by Joseph Lee | Feb 22, 2024 | Core Jungian Concepts, Cultural Currents
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO Deep in each of us, a Vital Spark fights to free us and set us back on our paths. The Vital Spark represents the true essence of an individual’s authentic self. It encompasses the dynamic qualities...
by Joseph Lee | Nov 30, 2023 | Core Jungian Concepts
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO “The monsters that chase you in dreams are not trying to hurt you. They just want to reunite with their creator…………… that’s you, dummy.” (Quoted from an unnamed Jungian analyst...
by Joseph Lee | Nov 23, 2023 | Core Jungian Concepts, Fairytales
VIDEO AUDIO What wisdom do fairy tales hold about parenting in our modern world? Join three Jungian analysts (Lisa Marchiano, Joseph Lee and Deborah Stewart) as we explore the psychological meaning of the tales of Sleeping Beauty and Briar Rose. Briar Rose is the...
by Joseph Lee | Sep 28, 2023 | Core Jungian Concepts, Relationships
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO Defense mechanisms function as unconscious psychological strategies we deploy to navigate reality and sustain a consistent self-image. They act as a shield, guarding against feelings of anxiety, shame,...
by Joseph Lee | Aug 31, 2023 | Core Jungian Concepts
VIDEO Art Credit: Female Ghost in the Moonlight, Artist unknown. School of: Katsushika Hokusai. (Japanese, 1760–1849) Edo period. AUDIO https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_281-Loss-Of-Soul.mp3 “Loss of soul amounts to a tearing loose of part of one’s...
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...