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Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 2

Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 2

Update: 2025-04-27
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In this episode:
I explore the search for meaning, the alienation from nature, and the role of art in healing and connection. The contrasting paths of Ishmael and Ahab are presented and the need to understand the interconnectedness of all existence is discussed.

Sources for quotes and more:

  1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings; Chapter 10: A Bosom Friend; Chapter 28: Ahab; Chapter 36: The Quarter-Deck; Chapter 72: The Monkey-rope; Chapter 135: The Chase - The Third Day) 
  2. S4 Ep. 2: Outcasts of the Spirit
  3. S4 Ep. 4: Healing the Splintered Heart
  4. 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology and Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
  5. 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar
  6. 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
  7. 'Psychology and Religion' by C.G. Jung (CW11)
  8. 'The Psychology of the Transference' by C.G. Jung (CW16)
  9. 'Paracelsus as a Spiritual Phenomenon' by C.G. Jung (CW13)

Music:
"Dreaming Days" and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0


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Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 2

Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 2

Jason E. Smith