by Lisa Marchiano | Nov 5, 2026 | Core Jungian Concepts, Guests, History & Development of Analytical Psychology, Therapy Related
Two people stand at the rim of the Grand Canyon. One is overcome with awe at nature’s grandeur, while the other sees an enormous rift in the landscape. What accounts for the difference? This week, Jungian analyst and scholar John R. White joins hosts...
by Lisa Marchiano | Oct 8, 2026 | Archetypal, Core Jungian Concepts, Therapy Related
Psychological inflation implies an exaggerated sense of self-importance, accompanied by an unconscious feeling of inferiority. For Jungians, it involves identification with an archetypal energy. When the ego starts to feel that it IS an archetype,...
by Lisa Marchiano | Sep 10, 2026 | Core Jungian Concepts, Guests, History & Development of Analytical Psychology, Therapy Related
Adaptation is a bread-and-butter concept in psychotherapy – can we accept, adjust to, and thrive in the outer and inner worlds we live in? Given constraints, what does it take to find life at least meaningful, hopefully satisfying–and...
by Lisa Marchiano | Aug 20, 2026 | Archetypal, Core Jungian Concepts, Guests
Magic can be viewed as intentional engagement with what Jung called synchronicity. It is closely related to a mythological worldview, which recognizes a grand narrative supraordinate to everyday life. Although we cannot know it in its entirety, it opens...
by Lisa Marchiano | May 21, 2026 | Archetypal, Core Jungian Concepts, History & Development of Analytical Psychology, Relationships
In this final episode of our series on Jungian alchemy, we explore coniunctio, the union of opposites that gives rise to new wholeness. There are many ways in which we might encounter coniunctio in outer life. We might fall in love, form a...
by Lisa Marchiano | May 7, 2026 | Core Jungian Concepts, Cultural Currents, Guests
AUDIO In his new book, The End of the World, author JON MILLS considers the question of why humanity seems bent on self-destruction. Jon, who is also a philosopher, psychoanalyst, and attorney, has appeared in courts across the U.S. on issues related to...