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The Goal of the Symbolic Life


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In this episode:
I conclude this series on the fairytale The Iron Stove with a discussion of just what constitutes the goal of the symbolic life.

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Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagram(@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter(@Jason_E_Smith)

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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications.

Sources for quotes and more:

  1. The Aims of Psychotherapy in ‘Modern Man in Search of a Soul’ by C.G. Jung
  2. The Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales 
  3. S3, Ep. 14: The Life of the Spirit -- The Iron Stove, pt. 1
  4. S3, Ep. 15: Resisting Change -- The Iron Stove, pt. 2
  5. S3, Ep. 16: Embodying the Spirit -- The Iron Stove, pt. 3
  6. ‘Encountering God’ by Diana Eck
  7. ‘A Little Course in Dreams’ by Robert Bosnak
  8. 'Tao Te Ching' by Lao Tsu, translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English
  9. Frontiers of Knowledge in 'C.G. Jung Speaking' (edited by William McGuire)
  10. 'The Fifth Gospel: The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age' by Stephen J. Patterson


For text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stove

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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.

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