Podcast Episodes

Fairy Tales

Why do Jungians care about fairy tales? What is their relevance in analysis? How do they differ from myths, and why do they matter to us still? Find …

7 years, 11 months ago

SYNCHRONICITY: the mysterious web of meaningful coincidences

Synchronicity is a concept that has fascinated thinkers across disciplines for decades, and few have delved as deeply into its nature and implication…

7 years, 11 months ago

Vampires

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Twilight, True Blood. Vampires are perennial stars in popular entertainment. How can we understand vampires psychologically…

7 years, 11 months ago

Choosing a Life Partner

Sex? Money? Passion? Intellectual companionship? Kids? What are factors to consider when choosing a life partner? Should you be practical, or follow …

7 years, 11 months ago

Hearing Voices

The standard psychiatric understanding of auditory hallucinations is that they are a symptom of serious mental illness, and ought to be treated with …

8 years ago

Alcoholism

Is alcohol dependence a misplaced expression of a spiritual thirst, or a collapse into a regressed and infantile state? We discuss Jung's involvement…

8 years ago

Shame

What’s the difference between shaming, being ashamed, and being shamed? Which of these is most alive in the culture right now? Why do we feel existen…

8 years ago

Emotional Affairs

We take a look at emotional affairs and imaginal affairs. Both are more common than you might think and can lead us into an experience of our own dep…

8 years, 1 month ago

THE SHAPE OF WATER: is it a new fairytale?

The Shape of Water recently won the Academy Award for best film, captivating audiences with its dream-like images of other-worldly love. What can a p…

8 years, 1 month ago

HOOKUPS: are they freeing or defensive?

Are hookups a joyous celebration of unbridled sexual expression? A defense against intimacy? All of the above?

Here's the dream we analyze:

"I am at …

8 years, 1 month ago