In this episode:
I begin an exploration of the fairytale 'The Iron Stove' and explore what it means to be called beyond the limitations of the ego to an experience of the spirit.
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For more on living a symbolic life:
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Sources for quotes and more:
- Spirit and Life in ‘Collected Works, vol. 8’ by C.G. Jung
- The Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales
- 'Rites and Symbols of Initiation' by Mircea Eliade
- 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life' by Jason E. Smith
- 'The Grail Legend' by Emma Jung & Marie-Louise von Franz
- Circles in ‘Essays: First Series’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Song of a Man Who Has Come Through, poem by D. H. Lawrence
For text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stove
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For more on living a symbolic life:
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