The Essential Role of Reflection in Human Existence

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In this episode:
We explore Jung's thoughts about the capacity for reflection and why he sees it as an essential component of our humanity.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. "'Reflection' should be understood not simply as an act of thought, but rather as an attitude. It is a privilege born of human freedom in contradistinction to the compulsion of natural law...." ~ C.G. Jung from A Psychological Approach to the Dogma of the Trinity (footnote, par. 235) in 'Collected Works, vol. 11.'
2. "It cannot be denied that our current age is a distracted one." ~ 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.'
3. Episode 27: Working With Your Dreams
4. Discussion of bios and zoê in The Experience of God: Icons of the Mystery by Raimon Panikkar.
5. Discussion of events and experiences in Healing Fiction by James Hillman.
6. The Psychology of the Transference by C.G. Jung, 'Collected Works, vol. 16.' *
7. "[It is] indeed wonderful to see how human beings, besides their life in the concrete, always live a second life in the abstract...." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer in 'The World as Will and Representation.' *
8. 'Concerning the Inner Life.' by Evelyn Underhill
9. Adaptation, Individuation, Collectivity by C.G. Jung in 'Collected Works, vol. 18.' *
10. 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections.' by C.G. Jung
11. 'The Rhythm of Being.'  by Raimon Panikkar*

*Some quotes have been adapted to reflect gender neutral language. There has been no change made to the essential meaning of those quotes.

Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0


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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.