
Digital Jung
Living a Symbolic Life in a Technological Age. Our digital age presents unique challenges for the practice of the inner life. What can the insights of Jungian Psychology offer for dealing with these challenges? In this series, we explore Carl Jung's idea of "the symbolic life" through the lenses of depth psychology, mythology, fairy tales, poetry, religion, and more. We focus on three core questions: 1. What is the symbolic life? 2. Why do we need a symbolic life? and 3. How can we cultivate and live a symbolic life? This is a companion podcast to the book 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life' by Jungian analyst Jason E. Smith.
Digital Jung
The Idea of the Holy
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Jason E. Smith
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Season 1
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Episode 22
In this episode:
We discuss the concept of the numinous and how we can begin to attune our awareness to these depths of life experience.
Sources for quotes and more:
- "In speaking of religion I must make clear from the start what I mean by that term...." ~ C.G. Jung in Psychology and Religion from 'Collected Works, vol. 11.'
- Episode 10: An Instinct for Meaning
- “There is no religion in which it does not live as the real innermost core, and without it no religion would be worthy of the name.” ~ Rudolf Otto in 'The Idea of the Holy.'
- "To all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.” ~ Bible, New Revised Standard Version -- Matt. 25:29.
- "The poet is the priest of the invisible." ~ Wallace Stevens in 'Adagia.'
- Poem excerpt from 'Vacillation' by W.B. Yeats.
- “Modern man has such hopelessly muddled ideas about anything ‘mystical'..." ~ C.G. Jung in A Psychological Approach to the Doctrine of the Trinity in 'Collected Works, vol. 11.'
- "Some certain significance lurks in all things." ~ Herman Melville in 'Moby-Dick.'
- "Meaninglessness inhibits fullness of life and is therefore equivalent to illness. Meaning makes a great many things endurable -- perhaps everything." ~ C.G. Jung in 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections.'
Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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For more on living a symbolic life:
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