This Jungian Life Podcast

DREAM WITH US, and we’ll teach you how to interpret them!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠As we grow, unconscious unity becomes differentiated into feeling, ego, personality and desire. As we grow, we will have initiatory encounters with shadow, demanding the sacrifice of innocence and identification with ego. The story of Adam and Eve conceives this archetypal experience as the fall. The stories of Job, Faust and even the children’s tale, The Velveteen Rabbit, tell us how we may achieve redemption from a fall. The fairytale of The Black Princess depicts this vividly as the struggle to engage shadow and the need to surrender to something greater, which Jung called the Self. We experience redemption as grace: the gift of a relationship with the Self. For Jung redemption was part of the work of individuation, a process of reclaiming lost or forgotten parts of ourselves in order to become consciously whole and in relation to a guiding Self. LOOK & GROW⁠⁠Join THIS JUNGIAN LIFE DREAM SCHOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Do you have a topic you want us to cover?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WE NEED YOUR HELP! ⁠⁠Become a patron to keep TJL running.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We've got totally NEW MERCH!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠We’d like to take a crack interpreting your dream.⁠⁠If you’ve been struggling in the dark, trying to find the keys to unlock your dreams, help has arrived. Order your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the hosts of This Jungian Life podcast and open the secret door.

Delving into the world of polyamory and its complexities, the podcast explores its psychological and societal aspects. The hosts discuss the relationships Jung had and question if polyamory is a way to avoid monogamous commitment or a call to experience connections that facilitate inner growth. They also explore the concept of reaching for something as a neurotic response to avoid suffering and its potential as a solution. The podcast delves into the psychological implications of polyamory, its connection to love, defense mechanisms, and morality, while discussing the impact on psychological hygiene.

Dive into the fascinating world of psychological complexes and their profound impact on our behavior. Discover how Jung's theories help us understand emotional triggers and the importance of transforming them. Through the lens of a Scandinavian fairy tale, explore the journey of self-discovery and healing. Learn how dreams serve as mirrors to our inner conflicts and aspirations, revealing the delicate balance between ambition and duty. Engage with the archetypal imagery of queens to reflect on creativity, responsibility, and the legacies we carry.

Dive into the fascinating interplay between dreams and self-discovery! Explore how the devastating fires in Australia challenge our collective psyche and our relationship with nature. Love and grief become catalysts for transformation, revealing the power of community in overcoming trauma. Through dreams and shared silences, the discussion unveils deep-seated fears and the duality of life. Symbolism of bears in dreams offers both comfort and challenge, as listeners are encouraged to confront their emotional landscapes and seek personal growth amidst chaos.

Dive into the transformative world of dreams and their power in personal growth! Discover why many New Year resolutions fail and how understanding the tension between ego and unconscious desires is key. Explore change as a slow, communal journey and the importance of support systems in overcoming challenges. Engage with the symbolism of crossroads in decision-making, emphasizing readiness and sacrifice. Learn to harness dream interpretation for deeper self-discovery and face pivotal life choices with newfound confidence!

DREAM WITH US, and we’ll teach you how to interpret them!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠The archetype of the trickster shows up in ambiguity, duplicity, contradiction and paradox. Usually depicted as masculine, trickster has been featured in tales worldwide through history. We see him as a boundary crosser, shape-shifting imitator, versatile adapter, and disrupter of norms whose deceptions often backfire on him. Our inner trickster causes ego’s intentions to go haywire, and shows up as slips of the tongue, forgetting something important, or dream behavior that jolts the waking mind. Trickster’s disregard for rationality and rules disrupts stasis and rigidity, paradoxically helping to establish standards and create culture. Trickster lies at the heart of art and story, enlarging our world by imaging and voicing psychic truths. Trickster confronts us with our limitations, and can be counted on to teach us flexibility and humility with irreverent humor. LOOK & GROW⁠⁠Join THIS JUNGIAN LIFE DREAM SCHOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Do you have a topic you want us to cover?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WE NEED YOUR HELP! ⁠⁠Become a patron to keep TJL running.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We've got totally NEW MERCH!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠We’d like to take a crack interpreting your dream.⁠⁠If you’ve been struggling in the dark, trying to find the keys to unlock your dreams, help has arrived. Order your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the hosts of This Jungian Life podcast and open the secret door.

Explore the hidden realms of our psyche as the hosts dive into the significance of secrets we keep from ourselves and others. Discover how family secrets can shape our identities and relationships, and learn about the therapeutic power of revealing these hidden truths. Unearth the connection between dreams and buried secrets, while examining the dual role of secrets in bonding and isolation within relationships. From the moral implications of societal secrets to the interplay of masculine and feminine energies, this discussion shines a light on the complexity of secrecy.

⁠DREAM WITH US, and we’ll teach you how to interpret them!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Something's going on in Scrooges soul...and it's tired of waiting for an invitation. Charles Dickens’ novella, A Christmas Carol, vividly portrays the journey to healing and transcendence. It was written in a fever, released on December 19, 1843, and sold out before Christmas. Ebenezer Scrooge’s visitations by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come are vivid depictions of the path from trauma to transformation. As in psychotherapy, Scrooge revisits his past; by reclaiming the feelings he exiled as a child, Scrooge discovers compassion and connection. The visitation to the present shows Scrooge familial abundance of spirit despite material poverty and possible death for Tiny Tim (also a representation of Scrooge’s own emotionally crippled inner child). The last scene, like the lysis of a dream, shows Scrooge the bleak future to which his miserly ways lead. Scrooge’s encounters with transpersonal power break through his defenses and transform him into a man of joyful and generous heart. Scrooge has learned from his former partner’s ghost that:“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”  And so, as Tiny Tim declared, "God bless Us, Every One!” LOOK & GROW⁠⁠Join THIS JUNGIAN LIFE DREAM SCHOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Do you have a topic you want us to cover?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WE NEED YOUR HELP! ⁠⁠Become a patron to keep TJL running.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We've got totally NEW MERCH!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠We’d like to take a crack interpreting your dream.⁠⁠If you’ve been struggling in the dark, trying to find the keys to unlock your dreams, help has arrived. Order your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the hosts of This Jungian Life podcast and open the secret door.

⁠DREAM WITH US, and we’ll teach you how to interpret them!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Siblings are embedded in the human psyche as they are in life. Even if one lacks siblings, there is ready access to them through friends, fairy tales, myths, and scripture. All feature multiple experiences and examples of sibling solidarity and siblings as shadow carriers. Birth order, sex, temperament, and the quality of parental presence play a part in constellating the intense polarities of sibling relationships: competition and cooperation, admiration and envy, hierarchy and partnership, aggression and intimacy. We often carry the dynamics of early sibling relationships into adult life and project them onto individuals, work teams or social groups. Jung used the alchemical image of the soror mystica and the adept to represent a relational ideal, whether externally between self and other or internally between ego and unconscious. Each must have a respectful and equal say, from collaboration to confrontation.  LOOK & GROW⁠⁠Join THIS JUNGIAN LIFE DREAM SCHOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Do you have a topic you want us to cover?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WE NEED YOUR HELP! ⁠⁠Become a patron to keep TJL running.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We've got totally NEW MERCH!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠We’d like to take a crack interpreting your dream.⁠⁠If you’ve been struggling in the dark, trying to find the keys to unlock your dreams, help has arrived. Order your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the hosts of This Jungian Life podcast and open the secret door.

⁠DREAM WITH US, and we’ll teach you how to interpret them!⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Partings connote a finality of farewell that signifies completion of a relationship. We may part from a stage of life, depart from home or college, or say farewell to a person, process or project. Partings signify the end of a story that has been told and reached conclusion. The Japanese tale of Princess Moonbeam illustrates the importance of accepting a necessary ending: those who could not do so were turned into statues, fixed in eternal stasis. The refusal to part or devaluing its importance may indicate a lack of the selfhood necessary to suffer a loss and move into a new, even uncertain, future. Conscious parting honors meaning and connection. It allows us to honor the spring and summer of growth, celebrate autumn’s harvest, and accept the quietude of winter. Ideally, we can embrace the depth of feeling in a farewell and fall upon it willingly and with grace. LOOK & GROW⁠⁠Join THIS JUNGIAN LIFE DREAM SCHOOL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Do you have a topic you want us to cover?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WE NEED YOUR HELP! ⁠⁠Become a patron to keep TJL running.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠We've got totally NEW MERCH!⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠We’d like to take a crack interpreting your dream.⁠⁠If you’ve been struggling in the dark, trying to find the keys to unlock your dreams, help has arrived. Order your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dream Wise: Unlocking the Meaning of Your Dreams⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the hosts of This Jungian Life podcast and open the secret door.