Cadell Last, PhD, author of Global Brain Singularity and Sex, Masculinity, God joins the Golden Shadow to discuss the relationship between Freud and Jung, the nature of their conflict, and how their respective philosophies influenced our modern understanding of human psychology.

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Sam Hinds, MA, is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute and is training in ketamine-assisted therapy at Sage Institute in Berkeley, CA. Sam joins the Golden shadow to discuss psychedelic experiences through through the lenses of psychodynamic, post-colonial, Jungian and archetypal psychologies.

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Anderson Todd is the Assistant Director of University of Toronto's Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Lab. He joins the Golden Shadow to discuss Jung's work on alchemy, its use as a symbol and tool of psychological transformation, and his research into lucid dreaming.

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Who was Hercules? How do his labors reflect a mythology of individuation? How might we use this mythology as a tool for self-inquiry?

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Kayleen Asbo--cultural historian, mythologist, and scholar--joins the Golden Shadow to discuss the Heroine's Path and the emerging mythic themes of the feminine in myth, fairytale and modern time. Follow Kayleen's work: https://www.kayleenasbo.com

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MemeAnalysis and Spear of Fire Tarot join the Golden Shadow for our first event in the Dialectical Tarot series, where we unpack the Tarot from different points of view and explore the different lineages, with the hope of arriving at greater understanding of the themes, symbolism, and history behind the cards. This month we discussed the Fool card.

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Matt (Spear of Fire Tarot):

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In what way do animals function as mythological containers? How do legendary creatures reflect the same "raising-up" we do to humanoid deities? Why do we often feel a resonance with a certain "spirit animal?

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James Hollis speaks with us about the archetype of the wounded healer, the nature of cultivating one’s personal myth, and his new book Prisms.

(Recorded on February 10th, 2021 at thestoa.ca)

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Why is confession often the first step in a therapeutic relationship? In what ways do we keep secrets from ourselves and others? How is confession related to virtue, sin, and cosmic justice?

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How do magical items appear in mythology? How does that relate to the objects in our lives that take on a sacred significance? How might we distinguish between masculine and feminine sacred objects?

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