by Joseph Lee | Dec 24, 2020 | Cultural Currents, Metaphysical
Something’s going on in Scrooge’s soul…and it’s tired of waiting for an invitation. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_143-Holiday_rerun_v2.mp3 Charles Dickens’ novella, A Christmas Carol, vividly portrays the journey to...
by Joseph Lee | Nov 12, 2020 | Cultural Currents, Guests
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_138-Sexual-Slander_v2.mp3 QAnon is a recent iteration of a historical pattern: Romans persecuted Christians, Christians libeled Jews, and citizenries hunted witches. When existing social structures break down,...
by Joseph Lee | Oct 29, 2020 | Cultural Currents
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_135-Horror.mp3 Why can’t we look away? The hair on the back of our necks bristles in response to the horrors of the uncanny. Transfixed by shock, awe, dread and fascination, we can neither dare the dangerous...
by Lisa Marchiano | Sep 3, 2020 | Cultural Currents
In times of uncertainty truth is hard to discern, collective cohesion frays, and social factions become embattled. Unmediated shadow then seeks expression through the archetypal realm and takes on extra-ordinary attributes. Persecutory mythologies arise, for big...
by Lisa Marchiano | Aug 27, 2020 | Cultural Currents, Personal Issues
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_126-Money-v3-d.mp3 Money reflects our shadows and strengths as much as our bank accounts. Like Hermes, money traverses the realms from Hades to Heaven–money can be a matter of survival, and money can turn...
by Lisa Marchiano | Jul 30, 2020 | Cultural Currents
Masks are the symbol of COVID life, and they have archetypal roots as old as humankind. We ward off evil microbial forces with bandanas, neck gaiters, patterned fabrics, and high filtration medical masks. Masks provide access to our shape-shifting potential,...