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In this episode:I conclude this series on the fairytale The Iron Stove with a discussion of just what constitutes the goal of the symbolic life.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram(@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter(@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:The Aims of Psychotherapy in ‘Modern Man in Search of a Soul’ by C.G. JungThe Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales S3, Ep. 14: The Life of the Spirit -- The Iron Stove, pt. 1S3, Ep. 15: Resisting Change -- The Iron Stove, pt. 2S3, Ep. 16: Embodying the Spirit -- The Iron Stove, pt. 3‘Encountering God’ by Diana Eck‘A Little Course in Dreams’ by Robert Bosnak'Tao Te Ching' by Lao Tsu, translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane EnglishFrontiers of Knowledge in 'C.G. Jung Speaking' (edited by William McGuire)'The Fifth Gospel: The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age' by Stephen J. PattersonFor text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stoveLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:In this third part of my series on the fairytale The Iron Stove, I explore the importance of bringing together the mind and the body in the work of the symbolic life.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Man and His Environment in ‘C.G. Jung Speaking’ (William McGuire, ed.) Just as the Winged Energy of Delight by Rainer Maria Rilke in ‘Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke’ (trans. by Robert Bly)The Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales S3, Ep. 14: The Life of the Spirit -- The Iron Stove, pt. 1S3, Ep. 15: Resisting Change -- The Iron Stove, pt. 2'Selected Letters' by C.G. JungMichael Maier, Symbola aureae mensae (quoted in Mysterium Coniunctionis in 'Collected Works, vol. 14' by C.G. Jung)'Crossing the Unknown Sea' by David Whyte'Redemption Motifs in Fairytales' by Marie-Louise von Franz'God in Search of Man' by Abraham Joshua HeschelFor text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stoveLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I continue to explore the riches of the fairytale The Iron Stove, this time looking at the ways we resist the necessity of change in our lives.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Mysterium Coniunctionis in ‘Collected Works, vol. 14 by C.G. Jung'Heraclitus' by Philip WheelwrightThe Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales S3, Ep. 14: The Life of the Spirit: The Iron Stove, pt. 1 The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious in ‘Collected Works, vol. 7’ by C.G. Jung'Creation Myths' by Marie-Louise von Franz Answer to Job in ‘Collected Works, vol. 11’ by C.G. JungFor text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stoveLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I begin an exploration of the fairytale 'The Iron Stove' and explore what it means to be called beyond the limitations of the ego to an experience of the spirit.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Spirit and Life in ‘Collected Works, vol. 8’ by C.G. JungThe Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales 'Rites and Symbols of Initiation' by Mircea Eliade'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life' by Jason E. Smith 'The Grail Legend' by Emma Jung & Marie-Louise von FranzCircles in ‘Essays: First Series’ by Ralph Waldo EmersonSong of a Man Who Has Come Through, poem by D. H. LawrenceFor text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stoveEnjoy the birdsong in the background!Like this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I look at one of the more difficult experiences of the symbolic life, an experience best known by its religious name: the "dark night of the soul."Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'Selected Letters' by C.G. Jung'Concerning the Inner Life' by Evelyn Underhill Concerning Rebirth in 'Collected Works, vol. 9i' by C.G. Jung'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger 'The Masks of God: Creative Mythology' by Joseph CampbellThe Romance of Tristan and Iseult, retold by Joseph Bédier (translated by Hilaire Belloc)Luke 17:33, NKJV Tao Te Ching, translated by Man-Ho Kwok, Martin Palmer, and Jay Ramsay'Mysticism' by Evelyn UnderhillThe Psychology of the Transference in 'Collected Works, vol. 16' by C.G. Jung'The Life of Prayer' by Baron Friedrich von Hügel 'Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology' by Marie-Louise von FranzLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I explore Jung’s concept of the unconscious — what it is, how it is experienced, and what it suggests about the idea of healing in analysis.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:The State of Psychotherapy Today  in 'Collected Works, vol. 10 by C.G. JungJoseph Ledoux, quoted in 'The Neurobiology of the Gods' by Erik Goodwyn A Review of the Complex Theory in 'Collected Works, vol. 8' by C.G. JungThe Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man in 'Collected Works, vol. 10' by C.G. Jung I Am Not I, poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez 'The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga' by C.G. JungPsychology and a Philosophy of Life in 'Collected Works, vol. 16' by C.G. JungThe State of Psychotherapy Today in 'Collected Works, vol. 10' by C.G. Jung'This Is It' by Alan WattsTransformation Symbolism in the Mass in 'Collected Works, vol. 11' by C.G. JungThe Philosophical Tree in 'Collected Works, vol. 13' by C.G. Jung'The Integration of the Personality' by C.G. Jung (Trans. by Stanley Dell)Like this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I conclude this series on the symbolism of alchemy by looking at the all-important image of the goal of the alchemical opus: The Philosophers’ Stone.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Psychology and Religion in'Collected Works, vol.11' by C.G. JungAlchemical Studies in 'Collected Works, vol. 13 by C.G. Jung'Ego and Archetype' by Edward EdingerAion in 'Collected Works, vol. 9ii' by C.G. Jung Mysterium Coniunctionis in 'Collected Works, vol. 14' by C.G. Jung 'Parzival' by Wolfram von Eschenbacch (translated by Helen Mustard and Charles Passage) 'Romance of the Grail' by Joseph Campbell'The Ox-Herder and the Good Shepherd: Finding Christ on the Buddha’s Path' by Addison Hodges Hart 'The Gnostic Scriptures' translated by Bentley LaytonS3, Ep. 8: Alchemy: Mirror of the SoulS3, Ep. 9: The Heart of the Matter: Alchemy and the Prima MateriaS3, Ep. 10: The Stages of the Alchemical OpusLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I continue with the third part of a four-part series on alchemy, this time looking at the stages of the alchemical opus and their meaning for the work of the symbolic life.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Psychology and Alchemy in 'Collected Works, vol. 12' by C.G. Jung'Alchemy' by Marie-Louise von FranzAion in 'Collected Works, vol. 9ii' by C.G. JungS3, Ep. 8: Alchemy: Mirror of the Soul'C.G. Jung Speaking' edited by William McGuire & R.F.C. HullThe Psychology of the Transference in 'Collected Works, vol. 16' by C.G. JungLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I continue with the second part of a four-part series on alchemy, looking at the symbol and the psychological meaning of what the alchemists called the prima materia.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Psychology and Alchemy in 'Collected Works, vol. 12' by C.G. Jung'Anatomy of the Psyche' by Edward EdingerThe Golden Tract in 'The Hermetic Museum' edited by A.E. WaiteAion in 'Collected Works, vol. 9ii' by C.G. JungThe Gnome in 'Grimms' Tales for Young and Old' translated by Ralph ManheimMysterium Coniunctionis in 'Collected Works, vol. 14' by C.G. JungWho Does the Work: Cultivating an Alchemical Attitude'New Seeds of Contemplation' by Thomas MertonLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I begin a series on the strange world of alchemy — exploring what it is and how it is relevant to the practice of the symbolic life.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' by C.G. Jung'Alchemical Active Imagination' by Marie-Louise von Franz'Anatomy of the Psyche' by Edward EdingerRosarium Philosophorum, 16th-century alchemical text (English translation)The Practical Use of Dream-Analysis in 'Collected Works, vol. 16' by C.G. JungLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:An audio Christmas card from me to you.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'The Feast of St. Friend' by Arnold Bennett'A Joseph Campbell Companion' edited by Diane K. OsbonLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days" and "The Return" by Ketsa, and "Hibernation" by Axletree are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I discuss how times of struggle, and even suffering, can open us up to an experience that Jung calls “an affirmation of things as they are.”Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith)Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' by C.G. Jung'Carl Gustav Jung: A Biography' by Frank McLynn'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger'Revelations of Divine Love' by Julian of NorwichThe Gate, a poem by Marie HoweLetter by Rainer Maria Rilke, quoted in 'Duino Elegies & The Sonnets to Orpheus' edited and Translated by Stephen Mitchell The Soul and Death from 'Collected Works, vol. 8' by C.G. Jung 'Abandonment to Divine Providence' by Jean-Pierre de CaussadeLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I explore the idea of everyday asceticism, the art of setting limits for ourselves in order to stand more firmly and authentically in our lives. Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith) Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Americans Must Say 'No'  from 'CG Jung Speaking' edited by William McGuire S2, Ep. 17: Recovering The Spirit: The Seven Ravens, pt. 2 S3, Ep. 3: Receiving One's True Name S3, Ep. 4: Imagining Our Proper Life-Task 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life'  by Jason E. Smith 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar 'The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety' by Alan Watts The Fisherman and His Wife from 'Grimms' Tales For Young and Old' 'Mysticism' by Evelyn Underhill 'Thoughts in Solitude' by Thomas MertonLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I discuss the idea of vocation -- what Jung calls “our proper life-task” -- and explore the challenges that come with taking up such a task in our own lives.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'Letters, vol. 1' by C.G. JungMysterium Coniunctionis in 'Collected Works, vol. 14' by C.G. Jung The Holy Men of India in 'Collected Works, vol. 11' by C.G. Jung'A Life at Work' by Thomas Moore Psychology and Alchemy in 'Collected Works, vol. 12' by C.G. Jung'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' by C.G. Jung 'The Way of the Dream' by Marie-Louise von Franz The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog in 'Favorite Folktales From Around the World' edited by Jane Yolen The Development of the Personality in 'Collected Works, vol. 17' by C.G. Jung Is Analytical Psychology a Religion? in 'C.G. Jung Speaking' edited by William McGuire The Golden Key, fairy tale by George MacDonaldLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:We explore the symbolism of “one’s true name” and the challenges that we meet in learning how to hear it.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Symbols of Transformation in 'Collected Works, vol. 5' by C.G. JungThe New Name in 'Unspoken Sermons, vol. 1' by George MacDonald Psychological Types in 'Collected Works, vol. 6' by C.G. Jung'The Way of the Dream'  by Marie-Louise von Franz The Development of the Personality in 'Collected Works, vol. 17' by C.G. JungThe Journey, poem by Mary Oliver 'Crossing the Unknown Sea' by David Whyte 'Letters to a Young Poet' by Rainer Maria Rilke The Symbolic Life in 'Collected Works, vol. 18' by C.G. Jung Homer's The Odyssey, translated by Robert Fagles 'The Hero With A Thousand Faces' by Joseph Campbell Names, poem by Rumi in 'The Soul is Here For Its Own Joy' edited by Robert BlyLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:We discuss one of the dangers inherent in the symbolic life — the ever-present specter of inflation.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'Letters, vol. 1' by C.G. Jung'Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology' by Marie-Louise von Franz S3, Ep. 1: Invoking the Imagination'Ego and Archetype'  by Edward Edinger The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious from 'Collected Works, vol. 7' by C.G. JungThe Swan Maidens, from 'Europa's Fairy Book' by Joseph Jacobs 'The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property' by Lewis Hyde 'Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for Normal People' by Evelyn UnderhillLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:We look at the question of how to begin -- that is, what preparations are needed to begin the work of the symbolic life?Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:Individual Dream Symbolism in Relation to Alchemy from 'Collected Works, vol. 12' by C.G. Jung'The Gods of the Greeks' by Karl KerényiThe Swan, poem by Mary Oliver from 'House of Light''Biographia Literaria'  by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 'Hymn to Delos' by Callimachus The Aims of Psychotherapy from 'Collected Works, vol. 16' by C.G. JungLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaserOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I announce the start of Season 3 of Digital JungFor more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications.Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)Sources for quotes and more:"Already the ripening barberries" - poem by Rainer Maria Rilke (Translated by Robert Bly)The Soul and Death by C.G. Jung, from 'Collected Works, vol. 8.'Like this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaser...or support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days" by Ketsa is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:We explore the work of becoming what one is and the fears we often feel when we begin it.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).For more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'Children's Dreams: Notes from the Seminar Given in 1936 - 1940' by C.G. JungThe Houston Films from 'C.G. Jung Speaking' by C.G. JungA Talk With Students at the Institute from 'C.G. Jung Speaking' by C.G. Jung'Proverbs and Songs #29' poem by Antonio Machado The Joseph Campbell Companion'Psychoanalytic Case Formulation' by Nancy McWilliamsS2, Ep. 14: Thresholds of Creativity'The War of Art' by Steven PressfieldThe Development of the Personality from 'Collected Works, vol. 17' by C.G. Jung'The Hero With A Thousand Faces' by Joseph Campbell'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville'Living Myth: Personal Meaning as a Way of Life.' by D. Stephenson BondHave a great summer! See you in September, 2022!Like this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaser...or support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show

In this episode:I present some highlights and excerpts from a recent talk that I gave titled, Living a Symbolic Life. Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).For more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:'Man Is Not Alone' by Abraham Joshua HeschelThe Revised English Bible (Proverbs, Wisdom of Solomon, and Ecclesiasticus or Sirach)'Tao Te Ching' Translated by Red Pine  'A Poetry Handbook' by Mary OliverPsychological Types (Definitions) from 'Collected Works, vol. 6' by C.G. Jung'Essays on a Science of Mythology' by C.G. Jung and Carl KerényiLike this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaser...or support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days" and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support the show