by Joseph Lee | May 19, 2022 | Personal Issues
Photo Credit: Fernando via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_214-Homesickness.mp3 From Homer’s Odyssey to the Wizard of Oz our native soil draws us home, whether home is a small Greek island or a simple Kansas farm. The soul has a natural longing...
by Joseph Lee | Mar 10, 2022 | Core Jungian Concepts, Personal Issues
Photo Credit: Petar Milošević via Wikimedia commons The Jungian concept of amor fati offers a path to embracing life as it is, not as we wish it would be. In Greek mythology, three Fates represented life forces beyond our control. One spun the thread of life,...
by Joseph Lee | Mar 3, 2022 | Personal Issues, Relationships
https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_203-Trust-v2.mp3 Intimate attachments, workplace effectiveness, and stable social systems depend on our ability to rely on one another. Trust is the foundation of social exchanges and benefits, from affection to...
by Joseph Lee | Feb 17, 2022 | Personal Issues, Relationships
Art Credit: William Blake https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_202-Forgiveness.mp3 Forgiveness has long been the province of morality, virtue, and religious values. Psychologically, forgiveness requires the capacity to hold both the magnitude of the injury...
by Joseph Lee | Feb 10, 2022 | Cultural Currents, Personal Issues
PHOTO CREDIT: Brett Jordan via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_201-Gullibility.mp3 Jung says, “The more one turns to the light, the greater the shadow behind one’s back.” Unacknowledged shadow can increase vulnerability to coercive dealings and...
by Joseph Lee | Jan 6, 2022 | Cultural Currents, Personal Issues
Photo Credit: Liane Metzler via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_196-Legacy.mp3 Is the future relevant? Can we suspend immediate satisfaction in favor of our descendants’ quality of life? Legacy comes from the Latin root legatia: one who...