
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
Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 1
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Jason E. Smith
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Season 4
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Episode 6
In this episode:
I explore the creative process, the nature of art, and the psychological depths of the human experience through the lens of Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick.'
Sources for quotes and more:
- 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings; Chapter 87: The Grand Armada; Chapter 104: The Fossil Whale)
- 'Melville's Moby-Dick: A Jungian Commentary' by Edward Edinger
- 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
- 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology and Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
- 'Mysterium Coniunctionis' by C.G. Jung (CW14)
- 'Is Life Worth Living?' by William James
- The Gospel of Thomas
- 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar
- 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung (CW7)
- 'The Holy Longing,' poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (R. Bly, Translator)
Music:
"Dreaming Days" and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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