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 | Dec 19, 2021 | Core Jungian Concepts
AUDIO Jung understood libido as psychic energy: desire, will, interest, and passion. Libido includes instincts for fulfilling bodily appetites and engaging developmental tasks. Although energy infuses all human activity, it is not a function of ego alone; for many, a...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 9, 2021 | Core Jungian Concepts
The crocodile and its alligator cousin appear regularly in the dreams of people far from warm, wet habitats. In ancient Egyptian mythology, the divine crocodile Sobek was honored, especially at riverbanks, the threshold of land and water. The Egyptian earth god Geb...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 2, 2021 | Core Jungian Concepts, Guests
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_191.mp3 The creator, the hero, the explorer: these are just some of the archetypes made famous by Carl Jung that inspired the latest album from Chicago’s Grammy award-winning Third Coast Percussion. Created in...
by Joseph Lee | Nov 25, 2021 | Relationships
Photo Credits: Christian Buehne, Freestock, Tallie Robinson via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_190.mp3 Jung says, “Love is a power of destiny, whose force reaches from heaven to hell.” Falling in love is an initiation into the...