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Humanizing the Hero
Mythological heroes defend, protect and quest. They range from warriors, adventurers, and saviors to magicians, loners, and rebels, but one way or an…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Fiery Furnace of Ambition
Ambition is a fire whose flames first rise in the first half of life when hopes and dreams are fueled by possibilities in the external world. It take…
4 years, 2 months ago
The Archetype of the Witch: Dangerous, Denied & Dishonored
It’s witching season, the time when women of all ages embrace a mythical image of unfettered feminine power. The witch may cast spells, seek vengeanc…
4 years, 2 months ago
Assessing Our Psychic Inheritance
Jung said of the parent-child relationship: “Nothing exerts a stronger psychic effect upon the human environment, and especially upon children, than …
4 years, 2 months ago
Does Analysis Work? A Conversation with Jonathan Shedler, PhD
“Talk is powerful medicine.” Renowned researcher and clinician Jonathan Shedler, Ph.D., joins us to discuss the effectiveness of psychodynamic psycho…
4 years, 3 months ago
JUSTICE: The Struggle for Balance
Principles of fairness and justice have deep roots in the human psyche: we want to receive our fair share and a fair shake. When man injures man, we …
4 years, 3 months ago
Confronting Shadow: The Work of Self-Discovery
Psychotherapy is essentially the work of making shadow conscious—all that we have not discerned then disowned, or projected onto others. We seldom we…
4 years, 3 months ago
Self-Reflection: What Was I Thinking?
Jung says, “There is another instinct, different from the drive to activity and so far as we know specifically human, which might be called the refle…
4 years, 3 months ago
INFLUENCE: Connection or Contagion?
We have always been subject to the influence of others—it’s how we learn language, become socialized, cooperate and collaborate. It’s also how we exc…
4 years, 3 months ago
SHADOWLAND: Prostitution - the story of Kay
This is Shadowland, a new podcast experience from This Jungian Life that explores the lives of people who work and take refuge in the hidden places o…
4 years, 4 months ago