shape-god/Note: Include if show notes mention “Shape God” or conscious participation with change. Confirm any direct quote against Butler's novel.Octavia Butler / Parable of the Sower — Publisher PageUse for: Basic book reference for Parable of the Sower.Link: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/octavia-e-butler/parable-of-the-sower/9781538732182/Note: Publisher page for the book; good clean link for listeners.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.
Some of the most respected people in history claimed that information, warnings, visions, or guidance reached them from an intelligence outside their ordinary conscious minds.Socrates trusted a mysterious divine sign that had followed him since childhood. Joan of Arc said saints gave her a mission that changed the course of a war. Carl Jung held conversations with Philemon, a winged teacher who seemed to possess knowledge independent of Jung's conscious personality. Srinivasa Ramanujan believed the goddess Namagiri revealed mathematics to him through dreams. Nikola Tesla detected repeating signals through his experimental equipment and wondered whether another world was attempting contact.In this episode of Idiot Mystic, we examine what these five people actually reported, what their experiences led them to do, and the skeptical explanations involving intuition, dreams, neurological events, cultural expectations, unconscious cognition, and misunderstood technology.Were they encountering God, spirits, autonomous parts of the psyche, extraterrestrial intelligence, or something that does not fit comfortably into any of those categories?Whatever the source, these experiences became entangled with philosophy, warfare, psychology, mathematics, and the early search for intelligence beyond Earth.Maybe the strangest part is not that they believed something spoke to them. It is how much of history changed after they listened.Listen to Idiot Mystic on YouTube and Spotify, and read more at:Website: https://idiotmystic.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/idiotmysticTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@idiotmysticDiscord: https://discord.gg/dXKjhZrZmMShare the episode with somebody who enjoys strange history, spirituality, psychology, paranormal encounters, and questions that refuse to stay inside one explanation.Until next time, take care of yourself, please. Stay weird.
Why are so many political activists crashing into severe burnout and depression? Can the deep psychology of Carl Jung provide a radical toolkit for modern survival without retreating from the fight? In this episode of Varnblog, we sit down with ecotherapist and author Rob Faure Walker to deconstruct his groundbreaking book, Radical Jung .We dive into a mind-bending exploration bridging the Marxist radical imagination with Jungian analytical psychology. Rob shares his personal journey through school teacher union organizing, severe activist burnout, and finding spiritual navigation via dream integration and Gnostic texts. Together, we unpack how modern capitalism has become truly nihilistic, why mainstream psychoanalysis often defaults to isolationist individualism, and how right-wing figures like Jordan Peterson have weaponized and essentialized Jungian concepts on hierarchy and gender .Furthermore, we explore the terrifying intersections of state power, counter-extremism governmentality , and how billionaire techno-oligarchs like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Mark Zuckerberg project their own "shadow of privilege" onto marginalized groups while building automated survival bunkers and centralizing control .If you are looking for a deeper psychological toolkit to understand the algorithm's control over our unconscious mind , structural political failure , and the path toward true recovery , this deep-dive conversation is for you.✨ Grab Rob Faure Walker's new book, Radical Jung, out now from Revo Press!Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian, Drea, Free Beer
It's not often (ever?) that I get to talk Hegel, Jung, and Goethe with songwriters. But Dragos Chiriac of Men I Trust and I go deep into philosophy in this episode. I am a huge fan of the band and enjoyed our discussion immensely as we discuss the impact these writers have on Chiriac and why he returns to them over and over.Lest you think this episode was all about existential angst, we also discussed the relatively simple reason why the band wrote my favorite Men I Trust song "Billie Toppy."
Registration will close this month for The Tender Harvest, a harvest yoga, meditation, and culinary retreat at world-class Ballymaloe House in County Cork, Ireland. Join this Sept 20-26, 2026, for a time of deep nourishment, learning, and inspiration. Just 2 rooms still available!A dog's retching yanks me from sleep. I've been floating between worlds all night, and suddenly I'm across the room before a thought can take shape. The dense atmosphere of a dream lingers as I kneel to wipe the floor, then thins as my mind reaches for it. I was in a foreign place, though the landscape felt familiar. I was with friends, though they were not themselves. There was a house. The house was a river. Its rooms were water.With a sigh, the dog returns to bed. The house settles back into stillness. I move mutely to my meditation cushion. Incense lit, tea steeping, for a time, I watch tendrils of smoke and steam mingle in the dawning air.Practice teaches us to notice what's here. Gradually, our attention steadies and we begin to perceive what is real—the interplay of spirit and matter, psyche and body—through the tuning fork of our awareness. We grow quieter, more supple, more receptive—less beholden to neurosis and fixed assumptions. What we lose in certainty, we gain in texture and attunement.As humans, especially now, our well-being depends on how honestly we inhabit the faculties of our aliveness. What do we know to be true, and by what inner or outer measure? How much doubt do we allow in the margins of confirmation? What may appear real, yet on closer examination, carries the subtle signature of an illusion? And, inversely: where have we developed trust in modes of knowing that defy rational explanation?In classical yoga philosophy, pramana offers a basic epistemic map. It names three valid sources of knowledge: direct perception (pratyaksha), inference (anumana), and trusted testimony (sabda). I know the river is cold because I have placed my hand in it. I know the river is cold because it flows from glacial melt. I know the river is cold because someone I trust has told me so.Of these, direct perception carries the weight of fact. Yet fact alone does not confer context. The elephant's tail may still seem a pestle to a blind man, as the Buddhist parable goes. Here, the animal's trumpet or a friend's account can augment our own perception. Thus, these three sources of knowledge uphold one another.But in Paris last month, standing beneath Hilma af Klint's paintings at the Grand Palais, I sensed how this era of dissolving certainties is inviting us to loosen and refine our frameworks for human intelligence. Knowing is not the intellect's final stamp of approval. It is a function of our embodied, psychic, and spiritual capacities—and it keeps calling us to widen what we recognize as real.Born in 1862, af Klint painted vast, abstract diagrams of a reality folded within this one: swirls of color, spirals, botanical forms, and galaxies. Her pioneering abstract works, begun as early as 1906, were long kept hidden and revealed only, at her direction, decades after her death. Working with a circle of women known as The Five, she participated in séances where language and image moved through them. One presence, whom she called Ananda, instructed her to create a series of paintings “for the temple.” These “pictures for the future” were meant for the future, for an audience who could see beyond the pastoral and parlor depictions of her time.Standing before af Klint's paintings a century later, I considered what it takes to be faithful to what arrives through intuition—to stake our knowing on image, or symbol, or an inner insistence just beyond explanation.Carl Jung described intuition as that which “mediates perceptions in an unconscious way… and has the character of being given.” Distinguishing it from the more rational functions of thinking, sensing, and feeling, Jung characterized intuition as irrational, bypassing conscious logic to immediately grasp hidden patterns, meanings, and future possibilities.In the years surrounding the First World War, Jung recorded dreams, visions, and dialogues with figures arising from his psyche. He came to understand that aspects of the psyche “produce themselves and have their own life.” The Red Book was later compiled as a document of these encounters and his willingness to be reshaped by them during an epoch of social collapse. His family kept the manuscript hidden for decades, wary of how the public would judge Jung for its contents.Certain ways of knowing do not sit neatly within pramana. They are not quite direct perception, not quite inference, not quite testimony, unless we expand the aperture of perception to include dreams, images, symbols, and phrases that arrive unbidden. These belong to another register, one involving a relationship with what we do not fully understand. A mingling with mystery. A participation.An increasing number of my therapy clients report consulting AI about the emotional content of their lives. I feel ambivalent. On one hand, it seems to help people articulate their inner life with greater clarity and identify practical therapeutic tools. On the other hand, if deferred to prematurely, AI's logic can displace the authority of these clients' own process, pulling them away from their attunement to the questions themselves.As artificial intelligence becomes an ever more seamless extension of cognition, my concern is what happens to the musculature of our knowing. Will we still value entering the river to feel for ourselves? Or standing beneath a painting whose frequency has waited a century to be transmitted? Or cultivating the integration of direct experience, the rigor of inference, and the discernment of who and what we trust?The meaningful questions of our lives ask something of us in return. Some questions are not meant to be resolved or even unveiled too directly. Some things must be distilled in time—granted permission, respect, faithful return, and a tolerance for not yet knowing.Together, we are making sense of being human in an era of radical change. Your presence here matters. Thank you for reading, sharing, ‘heart'ing, commenting, and subscribing to The Guest House.+ Join next month's yoga & meditation class on Thursday, August 20. Only on Substack - a thank you to paid subscribers.+ Find me at YogaSource in Santa Fe every Wednesday morning, 9-10:15 am MT / 11 am-12:15 pm ET for Dynamic Practice. This class is fully analog—live and in person. Register through the studio here.+ I'll be returning to world-class Ballymaloe House in County Cork, Ireland, Sept 20-26, 2026, with Erin Doerwald. This retreat will feature yoga, meditation, farm-to-table meals, and curated outings—plus rest, nurturance, and imagination. Just a few spots left. Check out all the details here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shawnparell.substack.com/subscribe
The Moon pulls the tides of the ocean, but the question that won't let us go is simpler and stranger: what is it pulling in us? Melanie Reinhart joins me for a wide, grounded, moonlit ramble through lunar consciousness, astrology, and the body. We start with the moon as a constant companion for earthlings, a reliable rhythm of waxing and waning that can steady us when life feels politically, personally, and collectively turbulent.From there, we drop into somatic territory. We talk craniosacral therapy and the experience of “tides” in the system, from surface noise to the deeper mid tide and the long tide where time feels different. That becomes a living metaphor for the lunar path: not a heroic push to achieve, but a deepening that restores life force. We also bring in the Orphic Hymn to the Moon as an invocation practice and explore why reverence matters, not as an antique idea but as a way to relate to powers we still live inside.We get practical about moon phases too: the dark of the moon as a window for retreat, the full moon as an emotional amplifier, and how lunar timing can support better choices in work, conflict, learning, and creativity. We move into dreams as night-world digestion, why forcing interpretations can block the nourishment, and how light pollution mirrors a cultural forgetting of darkness, sleep, and imagination. If you care about the lunar cycle, dreamwork, depth psychology, the Jungian unconscious, or the roots of astrology in the night sky, this conversation is for you.*the above blurb was auto-generated by Buzzsprout's AI.Cover Artwork is The Fairy of the moon by Hermann Kaulbach (b&w) circa 1891 with a background extension from Canva.The Orphic Hymns including the one in this episode dedicated to the moon, and the invocation with Musaeus. It's the Thomas Taylor translation from 1792. Melanie's personal favourite.Find out more about Melanie and her work here. She has many great books including, famously, Chiron and the Healing Journey.Melanie reads from:Dane Rudhyar, The Lunation Cycle: A Key to the Understanding of Personality, from the section “The Pattern of the Lunation Cycle.”Rudolf Steiner, “In Pure Rays of Light” The verse appears in Esoteric Instructions (GA 264), with related commentary in an esoteric lesson of 5 December 1907 (GA 266/I).We discuss:Iain McGilchrist's book: The Master and his Emissary and associate right brain activity with the moon and left brain with Mercury.Jung, obviously, comes up a lot. I paraphrase this quotation from him.We also talk about the Tides in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy. If you'd like to know more about that the work of Franklyn Sills (may he rest in peace) is a good starting point.Clearing up the confusion of the 'far side' vs the 'dark side' of the moon we go to NASA...But always appreciative to Pink Floyd for creating such confusion but also such a cracking album.Melanie also mentions the Dark Sky Movement. Such important work. Have a look at darksky.org.We also acknowledge that "mentor" is not etymologically related to Mene or taurus. What we're engaging in during that section is a nice bit of folk etymology.Join the Newsletter!Podcast Musician: Marlia CoeurPlease consider becoming a Patron to support the show!Go to OnTheSoulsTerms.com for more.
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Tonight we continue the story of a young and coming of age Jung. We will see how he caught hold of his first professional victim, and how through abuse he sat the standard for every guru and new religious leader to come, in the first decade of that, oh so very abusive, century. How he courted Freud with silky words before saying to much, about his ambitions, his vision for psychoanalysis as a secret society of initiation.We will begin to understand his relationship with Eugen Bleuler, the foremost Swiss psychiatrist at the time, coiner of terms such as schizophrenia and autism, their initial shared passion for eugenics, criminology and the Aryan hypothesis.Initially in the intro, I will take you back once again to the early 1800s to deepen upon a few things, I certainly had enormous fun, finding out about the things that i did end up finding out about, so I recon so shall you.The music interludes throughout the show will be filled with me reading-out-loud the surviving letter correspondence of our characters. It follows its own strict chronology from the first letter up until one of the important breaks even though it might at time be a bit ahead or behind that of our own main story.Please share the show, write reviews, give stars and comment to let us know how what you think! Warm welcomes to another long evening with the Return of the Repressed.
We'll explore the profound psychological affinity between C.G. Jung and Friedrich Nietzsche and position their work as a bridge between philosophy and depth psychology. For this task, I'm joined by Dr. Paul Bishop to discuss his new work, Jung and the Epic of Transformation Volume 3: Nietzsche's “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” and the Challenge of Transformation. He'll analyze the symbolic highlights of Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, from the “death of God” to the perilous walk of the “rope-dancer,” and their impact on Jung's theories of the collective unconscious. You'll discover how ancient mystery cults and alchemical metaphors of the “green lion” and the “philosopher's stone” serve as archetypal blueprints for modern spiritual renewal. By revealing the “secret” kinship between these two sons of clergymen, we'll provide a visionary guide to navigating the depths of the human soul in a secular age. Get the book: https://amzn.to/4vqpkkn More on Paul: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/mlc/staff/paulbishop/ Intro concept, visual direction, and AI-assisted creative development in collaboration with Arturo Pérez E. youtube.com/@333amTV 333am.tv Get The Occult Elvis: https://amzn.to/4jnTjE4 Virtual Alexandria Academy: https://thegodabovegod.com/virtual-alexandria-academy/ Gnostic Tarot Readings: https://thegodabovegod.com/gnostic-tarot-reading/ The Gnostic Tarot: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/synkrasis Homepage: https://thegodabovegod.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aeonbyte AB Prime: https://thegodabovegod.com/members/subscription-levels/ Voice Over services: https://thegodabovegod.com/voice-talent/ Support with donation: https://buy.stripe.com/00g16Q8RK8D93mw288 Merch store: https://aeonbyte.creator-spring.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
He turned $80,000 into $1.2 Million on one trade. CEO and Founder of Kaizen, Brian Jung joins Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook. Discover how Jung turned an $80,000 bet on CASHCAT into a million-dollar trade by spotting the Robinhood Chain opportunity before the rest of the market. Plus, why he believes crypto is still in a bear market and what he's watching for the next bull cycle. And in this week's Brand New Rails, Franklin Crypto CIO Seth Ginns explains why tokenized money market funds are becoming one of the fastest-growing areas of digital assets. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Brian Jung Joins Markets Outlook 01:24 - The $80K Trade That Turned Into $1.25 Million 02:13 - How Mistakes Made Brian a Disciplined Trader 03:37 - Why Brian Was Watching Robinhood While Everyone Chased $Ansem 07:34 - How Brian's Research Team Found CASHCAT on Robinhood Chain 10:49 - Why CASHCAT Checked Every Box: The Memecoin Criteria 13:00 - The Exit Strategy: Why Brian Walked Away From a Multi-Seven-Figure Trade 16:13 - Brand New Rails: Tokenized Money Market Funds Hit $15 Billion+ 18:34 - Why Brian Sat Out Most of 2026 20:31 - Is the Bitcoin Bottom In? Brian's Framework for Calling It 23:44 - How Brian Jung Got Into Crypto 25:48 - Brian's Long-Term Outlook - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at realfi.co. - Ledn provides a secure and transparent way to access liquidity while maintaining your bitcoin holdings. Perfect 8 year track record of keeping clients assets safe. Don't sell your bitcoin. Get a bitcoin-backed loan. Check out your rate by using their loan calculator at ledn.io - JPEG Trading is a global proprietary trading firm specializing in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance markets. From market structure and liquidity provision to quantitative trading strategies, JPEG Trading operates across the full spectrum of blockchain-based assets. Follow @jpegtrading on X to stay ahead of the latest developments in digital asset markets: https://x.com/jpegtrading - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.
Matt and Michael wrestle with a question that has been hanging over both of them. Why have they stopped paying attention to the news? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? They land on the idea of a Cartesian crisis. Nobody trusts anything anymore. Every headline is met with an actually from someone who thinks they have the real truth. They explore how skepticism can lead to nihilism or to wisdom, and why character assassination has replaced actual argument. Then things get interesting. The conversation turns to what it means to truly love someone versus simply labeling them, why we have lost the definition of racism, and how dress codes and tattoos are really just signals we send to the world about who we want to be. They contrast David Bowie and Bob Dylan as two models of subversion, one grounded and one spinning off into the void. They talk about Jung, individuation, and why growing up means learning to reincorporate what you once rebelled against. And they end with a story about a fake recruiter that captures just how deep the trust crisis really goes. Cheers y'all
Ref.: Josef Epp, Religionspädagoge, Seelsorger und Autor, Bad Grönenbach Generationenkonflikte sind nichts Neues. Schon Sokrates schimpfte: "Die Jugend von heute liebt den Luxus, hat schlechte Manieren und verachtet die Autorität. Sie widersprechen ihren Eltern, legen die Beine übereinander und tyrannisieren ihre Lehrer." Dabei haben Junge und Alte einander viel zu geben - wenn man einen neugierigen Blick und ein offenes Ohr für einander hat. In der Lebenshilfe zeigt der Religionspädagoge und Seelsorger Josef Epp typische Streitpunkte zwischen den Generationen auf und macht Vorschläge, wie sie sich vermeiden oder lösen lassen.
Home Blog at Mom On A Spiritual Journey Podcasts How Synchronicity Works As A Quiet River Of Energy – Podcast Many of us experience magical moments on the spiritual journey and wonder how synchronicity works. In this podcast, I look at synchronicity and how it works through my SHINE model. Table of Contents Podcast Show Notes: How Synchronicity Works How Synchronicity Works Through Five Mystical Approaches See This Podcast As A Video With Slides Understanding How Synchronicity Works So, How Do We Begin To Notice Synchronicity? How Synchronicity Works Through Soul-level Awareness So Where Does Synchronicity Fit With Our Divine Soul Blueprint? Human Design and Synchronicity How Does Synchronicity Work With Human Design? The Spleen Chakra Or Energy Center In Human Design Channels, Gates, Planetary Transits and Guinea Pigs Think of Planetary Transits In Human Design As A Kind of Weather Passing Through How Synchronicity Works With Intuition Signs Of Synchronicity – Repeating Numbers Such as the 11:11 NLP™ (Neuro-linguistic Programming) – An Effective Tool to Study Synchronicity The NLP™ Technique of Anchoring Complaint-Free Anchor Energetics and How Synchronicity Works Useful Resources Did You Enjoy How Synchronicity Works With My SHINE Model? Learn More About The Akashic Records Readings I Offer Download the PDF Akashic Records for Beginners Podcast Show Notes: How Synchronicity Works These are the podcast show notes for July 2026 – how synchronicity works through my SHINE model. Synchronicity is defined in the dictionary as events that appear to an observer as connected in some significant way. A classic example of synchronicity was related by the psychologist Carl Jung, who invented the word when he experienced it. Working with a client, he was hoping for an ‘unexpected and irrational event’ to break through her defenses. As she described a dream about a golden scarab beetle as jewelry, there was a tapping at the window; Jung opened it and caught a scarab beetle, whose golden-green color closely resembled that of the beetle in her dream. We can often find that synchronous events like this bring us strongly into the present moment. This is one of the ways that synchronicity can help us on the spiritual journey. Resource: Blog Insight Post – Synchronicity In The New Age How Synchronicity Works Through Five Mystical Approaches In this podcast, we’re going to use my SHINE Model to explore synchronicity on a much deeper level. SHINE is an acronym that takes us through five energetic levels of awareness. It also reflects the different systems and approaches I use in my readings, coaching, and classes. Together, they give us a framework for understanding not only synchronicity, but also ourselves. The S in SHINE stands for Soul-level awareness. This is the realm of the fifth dimension, the Akashic Records, Spirit Guides, and our deeper soul connection. It’s where we begin to see life from a much bigger perspective. The H stands for Human Design. Human Design is a map of your energy. As I always heard Richard Bandler say in another context, the map is not the territory (our Human Design Chart is not us!). The chart is not here to tell you what to do with your life. Instead, it helps you understand how your aura naturally operates, so you can live more authentically in your own energy and make choices that are aligned with who you really are. The I stands for Intuition. This is about strengthening your connection with your Higher Self. I often describe it as expanding the relationship between the seven chakras within the body and the eighth chakra above the head, which I work with as the Soul Star Chakra. As that connection deepens, intuition becomes clearer and more natural. The N stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP. At its heart, NLP is about understanding how our thoughts, language, and patterns influence the way we experience the world. It offers practical tools for creating positive change and personal growth. Finally, the E stands for Energetics. This is everything happening within your energy field—your aura, your emotional and mental bodies, and the energetic dynamics that influence your everyday experiences, often without you even realising it. Using these five perspectives, we’ll explore how synchronicity works, not just as a series of meaningful coincidences, but as something that can be understood on multiple levels of awareness. That gives us a much richer picture of what may really be happening when synchronicity shows up in our lives. See This Podcast As A Video With Slides https://youtu.be/BO-XUuT9Owo?si=LY6I94rCmgJ_2NBM Understanding How Synchronicity Works Synchronicity is happening all the time, whether we notice it or not. I like to think of it as a continuously flowing river of energy, carrying currents of information and energetic charges. One of the reasons synchronicity is so powerful on the spiritual journey is that it reminds us we aren’t simply a mind living inside a body. We are connected to something much greater. Those connections exist within us, through our inner world, and they extend outwards to other souls and to the living field of life itself. So, How Do We Begin To Notice Synchronicity? One way is to recognize that when we’re becoming aware of meaningful coincidences, we may also be moving into a state of greater vibrational awareness. As our awareness expands, we naturally become more open to seeing patterns, connections, and possibilities that we may have overlooked before. A moment of synchronicity can remind us of our deeper purpose. It may help us feel connected with loved ones in Spirit, offer fresh insight into a relationship or life situation, or completely transform the way we understand a particular circumstance. Sometimes a synchronicity doesn’t change what’s happening around us. Instead, it changes how we see it. And that shift in perspective can make all the difference. How Synchronicity Works Through Soul-level Awareness So, let’s look at synchronicity from the perspective of Soul-level awareness. I believe we all have what I call a Divine Soul Blueprint. One way to imagine it is as your Soul’s own cloud storage or internet site. When a Soul individuates—separates from the greater sea of consciousness—and begins the journey of incarnation, it creates a unique blueprint that holds its individual essence, along with a record of its experiences across lifetimes. That record of incarnations is what many people know as the Akashic Records. Your current life can be accessed in the Akashic Records through your present name and birth details. From there, if it’s helpful for your growth, the records may also reveal information about other lifetimes and the threads that connect them to your life today. So Where Does Synchronicity Fit With Our Divine Soul Blueprint? I’ve found that when we begin to understand aspects of our Divine Soul Blueprint—things like our Divine Energy Centers or our Soul Group—we often discover that we’ve already been living in synchronicity with them all along. We simply didn’t have the language to recognise it. Let me give you an example of how synchronicity works through our Divine Soul Blueprint. When I first discovered that I’m part of the Mintakan Soul Group, so many experiences in my life suddenly made sense. One of the gifts often associated with Mintakan Souls is the ability to perceive future potential in people, situations, and circumstances. It sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? The challenge, at least for me, was that I unconsciously projected those beautiful future possibilities onto people and assumed that was who they already were. Instead of seeing them as they were in the present moment, I was seeing who they could become. After two marriages, I realised that was a very important lesson for me. Human Design and Synchronicity Let’s move on to the H in the SHINE Model: Human Design. If you’re new to Human Design, feel free to visit my website where you can request a free chart and a short introductory report. As an Akashic Records Reader, I see Human Design as the blueprint for your physical life—or, as I sometimes call it, your “meat suit.” Your Soul Blueprint remains the same from lifetime to lifetime, but your Human Design blueprint changes with each incarnation, reflecting the unique circumstances and lessons of this life. Your chart is created using your birth date, time, and location. One thing I always like to emphasize is that Human Design isn’t a prediction tool. It doesn’t tell you what is going to happen. Instead, it shows you how your energy naturally operates. It points you back towards the person you were before family expectations, culture, education, and conditioning layered themselves over your authentic nature. How Does Synchronicity Work With Human Design? The first example I have relates to one of the energy centres in my chart. Human Design works with nine energy centres. Seven of them will probably be familiar if you’ve studied the chakra system—the Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown. Human Design also includes two additional centres: the G Centre, which I often think of as our inner GPS, and the Spleen Centre. Now, the physical spleen is a small organ tucked under your left rib cage. It filters blood and plays an important role in the immune system. Energetically, however, the Spleen Centre is associated with instinct, intuition in the moment, and our awareness of wellbeing and potential risks. I often describe it as being a bit like an energetic sonar, constantly scanning our environment. The Spleen Chakra Or Energy Center In Human Design People with a defined Spleen Centre often have a consistent instinctive awareness and can help others feel safe. They also tend to respond very quickly in the moment. I, on the other hand, have a completely open Spleen Centre, with no gates or channels connected to it. For years, I noticed that I seemed to react much more strongly to medications than other people. I learned the hard way that I usually need to begin with half the recommended dose. I’m the woman who was practically floating around for three days after taking a Midol! When I later studied Human Design, I discovered that heightened sensitivity to pharmaceuticals is something many people with an open Spleen Centre report. Looking back, that felt like another synchronicity. I’d been living that pattern for years before I ever had a Human Design chart to explain it. Channels, Gates, Planetary Transits and Guinea Pigs The second example involves one of my channels. I have the Channel 35–36, connecting Gate 35 in the Throat Centre with Gate 36 in the Solar Plexus. In traditional Human Design it’s called the Channel of Transitoriness, although in the Success Codex model it’s known as the Channel of Experience. Personally, I much prefer the second name. One characteristic of this channel is that it can bring a desire for new experiences. If we’re not aware of that energy, it can sometimes show up as impulsiveness. One day I wandered into a pet store and found myself seriously considering buying two hairless guinea pigs. They were incredibly cute. Then I caught myself thinking, “This really isn’t like me.” So I went home and checked the planetary transits for the day. You can think of transits as the energetic weather forecast—they temporarily activate different parts of your Human Design chart. Sure enough, that day I had a double activation of the Channel of Transitoriness. I couldn’t help but laugh. Because once the energy settled, I realised that buying two guinea pigs would have been a terrible idea for me. I want to spend quite a bit of time travelling over the next few years, and guinea pigs don’t exactly fit that lifestyle. Think of Planetary Transits In Human Design As A Kind of Weather Passing Through For me, that was another example of synchronicity. My awareness of my Human Design didn’t stop the impulse from arising, but it did help me recognise it for what it was. Instead of acting automatically, I could pause, understand the energy I was experiencing, and make a choice that was much more aligned with the life I actually want to create. Now, I make a conscious effort to understand people as they are today, while still appreciating their potential. That’s a very different way of relating. Another characteristic I’ve noticed is that Mintakan Souls can have a tendency to give people too many chances in relationships. Looking back, I can clearly see that pattern running through both of my marriages. Learning about this part of my Soul Blueprint didn’t determine my future. What it did was give me greater self-awareness. It helped me understand a lifelong pattern, and from that understanding I was able to make different choices. Today, I’m far more discerning instead of getting swept away by someone’s potential. If you’re listening and thinking, “That sounds a bit like me,” then exploring your own Soul Blueprint might be worthwhile. You may even discover a connection with the Mintakan Soul Group—or you may find a completely different pattern that’s uniquely yours. This is just one example of what I mean by Soul-level synchronicity. The more we learn about our own Soul Blueprint, the more we begin to recognise that many of the threads running through our lives weren’t random at all. They were quietly weaving together all along, waiting for us to notice them. Resource: The Soul Star Reading, Energy Centers, Soul Group and Past Life Pattern Clearing How Synchronicity Works With Intuition Next, let’s look at the I in the SHINE Model: Intuition. For many people, intuition is the context in which they most often experience synchronicity. I like to think of intuition as receiving a download of information from our higher energy centres—those above the heart—or as a response to our desires, wishes, and needs arising from the lower energy centres. When those intuitive impressions meet our thoughts or our emotions—our mental and emotional bodies—that’s when synchronicity can emerge. It’s almost as though that quiet energetic river we’ve been talking about sends a pulse through our awareness, connecting the inner experience with something happening in the outer world. Let me give you a recent example. I recently travelled to Albuquerque and rented a car at the airport. Nothing particularly synchronistic about that… or so I thought. Before I left home, I’d asked one of the teacher Spirit Guides I’m currently working closely with to send me a sign during the journey—something that would help me understand synchronicity more deeply for this podcast. Signs Of Synchronicity – Repeating Numbers Such as the 11:11 When I arrived at the airport, I ended up waiting about forty-five minutes in the heat for my rental car. Eventually, the paperwork arrived, and I noticed the licence plate ended with 77. A few minutes later, an employee came over and apologised. There was a problem with that vehicle, so they were giving me a different one. I looked at the new paperwork. That licence plate also ended with 77. Now my attention was definitely captured. For me, synchronicities often seem to build in a series, so I found myself thinking, “Okay… something’s going on here.“ I drove to my hotel, but there wasn’t a room number 77 or anything else that stood out. So later, in meditation, I asked my guide, “What’s the significance of the number 77?“ The response I received was simple. “If I had lived to my birthday this year, how old would I have been?“ I looked up his birth details. He would have been 77. Now, I completely appreciate that some people listening may hear that and simply think it was an interesting coincidence. For me, though, it felt deeply meaningful. It was exactly the kind of sign I’d asked for, and it strengthened my relationship with my Spirit Guide in a way that felt both personal and encouraging. Whether you see experiences like this as guidance, a meaningful coincidence, or simply an invitation to pay closer attention, they have a way of opening the door to a much richer conversation with life itself. Resource: Insight Blog Post – What Does Seeing 11 11 Mean – How To Interpret It? JOIN THE WAITLIST for my Akashic Tarot Course – Awakening The Higher Self: Sacred Geometry and the Akashic Tarot Includes: – How to get the most out of a 3-card reading. Meditations to connect with your Higher Self and Spirit Guides. Get the most out of using this deck with Sarah Lawrence, an experienced Akashic Records Reader. If you don’t have the Akashic Tarot Card Deck yet, you can use this link to buy it on Amazon>> JOIN THE WAITLIST – updates and offers to follow NLP™ (Neuro-linguistic Programming) – An Effective Tool to Study Synchronicity Next, let’s look at the N in the SHINE Model: Neuro-Linguistic Programming™, or NLP. People often ask me what NLP™ has to do with spirituality or synchronicity. For me, it’s quite simple. Synchronicity may provide the invitation, but NLP™ gives us practical tools to help us notice it and respond consciously. One of the ideas I love in NLP™ is that our minds are constantly filtering information. Every second, we’re surrounded by far more sights, sounds, and experiences than we could ever consciously process. Our brains naturally decide what is important enough to bring into our awareness. Have you ever decided to buy a particular make or colour of car, and then suddenly you start seeing that same car everywhere? Those cars didn’t suddenly appear. Your attention simply became tuned to notice them. I believe synchronicity can work in a similar way. The more we develop self-awareness and become intentional about what we’re paying attention to, the more we begin to notice meaningful connections that may have been there all along. NLP also reminds us that our state of mind matters. When we’re stressed, rushing through life, or feeling overwhelmed, our awareness can become quite narrow. But when we’re relaxed, curious, and present, we naturally become more open to the subtle patterns and connections unfolding around us. For me, NLP doesn’t explain away synchronicity. Instead, it gives us practical ways to work with our awareness. It helps us move from reacting automatically to responding consciously, so when meaningful moments arise, we’re ready to pause and ask: “What might this be inviting me to see?” The NLP™ Technique of Anchoring One of the most useful techniques in NLP is called anchoring. An anchor is simply a trigger that connects us with a particular emotional or mental state. We experience natural anchors all the time. A favourite song might instantly transport you back to a particular moment in your life, or the smell of freshly baked bread might bring back memories of your grandmother’s kitchen. In NLP™, we can also create anchors deliberately. By pairing a physical gesture—such as pressing your thumb and forefinger together—with a calm, confident, or deeply connected state, you can train your mind and body to access that feeling more easily in the future. From the perspective of synchronicity, an anchor doesn’t create meaningful moments, but it can help us return to a more open and present state where we’re more able to notice them. Complaint-Free Anchor One example of an anchor I used many years ago was a purple bracelet. If you haven’t heard of this movement, it was created by Will Bowen, who was the lead minister of the One Community Spiritual Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He gave a sermon about the impact of constant complaining and imagined what the world might look like if we became more conscious of the words we spoke. From that idea came the 21-Day Complaint Free Challenge. Participants wear a purple Complaint Free Bracelet and commit not to voice complaints for 21 days. If they catch themselves complaining, the bracelet is moved to the other wrist, and they begin again. What I love about this is that the bracelet becomes a physical reminder—a simple anchor that brings awareness back to the present moment and helps shift a person’s state of mind. Perhaps you already have something like this in your life. It might be a piece of jewellery, a meaningful song on your phone, a photograph, or even a memory of a time when you felt deeply connected and present in your body. These can all become anchors that help you return to awareness, slow down, and become more receptive to that quiet river of synchronicity flowing through everyday life. Resource: Blog Insight Post – A Complaint Free World: Begin to Disconnect From The Habit Of Complaining Energetics and How Synchronicity Works Most people have experienced synchronicity in daily life at some point in their lives, even if they didn't have a name for it. Perhaps you were thinking about someone moments before they called. Maybe a particular book title, phrase, or symbol kept appearing everywhere you looked. Or perhaps you received exactly the information you needed just when you needed it. From a spiritual perspective, synchronicity often feels like the Universe winking at us — a reminder that there may be more going on beneath the surface of everyday life than we realise. Lee Carroll, who has channeled a peace-loving consciousness called Kryon since 1986, and who has spoken and channeled at the United Nations, calls the 11:11 number that a lot of people see on clocks, licence plates or somewhere in their day – double illumination, or a ‘wink’ from your spirit guides. Meaning: that they see you. Resource – Book: The Journey Home: A Kryon Parable: The Story of Michael Thomas and the Seven Angels, Lee Carroll and Kryon Useful Resources Pam Grout’s books E2 and E3, the E being for energy, contain a lot of fun exercises you can play with to connect with that quiet river of synchronicity. I have tried her butterflies exercise, setting an intention to see butterflies during the day, but my favorite so far was setting the intention to see a purple truck. I live in Kansas, so I figured a purple truck would be rare. Within two days, when walking my dog, a purple metallic truck drove by. If you want to set an intention to see synchronous signs, it’s important to be as light-hearted as possible. This is one way we elevate our mind to higher energies. Resource: Insight Blog Post – E3 (ECubed) and Nine More Energy Experiments – Interesting! As Pam Grout puts it: – “The fact that you are connected to everyone and everything in the Universe is not just mind-blowing news. It's something you should be using. The fact that your thoughts are energy waves being broadcast out into this giant field of infinite potentiality is something you should be more aware of and deploying on a moment-by-moment basis. Some might even suggest we've squandered 100 years merely poking at these principles, discussing them at the water cooler rather than actively using them to make our world, our lives, and our relationships better.” Resource – Book: E-Squared: Nine Do-it-yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality by Pam Grout So, play with synchronicity in your day-to-day life. Have a little fun with it, journal your synchronistic hits, and keep on playing. When you access higher energies, as neuroscientist Dr Tara Swart, author of Signs, says, “If we look back at the way our ancestors used their intuition to sense and interpret the land, a cloud formation could mean that rain is coming, or it could mean that your ancestors are talking to you. It just seems like such a beautiful way to live.” Resource – Book: The Signs: The New Science of How To Trust Your Instincts by Tara Swart MD PhD In my experience, I still can’t explain how I saw this cloud being drawn in the sky in the shape of an angel, the day after my mother’s funeral. So set intentions for seeing a sign, have fun with it, record your findings, and notice any positive states of mind that result. Did You Enjoy How Synchronicity Works With My SHINE Model? I hope you’ve enjoyed this month’s podcast as we’ve explored different ways of understanding and aligning with synchronicity through the SHINE Model—your Divine Soul Blueprint, Human Design, Intuition, NLP™, and the energetics of everyday life. If you’re feeling called to work with me personally, I’d recommend beginning with the Soul Star Reading. It’s designed to give you a broad understanding of your unique energetic blueprint and often provides a deep foundation for everything that follows. Learn More About The Akashic Records Readings I Offer One way to grow your awareness of synchronicity is to begin to work with your Akashic Records. This expands the connection to your Soul through your Higher Self (also known as your intuition). You’ll find that your intuition expands with Akashic Records work, and questions you have on the spiritual journey will be answered. It really helps you to connect the dots. If you are interested in an Akashic Records Reading, I always recommend starting with the Soul Star Reading. This reading gives you 3 different immersive experiences of the Akashic Records: – Connecting with your Divine Soul Blueprint (Soul-level gifts, talents, abilities). Hearing about a Past Life that contains a karmic pattern ready for clearing (you’ll recognize this pattern in your present life). Recognizing and clearing present life blocks and restrictions. 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After losing her child, Inna Segal saw an angel that set her on a decades-long path of healing and spiritual awakening. In this deep conversation we go from her supernatural origin story into Rudolf Steiner and anthroposophy, the difference between raw intuition and true spiritual study, how trauma gets stored in the body, and a bold, mystical re-reading of Christ, karma, and what forgiveness actually costs. Inna is a trauma-informed healer and the internationally bestselling author of The Secret Language of Your Body (over 1 million copies sold) and Understanding Modern Spirituality. In this episode:• The angel vision after unimaginable loss and the prophecy that came true• Healing herself from chronic back pain, psoriasis & anxiety• From New Age to Rudolf Steiner: why she says "the student is ready, the teacher appears"• Intuition vs. study -do you have to cite your sources? • How she reads trauma through the astral/etheric bodies, Jung's archetypes & the chakras• Disease as a navigation system, not a punishment• Why "just give it to Jesus" is a misunderstanding of what Christ taught• The temptations, the Luciferic & Ahrimanic, and the REAL sacrifice of Christ• Taking radical responsibility, forgiveness & her grandfather's story of surviving unimaginable horrorsConnect with Inna Segal:
You've done the therapy. The journaling. The inner work. You've read the books, taken the courses, and you know your attachment style. And you've decided: you're not ready yet.Here's the problem. Six of the most important psychologists in history looked at that logic — and they all said the same thing.You're wrong.In this episode, I break down exactly what Winnicott, Rogers, Bowlby, Ainsworth, Jung, and Freud all concluded about healing and relationships. Six frameworks. Six eras. One unanimous answer: healing doesn't happen before relationships. It happens inside them.The strategy you're calling "self-awareness"? They'd call it avoidance. And the fact that it sounds so clean and responsible is exactly what makes it so hard to see.This episode is for the woman who has built an extraordinary life — and is somehow still watching it from the sidelines.What You'll Hear in This Episode[00:00] Why six of the most important psychologists in history all agree about your love life[02:15] The six frameworks, broken down — what each one actually says about waiting to be "ready"[08:30] "Fear in a very reasonable costume" — how to tell the difference between wisdom and a sophisticated avoidance strategy[11:00] The pattern that keeps pulling capable women toward emotionally unavailable men — and why it doesn't heal on the sidelines[13:00] The Begin Anyway Play: three steps, thirty minutes, one thing you'll do this week that isn't waiting[16:00] This week's listener challenge — finish this sentence and send it to meThe Six PsychologistsDonald Winnicott (Object Relations Theory) — You don't need to be fully healed. You need to be real, held in a "good enough" relationship.Carl Rogers (Humanistic Psychology) — Being accepted as you are isn't the reward for healing. It's what causes it.John Bowlby (Attachment Theory) — Waiting to be completely healed may deny you the very environment healing requires.Mary Ainsworth (Attachment Theory) — Healing happens inside safe, corrective relationships. Not before them.Carl Jung (Jungian Psychology) — Without relationships, parts of yourself may remain permanently unseen.Sigmund Freud (Psychodynamic Theory) — You don't wait to be healed. You discover what needs healing through relationships.Free Masterclass — This WednesdayThe 90-Day Playbook: How Successful Women Meet a Committed, Equal Partner Without Wasting Years on the AppsOne hour. The exact strategy my clients use — including the four-step commitment-ready filter that tells you what you need to know about a man early, before you've spent months finding out the hard way.
Die Pubertät kann für Eltern und Teenager zur echten Belastungsprobe werden. Plötzlich werden aus vertrauten Gesprächen Diskussionen, Türen knallen und auf harmlose Fragen folgt im besten Fall ein genervtes Augenrollen. In dieser Folge sprechen wir mit Komiker und Pubertätsexperte Matthias Jung darüber, was in dieser turbulenten Lebensphase eigentlich in unseren Kindern passiert. Warum ziehen sich Teenager zurück, wie können Eltern mit Konflikten umgehen und wann ist es besser, einfach mal lockerzulassen? Für weitere spannende Tipps und Stories, folgt Matthias auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthias.jung_familydoc/ Du möchtest mehr über unsere Werbepartner erfahren? Hier findest du alle Infos & Rabatte: https://linktr.ee/beste_vaterfreuden Du möchtest Werbung in diesem Podcast schalten? Dann erfahre hier mehr über die Werbemöglichkeiten bei Seven.One Audio: https://www.seven.one/portfolio/sevenone-audio
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
Comment peut-on, aujourd'hui, analyser les enjeux géopolitiques et les phénomènes de société avec un regard jungien ? Comment faciliter un passage du chaos vers l'unité ? La notion d'inconscient collectif peut -elle nous aider à mieux comprendre les enjeux de société et à mieux situer nos vies individuelles au regard les unes des autres ? Astrid du LAU d'ALLEMANS, nous propose des pistes créatives pour passer de nos chaos à plus d'unité. Astrid de LAU d'ALLEMANS psychanalyste, enseignante et chercheur, décrypte la culture des peuples à partir de leur inconscient à partir de son expérience professionnelle en géopolitique.Astrid DU LAUD D'ALLEMANS, Du Chaos à l'unité. Et si notre inconscient collectif façonnait l'état du monde ? – Edition EdisensHébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
A major thank you to Logos Cinema for sponsoring today's stream. In this stream I dive into the work of Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and the Hero's Journey by first presenting the importance of it, and then demonstrating its insufficiency in light or Orthodox Christian critiques. Make sure to leave a comment and let me know what you think. God Bless Join Logos Cinema Here: https://www.logoscinema.com/cotel
In this episode, I explore Jung's complicated relationship to monogamy, sexuality, and love. Jung's own life with Emma Jung and Toni Wolff seems to resemble what we might now call a vee relationship, similar in some ways to the painful arrangement between theologian Karl Barth, his wife Nelly Barth, and Charlotte von Kirschbaum.I also bring in Otto Gross and the provocative idea that conventional monogamy might suffocate the soul — even the troubling claim that a mistress could be necessary for psychic vitality. Rather than romanticizing this, I try to sit with the tension: Jung saw sexuality as something that could become hallowed when expressed through love, but his own life also shows how easily depth, eros, and spiritual language can be used to justify real human harm.This is not an episode offering easy moral conclusions. It is an attempt to think with Jung without worshiping him, to take eros seriously without excusing betrayal, and to ask whether love, once named as sacred, still has to answer to the wounds it leaves behind.
Hour 4: This episode of the podcast is a must-listen for any Giants fan, as the host dives into the latest news and updates on the team's prospects and roster moves. From Mac Jones' impressive offseason to the Giants' potential trade deadline deals, this episode has it all. The conversation starts with Mac Jones, the 49ers' backup quarterback, sharing his thoughts on the team's culture and his experience playing for Kyle Shanahan. He discusses how the team's positive vibe and camaraderie have contributed to their success, even with injuries. The host also touches on the Giants' trade prospects, including Mac Jones himself, and why the team might not have traded him despite his expiring contract. The episode also features a conversation with Justice de la Santos, the Giants' beat writer, who shares his insights on the team's current situation. He discusses the Giants' need to trade players like Jung and a Rise, and how the team's decision to wait until the deadline to make moves might be a good strategy. Justice also talks about Elliot Ramos' mechanical changes and how they've contributed to his success, as well as the Giants' interest in Reggie Crawford, a two-way player who's been making a comeback. This episode is a great listen for anyone looking for the latest Giants news and analysis. The host and Justice de la Santos provide a comprehensive overview of the team's current situation, and their conversation is engaging and informative. If you're a Giants fan, you won't want to miss this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark Unruh is an associate professor of population health sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Executive Managing Editor of the Journal. M.A. Unruh, V. Mor, and H.-Y. Jung. Colliding Forces — The Aging of the Baby Boom Generation and Contracting Nursing-Home Supply. N Engl J Med 2026;395:105-107. A.R. Olenski and D.C. Grabowski. Caring for an Aging America — The Looming Crisis of the Long-Term–Care Workforce. N Engl J Med 2026;395:107-110.
Midlife Sexuality & Open Relationships (Season 6 | Episode 246) with Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo Embracing Your Act 3: Sexuality, Identity, and the Golden Shadow [AMIR] Welcome back to The Open Nesters Podcast blog! We are your hosts, Tessa and Amir, and today we are taking a dive straight into our archives to revisit one of our most profound, perspective-shifting discussions. In this special episode, we welcome back Dr. Rosalyn Dischiavo—affectionately known as Dr. Roz—founder of the Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment. We sat down with her to unpack the multifaceted transition of “Act 3,” that vibrant, wide-open stage of life that emerges after the kids have left the nest. We are trading empty for open, exploring new adventures, and diving deep into how this phase impacts our sexuality, identity, and personal capacity. Midlife Sexuality & Open Relationships During our chat, Dr. Roz completely reframed the often-stigmatized “midlife crisis.” Rather than a juvenile panic, she aligned with Carl Jung's view that this period is a profound combination of a mortality crisis and an identity crisis. Dr. Roz reminded us that the Chinese word for crisis beautifully combines the symbols for danger and opportunity. Sometimes, our lives require a little bit of ripping apart—or at least some careful dissecting and rearranging—to make room for a genuine biological and spiritual awakening. It is a powerful reminder that our “Act 3” is an opportunity to wake up to our fullest potential. One of the most fascinating concepts we explored is what Jung called the “golden shadow.” Most of us are familiar with hiding our darker, socially unacceptable urges in the shadows. However, Dr. Roz pointed out that we also hide our most enlivening, extraordinary traits—our deep intelligence, our raw sexiness, and our sheer awesomeness. Whether out of genuine humility or a desire for social conformity, we often dim our own light so we do not threaten the status quo. Stepping into our open nester years means finally reclaiming that golden shadow and giving ourselves permission to shine without apology. Exploring Polyamory, Identity & The Open Nest with Dr. Roz As we embrace this new stage, our very identities are often put to the test. Many of us have built our self-concept around being monogamous and faithful parents. But what happens when we decide to open our relationships or explore new erotic themes? Dr. Roz emphasized that identity is inherently fluid, yet challenging our long-held definitions of faithfulness can shake our core values and relationship safety. Whether we view new relationship styles as a capacity, a behavior, or a deep-seated sexual orientation, navigating these waters requires us to openly redefine what loyalty and commitment mean to us and our partners. For those curious about polyamory, swinging, or kink, Dr. Roz offered some incredibly grounding advice: do not just jump in blindly. It is easy to fall into a “kid in a candy store” mentality, but opening a relationship without preparation is a recipe for disaster. We highly recommend starting with books to educate yourselves before attending local meetups or informational munches. And remember, energy, time, and holidays are not infinite! Bringing new people into your life requires intense communication, boundary-setting, and a mutual understanding that you are initially there just to look and learn. We also dove into the fascinating world of core erotic themes, specifically discussing Jack Morin’s four cornerstones of eroticism: longing and anticipation, prohibition, power dynamics, and overcoming ambivalence. Dr. Roz explained how these themes naturally turn up the heat in our relationships. For example, simply experiencing the longing of a partner being on a date with someone else, or the anticipation of trying something taboo like swinging, can reignite passion in existing partnerships. These dynamics push us to look at our desires through fresh lenses, proving that expanding our erotic capacities can make us infinitely more interesting to ourselves and our partners. Of course, you cannot talk about open relationships without addressing the elephant in the room: jealousy. Dr. Roz was adamant that the polyamory community often unfairly shoves jealousy into the shadow, treating it as something uncool to admit. But if left unexamined, jealousy becomes malignant. We must regularly shine a flashlight on it, breathe through it, and use tools like Kathy Labriola's The Jealousy Workbook. True compersion—feeling joy for your partner’s pleasure—is not just a magical feeling of lightness and rainbows; it is an active choice to support your partner even while you are actively processing your own jealous insecurities. Finally, we rounded out our beautiful conversation by discussing the lost art of receiving, the central theme of Dr. Roz’s book, The Deep Yes. As parents and partners, we have spent decades giving from a place of scarcity until we are completely burnt out. Dr. Roz taught us that we must learn to receive fully—whether it is food, sleep, touch, or beauty—until we are so full that our giving simply spills over from a place of natural abundance. We are so grateful for Dr. Roz’s wisdom, and we hope this archive dive inspires you to embrace the fluidity, expansion, and beautiful messiness of your own Act 3! 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You can learn:Transformation requires lossMourning is updatingIdentity becomes attached to burdensTransformation requires psychological deathForgiveness is releaseThe Rich Young Ruler illustrates attachmentKnowledge isn't transformationThe Beatitudes point to surrenderEnds by returning to "What are you carrying?"Preview into the Lord's Prayer 00:00 Every Transformation Contains a Funeral; Why Change Hurts02:00 Mourning as Updating; Reality, Prediction & Letting Go07:15 When Identity Becomes the Burden; Jung, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche & Dostoevsky11:00 Thoughts, Identity & Psychological Death15:45 Forgiveness as Release; Putting Down What You Keep Carrying18:30 The Rich Young Ruler; Attachment, Identity & Transformation22:15 Why Information Isn't Enough; Surrender vs. Knowledge24:10 Why Even Christians Struggle to Change; The Beatitudes & Release26:05 What Are You Carrying? & & The Lord's Prayer Preview29:08 Elevate How You Navigate, MAYU Water, Daylight & ChromaElevate 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=autismX: https://x.com/rps47586YT: https://www.youtube.com/@FromTheSpectrumemail: info.fromthespectrum@gmail.com
Wie viel Kontakt haben wir mit Menschen, die wesentlich älter oder jünger sind als wir selbst und die nicht zur eigenen Familie gehören? Neue Kurzdokus erkunden die Welt jenseits der Generationenblase. Zusammenstellung: Judith Geffert und Ingo Kottkamp www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Feature
In this episode, I reflect on the strange and unsettling figure of Abraxas — the god Hermann Hesse brings into Demianand Carl Jung explores in The Red Book and the Seven Sermons to the Dead. Abraxas names something deeper than a simple “good versus evil” split. He becomes an image of the mixture of reality itself: light and shadow, creation and destruction, spirit and instinct, the sacred and the terrifying.I use Miguel Serrano's Jung and Hermann Hesse: A Record of Two Friendships as a starting point, especially his reflections on Jung, Hesse, and Abraxas as a symbol of the total human being. But I also include a necessary warning about Serrano himself, whose later esoteric Hitlerism and fascist sympathies show how dangerous these symbols become when they are detached from humility, ethics, and compassion. Abraxas is not an excuse to worship darkness, violence, hierarchy, or purification. If these ideas lead us toward hatred or the eradication of other people, we are not doing depth psychology — we are being possessed by the shadow.This episode is about trying to think carefully and responsibly with dangerous symbols, and asking whether wholeness means becoming pure, or whether it means becoming conscious enough to face the terrifying mixture of being human.
Marlene Ravetti"I giardini della mente"Neos Edizioniwww.neosedizioni.it Un romanzo che ha come fulcro il tema della memoria, un delicato intreccio in cui la narrazione si fa dispositivo psicopedagogico “Ognuno di noi non sarebbe la persona che è, se non avesse vissuto la sua storia, se non avesse superato le difficoltà che la vita gli ha posto davanti, se non avesse accolto il dolore per superarlo e rinascere aprendosi a nuove consapevolezze”.Lavinia, giovane donna dal carattere schivo e riservato, si risveglia in una casa che non riconosce con un vuoto inquietante nella mente: non ricorda chi sia, né come sia arrivata lì. Scopre di trovarsi a Torino, città in cui pare vivere da tempo, ma di cui non conserva alcuna memoria.Un'amnesia retrograda, dovuta ad un trauma misterioso, la costringe a ricostruire la propria identità a partire da indizi minimi: un diario, dei post sui social e i propri documenti. Scopre così di aver vissuto a Firenze e che i suoi genitori sono morti. Lavora come collaudatrice di auto e furgoni ma nel passato era una biografa professionista.In quel vuoto di identità, per Lavinia sarà decisivo l'incontro fortuito in un parco torinese con Maddalena, donna novantenne dotata di straordinaria vitalità, custode di storie, ricordi e saggezza: tra le due donne nascerà un'amicizia intensa e significativa. Il loro incontro trasformerà la fragilità in forza e la memoria condivisa in possibilità di rinascita.“La vita aveva donato a Lavinia la forza e la personalità di una preziosa novantenne e l'aveva messa sul suo cammino al momento giusto per insegnarle quanto fosse importante dare valore ai ricordi...In quella dimensione si erano incontrate, Maddalena e Lavinia, nei giardini della mente e della memoria… un luogo magico in cui può durare per sempre ciò che non è più”.«Una storia attraversata da tenerezza e dolcezza, pervasa da una sensibilità autentica e rara nel dare voce a temi socio-culturali di grande spessore umano. È un romanzo squisitamente pedagogico, il cui registro narrativo diventa gesto di cura che accoglie il lettore e lo invita a sostare nelle pieghe dell'esperienza narrata. L'incontro intergenerazionale è il cuore pulsante del romanzo: uno spazio formativo prezioso, in cui il tempo sembra rallentare e la memoria dell'anziano si offre come dono, come eredità simbolica e affettiva. In questa relazione fatta di ascolto, di parola condivisa e di silenzi abitati, la protagonista trova il coraggio di sostare nella propria fragilità e di raccoglierne i frammenti. Il romanzo si rivela come un dispositivo narrativo di rara intensità pedagogica. Attraverso la memoria che riaffiora, il tempo che si dilata e la relazione che accoglie, l'autrice invita a pensare l'educazione come un movimento incessante dell'anima: un lento e paziente lavoro di narrazione e rinascita, altalenante, in cui l'esistenza viene continuamente riletta, custodita e reinventata. Un'arte sottile che richiede cuore e talento, come fa l'autrice» (Luisa Piarulli, docente di Pedagogia presso Università Cattolica di Milano, IusTO Rebaudengo, Università di Torino). Marlene Ravetti è nata a Torino nel 1977 e vive a Pino Torinese. Ha lavorato nel settore delle risorse umane, della formazione e in svariati altri ambiti. Da sempre appassionata di scrittura, la sua produzione letteraria si apre con il libro di argomento filosofico “Le tenebre e la luce in C. G. Jung”. Ha ricevuto una Menzione d'Onore al Premio Nazionale Pinayrano per la poesia “Abissi”. Nel 2023 è nato il suo primo romanzo, “Giochi di vita”, edito da Neos edizioni. Ha pubblicato racconti in diverse antologie ed è stata finalista al premio di narrativa “Parole in collina” nel 2024. Diventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/
In this episode, I reflect on Stanton Marlan's reading of Jung's black sun and the Self as a way of challenging the common psychoanalytic caricature of Jung as a thinker of easy wholeness or spiritual closure. Putting Jung into conversation with Hegel, especially the idea of the Absolute as contradiction rather than harmony, I explore whether Jung's Self might be read not as the place where contradiction disappears, but as the symbolic form contradiction takes in the psyche.This is an episode on Jung, Hegel, alchemy, psychoanalysis, the black sun, and the possibility of a darker, more dialectical understanding of individuation. Wholeness, in this reading, is not the fantasy of becoming undivided. It is the difficult work of bearing the split.
In this episode, I reflect on the conclusion of Jay Sherry's Carl Gustav Jung: Avant-Garde Conservative and the uncomfortable question of Jung's failures during the Nazi era. Sherry helps us see Jung not as a timeless sage floating above history, but as a brilliant and deeply flawed thinker whose mythic imagination sometimes became an ethical liability. Jung's language about the German psyche, Wotan, collective forces, and historical fate allowed him to interpret Nazism as an archetypal eruption rather than clearly and immediately naming it as a criminal political reality. His stereotyped views of Jews, modernity, and mass society, along with his Romantic ideas about national or ethnic “folk souls,” created dangerous openings in his thought.This episode is about Jung's failure to heed his own warning voice, his later attempts to distance himself from German nationalist networks, and the postwar efforts to protect or sanitize his reputation. But it is also about resisting overly simple verdicts. Jung does not need to be reduced to his failures, but he also does not need to be rescued from them. A more honest Jungian approach means letting Jung have a shadow, refusing both cancellation and idealization, and asking what it means to love a thinker without turning him into an idol.
Highlights• Why transformation often requires losing something rather than gaining something• How burdens, fears, and old stories can become part of our identity• What Jung, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Dostoevsky reveal about psychological growth• Why people often remain attached to familiar suffering even when it hurts them• The uncomfortable question at the center of transformation: Who would you be without the burden?Why do people remain stuck in patterns that no longer serve them? Why do old fears, old wounds, and old identities continue to shape the way we see ourselves and the world? In this episode of Autism & the Structure of Reality, we explore why transformation is often less about gaining something new and more about surrendering something old.Drawing from Jung, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Dostoevsky, and the broader themes of the series, we examine how burdens become identities, how suffering can become part of the self, and why the familiar often feels safer than growth. At the center of the episode is a simple but uncomfortable question: What are you carrying—and who would you be without it?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 Elevate How You Navigate, MAYU Water, Daylight Computer & Daylight Kids, Chroma Light Devices05:18 The Weight of the Self; Why Change Is So Difficult08:40 Transformation & Loss; What Must Be Surrendered12:20 Adaptation, Identity & the Persona17:45 What Are You Carrying?; Burdens, Stories & the Self20:12 Jung; Individuation, Masks & Becoming Yourself24:15 Kierkegaard; Anxiety, Freedom & Possibility28:45 Nietzsche; Self-Overcoming & Letting the Old Self Die31:20 Resentment, Identity & the Burdens We Defend36:05 Dostoevsky; Suffering, Identity & the Underground Man41:10 The Common Thread; Jung, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche & Dostoevsky43:05 Final Reflections; The Burdens That Become RealityX: https://x.com/rps47586YT: https://www.youtube.com/@FromTheSpectrumemail: info.fromthespectrum@gmail.com
Meghan's guest this week is Lisa Marchiano—Jungian analyst, author, and co-host of the popular podcast This Jungian Life. She's long been intrigued by Carl Jung's ideas but also found them somewhat elusive. So she asked Lisa to help me understand why Jung resonates so deeply with so many people and why his work feels especially relevant today. They discuss archetypes, the shadow, synchronicity, Jung's break with Freud, and how Jungian psychology can help us make sense of political polarization, ideology, loneliness, and our search for meaning in an increasingly fractured culture. If you enjoyed this conversation, you can continue it in person! Lisa will join us this October at The Unspeakeasy's second annual Small Gathering for Big Ideas in Kingston, New York (October 19–21), alongside John McWhorter. Learn more at theunspeakeasy.com/retreats. Guest Bio: Lisa Marchiano is an award-winning author, certified Jungian analyst, and co-host of the popular depth psychology podcast This Jungian Life, which has garnered more than 10 million downloads. The author of several acclaimed books that draw on the healing wisdom of fairy tales, Lisa holds degrees from Brown University, Columbia University, and New York University, trained at the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, and lectures and leads workshops internationally on Jungian psychology and personal growth.
Ese pensamiento que aparece y que enseguida cubrís con ruido, con trabajo, con cualquier cosa que evite que se termine de formar. Esa imagen de vos mismo que dejás a medias porque completarla obligaría a cambiar algo. Esa versión de tu vida que asomó una vez y que descartaste antes de que tomara forma.Jung tardó tres noches. El pensamiento no lo destruyó. Lo liberó.
Out Of This World Video: https://bit.ly/444RzKs The White House has just released a massive number of previously top-secret videos and documents from the DIA, CIA, FBI, and DOD – all related to UFOs. In our preceding UFO episode, we replayed popular episodes on the topic from the recent past. BUT this episode is entirely NEW. Anuradha and I welcome our esteemed guest, Maria Barnes, to our microphone. Longtime film/video producer, director, and writer; college professor; author of several books; podcaster, and many other things, Maria has her own unique theory about extraterrestrials that you will definitely want to hear. We mention the Drake Equation which describes the overwhelming mathematical probability that intelligent life should exist elsewhere in the universe. https://bit.ly/4gevn7N We also mention the famous psychanalyst Carl Jung's 1958 book, “Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies” On Amazon: https://bit.ly/4wgcV3w . Jung believed that after the 1947 “Roswell Incident” we socially projected UFO delusions upon ourselves in the wake of the existential threat of the cold war and possible sudden annihilation. You folks decide what is true….and then tell us. scandalsheetpod.com@gmail.com Anuradha can be found at her Instagram accounts: @anuradhaduz_food and @artist_anuradhachhibber. Our music is composed, preformed and produced by the genius John Hoekstra. You Tube @johnhoekstra8979, https://soundcloud.com/user-363005792 You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/ScandalSheet with bonus content for premium subscribers. We'd love to have your generous support for only the price of one Starbuck's coffee per month. Please reach out to us at scandalsheetpod.com@gmail.com, find us on Facebook as 'Scandal Sheet' or on X at @scandal_sheet. We'd love to hear from you!
Angesichts einer alternden Gesellschaft und steigenden Kosten soll eine umfassende Rentenreform das System langfristig sichern. Die Bundesregierung spricht von einem „Gesamtkunstwerk“, aber ist das Paket wirklich gerecht für Jung und Alt? Von WDR 5.
In this episode, I reflect on finally watching Robert Eggers' The Witch—with full spoilers—and why the film feels like such a devastating psychological and theological horror story.I explore Thomasin, Puritan fear, original sin, repression, the shadow, and the dark parody of individuation at the heart of the film. Drawing loosely from Jung and depth psychology, I think about what happens when a religious world has no room for desire, embodiment, grief, or becoming—and how the parts of the psyche we refuse to face often return in monstrous form.The Witch is not just a story about the Devil in the woods. It is a story about what happens when a family, a theology, and a whole moral universe cannot metabolize their own shadow.
In this episode, I reflect on Rudolf Otto and Carl Jung's idea of the numinous — the sacred as something that terrifies and fascinates, wounds and heals, interrupts and transforms. Since beginning The Crossing, especially Billy Parham's journey with the she-wolf, I've found myself returning to this older language for the sacred: not as clean doctrine or easy comfort, but as mystery, awe, dread, beauty, and psychic depth.This is a reflection on Otto's mysterium tremendum et fascinans, Jung's psychology of archetypes and God-images, and why numinous experience still matters for therapy, dreams, grief, art, nature, and ordinary life after certainty.
Tired of ADHD strategies that don't work? Start with my free training: Stop Trying to “Fix” Your ADHD. You're Not Broken: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signup_____You have heard of art therapy and talk therapy. Charlotte Hastings does therapy in the kitchen, and it opens people up in a way the usual chair never quite does.Charlotte Hastings is a psychodynamic therapist, founder of Kitchen Therapy, and author of Kitchen Therapy: How to Become a Conscious Cook. Trained first as an anthropologist, she taught drama to neurodivergent teenagers before building an entire therapeutic approach around the kitchen.Charlotte recognized her own ADHD in her forties, after years of self-medicating and a chaotic childhood with an undiagnosed, alcoholic father. School had convinced her she was not smart. Anthropology, Jung, and eventually a wooden spoon proved otherwise. Now she uses cooking the way other therapists use art or drama: a side-by-side, low-pressure space where the real stuff surfaces.In this episode, Tracy and Charlotte talk about why cooking can work like art or drama therapy, why food and love are so entwined, how recipes can both support and shut down ADHD brains, and why the way you hold a wooden spoon might reveal the way you hold life. If cooking has ever felt loaded, boring, chaotic, or impossible, this conversation offers a gentler reframe: the meal is not just the result. The journey is the meal.ResourcesWebsite: https://therapykitchen.co.ukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/therapy.kitchenSend a Message: Your Name | Email | MessageADHD isn't a productivity problem. It's an identity problem.That's why most strategies don't stick. They were not designed for how your brain actually works. If you're ready to stop fighting your brain and start building a life that fits, start with the free training here: https://programs.tracyotsuka.com/signupConnect with me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracyotsukaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/heytracyotsukaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracyotsuka/Are You Ready to Discover Your Brilliance? Order Now: https://tracyotsuka.com/adhd-bookVisit our website: https://tracyotsuka.com
Hour 2: This week on the show, we're diving into the San Francisco Giants' recent surge in the standings and what it might mean for their season. The team has gone 9-8 in their last 17 games, and it's got everyone talking. But is this just a flash in the pan, or is there something more to it? Our hosts, John Dickinson and Dieter Kurtenbach, are joined by Mike Krukow to discuss the team's recent performance and what it says about their chances for the rest of the season. The conversation touches on the team's recent win over the A's, which was a much-needed boost after a tough stretch. They also discuss the leadership of manager Tony Vitello and whether he's finally found his footing after a rocky start to the season. Mike Krukow shares his thoughts on Vitello's finest moment as a manager, and whether it's too early to say that the team is turning the corner. The guys also talk about the team's young players, including Jung-hoo Lee, who's been on fire lately. But it's not all good news. The team still has a lot of work to do to make a serious push for the playoffs, and they'll need to keep up their winning streak to stay in contention. Our hosts and guest discuss the challenges the team still faces, including a struggling bullpen and a lack of consistency from some of their key players. They also touch on the team's front office, including the leadership of President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey, and whether he's doing enough to help the team succeed. If you're a Giants fan, you won't want to miss this episode. Our hosts and guest break down the team's recent performance and what it means for their chances in the second half of the season. They also share their thoughts on the team's leadership and whether they're doing enough to help the team succeed. Tune in to hear the full conversation and get the latest on the Giants' season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hour 2: This week on the show, we're diving into the San Francisco Giants' recent surge in the standings and what it might mean for their season. The team has gone 9-8 in their last 17 games, and it's got everyone talking. But is this just a flash in the pan, or is there something more to it? Our hosts, John Dickinson and Dieter Kurtenbach, are joined by Mike Krukow to discuss the team's recent performance and what it says about their chances for the rest of the season. The conversation touches on the team's recent win over the A's, which was a much-needed boost after a tough stretch. They also discuss the leadership of manager Tony Vitello and whether he's finally found his footing after a rocky start to the season. Mike Krukow shares his thoughts on Vitello's finest moment as a manager, and whether it's too early to say that the team is turning the corner. The guys also talk about the team's young players, including Jung-hoo Lee, who's been on fire lately. But it's not all good news. The team still has a lot of work to do to make a serious push for the playoffs, and they'll need to keep up their winning streak to stay in contention. Our hosts and guest discuss the challenges the team still faces, including a struggling bullpen and a lack of consistency from some of their key players. They also touch on the team's front office, including the leadership of President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey, and whether he's doing enough to help the team succeed. If you're a Giants fan, you won't want to miss this episode. Our hosts and guest break down the team's recent performance and what it means for their chances in the second half of the season. They also share their thoughts on the team's leadership and whether they're doing enough to help the team succeed. Tune in to hear the full conversation and get the latest on the Giants' season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You can learn:• Why Kierkegaard believed despair is not simply suffering, but the failure to become yourself• How the gap between your current self and potential self creates anxiety, resistance, and growth• Why distraction, conformity, and the "crowd" can quietly pull you away from an authentic life• How Jung, Dostoevsky, and Kierkegaard converge on the same question: Who are you becoming?• Why transformation requires confronting reality rather than escaping from itWhy do people remain stuck in patterns they know are hurting them? Why do we avoid the very changes we claim to want? In this episode of Autism & the Structure of Reality, we explore Kierkegaard's concept of despair—not as sadness or depression, but as the tension between who we are and who we could become. Drawing connections to Jung, Dostoevsky, modern psychology, social media, education, and contemporary life, the discussion examines how distraction, conformity, and comfort can prevent genuine growth. At its core, this episode is about the courage required to face reality, accept responsibility for your life, and take the difficult steps toward becoming the person you are capable of being.Support the Podcast with these chosen products: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=autism0:00 Len Arcuri, MAYU water, Daylight Computer, Chroma Light Devices05:14 Kierkegaard & the Hard Question; Why Is Change So Difficult?07:00 The Current Self vs. The Potential Self; The Gap Between Them09:15 Dostoevsky, Regret & Betraying Yourself for Nothing10:45 Information vs. Transformation; Knowing Isn't Becoming13:35 Why We Resist Change; Despair & the Divided Self17:10 The Crowd Is Untruth; Conformity, Responsibility & Modern Life19:00 The Algorithmic Crowd; Social Media, Attention & Inherited Values20:15 Systems, Schools & Becoming a Self21:50 Taking a New Step; Why Possibility Creates Anxiety23:10 Commitment, Freedom & Building a Life25:05 Distraction, Stimulation & Avoiding the Self26:35 Every Avoidance Trains Avoidance; Repetition & Character27:45 The Greatest Danger; Living Unconsciously28:35 The Bronze Serpent; Facing What Is Biting You30:05 Encounter vs. Escape; Becoming a New YouX: https://x.com/rps47586YT: https://www.youtube.com/@FromTheSpectrumemail: info.fromthespectrum@gmail.com
Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas may be one of the most important reflections yet on artificial intelligence and the future of humanity.In this conversation, Jakob Lusensky and Sean McGrath explore the encyclical's central question: What does it mean to be human in an age of AI? Along the way they discuss Jung, technology, transhumanism, work, community, suffering, and why a human face that asks to be gazed upon may remain at the center of our history.The music played in this episode is licensed under creativecommons.org: Ketsa - From deep down
Taylor Jung on how Zohran Mamdani uses media, messaging, and policy to shape public perception Zohran Mamdani has been mayor of New York City for less than a year, but his influence already extends far beyond the five boroughs. In this episode of The Margin, Taylor Jung, a journalist with Epicenter NYC, joins host Jen Taylor-Skinner to discuss Mamdani's first months in office, the excitement surrounding his inauguration, and why his approach to politics has captured national attention. The conversation explores the policies Mamdani has begun to roll out, from housing to childcare, the challenges of governing after running on a bold progressive vision, and the growing role of content creators in shaping political narratives. Jung also discusses how Mamdani's team has used social media and highly produced digital content to build a national audience, the evolving relationship between journalists and influencers, and what it all means for political communication in the digital age. As Mamdani's administration takes shape, the conversation offers a window into the opportunities—and challenges—of governing in a rapidly changing media environment. If you found this conversation helpful, like this video and follow @electorette for more political midterm coverage, election analysis, and nuanced discussions that go beyond the headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The second season has reached its final boss C.G Jung and we realize that he must be undone. We walk you through the history of ideas of electricity and magnetism, how they became one thing and what role that thing played in giving life to the first modern sciences of the mind during the 1800s. And why by the end of that century neurology and psychology necessarily had to become racist sciences with the help of photography, as our Skull Boys replaced their craniometrics with pyschometrics. We then show a side to a very young Jung that you might never have heard about. Learning about how he came of age, we try to pinpoint when he turned to the dark side or if he was born that way. You have waited longer than usual but this episode hopefully have a little bit of everything you've desired and more.
Georg Northoff is Canada Research Chair in Mind, Brain, Imaging, and Neuroethics at the University of Ottawa's Institute of Mental Health Research, a practising psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and philosopher, and one of the founders of neurophilosophy. Over two decades his work has reframed the brain's resting spontaneous activity — the Default Mode Network — as the primary architect of consciousness and selfhood.He is the author of The Spontaneous Brain, alongside more accessible introductions including NeuroWaves: Brain, Time, and Consciousness (2023) and NeuroPsychoAnalysis (2023).________________In this conversation, I sit down with Georg to explore his spatial-temporal neuroscience — a framework that replaces the mind-body problem with the world-brain relationship. We begin with AI consciousness, move into the Default Mode Network and why depression is a brain running too slowly, his non-dual awareness study with meditators, his critique of Heidegger as still anthropocentric, and Whitehead's process ontology. A conversation that starts with ChatGPT and ends near the edge of what it means to exist.________________
Jung, westdeutsch, migrantisch geprägt: Auf dem Bundesparteitag in Potsdam zeigt sich "Die Linke" stark verändert. Nahost, Antisemitismus und der Umgang mit der CDU sorgen für Debatten. Kann die Partei ihre Zuwächse in Wahlerfolge übersetzen? Balzer, Vladimir; Boeselager, Felicitas
Ever feel like something is shifting… but you can't quite explain it? Not because anything is wrong. Not because you've failed. Not because life is falling apart. In fact, maybe the opposite is true. Maybe you've built a good life. You've worked hard. You've accomplished meaningful things. You're grateful for what you've created. And yet… lately you've felt a tug. A pull. A tension. A whisper that keeps asking: "What's next?" If that's you, this episode is for you. In this powerful DREAM THINK DO Deep Dive, Mitch explores a fascinating idea from renowned Swiss psychologist Carl Jung that may completely change how you view this season of your life. Because what if that tension you're feeling isn't a problem to solve? What if it's an invitation? What if you're not broken… what if you're simply being called into your next season? Mitch unpacks Jung's timeless framework for understanding life's seasons, why so many successful people experience this pull during transition points, and how to stop resisting change and start navigating it intentionally. Most importantly, he shares a practical tool called the Five-Word Compass that has helped coaching clients, entrepreneurs, executives, and leaders gain remarkable clarity about what's next. And the best part? You can create your own in less than 30 minutes. If you've been sensing that a new season is trying to get your attention… This conversation may be exactly what you need. Read the full shownotes here at https://mitchmatthews.com/457
If you've been struggling with OCD or anxiety for a long time and feel like nothing is working, this episode may reveal why. Matt Codde, LCSW explains why self-rejection is one of the most overlooked barriers to healing, and how learning to be more loving toward yourself is not a self-help cliche, but a clinical cornerstone of lasting OCD recovery.This episode applies to anyone dealing with OCD, anxiety, chronic pain, or any pattern of internal resistance. Whether you are in active ERP therapy or just beginning to understand your OCD cycle, the message here is one that most people have never heard in quite this way.If you have spent years trying to eliminate thoughts, manage anxiety, or "get better" before giving yourself permission to rest, recover, or even feel okay, this one is for you. Matt walks through the specific ways people with OCD are unloving to themselves without realizing it, and what the path toward integration and true healing actually looks like
Professor Paul Bishop, Ph.D., returned to discuss Volume 3 in his series Jung and the Epic of Transformation – Nietzsche's “Thus Spoke Zarathustra” and the Challenge of Transformation, released on June 5th by Chiron Publications.
The Badgers stayed busy on the recruiting trail in the last week, adding five more players in the class of 2027. Zach and Jesse discuss the new additions and what the class looks like overall. Then they are joined by Wisconsin safety Matt Jung to talk about his role, a remade secondary, increased pressure this fall and more. The guys close talking about the absurdity of the Brendan Sorsby situation at Texas Tech. The Camp is presented by Brennan's Market, your home for the best Wisconsin cheese, fresh produce, and a curated selection of specialty foods, wine, craft beer & spirits. Experience Taste Everyday https://brennansmarket.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.