In this episode:
We pick up on the previous episode’s exploration of the idea of the numinous and consider its effect on our psychological and spiritual health.
Sources for quotes and more:
- "You are quite right, the main interest of my work is not concerned with the treatment of neuroses but rather with the approach to the numinous...." ~ C.G. Jung in 'Selected Letters.'
- Episode 22: The Idea of the Holy
- Episode 13: Living An Authentic Life
- “Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word ‘happy’ would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.” ~ C.G. Jung in 'C.G. Jung Speaking.'
- “In the last resort it is highly improbable that there could ever be a therapy that got rid of all difficulties. Man needs difficulties; they are necessary for health." ~ C.G. Jung in The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche from 'Collected Works, vol. 8.'
- “I want to know if you are prepared to live in the world with its harsh need to change you.” ~ David Whyte in Self-Portrait from 'Fire in the Earth.'
- 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections.' by C.G. Jung
- “In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.” ~ C.G. Jung in The Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious in 'Collected Works, vol. 9i.'
- Story of the Bronze Serpent from Numbers 21:4-9 (New Revised Standard Edition)
- 'Man's Search for Meaning.' by Viktor Frankl
- On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry by C.G. Jung from 'Collected Works, vol. 15.'
Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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