by Joseph Lee | Mar 24, 2022 | Core Jungian Concepts
https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_205-Failure.mp3 We first encounter failure in learning to walk—we fall down, the root definition of failure. Coming up short is a lifelong experience that stretches from mishaps and lapses to shock waves that shake our...
by Joseph Lee | Mar 17, 2022 | Core Jungian Concepts, Cultural Currents
Photo Credit: Davide Ragusa via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_206-Tension.mp3 Holding the tension between opposites was one of Jung’s foundational precepts. Although contradictory views are often a better witness to truth than one-sided...
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 | Feb 3, 2022 | Core Jungian Concepts
Photo Credit: Nathan Boadle via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_200-Reality.mp3 The nature of reality may be a complex philosophical question, but from a psychological viewpoint, reality is largely a question of adaptation to the truths of our...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 30, 2021 | Core Jungian Concepts, Metaphysical
Photo Credit: Jonah and the Whale (1621) by Pieter Lastman https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thisjungianlife/TJL_195.mp3 The Bible as sacred text serves as a source of revelation and wisdom about the divine. As mythology, the Bible establishes norms for daily life and...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 19, 2021 | Core Jungian Concepts
AUDIO Jung understood libido as psychic energy: desire, will, interest, and passion. Libido includes instincts for fulfilling bodily appetites and engaging developmental tasks. Although energy infuses all human activity, it is not a function of ego alone; for many, a...