I think that being exposed to the extremes somehow allows us to get a reflection of those behaviors in ourselves. I mean, that extreme example in some ways concretises that experience that all of us live in various different situations. And and you don't beck, i think it was aby 19 o five freud published a book titled the psychopathology of everyday life. He said, you don't have to go to a psychatric hospital to see psycho pathology. Just look around you, or follow yourself for 24 hours and ask yourself, where did that come from? Why that choice? Why that behavior? Why that mood state?
James Hollis is Jungian analyst and author of 16 books, including his latest work Prisms and Living Between Worlds. In this episode we cover:
- How to deal with competing desires and create the life you want to live- The meaning of Jung’s big ideas like the shadow and what they mean for you- How James has written a book every two years for the last 3 decadesThis was a wide ranging, deep conversation that will give you a fresh perspective on how to live a meaningful life.