by Joseph Lee | Jul 21, 2022 | Core Jungian Concepts
Photo Credit: Joseph Lee https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_224-Imp.mp3 What is the imp of the perverse? A fiendish inner spirit can prompt behavior that defies self-interest and even common sense. In Edgar Allan Poe’s story, the protagonist acts on his...
by Joseph Lee | Jul 14, 2022 | Core Jungian Concepts
Image Credit: 1909 illustration by the British artist Arthur Rackham https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_222-Hansel.mp3 Fairy tales are fierce narratives of human shadow and its transformation. Hansel and Gretel depicts raw childhood trauma: parents abandon...
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...
by Joseph Lee | Jun 30, 2022 | Cultural Currents
Photo Credit: Jackson Simmer via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_220-Abortion.mp3 The word consider derives from Latin considerare, “to look at closely, observe.” Con means “with, together,” and sidus refers to “heavenly body, star...
by Joseph Lee | Jun 23, 2022 | Core Jungian Concepts
https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_219-Education.mp3 Schools have existed across cultures and throughout time; the knowledge they transmit leads us out of childhood, shapes our values and world view, and grooms us for citizenship. Schools help us build ego...