by Joseph Lee | Jan 19, 2023 | Archetypal, Personal Issues
Photo Credit: Joseph Lee 2023 https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_249-Bipolar.mp3 Imprisoned by the sea with his son Icarus, mythological craftsman Daedalus constructed wings to escape. Beeswax held feathers in place, so Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too...
by Joseph Lee | Jan 5, 2023 | Cultural Currents, Guests, Personal Issues
Photo Credit: Joseph R Lee https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_247-Best-2022.mp3 New Year is a global time of celebration and self-reflection. We let go of what’s worn out and cheer on what’s new and emergent. Here at TJL, we raised our glasses in...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 29, 2022 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents, Personal Issues, Relationships
Photo Credit: Alexander Krivitskiy via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_246-Sex.mp3 Sex fascinates us. Whether we turn toward it, flushed and excited or away from it, tense and disquieted. Archetypal images of sex adorn the thresholds of ancient...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 22, 2022 | Cultural Currents, Personal Issues, Relationships
Image Credit: Joseph Lee https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_245-Holiday.mp3 Holiday homecomings kindle hopes of achieving a domestic ideal, though family gatherings are also likely to evoke old roles and emotions. Families open a portal into the patterns...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 1, 2022 | Personal Issues, Therapy Related
Photo Credit: Elti Meshau via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_242-Melancholy.mp3 Melancholy evokes images of poets and artists for whom suffering and giftedness go hand in hand. Creative ability as compensation for affliction is depicted in...
by Joseph Lee | Nov 17, 2022 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents, Personal Issues, Relationships
Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_240.mp3 As our bonds to historic roles loosen, fathers are finding new ways to express themselves within the family dynamic. In 2014 Pew Research Center identified two million...