Digital Jung

By: Jason E. Smith
  • Summary

  • Living a Symbolic Life in a Technological Age. Our digital age presents unique challenges for the practice of the inner life. What can the insights of Jungian Psychology offer for dealing with these challenges? In this series, we explore Carl Jung's idea of "the symbolic life" through the lenses of depth psychology, mythology, fairy tales, poetry, religion, and more. We focus on three core questions: 1. What is the symbolic life? 2. Why do we need a symbolic life? and 3. How can we cultivate and live a symbolic life? This is a companion podcast to the book 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life' by Jungian analyst Jason E. Smith.
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Episodes
  • Unfathomable Depths: Jung Aboard the Pequod
    Oct 17 2024

    In this episode:
    I introduce the theme for this fourth season: Jung Aboard the Pequod -- a Jungian appreciation of Moby-Dick. I then explore the need for stories that are expansive enough to meet the call for meaning and purpose.

    Sources for quotes and more:

    1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 104: The Fossil Whale & Chapter 55: Monstrous Pictures of Whales)
    2. 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
    3. 'Melville’s Moby-Dick: A Jungian Commentary' by Edward Edinger
    4. 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' by C.G. Jung
    5. ‘The Reenchantment of the World’ by Morris Berman
    6. ‘The Undiscovered Self’ by C.G. Jung (CW10)
    7. 'The Rhythm of Being' by Raimon Panikkar
    8. William Blake quoted in 'Mysticism' by Evelyn Underhill
    9. 'The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche' by C.G. Jung (CW8)
    10. 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i)
    11. 'Psychology and Religion' by C.G. Jung (CW11)
    12. 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung (CW7)
    13. 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
    14. 'C.G. Jung Speaking' edited by William McGuire
    15. 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar
    16. 'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung (CW17)

    Music:
    "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0


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    Please consider leaving a review:
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    Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)

    Support the show


    Connect with me:
    Instagram(@digital.jung)
    Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst)
    Twitter(@DigitalJungPod)

    Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)


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

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    31 mins
  • In Search of a Song: Season 4 Announcement
    Sep 26 2024

    In this episode:
    The podcast returns after an extended hiatus to begin a new season.

    Connect with me:
    Instagram(@digital.jung)
    Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst)
    Twitter(@DigitalJungPod)

    Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)

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

    Sources for quotes and more:

    1. A Man Lost By a River, poem by Michael Blumenthal
    2. S1, Ep. 24: Wandering Off the Path
    3. 'A Joseph Campbell Companion' - edited by Diane K. Osbon
    4. 'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung (CW12)
    5. ‘Selected Letters’ by C.G. Jung
    6. ‘Man is Not Alone’ by Abraham Joshua Heschel


    Like this podcast?
    Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:
    Apple Podcasts
    Spotify
    Podchaser

    Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)

    Music:
    "Dreaming Days," and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

    Support the show


    Connect with me:
    Instagram(@digital.jung)
    Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst)
    Twitter(@DigitalJungPod)

    Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)


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

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    18 mins
  • The Goal of the Symbolic Life
    Jun 30 2023

    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.

    Let's make this a conversation:
    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)

    Or: Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)

    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

    Like this podcast?
    Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:
    Apple Podcasts
    Spotify
    Podchaser

    Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)

    Music:
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    Support the show


    Connect with me:
    Instagram(@digital.jung)
    Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst)
    Twitter(@DigitalJungPod)

    Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)


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

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    36 mins

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