The Lorecast

As a professor and core faculty member I get asked about this all the time. When should you spend the time and money (a lot of money in the States) to go back to school and earn a PhD? What is the hard truth behind the supposed shine of those three magic letters after a name? What are the alternatives, some of which might actually serve you better, professionally and otherwise? 

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What would happen if we replaced some of the mechanical-sounding concepts of depth psychology with more storied, dramatic, and poetic terms? Would it transform our understanding of ourselves, each other, our unconscious (or Dreamvale, a realm of image in my Assembling Terrania Cycle of speculative fiction)? Can we describe the self with language that moves us closer to it than metaphors from the 19th century could do?

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Why do we idealize? The figures to whom we attribute impossible wisdom, strength, or truth seem endless: political candidates, spiritual teachers, holy books, entire religions.... What if we were to examine why we idealize (as adults) and then look for similar admirable qualities in ourselves? How might this liberate us to do and be more than we gave ourselves credit for?

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It's funny: when faced by grief, sadness, loss, or other "negative" emotions, we turn to interventions; but when we feel happy or joyful, we let them play out as they would. What if we did that with all our emotions? What sort of inner energy might we reclaim by allowing grief and loss their own momentum and wisdom? 

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Welcome to the first-ever episode of Lorecast, where we look into the stories that guide our lives. 

Why are things such a mess now? Could it have something to do with the outdated stories we still use to explain how things are to ourselves and to each other? What would happen if we told different stories? How might we move from an overemphasis on belief and absolute truth to a playful state of inspiration? 

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