by Joseph Lee | Feb 29, 2024 | Cultural Currents, Guests
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO Can Jungian psychology shed light on the archetypal forces shaping gay identity?” Our guest, Robert Hopcke, examines how Jung and Jungians have regarded homosexuality both clinically and...
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 | Feb 15, 2024 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents, Relationships
Video Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_305-Love-v1.mp3 When we offer our heart and it is refused, even the gods become angry. One day long, long ago, Aphrodite was a new mother. Her son, Eros,...
by Joseph Lee | Feb 1, 2024 | Cultural Currents
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO Truth, when articulated to challenge abusive authority or injustice, embodies a profound ethical obligation, often captured in the phrase “speaking truth to power.” Originating from the...
by Joseph Lee | Jan 4, 2024 | Cultural Currents
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO How can combining psychedelics and Jungian psychology enhance our understanding of psyche? The evolving field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy offers a unique intersection with psychoanalytic...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 28, 2023 | Cultural Currents, Guests
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO With Fanny Brewster we explore Jung’s struggle to explain the cultural complex hobbled by his own biases and discuss how ancestral dreams transcend that flaw. Jung’s concept of the collective...