Explore the transformative power of symbols in our psychological lives. Discover how unconscious archetypes link with conscious thoughts to foster personal growth. Delve into the myth of Dushyanta and Shakuntala, examining love, memory, and the profound symbolism of a lost ring. Unravel the connections between consciousness and the unconscious, enhancing your understanding of human experience through a symbolic perspective.
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Symbols Transform Psychic Energy
Symbols emerge from the unconscious archetype yet are shaped by the conscious mind's ideas.
They transform psychic energy, converting it from a lower to a higher form, enriching psychological life.
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Symbols Bridge Conscious and Unconscious
Symbols link conscious and unconscious realms by embodying both psychological materials.
This union helps us experience the unconscious as real and meaningful beyond mere symptoms.
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Archetypes Drive Conscious Expression
Archetypes autonomously attract conscious contents that best express their hidden patterns.
Symptoms are distorted symbols reflecting unconscious dynamics trying to restore psychic balance.
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In this episode: We look at the value of the symbol and the transformative function that it holds for our psychological lives.
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“Symbols … are always grounded in the unconscious archetype, but their manifest forms are moulded by the ideas acquired by the conscious mind. ..." ~ C.G. Jung, from Symbols of Transformation in 'Collected Works, vol. 5.'
"[Symptoms are ] an attempt of the self-regulating psychic system to restore the balance, in no way different from the function of dreams – only rather more forceful and drastic.” ~ C.G. Jung from The Tavistock Lectures in 'Collected Works, vol. 18.'
Discussion of "Symbolic Attitude" from Psychological Types in 'Collected Works, vol. 6.'
Shakuntala, adapted from 'The Dance of Shiva and Other Tales from India' by Oroon Ghosh.
“We are amphibious creatures..." ~ Evelyn Underhill in "Mysticism: The Preeminent Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness.'
“With the coming of consciousness, cultural and psychological values began to compete with the purely biological aims of unconscious functioning.” ~ M. Esther Harding in 'Psychic Energy: Its Source and Its Transformation.'
“A symbol is a function of relationship between our human consciousness and that which is symbolized.” from 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.'
“Strangest of all is the ease with which the vision is lost..." ~ Kathleen Raine, quoted in 'Beauty: The Invisible Embrace' by John O'Donohue.
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