The Intersection of Suffering and Spiritual Imagination

In this episode:
I explore the role of suffering and darkness as factors that awaken us to the need for what Jung calls a religious outlook. We look at ways that we can cultivate that outlook in an authentic way.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Man and His Symbols' by C.G. Jung
2. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 2: The Carpet-Bag; Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn; Chapter 7: The Chapel; Chapter 8: The Pulpit) 
3. S3, Ep. 9: The Heart of the Matter: Alchemy and the Prima Materia
4. 'Psychotherapists or the Clergy' by C.G. Jung (CW11)
5. 'Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams' by C.G. Jung (CW18)
6. 'Religious but Not Religious' by Jason E. Smith
7. 'Melville’s Use of the Bible' by Nathalia Wright
8. Murray Stein quoted in 'C.G. Jung Face to Face with Christianity' by Jakob Lusensky
9. 'Psychological Types' by C.G. Jung (CW6)
   
   

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.