by Joseph Lee | Nov 16, 2023 | Archetypal
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco, jano.tantongco@gmail-com AUDIO The feather in “Dumbo” holds symbolic magic. Holding it tight, he leaps from dependency to loss, then audacious growth. He must believe the feather holds power before placing it in himself....
by Joseph Lee | Sep 21, 2023 | Archetypal
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco jano.tantongco@gmail.com AUDIO The Selkie swims ashore at night, sheds her seal skin, hides it, and delights in her human form. In Celtic lore, she is the wild feminine soul, a creature of land and sea, innocent and beautiful, who...
by Joseph Lee | Sep 14, 2023 | Archetypal
The archetype of Initiation is primordial, and its force shapes our transformative transitions. For Jung, this change reshapes spiritual, emotional, intellectual, behavioral, and social dynamics. A Jungian Understanding of Initiation Informed by...
by Joseph Lee | Aug 24, 2023 | Archetypal, Guests
VIDEO AUDIO Sharon Blackie calls us to the ancient archetype of the Hag as a figure of unapologetic emergence from cultural pressures that lock us into outworn roles and limiting beliefs. Drawing upon her transformative experiences in menopause Blackie grounds the...
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...
by Joseph Lee | Jun 15, 2023 | Archetypal
Image Credit: Warwick Goble https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_270-Beauty-Beast-v1.mp3 The tale of Beauty and the Beast is at least 4,000 years old, perhaps second in popularity only to Cinderella. It has generated many print versions, animated films, a...