The Quest for Meaning Beyond Alienation

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In this episode:
I examine the figure of Ishmael from Moby-Dick as a symbol of the human experience of alienation. I explore the question of how this experience comes about and what we can do to respond to it.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings) 
2. 'A Credit to His Country,' review of Moby-Dick (Norton Edition)
3. 'Melville’s Use of the Bible' by Nathalia Wright
4. 'Commentary on the Secret of the Golden Flower' by C.G. Jung (CW13)
5. ‘On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry’ by C.G. Jung (CW15)
6. S1, Ep. 10: An Instinct For Meaning
7. 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i)
8. Abraham Joshua Heschel, quoted in “Arnold Eisen: The Opposite of Good Is Indifference,” On Being Podcast
9. “The Frontiers of Knowledge” in C.G. Jung Speaking 
   
   

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.