Listeners contributed examples of precognitive dreams for this episode. Lisa, Joseph, and Deb discuss theoretical concepts and listener dreams from various vantage points: the intuitive capacity of the unconscious, the synchronous intersection of matter and psyche, and activation of an archetype.
Divinatory systems have been used for thousands of years as a source of help and direction to people wishing to resolve situations of personal uncertainty.
In archery, sin refers to missing the mark, whereas transgression involves violation of a cultural boundary.
Synchronicity is a concept that has fascinated thinkers across disciplines for decades, and few have delved as deeply into its nature and implications as the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung. According to Jung, synchronicity refers to meaningful coincidences that defy rational explanation, but that feel infused with a sense of significance or destiny. But how do we recognize such coincidences, and what role do they play in our lives and psyches?
How can we understand vampires psychologically, and what does their tremendous popularity tell us about our culture?