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Many cultures develop rites of passage specifically designed to help a boy transition into manhood. It's a difficult and dangerous journey, many get lost along the way, and a detour into alcohol and drugs only compound and delay it. Sadly, some never make it.This series explores the book “HE” written by Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson. It centers on the medieval myth “the Search for the Holy Grail,” as young Parsifal goes in search of what it takes to become a man – a man in service to a Power greater than himself. Fr. Bill is joined by fellow spiritual seekers and “12-Step Knights of the Roundtable” James R, PhD, a college English professor from Alaska and Fr. James R. an Episcopal priest and scientist from Florida.  As the trio follow Parsifal on his journey they'll share some of their own experiences and strengths, along with the dragons they met along the way. Please note, this series is as much for women as for men since the inner masculine resides in the psyche of both sexes.Episode four concludes this series. Parsifal failed in his first attempt at the Grail Castle but years of wandering and succeeding at the more mundane tasks of life have left him hungering for a return. Johnson calls these, a man's “Dry Years.” Parsifal is aided by two more characters: a Hideous Damsel and an Inner Hermit.The panel “sums up” this “Journey from Boy to Man” especially as applied to those of us in recovery. Show notes:·      HE by Robert A. Johnson·      TRANSFORMATION by Robert A. Johnson ·      RECOVERY WRITINGS by James Ryan·      StepStudy.org website https://stepstudy.org/

https://linktr.ee/csjosephWhat's up Ego Hackers? In this episode of the CS Joseph Podcast, we break down vulnerability versus invulnerability and how this core difference affects men and women according to the Octagram 4.1 framework.Discover why being open, honest, and authentic isn't weakness — it's the ultimate display of masculine strength. We explain why the "strong silent type" (subconscious developed fakers) makes feminine women feel unsafe, while the top unconscious developed men naturally lead, attract, and create safety through radical authenticity.Key topics covered:• Mark Manson's "Models" book and where his subconscious developed approach falls short• Unconscious Developed (UD) vs Subconscious Developed (SD) men — why 80%+ of Western men acting invulnerable is destroying relationships and society• Why UD/feminine women fear closed-off "strong silent type" men (and why SD women have no frame of reference for real openness)• What vulnerability actually means for men: no such thing as TMI among adults, strength through openness even with strangers• Octagram 4.1 insights: The top 4% of men who are truly open, honest, and authentic (Tate brothers example)• Real-world examples: Why certain creators get "hoes" but not wife material, and why invulnerable men poison the future• How women follow when men lead properly — the rise of polygynous dynamics because top UD men are a cut above• Vulnerability as real strength vs fake invulnerability• Lock maxing, the rite of passage, no safety nets, and putting faith in GodIf you're tired of fake masculinity advice and want deep psychological truth on gender dynamics, personality typing, and becoming the kind of man women feel safe around — this episode is for you.Take Season 40: How to Personality Type Yourself at skool.com/csjoseph to master the Octagram 4.1, learn to psychoanalyze yourself and others accurately, and apply these concepts in your life and relationships.Join the EgoHackers community for more Jungian psychology, Octagram insights, and practical tools for men.Like this video, subscribe for more unfiltered truth on masculinity, relationships, and the Octagram, and turn on notifications. Comment below: Have you experienced the difference between vulnerable UD men and invulnerable SD men in dating or life? What happened?Full transcript available in the pinned comment.https://linktr.ee/csjosephhttps://skool.com/csjoseph#CSJoseph #Octagram #Vulnerability #Invulnerability #StrongSilentType #UnconsciousDeveloped #SubconsciousDeveloped #UDMen #SDMen #MarkManson #TateBrothers #Masculinity #PersonalityTyping #JungianPsychology #DatingAdvice #RelationshipAdvice #GenderDynamics #LockMaxing #RiteOfPassage #EgoHackers #CSJosephPodcast

If you've been tuning into July's special series of sorts, thank you, and I hope you've also been enjoying revisiting these conversations from the archives, or maybe you're discovering them for the first time. Today, we have a big one with Jungian analyst James Hollis, PhD, who is the author of many, many books that are incredibly meaningful to me. And this conversation still lives up to how much I love his work. I actually cried at one point during our chat, which more or less revolves around how we go about finding our soul's vocation. For the show notes, head to eliseloehnen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Hollis, Ph.D., was born in Springfield, Illinois. He graduated from Manchester University in 1962 and Drew University in 1967. He taught humanities at various colleges and universities for 26 years before retraining as a Jungian analyst at the Jung Institute of Zürich, Switzerland, from 1977 to 1982. He is currently a licensed Jungian analyst in private practice in Washington, D.C. He served for many years as Executive Director of the Jung Educational Center in Houston, Texas, and was Executive Director of the Jung Society of Washington until 2019. He now serves on the Jung Society of Washington's Board of Directors. He is a retired Senior Training Analyst for the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, was the first Director of Training at the Philadelphia Jung Institute, and is Vice President Emeritus of the Philemon Foundation. Additionally, he helped create the Jungian Studies program at Saybrook University in California, where he served as a professor. He lives with his wife, Jill—an artist and retired therapist—in a suburb of Washington, D.C. Together, they have three living children and eight grandchildren. He has written a total of 23 books, which have been translated into Swedish, Russian, German, Spanish, French, Hungarian, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian, Korean, Finnish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Farsi, Japanese, Greek, Chinese, Serbian, Latvian, Ukrainian, Czech, Estonian, and Arabic. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Exploring loneliness, isolation, and solitude (00:03:48) James's journey into Jungian Psychoanalysis (00:09:36) Navigating life's forks: decisions and changes (00:15:18) Understanding the face of suffering (00:19:03) Discipline in creative practices (00:33:23) Understanding and embracing anxiety (00:37:59)  Facing childhood fears and emotional growth (00:43:43) The significance of dreams in self-discovery (00:46:27) Finding meaning throughout life's journey (00:52:10) artistdecoded.com jameshollis.net

In this episode I speak with actor and educator, Jeff Miller, about the Jungian concept of individuation, drawing on the work of analyst James Hollis and author Marilynne Robinson to examine what it truly means to step away from collective expectations and step into oneself. We reflect on our own personal turning points—including my decision to walk away from an academic path in London to break free from long-held internal projections, and Jeff's experience of coming out in his twenties and navigating a dark night of the soul through midlife and recovery—to explore how shadow work, the courage to be different, and learning to stay present through uncertainty and suffering allow us to lead a more conscious, meaningful life.

Neurosis's Steve Von Till reveals how the band secretly rebuilt itself, creating a career-defining album and making future plans for the Neurosis victory-lap that few thought possible. Topics Include: The Secret recording of An Undying Love for a Burning World Neurosis walked away seven years ago under uncertain circumstances Four remaining members reunited quietly at end of 2024 Aaron Turner brought in to help complete the musical puzzle Reunion tied to Firekeeper Alliance, a suicide-prevention nonprofit Heavy music framed as protective factor for indigenous mental health Steve reflects on tribal rhythms and humanity's forgotten earth connection Band knew instantly the new material had to be Neurosis Reunion forced confrontation with ego, identity, and aging as musicians Firekeeper Alliance's Fire in the Mountains offer pushed them forward Album written and recorded in secret across three studio sessions Secrecy maintained even among close friends touring together in Australia Fan reaction described as unexpectedly emotional, healing, and hope-filled Steve discusses reduced stigma around vulnerability in heavy music today Vinyl pressing strategy explained: budget-driven first run, quick sellout Running Neurot Recordings on a teacher's salary, tight cash flow Multiple color variants pressed across regional distributors and mail orders Debate over black vs. clear vinyl sound quality explored Steve's approach to buying vinyl: music over pressing obsession Talk turns to Melvins, Hazel Meyer, and DIY label camaraderie Where the line sits between fan service and variant exploitation Vinyl side-length considerations shaped decision to make a double LP Aaron Turner's artwork process detailed, sketched live in the studio Album title changed at the last minute, forcing new artwork Neurosis' visual style rooted in myth, symbolism, and Jungian archetypes Older catalog rights partly held by Relapse and other labels Steve wants a "forever version" repress of the band's earliest albums Original master tapes and artwork found corrupted or lost to time Talk closes on solo tour plans and hopes for Australia High resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Apple: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-ios Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-spot Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/tvg-amazon Support the show at Patreon.com/VinylGuide

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.

Many cultures develop rites of passage specifically designed to help a boy transition into manhood. It's a difficult and dangerous journey, many get lost along the way, and a detour into alcohol and drugs only compound and delay it. Sadly, some never make it.This series explores the book “HE” written by Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson. It centers on the medieval myth “the Search for the Holy Grail,” as young Parsifal goes in search of what it takes to become a man – a man in service to a Power greater than himself.  Fr. Bill is joined by fellow spiritual seekers and “12-Step Knights of the Roundtable” James R, PhD, a college English professor from Alaska and Fr. James R. an Episcopal priest and scientist from Florida.  As the trio follow Parsifal on his journey they'll share some of their own experiences and strengths, along with the dragons they met along the way. Please note, this series is as much for women as for men since the inner masculine resides in the psyche of both sexes.Episode three brings Parsifal to the Grail Castle. Discussion centers on what it means for a man to enter the castle, the things that keep him from entering or maintaining the experience gained, and what are the consequences of losing access to the Castle.Show notes:·  HE by Robert A. Johnson ·  RECOVERY WRITINGS by James Ryan·  StepStudy.org website https://stepstudy.org/

Stewart Alsop sits down with Daniel Freed, forty thousand words deep into a book that ties together consciousness, totalitarianism, archetypes, and religion, and the two spend the conversation tracing how those threads connect. They work through Jungian archetypes as behavioral blueprints embedded in stories across generations, unpacking the father, mother, and son roles and what they reveal about tradition, potential, and the individual. From there they get into Jordan Peterson's model of storytelling as a defense against totalitarian thinking, detour through Buddhism, Taoism, and the idea of the absolute, and Daniel walks through his own attempt to prove the limits of representing consciousness using axioms borrowed from math and logic, including Cantor's diagonal argument. The back half moves into Daniel's math and computer science background, touching on David Hilbert, Von Neumann, combinatorics, and complexity theory, before wrapping up with a look at Stewart's hardware prototyping experiments.Timestamps00:00 Introduction to archetypes, Jung, and why psychologists write dense books00:05 Mother, father, and son as story roles; tradition, potential, and the individual00:10 Totalitarianism, narrative architecture, and Peterson's four degrees of freedom in a story00:15 Objects, relational properties, and why the thing-in-itself breaks down under scrutiny00:20 The absolute, the Tao, and consciousness as a limit you can't directly represent00:25 A proof sketch against representing consciousness; diagonal arguments and formal limits00:30 Relevance realization, Popper, and why consciousness may resist full scientific modeling00:35 Applying the story model to groups: how collective narratives can become totalitarian00:40 Egregores, faith vs belief, and how ideas spread through modern institutions00:45 A turn into math: computer science, injury, Hilbert, and the power of axioms00:50 Quantum math, Von Neumann, and complexity theory as problem reductionKey InsightsArchetypes work like compressed behavioral data. Daniel frames archetypes not as arbitrary symbols but as patterns tested across generations of storytelling — when a story trains believers to kill the father figure and chaos follows, more value gets placed on the father and tradition over time, and the same logic explains why the mother figure comes to represent potential and the son comes to represent the individual.The son-outranks-the-father pattern underwrites Western individualism. Daniel argues that across traditions, the hero figure eventually outranks the established order, and this is the root of ideas like free speech and presumption of innocence — a fundamentally anti-utilitarian stance since it values the single person over the group's interest.Jordan Peterson's four-part story architecture doubles as a defense against totalitarianism. What is, what should be, the path between them, and the unknown or chaos form the minimum structure needed for a conscious being to experience anything as new. Daniel took this framework and applied it to group narratives, showing how holding one element of a group's story fixed while individuals change creates the conditions for totalitarian control.Every property is relational, so there's no "thing in itself." Drawing on Nietzsche, Daniel walks through the idea that qualities like hardness or mass only exist as effects on other things, which means an object stripped of all its relations has nothing left to define it.Daniel built a formal argument for why consciousness can't be fully represented. Using three axioms about distinctions resting within "respects" and borrowing Cantor's diagonal argument, he shows that certain respects can't have a ceiling, meaning any total representation of consciousness runs into the same problem uncountable sets do.Faith and belief are distinct but feed each other. Stewart draws out the difference — belief as propositional, faith as more emotional and fundamental — and Daniel agrees that propositional belief tends to translate into faith once people start acting it out.Daniel's path ran from computer science to math because of a wrist injury. Unable to type, he shifted toward math and ended up carrying over proof techniques from complexity theory and combinatorics into his philosophical work, citing David Hilbert's method of reducing ideas to rigorous axioms as a direct influence on how he now approaches philosophy.

Are we dreaming reality together? In this episode of The Dream Journal, host Katherine Bell speaks with author and spiritual teacher Paul Levy about the dreamlike nature of reality, the collective mind virus known as Wetiko, and how nighttime dreams can help us wake up within the waking dream. Paul shares how a powerful spiritual awakening led him into a lifelong exploration of dreams, Tibetan Buddhism, Carl Jung, quantum physics, creativity, and collective healing. Together, Katherine and Paul explore how our perception shapes experience, why creativity is the way out of collective madness, and how dreamwork can become a form of spiritual and social transformation. Why Paul Levy describes reality as a collectively shared dream How Wetiko functions as a collective mind virus and what helps loosen its grip The relationship between dreams, creativity, trauma, and spiritual awakening How Carl Jung understood the psyche, shadow, synchronicity, and collective psychosis What quantum physics can suggest about perception, possibility, and participation Why lucid dreaming is less about control and more about recognizing the nature of the dream How community, dream circles, and creative practice can help us “dream ourselves awake” This conversation is for listeners interested in dream work, lucid dreaming, Jungian psychology, spiritual awakening, consciousness, quantum physics, Tibetan Buddhism, collective healing, creativity, and the mystery of how dreams can guide us toward a more awakened life. After the show, stay tuned for a special VIDEO ONLY question!! BIO: Paul Levy is an author, artist, Tibetan Buddhist practitioner, and pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence. Learn more at AwakenintheDream.com and through Paul Levy's Awaken in the Dream Substack. Keywords Paul Levy, Wetiko, The Dream Journal, Katherine Bell, dreamwork, lucid dreaming, Carl Jung, quantum physics and consciousness, Tibetan Buddhism, collective dream, spiritual awakening, shadow work, synchronicity, dreams and reality. This show, episode number 373, was recorded during a live broadcast on July 27, 2026 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on LI, IG, YT, FB, & LT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. Video podcast available at youtube.com/@experientialdreamwork. Popular playlists: “Dream Journal shorts” and “FULL LENGTH VIDEOS”. Here are links to some other Dream Journal episodes you might be interested in: Dreams, Fear, and Transformation with Lincoln Stoller Will We Make it to a Safer Age? With Christine Barrington Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Erik Nelson for answering the phones. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.

https://linktr.ee/csjosephConnect with C.S. Joseph: Skool community, Discord, Hacked Off Podcast, socials, and everything Ego Hackers in one place.In this episode, we break down Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and how it reveals the fundamental psychological differences between men and women — with a specific focus on Unconscious Developed (UD) men versus Subconscious Developed (SD) men.This concept, pioneered by Chris Taylor (Rokka), serves as a critical springboard toward understanding Type Grid 5 and Type Grid 6.What You'll Learn:- Why women generally take the bottom of Maslow's hierarchy (physical needs, safety, security) for granted- Why men often take self-actualization for granted — and how comfort kills masculinity- The 80/20 relaxation dynamic between the masculine and feminine experience- Why subconscious developed women struggle with 9-5 jobs and traditional expectations- How SD men become effeminate, often raised in fatherless homes, and expect society to serve as their safety net- The real psychological mechanism behind women monkey branching and the modern divorce epidemic- Why UD men who master physical needs first become the true safety nets women actually desireThis framework explains why certain men fail to keep relationships while others succeed — and what it really means to carry the male burden of performance in a decaying society.If you want to stop contributing to fatherlessness and become the kind of man a woman can truly feel safe with, this episode will give you the clarity you need.

Psychotherapist and author David Richo shares how to move past the destructive urge to retaliate through principles of psychology, Buddhism, and more.Grab a copy of David's newest book, Sweeter than Revenge: Overcoming Your Payback Mind and Achieving Real Connection in all Your RelationshipsThis time on Mindrolling, David and Raghu discuss: Retaliation and separateness as the ego's favorite sportsRolling with the punches and not expecting full acknowledgment from everyoneExpanding our ability to handle whatever happens in lifeSaying ‘yes' to the opportunity of graceRighteousness versus healthy communicationForbearance: how long-term mindfulness practice can help us be less reactive Opening the path to enlightenment through forgivenessAbout David Richo:David Richo, PhD, MFT, is a psychotherapist, teacher, workshop leader, and writer who works in Santa Barbara and San Francisco, California. He combines Jungian, poetic, and mythic perspectives in his work with the intention of integrating the psychological and the spiritual. His books and workshops include attention to Buddhist and Christian spiritual practices. Check out David's website to learn more. “What is ego? The insertion of our entitlement to be treated with honor, respect, and full acknowledgment by everyone. Some people like us and some people don't. You gotta roll with those kinda punches rather than take revenge on anyone that doesn't come through positively for you.” –David RichoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Being with the Body in Depth Psychology: Development, Trauma, and Transformation in the Unspoken Realm (Routledge, 2024), featuring a foreword by Donald Kalsched, examines the integration of the subjectively experienced body in the practice of depth psychology. Barbara Holifield draws from philosophical perspectives, neuroscientific and infant research, developmental theory, and trauma studies to offer a comprehensive overview of embodiment within a relationally based psychoanalytic approach. Clinical vignettes demonstrate the critical value of working with the bodily-felt dimension of implicit relational memory and emphasize how bodily-felt sense facilitates access to feelings. The primacy of bodily-based knowing revealed through infant research illuminates an interior world of sensorial apprehension that conceptually based knowing and psychoanalytic thought often overlook. Furthermore, it establishes the body as intrinsic to relational life. Freud's 1923 statement that “The ego is first and foremost a bodily ego,” is as cogent today as it was then (1961, p. 26). It has only been confirmed by infant research and affective neuroscience. Psychic life is born in the body and is sustained by the body. It is in and through the body that relationship begins. Disruptions in one's earliest relationship with the primary caregiver are synonymous with disruption of the integral unity of psyche and body. Further, the book highlights the organizing role that felt sensation, sensory perception, and affective experience have on facilitating the re-establishment of psyche indwelling the soma. Because disruptions of the felt sense of psyche integral to soma occur in infancy, work of this nature falls out of the purview of traditional psychoanalysis. “It requires instead a working-through focused on the present, on the heart of the analytic relationship, and on the activation of an awareness of one's own inner mode of functioning” (Lombardi, 2017, p. 23). Focus on direct sensorial and relational experience in the body is foundational in working with the analysand's unformulated experience. As this occurs, affects are able to be borne, reflected on, and lived as feelings-in-the-body while simultaneously making way for the establishment of new relational organizations. Throughout the book, clinical examples show how the mythopoetic imagination and soma entwine––at times, attention to the somatic dimension stirs the creative unconscious in the form of dreams, active imagination, artworks, and movement. Reciprocally, the imaginal world informs and stimulates somatic experience. In this way, the mythopoetic reality revealed in a depth analysis weaves somatic experience into a tapestry of personal meaning, facilitating deep psychophysical transformation. Here the body serves as a portal to the numinous––healing that goes far beyond the relief of symptoms to a renewed sense of aliveness. This book offers guiding principles for psychotherapists and clinicians of all levels to engage the bodily basis of experience in their clinical practice. It will appeal to general readers interested in integrating mind and body, including those in the healing arts, fine arts, dance, athletics, meditation, yoga, and martial arts. Barbara Holifield, MSW, LMFT, SEP is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. With over forty years of clinical practice in depth psychotherapy and somatic healing — and her certification as a Jungian Analyst since 2006 — her work lives at the intersection of Jung and the body, bringing together somatic experiencing, affective neuroscience, relational psychoanalysis, and the wisdom of the bodily-felt sense to offer a path of healing for those who have suffered developmental trauma and its long aftermath. A certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) trained directly by Dr. Peter Levine, Barbara taught Somatic Psychology for approximately twenty years at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) — one of the foremost graduate programs in somatic and depth psychology in the United States. She is also an internationally recognized teacher of Authentic Movement, a contemplative body practice rooted in Jungian active imagination that she has taught across the United States and abroad for approximately forty years. Her clinical writing explores the relationship of body, trauma, self, and our participation in the dream of the earth. Her articles have been published in Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, Psychological Perspectives, and the Journal of Analytic Psychology. She has also contributed a chapter to The Body in Psychotherapy (North Atlantic Press) and a chapter to the anthology Authentic Movement: Moving the Body, Moving the Self, Being Moved (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). She maintains memberships in the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP), the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP), the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP), and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT). Helena Vissing, PsyD, SEP, PMH-C is a Licensed Psychologist practicing in California and Associate Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies. She can be reached at contact@helenavissing.com. 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Being with the Body in Depth Psychology: Development, Trauma, and Transformation in the Unspoken Realm (Routledge, 2024), featuring a foreword by Donald Kalsched, examines the integration of the subjectively experienced body in the practice of depth psychology. Barbara Holifield draws from philosophical perspectives, neuroscientific and infant research, developmental theory, and trauma studies to offer a comprehensive overview of embodiment within a relationally based psychoanalytic approach. Clinical vignettes demonstrate the critical value of working with the bodily-felt dimension of implicit relational memory and emphasize how bodily-felt sense facilitates access to feelings. The primacy of bodily-based knowing revealed through infant research illuminates an interior world of sensorial apprehension that conceptually based knowing and psychoanalytic thought often overlook. Furthermore, it establishes the body as intrinsic to relational life. Freud's 1923 statement that “The ego is first and foremost a bodily ego,” is as cogent today as it was then (1961, p. 26). It has only been confirmed by infant research and affective neuroscience. Psychic life is born in the body and is sustained by the body. It is in and through the body that relationship begins. Disruptions in one's earliest relationship with the primary caregiver are synonymous with disruption of the integral unity of psyche and body. Further, the book highlights the organizing role that felt sensation, sensory perception, and affective experience have on facilitating the re-establishment of psyche indwelling the soma. Because disruptions of the felt sense of psyche integral to soma occur in infancy, work of this nature falls out of the purview of traditional psychoanalysis. “It requires instead a working-through focused on the present, on the heart of the analytic relationship, and on the activation of an awareness of one's own inner mode of functioning” (Lombardi, 2017, p. 23). Focus on direct sensorial and relational experience in the body is foundational in working with the analysand's unformulated experience. As this occurs, affects are able to be borne, reflected on, and lived as feelings-in-the-body while simultaneously making way for the establishment of new relational organizations. Throughout the book, clinical examples show how the mythopoetic imagination and soma entwine––at times, attention to the somatic dimension stirs the creative unconscious in the form of dreams, active imagination, artworks, and movement. Reciprocally, the imaginal world informs and stimulates somatic experience. In this way, the mythopoetic reality revealed in a depth analysis weaves somatic experience into a tapestry of personal meaning, facilitating deep psychophysical transformation. Here the body serves as a portal to the numinous––healing that goes far beyond the relief of symptoms to a renewed sense of aliveness. This book offers guiding principles for psychotherapists and clinicians of all levels to engage the bodily basis of experience in their clinical practice. It will appeal to general readers interested in integrating mind and body, including those in the healing arts, fine arts, dance, athletics, meditation, yoga, and martial arts. Barbara Holifield, MSW, LMFT, SEP is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. With over forty years of clinical practice in depth psychotherapy and somatic healing — and her certification as a Jungian Analyst since 2006 — her work lives at the intersection of Jung and the body, bringing together somatic experiencing, affective neuroscience, relational psychoanalysis, and the wisdom of the bodily-felt sense to offer a path of healing for those who have suffered developmental trauma and its long aftermath. A certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) trained directly by Dr. Peter Levine, Barbara taught Somatic Psychology for approximately twenty years at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) — one of the foremost graduate programs in somatic and depth psychology in the United States. She is also an internationally recognized teacher of Authentic Movement, a contemplative body practice rooted in Jungian active imagination that she has taught across the United States and abroad for approximately forty years. Her clinical writing explores the relationship of body, trauma, self, and our participation in the dream of the earth. Her articles have been published in Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, Psychological Perspectives, and the Journal of Analytic Psychology. She has also contributed a chapter to The Body in Psychotherapy (North Atlantic Press) and a chapter to the anthology Authentic Movement: Moving the Body, Moving the Self, Being Moved (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). She maintains memberships in the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP), the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP), the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP), and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT). Helena Vissing, PsyD, SEP, PMH-C is a Licensed Psychologist practicing in California and Associate Professor at California Institute of Integral Studies. She can be reached at contact@helenavissing.com. She is the author of Somatic Maternal Healing: Psychodynamic and Somatic Treatment of Trauma in the Perinatal Period (Routledge, 2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this episode, I introduce Carl Jung's concept of the Anima and explore how the inner feminine influences a man's emotions, relationships, and sense of self. I explain how the Anima develops, why we unconsciously project it onto others, and what happens when it remains unconscious. I also discuss the connection between the Anima, the Shadow, and dreams, offering practical ways to begin integrating this powerful archetype. If you're interested in Jungian psychology and personal growth, this conversation will help you better understand the hidden forces shaping your inner world.SHOW HIGHLIGHTS00:00 – Introduction to the Anima02:18 – The Great Mother Archetype03:28 – Why Shadow Work Comes First06:30 – Understanding Anima Possession07:41 – Emotional Disconnection in Men09:56 – How Projection Shapes Relationships12:16 – Recognizing the Anima in Everyday Life14:16 – The Animus and Psychological Balance16:23 – Dreams as a Path to the Unconscious18:35 – Integrating the Anima***Tired of feeling like you're never enough? Build your self-worth with help from this free guide: https://training.mantalks.com/self-worthPick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/Heard about attachment but don't know where to start? Try the FREE Ultimate Guide To AttachmentCheck out some other free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your RelationshipBuild brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance. Enjoy the podcast? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | SpotifyFor more, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram

Carl Jung called it “an acausal connecting principle” — but for Dan Ross, a Jungian analyst working in hospice care, synchronicity isn’t just theoretical. In this episode, Dan reveals what thirty years of end-of-life work taught him about Jung’s most misappropriated theory, its roots in Jung’s relationship with physicist Wolfgang Pauli, and why studying synchronicity seems to produce more of it. This episode is rich with poignant examples blended that will leave you thinking differently about how synchronicity works in your own life. Daniel Ross, RN, PMHNP, MSN, MBA has been a nurse for 40 years and in hospice for over 30. As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, he brings both a medical and psychiatric experience to the field of end-of-life care. He is a Jungian Analyst at the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago where he has been Director of Training in the Analyst Training Program and Co-Director of the Jungian Psychotherapy Program and Jungian Studies Program. Dan works in the field of Hospice and Palliative Care and is in private practice as a psychotherapist in Chicago. Patricia Martin, MFA, is the host of Jung in the World. A noted cultural analyst, she applies Jungian theory to her work as a researcher and writer. Author of three books, her work has been featured in the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, and USA Today. She holds an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College and an MA in cultural studies at the University College, Dublin (honors). In 2018, she completed the Jungian Studies Program at the C. G. Jung Institute Chicago where she is a professional affiliate. A scholar in residence at the Chicago Public Library, for the last decade she's been studying the digital culture and its impact on the individuation process. Patricia travels the world giving talks and workshops based on her findings and has a private consulting practice in Chicago. Be informed of new programs and content by joining our mailing list! Support this free podcast by making a donation, becoming a member of the Institute, or making a purchase in our online store! Your support enables us to provide free and low-cost educational resources to all. This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You may share it, but please do not change it, sell it, or transcribe it.Executive Producer: Ben LawHosts: Patricia Martin, Judith Cooper, Daniel Ross, Adina Davidson, and Raisa Cabrera2025-2026 Season Intern: Zoe KalawMusic: Peter Demuth

Note: Guest fidgeted throughout the interview there is a bit of pen clicking that could not be removed. The podcast episode delves into the intriguing world of dreams, exploring their psychological and mystical dimensions. Host BT, introduces the episode by discussing the nature of dreams as a realm where reality and imagination blur. The conversation features Dr. Greg Mahr, a psychiatrist with a deep interest in dreams, who shares his journey from a traditional medical background to embracing the study of dreams after a life-changing heart attack. Dr. Marr discusses the significance of dreams in processing trauma, the concept of post-traumatic growth, and the therapeutic potential of re-scripting nightmares.This episode also touches on the collaborative creation of the "Dream Wisdom Oracle," a project aimed at helping people connect with their inner dream world through art and narrative. Dr. Mahr and artist Dr. Heather Zimmerman combined their expertise to create a deck of cards that encourages exploration of dream imagery and Jungian archetypes. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding dreams as more than random mental noise, emphasizing their role in self-discovery and emotional healing.Listeners are invited to consider the possibility that dreams might be influenced by forces beyond the individual, raising questions about the nature of consciousness and the collective unconscious. The episode concludes with an invitation to explore the Dream Wisdom Oracle and connect with Dr. Mahr's work through his website.Website: gregmahr.com/

My guest today is Hannah Fraser Moore, a Jungian psychotherapist and writer on the psychology of women's desire and defences.Her work explores instinct, defence, and the wild feminine in modern life. Drawing on depth psychology, myth and over a decade of clinical practice, she examines how women adapt early, and how those intelligent defences can later limit desire, voice and vitality. She is the creator of The Forest, a private membership for women navigating the deeper currents of the feminine psyche.Website: www.hannahfrasermoore.comInsta:@hannahfrasermoore We talked about:The power of archetypes, fairytale and mythCreative longings and allowing ourselves to meet themThe Good Girl - and how we unlearn our trainingThe impact of patriarchy on our psychesSuperstition and what we fear will happen if we break patriarchal rulesThe power of breaking our silenceThe Extended Episode is available to paid Patreon members www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceWatch the video episode - $9/month www.patreon.com/lucyhpearceResourcesBurning Woman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many cultures develop rites of passage specifically designed to help a boy transition into manhood. It's a difficult and dangerous journey, many get lost along the way, and a detour into alcohol and drugs only compound and delay it. Sadly, some never make it.This series explores the book “HE” written by Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson. It centers on the medieval myth “the Search for the Holy Grail,” as young Parsifal goes in search of what it takes to become a man – a man in service to a Power greater than himself.  Fr. Bill is joined by fellow spiritual seekers and “12-Step Knights of the Roundtable” James R, PhD, a college English professor from Alaska and Fr. James R. an Episcopal priest and scientist from Florida.  As the trio follow Parsifal on his journey they'll share some of their own experiences and strengths, along with the dragons they met along the way. Please note, this series is as much for women as for men since the inner masculine resides in the psyche of both sexes.Episode two explores the challenges a young boy faces as he sets out on his journey to manhood. Here he meets a cast of inner characters: his instincts (the Red Knight), his inner feminine muse (Blanche Fleur), his spirit guide and mentor (Gournamond), all as he avoids being trapped by the remnants of his mother-complex (Heart's Sorrow).Show notes:·      HE by Robert A. Johnson ·      RECOVERY WRITINGS by James Ryan·      StepStudy.org website https://stepstudy.org/

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 

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.

In this powerful solo episode, Rose Skeeters opens up about one of the biggest hidden obstacles in her own BPD recovery: chronic judgmentalism. What felt like harmless criticism was actually a self-protective shield that blocked vulnerability, deepened fragmentation, and sabotaged the very connection and healing she craved.Rose breaks down how judgment functions as projection and shadow material, its damaging effects on mental health, self-image, relationships, and empathy, and most importantly — how to turn every judgmental thought into a golden doorway for shadow work and integration.If you've ever caught yourself being harshly critical of others (or yourself) and wondered why real healing felt out of reach, this episode will give you both insight and practical tools to break the cycle.From Borderline to Beautiful — Real hope, real tools, real recovery.Judgment is often a defense mechanism rooted in projection and unintegrated shadow partsHow being judgmental harms your nervous system, self-worth, relationships, and capacity for empathyWhy judgment blocks shadow integration and keeps the borderline brain fragmentedEvery strong judgment is a mirror — a powerful opportunity for healingPractical steps: Pause, own the projection, feel it in your body, journal, dialogue with the part, and integrateJudgment reinforces splitting; shadow work restores wholeness and values-based living00:00 – Welcome & personal story02:26 – Defining judgment and why it matters in recovery04:55 – How judgment harms your mental health07:22 – Impact on self-image and shadow integration09:26 – How it damages relationships and empathy13:09 – Shadow work explained (Jungian psychology & projection)17:32 – Turning judgment into shadow work: practical tools21:32 – Closing & resourcesBook a session with Rose or Jay: thriveonlinecounseling.comCall/Text: 844-984-7483 (844-9-THRIVE)Summer group wrapping up soon — Mid-Fall group forming (email today to save your spot)Podcast Website: thriveonlinecounseling.comFollow the show for more on BPD recovery, betrayal trauma, shadow work, values-based healing, and building authentic relationships.If this episode resonated, take one small action today: Notice your next judgmental thought and ask, “What part of me feels activated here?” Write it down. That single pause can begin to shift everything.You are loved. You are worthy. You are created with purpose.See you next week on From Borderline to Beautiful.

https://linktr.ee/csjosephWhat's up, you hackers? In this episode of the C.S. Joseph Podcast, we dive into the natural mistrust and enmity between Subconscious Developed (SD) men and Unconscious Developed (UD) men — and exactly how SD men can finally learn to trust the right UD men.SD men see UD men as dangerous “soldier ants” and live in fear of them coalescing into wolf packs. This dynamic fuels feminism, societal blame games, fatherlessness, and the erosion of strong male spaces. We break down the worker ant vs soldier ant psychology, the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae, Stoicism vs the Socratic method, why women are actually attracted to dangerous UD men, biblical parallels (Jacob, Leah & Rachel), and the critical difference between real wolf packs and lone wolves (plus why you must avoid “harmony hell”).If you're an SD man craving real growth, accountability, and iron sharpening iron instead of staying comfy and stagnant — this episode shows you the path forward.Timestamps:00:00 - Intro & Cat Cameo01:20 - The Dangerous Nature of UD Men & Why SD Men Play It Safe03:50 - Feminism as a Product of SDism & The Worker/Soldier Ant Dynamic06:30 - Historical Example: 300 Spartans at Thermopylae08:10 - Stoicism vs Socratic Method for Psychological Completeness09:50 - The Blame Game: Fatherlessness, Abortion & Boomer SD Psychosis12:00 - Bloodlines, Female Attraction to Dangerous Men & Biblical Parallels14:20 - The Key: Wolf Packs Over Lone Wolves (Avoid Harmony Hell)16:40 - What Wolf Packs Actually Provide: Accountability, Leadership & Earned Safety18:10 - Practical Advice: Rituals, Challenge Coins & Identifying Real UD Packs19:20 - Outro & Resources(19:36)Take the Octagram test to discover whether you're SD or UD: https://octagram.me (Note: Results are currently being updated for greater accuracy. A new AI chatbot for psychoanalyzing yourself and others is coming very soon!)Join the premium Skool community for deeper content & Season 42: https://skool.com/csjosephThis episode will help you stop judging UD men by “vibe” and start building real trust and growth through authentic male wolf packs.

What is the goal of psychoanalysis? Is it greater self-knowledge, or the recovery of our capacity simply to be?In this third Freudian/Jungian conversation with psychoanalyst Donald Carveth we explore Winnicott's notion of the true self alongside Jung's understanding of the Self, individuation, and the religious attitude. We discuss conscience and the superego, the image of God (imago Dei), love, community, and why Jung increasingly turned toward Christianity in his later work.The two earlier Freudian/Jungian conversations are found here and here.For more psychoanalytic thinking visit Don's youtube page.

You know that the object of your addiction is bad for you, but how do you stop? According to Dr. Connie Zweig, retired Jungian therapist and author of Romancing the Shadow, you do just that — you romance your shadow, which is a method for turning compulsive behavior into self-knowledge. So this week's question from Tami is what does that actually look like? From the full episode: "Meeting One of the World's Leading Experts on the Shadow."Taken from the full Insights at the Edge conversation with Dr. Connie Zweig. Find the complete interview in this feed or at soundstrue.com.This episode is sponsored by Omega Institute, a global gathering hub for lifelong learning and spiritual exploration. Omega offers weekend workshops, special events, rest and rejuvenation retreats, professional training, online learning, and more. Discover what calls to you at eomega.org/true.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jungian analyst Morgan Stebbins, D.Min., returned for an in-depth discussion on the concepts of fate and destiny from a psychological perspective.

Money, sex, power, and God are not separate topics. They are four expressions of the same force, and wherever you are most wounded in one, you are most controllable.This is episode 1 of a 12-week series on building spiritual sovereignty. I break down the four pillars of power through Shakta Tantra, alchemy, and Jungian psychology — and how each one reveals a specific root wound that keeps people either surrendering their power or abusing it.What we cover in this episode:→ Why money, sex, power, and God map to the four elements in alchemy (earth, water, fire, air)→ The root wound under each pillar: scarcity, separation, helplessness, cosmic orphanhood→ Why the order of these pillars matters for real shadow work→ What spiritual sovereignty is and what it demands from you→ How to identify which pillar is leaking your power right now→ Why spiritual bypassing functions like an addiction, not a path→ What it actually means to become a spiritual adult in a time of collapseThis is for leaders, creatives, and people who are done outsourcing their spiritual authority.If you want to go deeper — The Axis Point is my private mentorship. This is exactly the work we do together, one on one. Learn more at https://silvanaisaza.com/mentorship.#SpiritualSovereignty #SpiritualBypassing #FourPillarsOfPower #ShaktaTantra #SpiritualMaturity

Many cultures develop rites of passage specifically designed to help a boy transition into manhood. It's a difficult and dangerous journey, many get lost along the way, and a detour into alcohol and drugs only compound and delay it. Sadly, some never make it.This series explores the book “HE” written by Jungian analyst Robert A. Johnson. It centers on the medieval myth “the Search for the Holy Grail,” as young Parsifal goes in search of what it takes to become a man – a man in service to a Power greater than himself.  Fr. Bill is joined by fellow spiritual seekers and “12-Step Knights of the Roundtable” James R, PhD, a college English professor from Alaska and Fr. James R. an Episcopal priest and scientist from Florida.  As the trio follow Parsifal on his journey they'll share some of their own experiences and strengths, along with the dragons they met along the way. Please note, this series is as much for women as for men since the inner masculine resides in the psyche of both sexes.Episode one introduces the panel and explores the nature of myth and the soul's inner search for wholeness.Show notes:·      HE by Robert A. Johnson·      RECOVERY WRITINGS by James Ryan·      StepStudy.org website https://stepstudy.org/

Matthew Quick returns to If You've Come This Far for his second appearance on the show to discuss his new memoir, Dad, Love, Me. In a raw conversation, Matthew opens up about his father's battle with dementia, his own journey through sobriety, and the grueling but beautiful process of Jungian analysis. Offering an unfiltered look at generational trauma, he discusses the courageous choice to love a parent exactly as they are, without demanding they earn it. Pragmatic and deeply moving, this episode explores the profound impact of showing up, making peace with the past, and creating new narratives for the future.Highlights:Defining love as a choice to embrace someone in the present moment without needing them to earn it, particularly in the face of dementia.Breaking the cycle of father-son violence by making a conscious decision not to pass on inherited trauma to the next generation.The healing power of Jungian analysis and the importance of experiencing positive, altruistic male friendships.The difficult reality of writing a vulnerable memoir without family support and dealing with the tradition of secrecy in traumatized families.The feminization of reading and the critical need for older men to mentor younger men and guide them back to literature.Resources:Dad, Love, Me by Matthew QuickMental app (getmental.com)Joe Conrad's new book Man Therapy: Therapy the Way a Man Does It

The problems that come from self-deception are well-known and are illustrated in stories from around the world. The feelings and motivations that we reject in ourselves often hide in our subconscious and can come out in unforeseen ways, leading to more suffering. Here Kris explores the ways Jungian and Buddhist philosophies address this major vulnerability of the human ego and points out ways we can begin to face the issues we hide from ourselves.

What happens when Carl Jung's Philosophy and Psychology meets Buddhist empowerment? In this episode we explore the fascinating relationship between Jungian archetypes and Buddhist iconography, examining how symbolic images become living forces within spiritual practice rather than mere religious art. We discuss how empowerment transforms practice from something external into something deeply personal, allowing practitioners to cultivate an inner world capable of reshaping their experience of reality. Along the way we unpack the role of imagination in both psychology and Buddhism, asking whether the world's we create internally can genuinely influence the world we inhabit. Using examples from Lord of the Rings, we explore how mythology, story and archetypal journeys illuminate the path of spiritual transformation and why these narratives continue to resonate across cultures today. We also introduce the traditional stages of Buddhist empowerment, explaining their purpose, symbolism and how they serve as gateways into a deeper contemplative practice.

https://linktr.ee/csjosephWhat's up, Ego Hackers? Welcome back to the C.S. Joseph Podcast.In this episode, we expose the problematic psychosis known as subconscious development — SDism — and how it's rotting away at the core of society through effeminate, groupthink-driven behavior in men.Subconscious developed men operate on a dangerous "game of telephone" logic: anything above 0% possibility becomes 100% certainty, and anything below 100% becomes 0%. This creates double-minded, impulsive judgment that the Book of James directly calls out. We break down why this female-style perception-based thinking leads to mob mentality, echo chambers, and self-fulfilling prophecies — and why these men ultimately self-destruct when left in silence.We contrast this with unconscious developed (UD) men who maintain sober judgment, sharpen each other through unsolicited advice, and build their lives on solid rock instead of sand. Real-world examples include SD-dominated gym groups spiraling into paranoia and church cultures dominated by the same patterns.If you've ever dealt with toxic group dynamics, impulsive decision-making, or wondered why certain men create chaos through fear and "what if" scenarios, this episode will give you the framework to understand and navigate it.Key topics covered:• Subconscious vs Unconscious Development in men• Effeminate judgment patterns & danger-spotting bias in SD men• Groupthink, echo chambers & self-fulfilling prophecies explained• Biblical warnings from the Book of James on the double-minded man• Why SD men idolize safety nets and society (instead of trusting God)• The one powerful thing you can do when facing an SD echo chamber• How to pass your rite of passage and become unconscious developed

In preparation for the upcoming Christopher Nolan film, we begin our coverage of The Odyssey with a focus on the isles of Polyphemus and Calypso. As the story is far too long to read aloud, Raisa reads a summary of Odysseus’s encounter with Polyphemus from Claudio Patrini’s, “Odyssey: Symbols and Meaning.” There are many versions of The Odyssey out there, but these are the ones that we have found most recommended: Stephen Mitchell translation. (Adina’s read this one) Robert Fagles translation. (Raisa listened to the audiobook version, read by Sir Ian McKellan) Emily Wilson translation. (First translation by a woman and entirely in iambic pentameter. Highly recommended by Raisa’s wife, brother, and many others. Unfortunately the audiobook is exclusively on Audible) Stephen Fry retelling. (A contemporary version that adds extra context and is easy to digest. Brilliantly narrated by Stephen Fry himself. Raisa listened to this one first before moving on to Fagles and McKellan) Our intro/outro music a sample of Seikilos Epitaph with the Lyre of Apollo, by Lina Palera, under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. You can find the full version at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FreeMusicArchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Banner Image: Athena appearing to Odysseus to reveal the Island of Ithaca by Giuseppe Bottani Email: jungianeverafter@gmail.com Twitter: @JEA_Podcast Discord: https://discord.gg/GEdn4TPgHR Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/jungianeverafter

Kenneth R. Lakritz, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with more than four decades of experience in depth psychotherapy, Jungian psychology, adult development and consciousness studies. His work integrates psychology, mysticism, attachment theory and eldering to help people better understand the deeper patterns shaping the human journey. Through decades of clinical practice, research and personal exploration, Kenneth has developed a unique framework that bridges science, spirituality and the lifelong process of becoming whole.Remembering Self: Seasons of the Soul Rediscovered Through Mystical Experience and Depth Psychology presents a roadmap for understanding the four seasons of human development. Rather than focusing on self-improvement alone, the book explores how each stage of life carries its own psychological, emotional and spiritual tasks, guiding us towards greater awareness, wisdom and authentic expression of the Self. It is an invitation to navigate life's seasons with greater consciousness, purpose and compassion.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanConnect with Kenneth R. Lakritz

Grief is a strange thing to show up for publicly when you're still right in the middle of it, and honestly, parts of what I'm going through right now feel so private and so deep that I'm not even sure I have the language for it yet. But I felt called to share, because some of this might help someone. A few weeks ago I recorded an episode about losing Huxley unexpectedly on Memorial Day. If you haven't heard that one yet, go back and listen first. This episode is what's come after and what I've leaned into to heal and process my loss.  It feels like I'm in the middle of a big spiritual awakening. Something about grief this deep, when you actually let yourself feel it instead of escaping it, has a way of shaking loose everything you thought you knew about yourself. My values, my worldview, my identity, how I want to show up in this work is all up for questioning.  In this episode I'm sharing four specific things that have been genuinely helping me move through loss.   IN THIS EPISODE Why I deleted the games off my phone and started auditing where I was unconsciously checking out The 14 books I read last month and why grief sent me deep into Jungian analysis, shamanic practices, and dream interpretation What dream interpretation has opened up for me, including a dream where Huxley showed me something I needed to hear The signs Huxley keeps sending me and why I've stopped dismissing what my intuition points to The February knowing I had about Huxley's time, and what that's taught me about trusting what I feel even when my logical brain argues back Why writing, including poetry that I haven't written since high school, has been the most healing thing of all What writing my second book from a coffee shop overlooking the ocean has felt like during all of this   Thank you for the outpouring of love and messages since the last episode. Over four hundred of you reached out to share your love and sympathy. It has meant everything. This community is something I don't take for granted.   Apply to be our next Thought Leader to master premium selling and thought leader positioning to publish your book and deliver your keynote onstage.  Euphoric the Club is the premier space to lose the desire for alcohol as you surround yourself with successful women who don't drink (and the women who are becoming them). Euphoric the Club includes full access to all of my alcohol-free programs to make alcohol meaningless as your dreams take center stage.  If you know you're meant to help other people change their relationship with alcohol and create a profitable online brand, be sure to get on the waitlist for the Empowered AF Coach 5x Certification – and get 5x certified as a world class alcohol-free empowerment coach, subconscious change coach, success coach, NLP practitioner, and hypnosis practitioner and implement our 0 to $100k Coach Method™ as your build a profitable brand.  Profiling successful people who don't drink and where the alcohol-free lifestyle and entrepreneurship collide. Subscribe to the Euphoric AF YouTube channel. Join over 20,000 souls who tune into weekly newsletters on the competitive advantage you get alcohol-free. Get on the Euphoric newsletter. Read Euphoric: my HarperCollins bestseller on losing the desire for alcohol while getting high on your dream life. Be sure to get your copy of Euphoric: Ditch Alcohol and Gain a Happier, More Confident You today or grab your free chapter here.    Follow @euphoric.af on Instagram.  Please do rate, review, and subscribe so we can continue spreading our message far and wide!

Kenneth R. Lakritz, Ph.D., author of Remembering Self: Seasons of the Soul Rediscovered Through Mystical Experience and Depth Psychology is a licensed clinical psychologist with four decades of experience. Dr. Lakritz's career has taken a winding path from clinical neuropsychology through his current dedication to long-term depth psychotherapy with an alchemical, Jungian orientation. He has devoted his clinical and academic life to adult developmental challenges, both with mid- and late-life populations, and has spent many years writing on the subjects of eldering, inter-generational dialogue, and late-life development. A unique exploration of the human psyche and the journey toward psychospiritual unity, Remembering Self covers the mind-body-spirit realm as well as personal development, psychology, spirituality, midlife, eldering, and death, uniquely weaving together the mystery of mystical spirituality, the depth of Jungian Psychoanalysis, and the complexity of attachment theory. Broken into sections that follow the “four seasons of life” through which the soul evolves, this book details the tasks, responsibilities, and development necessary to integrate and move through each stage. Each season represents both a universal, transcendent perspective and an immanent, personal reflection through the voice of Shemah, a character recounting his life as he nears death under the guidance of Cornelius, a wise figure representing the essence of Self. Although Shemah is a fictional character, his story is an amalgam of Lakritz's clinical patients over decades of practice. In whatever season of re-membering readers find themselves, this book will help light their way toward a fuller awareness and expression of the Self.

Gary Sinderbrand is a seasoned financial services professional and founder & CEO of ArcheMatch. With over 35 years of experience, he co‑created the Payne‑Sinderbrand Program at Merrill Lynch — the firm's longest‑running peer‑based training initiative — and has trained more than 10,000 financial advisor. At just 24 he joined Merrill Lynch without prior sales experience and, by focusing on problem solving and client needs, became one of the youngest $1 million‑plus producers in the company's history. Gary has built $100 million training programs at Merrill Lynch and UBS and led the training of 12,000+ advisors, building a network of hundreds of thousands of professionals. Today he leads ArcheMatch (Rainmaker), an AI‑powered prospecting platform that uses Jungian archetypes and AI‑driven research to match advisors with high‑compatibility prospects and improve outreach. In this episode we discuss how to leverage AI to increase your prospecting conversions. Gary explains how psychology‑driven AI can match prospects based on compatibility and create tailored outreach scripts, giving advisors and sales professionals an unfair advantage. We explore how real estate agents and sales professionals can build AI systems that adapt to their workflows, analyze data signals and deliver personalized scripts to boost response rates. Gary shares insights from his decades of training advisors and reveals how AI can help professionals focus on the right prospects, save time and increase conversions.You Can Find Gary @:Website: https://archematch.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsinderbrand/

Listeners send in their thoughts for Abe the cat, their experiences with America's recent 10th grade class, and questions about Jungian analysis. There are also call outs for how listeners deal with food noise and a request for blurring powder recs. Plus, Elise reflects on a whirlwind of a June and Doree realizes how fast her son is growing up!To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach Doree & Elise at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show or visit shopmyshelf.us/forever35.Follow the podcast on Instagram (@Forever35Podcast) and sign up for the newsletter at the free tier on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Using the Jungian archetypes of the eternal child and the wise elder, this talk maps the tension between following inspiration wherever it leads and committing deeply enough to actually cook — arguing that neither without the other is anything but a different kind of neurosis, and that real spiritual commitment somehow needs both. ★ Support this podcast ★

https://linktr.ee/csjosephJoin the EgoHackers community → https://linktr.ee/csjosephIn this episode of the C.S. Joseph Podcast, we dive deep into Unconscious Developed Men (UD Men) — the warrior caste of humanity. Raised in isolation, these men learn to earn everything, become self-reliant autodidacts, and face life head-on as creators of family. We explore why UD men are dangerous (in the best way), how they differ from subconscious developed "worker" men, the importance of rites of passage, and the realities of loyalty, betrayal, and banding together.Essential viewing for men on the path of self-reliance, masculinity, and Jungian personality dynamics.Timestamps:0:00 - Intro & Welcome to Ego Hackers1:20 - What Are Unconscious Developed Men?3:45 - Raised in Isolation: The Rebel Without a Cause6:10 - Creator vs Maintainer of Family8:25 - Warrior Caste vs Worker Ants (Soldier Ants)10:40 - Rites of Passage & Proving Manhood12:55 - The Loaded Gun Analogy: Trust & Protection14:30 - Why Women Are Attracted to UD Men15:50 - Personal Story: Childhood, Entrepreneurship & Super Nintendo17:10 - You & God: The Lone Wolf Path18:00 - Banding Together: Soldier Ants Unite18:33 - Closing ThoughtsFull transcript available below or pinned comment.EgoHackers Discord & Skool: https://linktr.ee/csjosephIf you're an Unconscious Developed Man (or raising one), drop your thoughts in the comments! Like, comment, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more Jungian psychology, personality typing, relationships, and masculinity content.#UnconsciousDevelopedMen #UDMen #CSJoseph #EgoHackers #Masculinity #JungianPsychology #RiteOfPassage #WarriorMindset #SelfReliance #PersonalityTypesWhat are your thoughts on UD men?

Host Cyndera Quackenbush welcomes author and tarot scholar Mariana Louis for a profound exploration of tarot, Jungian psychology, archetypes, synchronicity, and the lifelong journey of self-discovery. Centered around Mariana's book, Tarot and the Psychology of the Soul: Exploring the Archetypal Mirrors of the Psyche, the conversation dives into the ways tarot can function not simply as divination but as a mirror to encounter the deepest layers of the self. Mariana shares her unexpected path from aspiring musical theater performer to scholar of Western intellectual traditions after discovering Carl Jung's The Undiscovered Self in her grandfather's attic. Soon after, a transformative tarot reading revealed to her the uncanny overlap between Jungian archetypes and the symbolic language of tarot, setting her on a years-long quest to understand how these systems intersect and how they can be used as tools for personal transformation. Together, Cyndera and Mariana explore some of the most fascinating ideas in Jungian thought, including individuation, synchronicity, the collective unconscious, projection, the shadow, anima and animus, and the mysterious “psychoid” realm where psyche and matter appear to meaningfully intertwine. Rather than treating tarot as a rigid fortune-telling device, Mariana presents it as an invitation into dialogue with the unconscious. Warm, thoughtful, and deeply inspiring, this episode is a celebration of tarot as a tool for soul-making. Whether you are new to Jungian concepts or a longtime tarot practitioner seeking greater depth, this conversation bridges intellect and intuition, mystery and meaning, psychology and spirit. Mariana Louis is a contemporary tarot scholar, teacher, and author known for her work exploring the psycho-spiritual and Jungian dimensions of tarot. A former musical theater performer, she now teaches tarot through the lens of archetypes, depth psychology, and individuation, and serves as faculty at the Jung Archademy. Through her platform Persephone's Sister, her writing, and the podcast Soror Mystica, Mariana has guided countless students in tarot, shadow work, witchcraft, and the archetypal Feminine. Based in Queens, she lives with her husband, two cats, and an ever-growing collection of books.

What do a Jungian psychologist and a workers' rights attorney have in common? More than you'd think. In this compilation episode, Travis sits down with Lisa Marchiano, a Jungian analyst, author, and co-host of This Jungian Life*, and Attorney Ryan, an employment lawyer whose educational content has earned him millions of followers online. Together, they explore how sharing valuable expertise online can build a thriving business, why purpose and education outperform viral trends, and how helping people solve real problems naturally creates opportunity. On this episode we talk about: How Lisa Marchiano turned her passion for Jungian psychology into a successful creator business The role of the unconscious mind, creativity, and meaning in personal and professional growth Why Attorney Ryan built a massive audience by simplifying labor laws for everyday workers Common workplace misconceptions about employment rights and employer responsibilities How authenticity, education, and consistency create long-term influence on social media Top 3 Takeaways Mission comes before monetization. Lisa Marchiano attributes her entrepreneurial success to staying focused on helping people first, allowing income to become the byproduct rather than the goal. Your expertise becomes more valuable when you make it accessible. Attorney Ryan grew his brand by translating complex legal concepts into practical advice that empowers both employees and employers. Creativity often comes from trusting ideas before you fully understand them. Jung's perspective on the unconscious encourages people to embrace intuition and experimentation instead of waiting for certainty. Notable Quotes "If it helps, it's true." "The unconscious can be creative." "Hard work has no intrinsic value." Connect with Lisa Marchiano & Attorney Ryan: Lisa Marchiano Services: https://www.lisamarchianotherapy.com/ Website: https://www.lisamarchiano.com/ Podcast: https://thisjungianlife.com/ Attorney Ryan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/attorneyryan/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@attorneyryan Website: https://attorneyryan.com/ A Word from Our Sponsors: - Visit DrinkAG1.com/TMM to get a free AG1 Travel Case with 7 free AG1Travel Packs in your Welcome Kit with your first AG1 subscription order while supplies last.  - Go to Leesa.com for 30% OFF select mattresses (through July 12, 2026) PLUS get an extra $50 off with promo code TMM, exclusive for my listeners  - To learn more about Mode Mobile and its investor community, go to https://invest.modemobile.com/travismakesmoney -Travis Makes Money is made possible by High Level – the All-In-One Sales & Marketing Platform built for agencies, by an agency.Capture leads, nurture them, and close more deals—all from one powerful platform.Get an extended free trial at gohighlevel.com/travis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do Carl Young's concept of the Daimon And the Buddhist Yidam have in common? In this episode we explore the fascinating overlap between Jungian psychology and Tibetan Buddhist practice period two traditions that recognize the power of connecting with a guiding spiritual presence in your life. We discuss what is a Yiddam And meditational deities in Tibetan Buddhism. Also, we Discuss the inner guiding force that calls us toward our destiny. We also begin our dissection of a Tibetan Buddhist empowerment and what it means to receive and embody a spiritual practice from a living teacher. We discuss inviting in the archetypes and enlightening energies into your life as well as seeing Tantra as a path for transformation not escape. Whether you drawn to depth psychology, Buddhism or the places where they meet, this is a conversation where a doorway into working with the sacred figures that shape us are possible.

I don't know about you, but even though I use AI almost every single day, there is still a part of me that gets nervous about it. I love nothing more than sitting across from a friend with a cup of coffee, driving in the car with my kids and husband to Seattle to see a World Cup Game (yep, I went), or being out in nature with nothing but my own thoughts, no machine, no screen, just me. I am deeply passionate about human connection. So passionate that I did a TED talk on The Power of Human Connection. So when I think about what AI might mean for how we relate to each other, it concerns me. And yet here I am, using AI daily, and if I am honest, loving it. That conflict lives inside of me, and it is exactly what led me to this conversation with today's guest, Jack Swift.I met Jack about two years ago. I was up in the hills outside of Los Angeles, spending the day at a conference on human performance, and at dinner that night I ended up sitting next to Jack. Within minutes we were talking about Jungian psychology, Internal Family Systems, and the nature of the soul. That is just who Jack is. He goes deep fast, and with such warmth that you don't realize how far you have gone until you come up for air. Something about him immediately put me at ease about what it means to be human in this moment.Jack grew up in Hope, Arkansas (yes, the same town as the Clintons), where something was planted in him early around service and possibility. That thread carried him to West Point as a DI athlete, to the Army as an Airborne Ranger, into institutional finance, and eventually to co-found and lead TIFIN. On this AI-native fintech platform, he grew the team from 30 to over 300 people and oversaw JPMorgan's acquisition of 55ip. When Jack talks about AI, he is not theorizing. He has lived it from the inside.And yet what strikes me most about Jack is not his resume. It is that alongside all of that, he co-founded Sangha, a community I am lucky enough to be part of. A collective of heart-centered leaders, small circles of people who meet regularly, grow together, and integrate their inner work into every part of life. It tells you everything you need to know about who Jack really is.What makes his story so human is that through his success, he was also quietly struggling. Leaning on alcohol to numb emotions he didn't have words for, stuck in fight-or-flight, measuring his worth by what the world reflected back to him. He shares all of this openly, including the one moment with his daughter that finally changed everything. That part of our conversation stopped me in my tracks.Here is a taste of what we get into:✨Leading from the inside out and why knowing your own truth is the most important leadership skill right now✨The “resentment trap” and what a story about music in a car taught me about relationships✨Why “I don't know” and “I made a mistake” are the two most powerful things a leader can say✨How Jack uses AI agents as thought partners, including helping his own son figure out his next career chapterIf you have ever worried about jobs, wondered what to tell your kids to study, or felt like this technology is moving faster than you can keep up with, this episode is for you. Jack does not dismiss that fear. He meets it with honesty and reframes it in a way that gave me hope. As someone who carries caution around what AI means for human connection, I can tell you this conversation with Jack left me feeling more hopeful about AI, about people, and about life itself.xoMollyJack's Resources and LinksLevel 7 Leadership: The Blueprint for the Human+Machine Era by Jack Swift, and L7 AI agent at l7leadership.comLinkedIn Website Sangha  

https://linktr.ee/csjosephWhat's up Ego Hackers? In this 27-minute CS Joseph Podcast episode, we dive deep into how Western feminism, childhood isolation, and subconscious development are damaging women's life decisions, relationships, and long-term value.We explore the Octagram framework, the role of single mothers and absent UD fathers, development phase (Eat Pray Love), hypergamy vs polygyny, attention-seeking behavior, career-over-family traps, and why giving genuine attention to little girls is crucial for raising high-value feminine women.Key topics:• Subconscious vs Unconscious Developed women & men• How isolation breeds feminism and distrust of men• The 83% divorce initiation statistic (94% for college-educated)• Preserving feminine value vs. earning attention• Warriors, society collapse, and hope for the futureIf you're a subconscious developed woman feeling the effects of childhood trauma or a man navigating modern dating — this episode is for you. Learn how to break the cycle.

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.

In this episode I trace my journey from an intense graduate‑school community in London through academic disillusionment, anxiety, and early novel‑writing, toward Jungian analysis and the creation of Sophia Cycles as a circle for exploring inner life. I reflect on how apparent missteps and detours can become waypoints on the path of individuation, especially as we reclaim shadowed parts of ourselves in midlife and begin to live from a more authentic center. Along the way, I introduce key companions for this inner work—Robert A. Johnson's Inner Work and A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living—and invite listeners to see their own collapses and questions as essential material for meaning rather than failures to be erased.

I spoke with author Aliza Einhorn about her new book Tarot of the Unconscious: Uncovering the Hidden Link Between Psychoanalysis and the Cards (Weiser Books, 2026) United States: Red Wheel Weiser. Aliza Einhorn is a Psychoanalyst in training at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies in New York City. She's a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and a longtime tarot reader, tarot teacher, and astrologer. “My book is a method” Einhorn tells me. The method is free association. This is the link to psychoanalysis. Einhorn wants us to free associate to the cards as one free associates to dream imagery. “Let's break it down. In any given Tarot card, as in a dream, there are images, visual details (what Freud might call the manifest meaning), and then there are the hidden meanings beneath those images (what Freud might call the latent meaning), which we only discover after we analyze it.” (p.44) She is enthusiastic about the “infinite” meanings of the cards. In Einhorn's world Card 7, The Chariot, is on Freud's royal road to the unconscious. While Tarot books have historically engaged with Jungian though, Einhorn's book is a “love letter to Freud.” One of the book's most striking ideas is that people develop a transference to their deck — that how you treat your cards mirrors relational patterns from your past. In this interview we discussed an approach to transference adopted by Modern Psychoanalysis and referenced a foundational paper on countertransference. Listeners interested in the specifics of this approach to transference can find it here Clevans, E. L. (1983) On Countertransference. Modern Psychoanalysis 8:129-130. Einhorn concludes “if there's one thing I want to teach you in this book, one thing I hope you will remember, it's that your unconscious is your friend. It's good to get to know it.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychoanalysis

This is a live stream from youtube. If you dont follow us over there you are missing out on multiple live streams weekly. We work through some real life stuff on this episode. Our patreon things we should post these here as well. So lets see what you guys think. In this powerful 2 Be Better Podcast livestream, Chris and Peaches dive deep into the connection between attention, intention, energy, and relationships. They explore how where you place your focus directly impacts your marriage, communication, emotional connection, and personal growth. From energy transference and synchronicity to bids for connection, relationship dynamics, and the subtle ways people seek attention, this conversation challenges viewers to examine how their daily choices shape the quality of their relationships. Inspired by concepts from The Celestine Prophecy, Jungian psychology, and real-life marriage experiences, this episode offers practical insights for couples looking to strengthen trust, intimacy, and emotional awareness. The discussion also takes an honest and vulnerable turn as Chris and Peaches work through recent misunderstandings in their own marriage, demonstrating what healthy conflict resolution, accountability, and communication actually look like in real time. They discuss relationship triggers, perception versus intention, autism, ADHD, trauma, borderline personality disorder, traumatic brain injury recovery, parenting, emotional regulation, and the importance of understanding your partner's inner world. If you're interested in marriage advice, relationship coaching, personal development, emotional intelligence, conscious relationships, spirituality, or creating deeper connection with your partner, this episode is packed with valuable lessons and relatable experiences.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

Jungian psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist Susan E. Schwartz, Ph.D., returned to the podcast to discuss her new book, 'Absent Fathers: Yearning Sons: A Jungian Analysis of the Father-Son Dynamic,' published by Routledge on May 13, 2026.