The Inner World and the Outer World

In this episode:
We explore Jung’s notion of the reality of the psyche and look at the ways in which our inner world shapes and colors our experiences in the outer world.

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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available now from Chiron Publications.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. “‘All that is outside, also is inside,’ we could say with Goethe...." ~ C.G. Jung from Psychological Aspects of the Mother Archetype in 'Collected Works, vol. 9i.'
2. “Nature is what works and moves by itself..." ~ Alan Watts from 'Become What You Are.'
3. Babies Can Recognize Emotion in Faces in The Telegraph
4. “It is not I who create myself, rather I happen to myself.” ~ C.G. Jung from Transformation Symbolism in the Mass in 'Collected Works, Vol. 11.'
5. “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson from Art in 'Essays: First Series.'
6. 'Proverbs and Songs' by Antonio Machado.
7. 'A Ritual to Read to Each Other' by William Stafford.

Music:
"Dreaming Days" and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0