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Digital JungAuthor: Jason E. Smith
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. Language: en-us Genres: Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Becoming (Merely) Human
Episode 10
Wednesday, 30 July, 2025
In this episode:I return to the relationship between Ahab and Starbuck, focusing on a pivotal scene from Chapter 132, 'The Symphony'. I explore the ways our ideas of psychological change often involve a hidden quality of inflation.Sources for quotes and more:'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 132: The Symphony) S4 Ep. 9: The Gorgon's Eye'The Interpretation of Fairy Tales' by Marie-Louise von FranzMatthew 18:3 (NIV)'The Psychology of Child Archetype' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 9i'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 17'Individuation in Fairy Tales' by Marie-Louise von Franz'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger'Tao Te Ching' (Translated by Red Pine)'The Dhammapada' (Translated by Gil Fronsdal)'Mysterium Coniunctionis' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 14'The King and the Corpse' by Heinrich Zimmer'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 117: The Whale Watch)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Like this podcast?Please consider leaving a review:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Support the showConnect with me:Instagram (@digital.jung)Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social)Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)For more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
