THIRD EYE DROPS Synchronicity, Archetypes & the Sacred Philosophy of the Future | Richard Tarnas|Mind Meld 399
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Jul 18, 2024 Professor, philosopher, and author Richard Tarnas discusses Platonism, Jung, depth psychology, and the modern meaning crisis. Topics include archetypal fluency, synchronicity, the importance of initiation and altered states, and developing a sense of the sacred in everyday life.
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The Distrustful Person
- Richard Tarnas uses the example of a distrustful person to illustrate how interpretations shape interactions.
- Their distrustful stance elicits negative responses, similar to how exploitative attitudes towards Earth provoke its reaction.
I-Thou vs. I-It Relationships
- We seek I-Thou relationships (Buber) with the world, not I-It relationships based on projections.
- Disciplined imagination helps access profound archetypal principles informing the world, like in Plato's cave allegory.
Burning Man Weddings and Projection
- Richard Tarnas shares an example of projection in romantic relationships, like impulsive Burning Man weddings.
- True Heroscamos (sacred marriage) requires seeing the divine and human in each other, not just projections.