by Joseph Lee | Oct 26, 2023 | Metaphysical
If we lean into strange experiences with gentle curiosity, we may discover a level of psyche that acts directly on objects. Many of us have uncanny coincidences like thinking of a friend at the exact moment they ring us on the phone, but what about physical things...
by Joseph Lee | Jul 20, 2023 | Cultural Currents, Metaphysical
VIDEO VERSION AUDIO VERSION https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_275-Connie.mp3 Award-winning author, depth psychotherapist, and guide Connie Zweig shows us encountering darkness is a necessary part of our spiritual journey. In the first half of life, we...
by Joseph Lee | Jul 6, 2023 | Archetypal, Core Jungian Concepts, Metaphysical
VIDEO AUDIO https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_273-Anima-Mundi.mp3 Is it possible that all objects are alive? Are the winds, the oceans, the mountains ensouled, and if so, does humanity participate? Jung sensed the truth in this and embraced the concept of...
by Joseph Lee | Nov 3, 2022 | Cultural Currents, Guests, Metaphysical, Therapy Related
Photo Credit: Alicia Bessette https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_238-Matthew-Quick.mp3 Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook, shares himself and his new book, We Are the Light. Writer’s block led Quick to This Jungian Life podcast, analysis,...
by Joseph Lee | Jul 28, 2022 | Metaphysical
Image Credit: E. Rubenstein Kabbalah is an ancient Jewish mystical tradition that has captured the imaginations of people from widely diverse backgrounds, including Jung himself. Three weeks after his heart attack in 1944, Jung had an ecstatic vision, “…Everything...
by Joseph Lee | Jul 7, 2022 | Core Jungian Concepts, Metaphysical
The Inspiration of Saint Matthew by Caravaggio https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_211-Daimon-v3.mp3 The daimon, a guiding spirit of individual destiny, was discussed by ancient Greek philosophers and still surfaces in books and movies like The Golden...