by Lisa Marchiano | Jun 25, 2026 | Archetypal, Metaphysical
In every culture and every religion, we find the concept of the underworld: sometimes located underground, and usually understood as a final destination after death. This week, Jungian analysts Lisa Marchiano and Deborah Stewart circumambulate...
by Lisa Marchiano | Jun 11, 2026 | Archetypal, Fairytales, Guests
Merlin, the mythical prophet, magician, and kingmaker of medieval legend, has lived in the Western imagination for centuries. Arthurian legend gives us more than the idealized government of the Round Table and the hero’s valiant quest for the Holy...
by Lisa Marchiano | Apr 23, 2026 | Cultural Currents, Guests
AUDIO Our lives have already been profoundly altered by fast-expanding access to artificial intelligence (AI). In this week’s episode, we consider how this latest technological revolution might be reshaping the human psyche. Hosts Lisa Marchiano and Deborah Stewart...
by Lisa Marchiano | Apr 16, 2026 | Archetypal
AUDIO The labyrinth is a powerful metaphor for psychological development and the path of individuation. “But the right way to wholeness is made up, unfortunately, of fateful detours and wrong turnings. It is the longissima via [longest path], not straight but...
by Joseph Lee | Jan 19, 2023 | Archetypal, Personal Issues
Photo Credit: Joseph Lee 2023 https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_249-Bipolar.mp3 Imprisoned by the sea with his son Icarus, mythological craftsman Daedalus constructed wings to escape. Beeswax held feathers in place, so Daedalus told Icarus not to fly too...