After the collapse of the tower, we find ourselves in the desert. This episode explores the nature of this borderland experience. Specifically, we take a close look at the nature of "the good" and what it takes to cultivate world esteem. The goal of this discussion is to lay the groundwork for a ...
2025-02-28 05:15:54 +0000 UTC View Post
A guided "meditation" and shadow work training. Disclaimer (please read):
The first part of this episode is a framework for understanding what "shadow work" is in the context of the collapse of the tower and the broader K/A theory. The second half (roughly) is a guided meditation & a w...
2025-01-01 06:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post
A review and synthesis of this model of depression. How our understanding of reality impacts our direct experience. A final look back at the cartography of Hell. The two steps necessary for collapsing The Tower. The real nature of shadow work.
2024-11-01 02:14:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Or, The Weird Attachments Episode.
Moving beyond Jungian theory, this episode is about encountering The Other in contemporary society and the internet age. We discuss Sighswoon's concept of 2024-08-31 18:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Or, Encountering The Other Beyond Our Projections.
This episode begins our multi-part exploration of the fantastic (and sometimes, terrifying) world beyond the horizons of the self. We take up the problem of The Other—an often nebulous concept that can refer to a range of experie...
2024-08-21 23:16:13 +0000 UTC View PostFriend, fellow meme admin, and shaman of the metapattern Arcane Wit joins us as our first-ever guest. Guided by frequently asked questions from both of our audiences (and our own pattern-finding obsessions) we attempt to chart a course through the increasingly alienated landscape of contemporary ...
2024-06-03 17:38:42 +0000 UTC View Post
A final look at the role of reality in depression, and a cartography of the underworld. This episode, we revisit Federico Campagna's concept of the "Tecnic" system of reality, with the goal of making his ideas easier to "picture" or imagine. We clarify the idea of Absolute Language, the differenc...
2024-05-29 02:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Just wanted to give a brief update on the status of our next episode (Collapse of the Tower Pt 3) and close friends.
As you may or may not have noticed, Part 3 did not come out last month as I had originally intended. It's my mission to get at least one episode out per mon...
2024-05-05 23:02:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe core of this theory. Following our close examination of possibility and significance in Part 1, this odyssey of an episode seeks to tackle what, precisely, could cause a breakdown in significance and the flattened landscape of the world of depression. This is followed by a close examination, ...
2024-04-02 00:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The final cycle of this series, the final ordeal of depression. With this episode, we're embarking on a journey that should end with the collapse of this mysterious tower—first, though, we have to set some things straight. Before we can even approach the tower, we need a more nuanced definition...
2024-02-29 17:22:44 +0000 UTC View PostMoving forward with our rough definition of the "soul" from part 1, this episode seeks to answer the question, "How do we reclaim our souls?" We closely examine the last chapter of Jung's final (and possibly most challenging) major work, Mysterium Coniunctionis. We explore the 8~ stages of psychi...
2024-01-25 22:34:53 +0000 UTC View PostOr, How I (Regrettably) Started a Cult. In this conversational and story-focused episode, we explore fictionality-as-phenomenology, the “Love Has Won: Cult of the Mother God” HBO docuseries, Jordan Peterson, and of course, my experience accidentally creating an onlin...
2024-01-12 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis episode, we continue our close examination of Jung's thought as we explore the final challenge the depressed individual must face before approaching the Collapse of the Tower stage of this model. Here, we're interested in a working definition of Jung's "soul," what it means to lose one'...
2023-12-21 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostOr, How Does Being an Outsider Serve? The second of a two-part series on the Outsider Complex and archetype, this episode explores the connection between the outsider and the prophet archetypes. We begin with a discussion of how the prophet can act as both medicine and p...
2023-11-22 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi again!
Just a quick heads up for those of you living in the area (and who may not have seen my Instagram story)—we're doing a very casual happy hour/evening drinks meetup at Union Station this upcoming Sunday.
We're starting 5:30pm at Homebound Brew Haus.<...
2023-10-27 00:12:40 +0000 UTC View PostOr, Why Do I Always Feel So Alone? The first of a two-part series on the Outsider Complex (and archetype), this episode explores the landscape of loneliness—why someone might find themselves repeating self-isolating patterns, and what to do about it. We tackle what "connect...
2023-10-19 15:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostOur first real Q and A episode is finally here! Clocking in at 2.5 hours in length, I tried to cover as many questions as I could. Broader sections, question topics, and books mentioned are listed below, along with time stamps.
INTRO: 0:00 - 5:43
PART 1: On th...
2023-10-11 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Let's start with the main point of this post. We're doing a Q&A/AMA/advice episode this month! I've been wanting to do a formal Q&A episode for a while, and it feels appropriate somehow to align an episode like this with this Patreon's birthday, which is tomorrow. ...
2023-09-20 21:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostThis episode, we conclude our exploration of MBTI, explore Jung's types as he actually saw them, and examine why opposite types may find themselves in eerily similar mental health dilemmas. I explain my interpretation of Jung's "Psychological Types" after working with it for more time than any hu...
2023-09-01 04:02:44 +0000 UTC View PostThis episode, we move away from our discussion of SSRIs and begin to lay the foundation for a close look at MBTI (that is, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Based on the theories in one of Jung's most famous books, Psychological Types, MBTI is a personality test and system most commonly known for...
2023-08-18 23:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode, we explore the question, "Why am I not doing the things I say I want to/should do?" To answer this, we turn to Jung's conception of the libido (intentionality, desire & willpower) and what is necessary for us to have the energy we need for external success and transformation....
2023-07-24 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finally here!
Below you'll find a PDF for every script written for this podcast. It's over 100,000 words and 320 pages. I've included a table of contents so that you can jump to whichever episode you'd like.
I've tried to edit it as best I can, but, to be honest, ther...
2023-07-13 20:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe SSRI episode (sort of).
In this stage, we're finally covering the ubiquitous serotonin hypothesis—the once-widespread (and still very influential) understanding that depression arises from a dysregulation of serotonin in the brain. More specifically, we cover how the narrative created...
2023-06-26 02:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
A quick update on CF content. I've been a little less active, largely because Instagram seems to have changed the way I am able to search for people's usernames on the app, and I've felt a little bad about posting without having everyone signed up. I haven't been able to f...
2023-05-09 20:49:58 +0000 UTC View PostPart 2 is here!
As I mentioned in Part 1, these last two episodes of Katabasis/Anabasis have been an attempt to revise the original second episode of this series. I highly encourage new patrons to start with the revised episodes, and for older patrons to revisit the material—while m...
2023-05-02 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe first episode of the Nekyias pod, exploring "special topics," mainly centering around important themes within my own research & popular questions on @CarlJungMemes. Specifically, in the first hour of this episode, I attempt to get to the bottom of & tease out common misconceptions abo...
2023-04-05 16:22:30 +0000 UTC View PostBack to the beginning—I've been wanting to do this for a while, and I am so, so excited to finally be able to post it.
In this episode, we talk metaphysics—specifically, the dream vs materialist views of reality, and how the dream view opens up not only greater tools for tackling depres...
2023-03-16 02:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode, we introduce the new reality that begins to form in the aftermath of the empowered surrender... in other words, the world of an individual whose depression has at least partially gone into remission. To prepare us for this topic, I've attempted to synthesize some of the major ide...
2023-02-15 00:26:18 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 7 is finally here, and it's a long one! Continuing on from the previous stage, The Empowered Surrender, we take a look at the rebellious psychological figure that emerges from the ruins of the collapsing dream. We start with a discussion of consciousness (as Jung would define it, accordin...
2023-01-18 01:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends!
I believe I've gotten everyone added to close friends—I just posted a cf story on instagram, if you don't see a green ring around my profile picture that means I must have missed you. Please message me, if that's the case! Additionally, for all new subscribers, please co...
2023-01-07 04:07:05 +0000 UTC View Post