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RU364: KIERAN SAINT LEONARD ON MAGIC, MUSIC, THE MUSE & THE GOLDEN HOUR https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru364-kieran-saint-leonard-on-the

Rendering Unconscious episode 364.

Rendering Unconscious welcomes Kieran Saint Leonard to the podcast! He’s here to talk about his new book A Muse from Hyperidean Press. https://www.hyperideanpress.com/shop/p/a-muse-by-kieran-saint-leonard-pre-order

Be sure to check out his new album The Golden Hour. https://xelon.ffm.to/slgoldenhour

On this episode Kieran Saint Leonard discusses his novel “A Muse,” which blends autobiographical elements with fictional elements. The book features a protagonist inspired by his own experiences, including moving into a Gothic church in the UK and later to Los Angeles. Kieran emphasizes the book’s allegorical nature, influenced by Carl Jung’s ideas and the occult. He describes the writing process as therapeutic, helping him integrate and heal from past events. Kieran also discusses his musical persona Saint Leonard, including a recent album “The Golden Hour” that rings of Berlin-era Bowie, and plans for upcoming readings in the UK and New York.

Follow Saint Leonard on

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thesaintleonard/

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4rLGeCqJG3jVLC0t1njg61?si=J31X79hrRya32PMO4Idt_g

Linktree https://linktr.ee/thesaintleonard

News & updates:

The next event for RU Center for Psychoanalysis is coming up Saturday, October 18th! Join me for the second installment of An Introduction to Psychoanalysis. Register by becoming a paid subscriber at RU Center for Psychoanalysis: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com

You may watch the recording of the first class HERE: https://rucenterforpsychoanalysis.substack.com/t/classes

We covered Freud’s early life, family dynamics and how they influenced his later theories, as well as his work with Charcot and Breuer, culminating in Studies on Hysteria (1895). In the second class we will look at Freud’s correspondence with Fliess and how it functioned as a self-analysis; we’ll focus on The Interpretation of Dreams (1900) and the dream of Irma’s Injection, and discuss major works including The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1901), Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious (1905), Fragment of a Case of Hysteria (1905), and Three Essays of the Theory of Sexuality (1905). There will be plenty of time for discussion and free association so feel free to bring your thoughts and dreams.

Then on Saturday, October 25th Mary Wild presents her work on Feminine Jouissance through the exploration of cinema, specifically the films Possession(1981) dir. Andrzej Żuławski, Paranormal Activity (2007) dir. Oren Peli, and Kiss of the Damned (2012) dir. Alexandra Cassavetes. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/feminine-jouissance-in-horror-cinema-tickets-1754755814879?aff=oddtdtcreator

All proceeds raised go directly toward paying our presenter(s). Thank you for your support!

Both events meet online for 2 hours beginning at 9AM Vancouver/ 12PM noon NYC/ 5PM London/ 18:00 Stockholm/ 19:00 Beirut. These events will be recorded and archived at RU Center for Psychoanalysis for those who can’t attend live.

See you soon!