If we’re completely honest, there’s a dark delight in seeing someone embarrass themselves, especially if we think they deserve it. So when our irritating boss stomps by our cubicle trailing a few feet of toilet paper from his shoe or a controversial politician is caught in a sexual picadillo, we’re likely to stifle a laugh or at least enjo...
2023-03-23 13:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/pied-piper/
The Pied Piper story holds a dark secret that has repelled and fascinated us for over 500 years.
At its surface, it looks like a simple morality tale cautioning us to be prudent and fair. Ra...
2023-03-16 12:12:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10-a-month patron. We hope you’ll find this vitalizing and informative.
HERE'S THE DREAM: “I’m in some kind of park setting with my mom and sister. There is a kind of kitten transportation system above using baskets and wires strung between...
2023-03-09 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/issues-of-abandonment/
The archetype of the orphan, closely related to the hero, evokes powerful issues of abandonment, deprivation, and hope. From Harry Potter to Little Orphan Annie from Daenerys...
2023-03-09 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
Today we’re answering a question submitted by a supporter.
“There are so many different death dreams. I would like to have some sort of understanding between their different nuances, such as: suicide dreams, the dreamer killing another person, being killed by another person, dying of old age, dying young from sicknes...
2023-03-02 19:08:24 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/tests/
The word test originally referred to an earthenware vessel in which metals were smelted to separate ore from dross. Like ancient vessels holding the heat of the refining fire, our ...
2023-03-02 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re answering this question, “What are the main steps to heal a negative father complex?”
Listen to our discussion here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fsoo5lo3595kqgs/TJL_254-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
... 2023-02-27 20:05:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
Today we're answering a question, “Limerence. It’s so painful and so wonderful. How do we work with it/overcome it/evolve it? Is it an archetype that one becomes possessed by?”
Here’s the link to our conversation: 2023-02-24 22:38:46 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/ethics/
Despite volumes written on morality and ethics, how do we determine what’s right? Values distilled over time by family, faith, and nation define and denounce wrong, but the effort to banish shadow only allows it to emer...
2023-02-23 14:27:45 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/irresistible-invitations/
Invitations are a subtle siren song, tapping into our primal human need to be chosen combined with our thirst for novelty, making them an irresistible force.
When...
2023-02-16 15:06:53 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/aphrodites-shadow/
When the goddess Aphrodite claims us too fully, over time, our bodies become abandoned temples of physical perfection, sexual allure, and romantic passion.
Her seductive archet...
2023-02-09 16:49:02 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/marriage/
Marriage is a mystery woven into the fabric of time. A 4,000-year-old contract etched in stone bears witness to its timeless significance. But what is the meaning behind this union of two souls?
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/schizophrenia/
Schizophrenia Complex, presents a clear-eyed and compassionate understanding of our encounters with severe mental illness.
The submergence in unconscious chaos that defines schizophren...
2023-01-26 10:38:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10 a month patron. We hope you’ll find this vitalizing and informative. If this piques your curiosity, submit your dream via the link below.
DREAM: “I have to go to prison. It’s temporary. I talk to my uncle on the phone and ask him to call my husband and t...
2023-01-19 23:36:28 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-249-bipolar/
Imprisoned by the sea with his son Icarus, mythological craftsman Daedalus constructed wings to escape. Beeswax held feathers in place, so Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too hig...
2023-01-19 23:19:25 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-248-scam-artist/
Conned, swindled, or bilked, about 50 million Americans were ripped off by scammers in 2020. What deadens a person to preying on another? Tricksters commit crudely constr...
2023-01-12 17:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-247-best-of-2022/
New Year is a global time of celebration and self-reflection. We let go of what’s worn out and cheer on what’s new and emergent. Here at TJL, we raised our glasses in gratitude. We ...
2023-01-05 22:06:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/butt33c4phi32ps/TJL_246-Sex-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION:...
2022-12-29 05:25:10 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-246-sex/
Sex fascinates us. Whether we turn toward it, flushed and excited or away from it, tense and disquieted. Archetypal images of sex adorn the thresholds of ancient temples and inform most ...
2022-12-29 05:14:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U42NyDm1XGw
the true heart
does not
speak in words
its language
a symphony
of color
your heart
as a child
of the sun
falls sil...
2022-12-27 18:14:02 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-245-holiday-hauntings/
Holiday homecomings kindle hopes of achieving a domestic ideal, though family gatherings are also likely to evoke old roles and emotions. Families open a port...
2022-12-22 20:42:50 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
We recently discovered that some of our members had received over 25 invoices for membership renewal. We registered a complaint with Patreon, and they have resolved the issue.
It was disappointing and upsetting to hear that our supporters were subject to these confusing and irritating emails. We treasure you and hope yo...
2022-12-21 06:28:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/phbdk7hxmfv43x9/TJL_244-PATREONn.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION: “Yo...
2022-12-15 19:42:50 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN:https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-244-film-therapists/
In psychoanalysis, a screen memory covers up a deeper, more emotionally charged issue. Similarly, movie and television screens both shield and open us to human com...
2022-12-15 19:41:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7x6qfy02jye91cn/TJL_243-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-243-revolution
We tend to think of revolution as a people’s push-back against perceived oppression—a reaction to rulership that has rejected fairness, change, and accessibility. When a ...
2022-12-08 20:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Listen: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-242-melancholy/
Melancholy evokes images of poets and artists for whom suffering and giftedness go hand in hand. Creative ability as compensation for affliction is depict...
2022-12-01 17:10:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10 a month patron.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kv5u6gbcntv7uf7/TJL_241-Games-PATREON.mp3?dl=0 2022-11-24 16:19:41 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-241-games/
Humans have played games since prehistoric times. Games bring us together and pit us against each other. We agree to rules, take turns, develop tolerance for frustration, and learn t...
2022-11-24 05:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e3mu18wuznaqwmo/TJL_240-PATREON.mp3?dl=0
QUESTION:
...
2022-11-17 18:03:10 +0000 UTC View Post