Speaking of Jung: Interviews with Jungian Analysts

Astrologer, columnist, and speaker Rick Levine joins us for the first edition of our special Quarantine Series

We are joined today by Jungian analyst and University of Essex lecturer Dr. Mark Saban to discuss his book, 'Two Souls Alas': Jung's Two Personalities and the Making of Analytical Psychology – The Zürich Lecture Series, Vol. 2, published by Chiron in 2019.

Jungian analyst, author, and ecopsychologist Dr. Dennis Merritt joins us from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to discuss his explosive new article, "Covid-19: Inflection Point in the Anthropocene Era and the Paradigm Shift of Jung’s New Age."

Jungian analyst, author, and astrologer Sherene Vismaya on Mata Amritanandamayi, the Dark Goddess Kali, the Aries New Moon, Black Moon Lilith, the planets as archetypal gods, the horoscope as a map, the natal chart as an X-ray of the psyche, Tarot cards XX & XXI, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' 5 Stages of Grief, Chiron as the archetypal healer, and the conscious and unconscious sides of Mars, Saturn, and Pluto.

The last living Jungian analyst to have met C.G. Jung in person, Dr. Peter Ammann joins us from Switzerland to discuss the parallels between Jungian psychology and traditional African healers, his time spent in Africa, his apprenticeship with Federico Fellini, and how meeting Laurens van der Post was a turning point in his life.

Jungian analyst and professor Dr. Kenneth James returns to the podcast to give us the rundown on Jung's terms and concepts. In order of appearance: Analytical Psychology, Jungian Psychology, Jungian analyst, analysand, Jungian analysis, unconscious, collective unconscious, ego, persona, shadow, anima, animus, projection, transference, countertransference, the Self, soul, ego-Self axis, complex, archetype, individuation, typology, the inferior function, the transcendent function, synchronicity, and active imagination. Bonus content: the number seven, the number three, Freud's pleasure and death principles, the Axiom of Maria, alchemy, holding the tension of the opposites, the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, BTS's music videos.

The author of Jung's Map of the Soul, Jungian analyst Dr. Murray Stein in Zürich, Switzerland, looks at the new BTS album, Map of the Soul: 7, from a Jungian perspective. And psychiatrist Steven Buser, M.D. fills us in on the new book series from Chiron Publications, Map of the Soul, which includes editions on the persona, shadow, ego, and more.

Jungian analyst and author of Jung's Map of the Soul Dr. Murray Stein joins us from Zürich, Switzerland, to discuss Jung's concepts of the ego, persona, and shadow, individuation, and the Self. He looks at the new BTS songs Black Swan and Outro: Ego from a Jungian perspective, and ties in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, The Black Swan, and Jung's concept of synchronicity.

Jungian analyst Dr. Murray Stein explores the concepts of shadow and ego in relation to BTS' comeback trailer, discussing their presence in politics, war, sports, and movies. The podcast analyzes the intensity of the shadow portrayed in the video and speculates on the upcoming album. It also emphasizes the importance of a strong ego in confronting the shadow and reflects on the significance of the 'I' in personal growth.

Hollywood director Norman Buckley, art professor Timothy Hull, and four long-time Twitter followers join host Laura London to discuss how and why they became interested in Jung and what this podcast has meant to them over the years.