The gods of the ancient Greeks personify dynamics in the world and the human psyche that are active today. The titanic is experienced as a longing for the unbounded and unlimited, in grandiosity, and phrases like “shock and awe” or “too big to fail.” It takes form in the mega-corporation, in the jumbo supersize, the global economy and global catastrophe. 

These are titanic times. What can we do?

In this program we take a look at titanism today and consider a possible cure proposed by archetypal psychologist James Hillman.

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