Jung, McKenna, Psychedelics, Entities & God | Johanna Hilla Sopanen

Johanna is a psychedelic researcher and a specialist in Jungian-informed psychedelic integration and depth psychology.In this episode, learn about Jung’s visionary experiences documented in The Red Book (only released after his death), Jung's interest in the collective unconscious that contributed to his break with Freud, Jung’s thoughts on psychedelics, Terence McKenna’s relationship to Jung, DMT and powerful psychedelic experiences, the alchemical process of transmutation, whether Jung was a Christian, the spiritual crises in the West, and much more…Timestamps 00:00 Jung's Visionary Experiences in the Red Book03:49 Active Imagination, Collective Unconscious & The Black Books05:20 Did Jung Want the Red Book Published?07:26 Occultism & Magic in Jung & Freud11:48 Did Jung Ever Use Psychedelics?17:30 Aboriginal Dreamtime & The Loss of Dreaming19:14Terence McKenna’s Connection to Jung21:39 Machine Elves, Spirits & Guides24:18 Are Psychedelic Entities Beneficial?29:10 McKenna, Jung & Alchemy 34:55 Mental Illness & Spiritual Crisis38:37 Jung’s Legacy & The Value of "Madness"40:55 Was Jung a Christian? 45:27 Did Jung Want to Start a Religion?47:03 Where to Find JohannaFind Johanna• Website for one-to-one work, talks, and more:https://individuationportal.com/• University of Exeter profile:https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/psychedelics/johanna-sopanen/• Book chapter:“Journeying in the Realm of the Unconscious: Jung’s Liber Novus and Psychedelic Experience,”in Philosophy and Psychedelics, edited by Christine Hauskeller & Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes Find Jack• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0DGVMa1qAI1huc87xNDrgy?si=62c281d9e8274694• X: https://twitter.com/jack_roycroft• Substack: https://substack.com/@jackroycroftsherry?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page