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Joseph Lee
THE ALCHEMY OF WRITING

THE ALCHEMY OF WRITING

Apr 15, 2021

Writing is an encounter like no other with oneself and inner others, light and dark. Whether we meet the page in a personal journal or as professional necessity, we discover that ego alone does not do this job. Some days words leap like dolphins; other days find us becalmed on a flat sea. To create through writing is to encounter self and depths, and Lisa shares experiences of writing her forthcoming book, Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself. Her words for the creative and challenging process of mothering map a path to soul and greater wholeness.

THE PHOENIX: learning to trust life

THE PHOENIX: learning to trust life

Apr 8, 2021

The phoenix represents long life, conscious acquiescence to death, and assured regeneration. The fiery alchemical process of calcinatio leaves behind a white ash equivalent to salt, that which cannot be burned: life, soul, and Eros.

ARCHETYPE OF THE FOOL: dancing through experiences

ARCHETYPE OF THE FOOL: dancing through experiences

Apr 1, 2021

The fool punctures the posturings of others’ personas and egos, bests his “betters,” and transgresses social boundaries and conventional morality. The fool flaunts and taunts us with shadow, making truths about cultural norms and human complexity both pointed and palatable.

MILKMAID REVELATIONS: Jung’s erotic stamp collection

MILKMAID REVELATIONS: Jung’s erotic stamp collection

Apr 1, 2021

Jung’s erotic stamp collection was recently found tucked into the wall behind a bookcase, the box of stamps features provocatively rendered images of milkmaids from countries around the world. The milkmaid, symbolic of the archetypal feminine in the flower of fulsome youth, has long been prominent in the mythopoetic imagination of man.

EXILE & ALIENATION: surviving catastrophic rejection

EXILE & ALIENATION: surviving catastrophic rejection

Mar 25, 2021

Exile and alienation could be considered the external and internal aspects of rejection. Exile is not chosen but is imposed and unwanted: a relational break-up, job lay-off, or deportation. Exile can affect the human spirit so powerfully that the ancient Romans used it as an alternative to execution. Alienation describes an internal state of deadness and despair–an uncanny valley that feels featureless, gray, and unending.

A COMEDIAN WALKS INTO A JUNGIAN PODCAST

A COMEDIAN WALKS INTO A JUNGIAN PODCAST

Mar 18, 2021

Elliott Morgan, comedian and Ph.D. candidate in depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute, joins us to explore humor and psyche. Elliott grew up a fundamentalist Christian in central Florida and has gone from practicing holy laughter to creating HOLY SH*T, his comedy special on Amazon.

BELONGING: the eternal search for home

BELONGING: the eternal search for home

Mar 11, 2021

The need to belong is as intrinsic to human nature as the need for food, touch, clothing, and shelter. We belong to families, communities, ideas, and ideals, yet must also separate from them in service to our own individuation.

CHRONIC ANGER: trapped in resentment

CHRONIC ANGER: trapped in resentment

Mar 4, 2021

Like fire in a wood-burning stove, resentment burns long and hot: bitterness, frustration, and hostility. The fires of resentment are lit when we feel needy and vulnerable and feel wronged and rejected. This old human story is told in the biblical tale of brothers Cain and Abel.

NAVIGATING YOUNG ADULTHOOD: risks & rewards

NAVIGATING YOUNG ADULTHOOD: risks & rewards

Feb 26, 2021

The twenties are a period of emerging adulthood, a time to engage in the maturational tasks of finding one’s place in the wider world and forming intimate relationships. This stage of life calls for the ego strength necessary to make initial choices about work, intimacy, money, lifestyle and values. The protections and constraints of family, education, and culture are no longer unquestioned.

TRUTH TELLING: revelations & realities

TRUTH TELLING: revelations & realities

Feb 18, 2021

Centered in self, we can regard a decision, person, or situation at hand with internal integrity that is congruent with external reality: truth.

FACING FEELINGS: avoidance or encounter?

FACING FEELINGS: avoidance or encounter?

Feb 11, 2021

While we welcome “good” feelings, we often try to banish “bad” ones like sadness, fear, vulnerability and shame. We may deny them by trying to “think positive.” We may attribute them to political wrongs or even the barking dog next door. If emotions have nowhere else to go, they become symptoms, complexes, and even physical illnesses. Avoiding negative emotions simply causes them to go underground and express themselves in disguise.