In this episode:
We take a deep dive into the experience of depression and explore how a grasp of symbolic material can enrich our understanding of this difficult and all-too-human experience.
Sources for quotes and more:
- "Hidden in the neurosis is a bit of still undeveloped personality, a precious fragment of the psyche lacking which a person is condemned to resignation, bitterness, and everything else that is hostile to life." ~ C.G. Jung in The State of Psychotherapy Today in 'Collected Works, vol. 10.'
- Episode 23: Approaching the Unconscious
- 'Complex/Archetype/Symbol.' by Jolande Jacobi
- Dante's Divine Comedy, translated by Mark Musa.
- Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.
- The I Ching, Richard Wilhelm translation.
- The Symbolic Life by C.G. Jung from 'Collected Works, vol. 18.'
- Religion mitigates feelings of depression by providing a sense of meaning, study suggests
- 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.' by Jason E. Smith
- The Quest for the Holy Grail, translated by Pauline Matarasso.
- Lost by David Wagoner
- Shoemaker and the Elves, from 'Grimm's Fairy Tales.'
- Episode 21: Dreams and the Sacred
- A Man Lost By a River by Michael Blumenthal.
Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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