If we’re completely honest, there’s a dark delight in seeing someone embarrass themselves, especially if we think they deserve it. So when our irritating boss stomps by our cubicle trailing a few feet of toilet paper from his shoe or a controversial politician is caught in a sexual picadillo,...
2023-03-23 13:47:43 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/pied-piper/
The Pied Piper story holds a dark secret that has repelled and fascinated us for over 500 years.
At its surface, it looks like a simple mora...
2023-03-16 12:12:24 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10-a-month patron. We hope you’ll find this vitalizing and informative.
HERE'S THE DREAM: “I’m in some kind of park setting with my mom and sister. There is a kind of kitten transportation s...
2023-03-09 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/issues-of-abandonment/
The archetype of the orphan, closely related to the hero, evokes powerful issues of abandonment, deprivation, and hope. From...
2023-03-09 14:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
Today we’re answering a question submitted by a supporter.
“There are so many different death dreams. I would like to have some sort of understanding between their different nuances, such as: suicide dreams, the dreamer killing another person, being killed by another ...
2023-03-02 19:08:24 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/tests/
The word test originally referred to an earthenware vessel in which metals were smelted to separate ore from dross. Like ancient v...
2023-03-02 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re answering this question, “What are the main steps to heal a negative father complex?”
Listen to our discussion here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fsoo...
2023-02-27 20:05:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
Today we're answering a question, “Limerence. It’s so painful and so wonderful. How do we work with it/overcome it/evolve it? Is it an archetype that one becomes possessed by?”
Here’s the link to our conversation: 2023-02-24 22:38:46 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/ethics/
Despite volumes written on morality and ethics, how do we determine what’s right? Values distilled over time by family, faith, and nation define and denounce wrong, but ...
2023-02-23 14:27:45 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/irresistible-invitations/
Invitations are a subtle siren song, tapping into our primal human need to be chosen combined with our thirst for nove...
2023-02-16 15:06:53 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/aphrodites-shadow/
When the goddess Aphrodite claims us too fully, over time, our bodies become abandoned temples of physical perfection, sexual allure...
2023-02-09 16:49:02 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/marriage/
Marriage is a mystery woven into the fabric of time. A 4,000-year-old contract etched in stone bears witness to its timeless significance. But what is...
2023-02-02 13:39:54 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/schizophrenia/
Schizophrenia Complex, presents a clear-eyed and compassionate understanding of our encounters with severe mental illness.
The submerg...
2023-01-26 10:38:47 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10 a month patron. We hope you’ll find this vitalizing and informative. If this piques your curiosity, submit your dream via the link below.
DREAM: “I have to go to prison. It’s temporary. I talk to my uncle...
2023-01-19 23:36:28 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-249-bipolar/
Imprisoned by the sea with his son Icarus, mythological craftsman Daedalus constructed wings to escape. Beeswax held feathers in...
2023-01-19 23:19:25 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-248-scam-artist/
Conned, swindled, or bilked, about 50 million Americans were ripped off by scammers in 2020. What deadens a person to pr...
2023-01-12 17:47:47 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-247-best-of-2022/
New Year is a global time of celebration and self-reflection. We let go of what’s worn out and cheer on what’s new and emergent. He...
2023-01-05 22:06:11 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/butt33c4phi32p...
2022-12-29 05:25:10 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-246-sex/
Sex fascinates us. Whether we turn toward it, flushed and excited or away from it, tense and disquieted. Archetypal images of sex adorn ...
2022-12-29 05:14:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U42NyDm1XGw
the true heart
does not
speak in words
its language
a symphony
of color
your heart...
2022-12-27 18:14:02 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-245-holiday-hauntings/
Holiday homecomings kindle hopes of achieving a domestic ideal, though family gatherings are also likely to ...
2022-12-22 20:42:50 +0000 UTC View PostDear Patrons,
We recently discovered that some of our members had received over 25 invoices for membership renewal. We registered a complaint with Patreon, and they have resolved the issue.
It was disappointing and upsetting to hear that our supporters were subject to these confusing ...
2022-12-21 06:28:26 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/phbdk7hxmfv43x9/T...
2022-12-15 19:42:50 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN:https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-244-film-therapists/
In psychoanalysis, a screen memory covers up a deeper, more emotionally charged issue. Similarly, movie and telev...
2022-12-15 19:41:13 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7x6qfy02j...
2022-12-08 20:56:07 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-243-revolution
We tend to think of revolution as a people’s push-back against perceived oppression—a reaction to rulership that has rej...
2022-12-08 20:54:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Listen: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-242-melancholy/
Melancholy evokes images of poets and artists for whom suffering and giftedness go hand in hand. Creativ...
2022-12-01 17:10:08 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re interpreting a dream submitted by a $10 a month patron.
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/kv5...
2022-11-24 16:19:41 +0000 UTC View Post
LISTEN: https://thisjungianlife.com/episode-241-games/
Humans have played games since prehistoric times. Games bring us together and pit us against each other. We agree to rules, take tur...
2022-11-24 05:16:20 +0000 UTC View PostHey Patrons,
This week we’re exploring a new question submitted by a patron
Here’s the link to the discussion:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e3mu18wuznaqwmo/TJ...
2022-11-17 18:03:10 +0000 UTC View Post