by Joseph Lee | Feb 10, 2022 | Cultural Currents, Personal Issues
PHOTO CREDIT: Brett Jordan via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_201-Gullibility.mp3 Jung says, “The more one turns to the light, the greater the shadow behind one’s back.” Unacknowledged shadow can increase vulnerability to coercive dealings and...
by Joseph Lee | Jan 27, 2022 | Cultural Currents, Metaphysical
Photo Credit: Eric Begin https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_199-Contagion.mp3 When the archetype of purity is activated, science and psychology intersect. Fear of contamination has deep instinctual roots, evidenced in universal facial expressions of...
by Joseph Lee | Jan 20, 2022 | Cultural Currents
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_198-Porn.mp3 Nearly every civilization since ancient times has portrayed explicit sexual acts. Sexuality’s numinous aspect has long brought it into close association with...
by Joseph Lee | Jan 6, 2022 | Cultural Currents, Personal Issues
Photo Credit: Liane Metzler via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_196-Legacy.mp3 Is the future relevant? Can we suspend immediate satisfaction in favor of our descendants’ quality of life? Legacy comes from the Latin root legatia: one who...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 23, 2021 | Cultural Currents
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_194.mp3 Dr. Seuss’ case history of the Grinch presents him as “uncheerful, unhealthy, unclean.” We hope that adding an analytic perspective will be helpful in understanding this clinical condition. Alfred Adler...
by Joseph Lee | Oct 7, 2021 | Cultural Currents
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_183-Justice.mp3 Principles of fairness and justice have deep roots in the human psyche: we want to receive our fair share and a fair shake. When man injures man, we may protest, strive for redress, and measure...