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In this episode:
We confront the undeniable influence of the unconscious on our psychological life and what it reveals about the complexity of who we are.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. “Whatever name we may put to the psychic background, the fact remains that our consciousness is influenced by it in the highest degree...." ~ C.G. Jung in 'The Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man' in Collected Works, vol. 10.
2. Study from the journal Behavioral and Brain Sciences reviewed at: 'A New Theory Suggests All Conscious Thoughts and Decisions Are Actually Made By Your Unconscious' 
3.  'Are We In Control of Our Own Decisions?', Ted Talk by Dan Ariely
4. Episode 17: The Inner World and the Outer World
5. “Dreams are impartial, spontaneous products of the unconscious psyche, outside the control of the will. They are pure nature..." ~ C.G. Jung in 'The Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man' in Collected Works, vol. 10.
6. “We feel in contact with our psychic depth and with our own living substance, and then we subjectively feel that life is flowing, that we are alive.” ~ Marie-Louise von Franz, in 'The Way of the Dream.'

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In this episode:
We explore Jung’s notion of the reality of the psyche and look at the ways in which our inner world shapes and colors our experiences in the outer world.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. “‘All that is outside, also is inside,’ we could say with Goethe...." ~ C.G. Jung from Psychological Aspects of the Mother Archetype in 'Collected Works, vol. 9i.'
2. “Nature is what works and moves by itself..." ~ Alan Watts from 'Become What You Are.'
3. Babies Can Recognize Emotion in Faces in The Telegraph
4. “It is not I who create myself, rather I happen to myself.” ~ C.G. Jung from Transformation Symbolism in the Mass in 'Collected Works, Vol. 11.'
5. “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson from Art in 'Essays: First Series.'
6. 'Proverbs and Songs' by Antonio Machado.
7. 'A Ritual to Read to Each Other' by William Stafford.

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In this episode:
We complete our read through of the story, The White Snake, and uncover the stages involved in the work of bringing our creative potential to life.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. The White Snake from 'Grimms' Household Tales,' translated by Margaret Hunt.
2.  Episode 14: Serving the Inner Life, pt. 1
3.  Episode 15: Serving the Inner Life, pt. 2
4. "laying an infinitesimal grain on the scales of humanity's soul...” ~ C.G. Jung in 'The Practice of Psychotherapy, CW16.'
5. 'Just as the Winged Energy of Delight' by Rainer Maria Rilke
6. Episode 2: Noise and the Inner Life
7. "We should not squander our time with all kinds of things — although they may be important and pleasant — which do not constitute wisdom, do not bring salvation, and do not allow for joy to appear." ~ Raimon Panikkar in 'A Dwelling Place for Wisdom.'
8.  'Religious but Not Religious' by Jason E. Smith
9. "Incarnate scraps of hope, courage, determination..." ~ Evelyn Underhill in 'The House of the Soul.' 
10. "Not a victory is gained, not a deed of faithfulness or courage is done, except upon a maybe..." ~ William James in 'Is Life Worth Living?'

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In this episode:
We continue to read through the Grimms' fairy tale, The White Snake, and discovering what it can tell us about what it means to take up a right relationship with our own creative depths.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. The White Snake from 'Grimms' Household Tales,' translated by Margaret Hunt.
2.  Episode 14: Serving the Inner Life, pt. 1
3. Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
4. “One can scarcely help admiring oneself a little for having seen more deeply into things than others." ~ C.G. Jung in 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology, CW7.'
5.  "A lived human life gains meaning and definition in relation to the specific commitments we make, be they relational, vocational, or spiritual..." ~ Jason Smith in 'Religious but Not Religious.'
6. “In the final analysis, we count for something only because of the essential we embody, and if we do not embody that, life is wasted.” ~ C.G. Jung in 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections.'
7. 'Throw Yourself Like Seed' by Miguel de Unamuno

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In this episode:
We begin to read through the Grimms' fairy tale, The White Snake, and to explore what it has to say about the creative challenges of doing our inner work.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. The White Snake from 'Grimms' Household Tales,' translated by Margaret Hunt.
2. Episode 1: What is the Symbolic Life?
3. "Fairy tales are the purest and simplest expression of the collective unconscious psychic processes..." ~ Marie-Louise von Franz in 'The Interpretation of Fairy Tales.'
4. "[For each of us] there is a reality, a fit place, and congenial duties." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson from 'Spiritual Laws' in Essays: First Series.
5. "The imagination is... a vehicle of relationship to what lies on the other side of imagination — autonomous psyche..." ~ D. Stephenson Bond in 'Living Myth: Personal Meaning as a Way of Life.'
6. "If you are searching, you must not stop until you find. When you find, however, you will become troubled." ~ Gospel of Thomas, translated by Lynn Bauman.
7. “The life of the unconscious goes on and continually produces problematical situations...There is no change that is unconditionally valid over a long period of time. Life has always to be tackled anew." ~ C.G. Jung, 'The Transcendent Function' in Collected Works, vol. 8.

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In this episode:
We reflect on the New Year, letting go of what is past and turning toward what is to come.

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In this episode:
We explore what it means to live an authentic life and how it can lead us to a place of resilience and meaning.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. All quotes from Sections 1 - 3 -- "Discover Yourself," "Learn from Traditional Wisdom," and "Do Not Seek Happiness" are taken from an article titled The Art of Living from the book 'C.G. Jung Speaking.'
2. “The urge to become what one is is invincibly strong, and you can always count on it, but that does not mean that things will necessarily turn out positively. If you are not interested in your own fate, the unconscious is.” ~ C.G. Jung from A Talk with Students at the Institute in 'C.G. Jung Speaking.'
3. “The dream is a little hidden door in the innermost and most secret recesses of the soul.” and “Dreams show us the unvarnished, natural truth..." ~ C.G. Jung from The Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man in 'Collected Works, vol. 10.'
4. “I might formulate it as an affirmation of things as they are: an unconditional ‘yes’ to that which is...” and “How important it is to affirm one’s own destiny. In this way we forge an ego that does not break down when incomprehensible things happen..." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections.'

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In this episode:
We look at two different kinds of thinking and explore how each influences our experience of ourselves and the world around us.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. "Do we ever understand what we think? We only understand that kind of thinking which is a mere equation, from which nothing comes out but what we have put in..." ~ C.G. Jung from 'The Stages of Life' in Collected Works, vol. 8
2. "Directed thinking is the working of the intellect in which one takes a quantity of information and operates on it..." ~ Jason Smith  from 'Religious but Not Religious.'
3. Episode 5: The Living Symbol
4. "The meaning of life is not exhaustively explained by one's business life, nor is the deep desire of the human heart answered by a bank account." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Man and His Symbols.'
5. "I know that this is a world of imagination and vision. I see everything I paint in this world, but everybody does not see alike." ~ William Blake, quoted in 'Mysticism' by Evelyn Underhill.
6. “To think of me is sweeter than honey, to possess me sweeter than the honeycomb. Whoever feeds on me will hunger for more, whoever drinks from me will thirst for more.” ~ Sirach 24:20-21 (Revised English Bible)

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In this episode:
We confront the difficulties of the inner life and consider the hard work of learning to live creative and authentic lives.


Sources for quotes and more:

1. "Everything good is costly and the development of the personality is one of the most costly of all things." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Collected Works, Vol. 13.'
2. "It's easy to do what is not good, and things that harm oneself..." from 'The Dhammapada' translated by Gil Fronsdal.
3. "Creative work requires a loyalty as complete as the loyalty of water to the force of gravity." ~ Mary Oliver from 'Upstream.'
4. We either accept the spiritual life with all our heart..."~ Raimon Panikkar from 'A Dwelling Place for Wisdom.'
5. "Only the most absolute sincerity under heaven can effect any change." from 'Chung Yung,' translated by Ezra Pound.
6. "The way is ineffable. One cannot, one must not, betray it... One needs faith, courage, and no end of honesty and patience." ~ C.G. Jung from 'C.G. Jung Speaking.'
7. "Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters." ~ Matthew 12:30
8. "If you are here unfaithfully with us, you're causing terrible damage." ~ Rumi from 'Say Yes Quickly,' poem translated by Coleman Barks.
9. "If someone has a creative gift and out of laziness, or some other reason, doesn't use it, the psychic energy turns to sheer poison." ~ Marie-Louise von Franz from 'Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales.'
10. 'The Marriage of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle' ~ adapted from the prose translation by Louis B. Hall in 'The Knightly Tales of Sir Gawain.'
11. "The mask of the unconscious is not rigid — it reflects the face we turn towards it. Hostility lends it a threatening aspect, friendliness softens its features." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Collected Works,' Vol. 12.

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In this episode:
We discuss the psyche’s affinity for religious expression and it’s meaning for the experience of our own psychological depths.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. “I do not, however, hold myself responsible for the fact that man has, everywhere and always, spontaneously developed religious forms of expression..." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Modern Man in Search of a Soul.'
2. "the farthest star and the mud at your feet are a family." ~ Mary Oliver from 'Upstream.'
3. Episode 3: The Healing Factor
4. "A thorough knowledge of the spiritual history of man [is] indispensable..." ~ C.G. Jung from Collected Works, vol. 11.
5. O Servant, where dost thou seek Me?' by Kabir from 'Songs of Kabir' (translated by Rabindranath Tagore and Evelyn Underhill).
6. "Our creed is, like music, a translation of the unutterable into a form of expression." ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel from Man Is Not Alone. 
7. "One must never forget, psychology is only a stammering stopgap measure, so that one is able to talk about life at all." ~ C.G. Jung from 'On Psychological and Visionary Art.'

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