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Not School Discussion: Finding Philosophy in Grotowski

January 15, 2015 by Daniel David 2 Comments

Our Philosophy and Theater discussion group has just spent two months studying a series of readings on the work of Jerzy Grotowski, the famous Polish director whose productions first stunned audiences in the 1960s with their distinctive physicality. We wrapped up with our usual recorded Skype call, which featured Carlos Franke, Philip Cherny and myself. Members can download it  Continue Reading …

The Jung and the Restless

September 28, 2013 by David Buchanan 17 Comments

...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 was first published in 1933 he had already treated  Continue Reading …

PREVIEW-Episode 81: Jung on the Psyche and Dreams

August 29, 2013 by Mark Linsenmayer 18 Comments

This is a short preview of the full episode. Buy Now Purchase this episode for $2.99. Or become a PEL Citizen for $5 a month, and get access to this and all other paywalled episodes, including 68 back catalogue episodes; exclusive Part 2's for episodes published after September, 2020; and our after-show Nightcap, where the guys respond to listener email and chat more  Continue Reading …

Episode 81: Jung on the Psyche and Dreams (Citizens Only)

August 29, 2013 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

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  Continue Reading …

Precognition of Ep. 81: Jung

August 28, 2013 by Mark Linsenmayer 11 Comments

An introduction to Carl Jung's Man and His Symbols, read by Wes Alwan. After you listen to this, listen to the full episode. Read more about the topic. Get Wes's transcript.  Continue Reading …

Precognition of Ep. 81: Jung

August 28, 2013 by Mark Linsenmayer Leave a Comment

An introduction to Carl Jung's Man and His Symbols, read by Wes Alwan. Read more about the topic. Listen to the full episode. Read a transcript.  Continue Reading …

Topic for #81: Carl Jung on the Psyche and Dreams

July 29, 2013 by Mark Linsenmayer 11 Comments

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  Continue Reading …

Alan Watts on Buddhist and Christian Mythographies

April 27, 2012 by Daniel Horne 12 Comments

http://youtu.be/w0FQoypdDTk 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  Continue Reading …

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