Psychology & The Cross

Kierkegaard has a lot to say about self-deception. He has a lot to say about how resilient our self-deceptions are. He has an awful lot to say about authenticity… I think what Jungian psychology really needs, is a Kierkegaard.Episode description:For this episode, I had the pleasure to speak to scholar Amy Cook who’s written a bold and beautiful book comparing the psychological projects of the Danish philosopher and Christian existentialist Søren Kierkegaard and Carl Gustav Jung. Amy helps us shed new light on the Jungian psychological project by comparing it to Kierkegaards, who she describes as a shadow figure of Jung. The conversation dives into the relationship between knowledge, religious experience, and belief, Jung’s own struggle with his Christian faith, and their respective renderings of individuation and the imitatio Christi.Subscribe on Youtube Music played in this episode is licensed under creativecommons.org:'Ketsa - Hard sell'‘Ketsa - No light without darkness’‘The Psychiatry - Sickness unto death’

In our first episode, Dr. Murray Stein spoke of Jung's vision that a new religion will take form in about six hundred years. The context for this statement is a dream that Berliner Jungian analyst Max Zeller (who later emigrated to Los Angeles) shared with C.G Jung when they met in Zurich in 1949. In this bonus material of that episode Stein shares this story and comments on it. It was first published in Psychological perspectives, 1975 (The journal of the Jung Institute of Los Angeles).Subscribe on Youtube

Murray Stein, a distinguished Jungian psychoanalyst and author, delves into the intersection of Jungian psychology and Christianity. He reveals his journey from minister to analyst, emphasizing how Jung's insights address contemporary spiritual needs. Stein discusses Jung's concept of the 'invisible church' and the evolving landscape of Christianity amid societal shifts. He also explores Jung's vision of a new, inclusive religion that integrates various spiritual traditions, and the balance between individuality and collectivity in personal faith.

In this short trailer for the podcast, 'Psychology & The Cross, Dr. Murray Stein shares a story of C.G Jung and the cross. Subscribe on Youtube: