Listen to the Not School Philosophy and Theater Group’s discussion on the work of Jerzy Grotowski.
The Jung and the Restless
…I cannot outline the spiritual problems of modern man without giving emphasis to the yearning for rest that arises in a period of unrest… It is from need and distress that new forms of life take their rise, and not from mere wishes or from the requirements of our ideals.” When Carl Jung’s Modern Man in Search of a Soul Continue Reading …
Episode 81: Jung on the Psyche and Dreams
On Carl Jung’s “Approaching the Unconscious” from Man and His Symbols, written in 1961.
Episode 81: Jung on the Psyche and Dreams
On Carl Jung’s “Approaching the Unconscious” from Man and His Symbols, written in 1961. What’s the structure of the mind? Jung followed Freud in positing an unconscious distinct from the conscious ego, but Jung’s picture has the unconscious much more stuffed full of all sorts of stuff from who knows where, including instincts (the archetypes) that tend to give rise to behavior and dream imagery that we’d have to call religious. We neglect this part of ourselves at our psychological peril!
End song: “Bedlam” by Mark Lint and the Simulacra.
Precognition of Ep. 81: Jung
An introduction to Carl Jung’s Man and His Symbols, read by Wes Alwan.
Precognition of Ep. 81: Jung
An introduction to Carl Jung’s Man and His Symbols, read by Wes Alwan.
Topic for #81: Carl Jung on the Psyche and Dreams
Listen now to Wes’s introductory precognition of this Jung discussion. On 8/7/13, we recorded a discussion of Carl Jung’s Man and His Symbols, specifically essay he wrote that kicks off the book (which includes several authors), “Approaching the Unconscious.” This reading (written shortly before Jung’s death in 1961 and published afterwards) was recommended to us by some Jung fans on Continue Reading …
Alan Watts on Buddhist and Christian Mythographies
Watch on YouTube. I liked the meta-discussion that kicked off the second PEL naturalized Buddhism episode, specifically on what knowledge we gain by assessing the supernatural “rules” contained within “religious” Buddhism. Even after rejecting a supernaturalist stance, there’s value in reviewing the form of life revealed within Buddhism’s supernatural tenets. In that spirit, I enjoyed Boddhisatva’s Brain most for its comparison of different philosophical worldviews. Continue Reading …