by Joseph Lee | Oct 26, 2023 | Metaphysical
If we lean into strange experiences with gentle curiosity, we may discover a level of psyche that acts directly on objects. Many of us have uncanny coincidences like thinking of a friend at the exact moment they ring us on the phone, but what about physical things...
by Joseph Lee | Oct 12, 2023 | Cultural Currents, Personal Issues
VIDEO Art Credit: Jano Tantongco [email protected] AUDIO We have an intrinsic desire to connect and reminisce, but fear of judgment or facing painful memories can push us away from attending reunions. We organize reunions because we yearn to reconnect with old...
by Joseph Lee | Sep 7, 2023 | Cultural Currents
VIDEO AUDIO https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_282-Barbie.mp3 [Spoiler Alert.] In the opening scene of the Barbie movie, listless little girls dressed as drab Dust Bowl mothers play at ironing as they tend plastic babies until a gigantic cosmic Barbie...
by Joseph Lee | Aug 31, 2023 | Core Jungian Concepts
VIDEO Art Credit: Female Ghost in the Moonlight, Artist unknown. School of: Katsushika Hokusai. (Japanese, 1760–1849) Edo period. AUDIO https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_281-Loss-Of-Soul.mp3 “Loss of soul amounts to a tearing loose of part of one’s...
by Joseph Lee | Aug 24, 2023 | Archetypal, Guests
VIDEO AUDIO Sharon Blackie calls us to the ancient archetype of the Hag as a figure of unapologetic emergence from cultural pressures that lock us into outworn roles and limiting beliefs. Drawing upon her transformative experiences in menopause Blackie grounds the...