by Joseph Lee | Feb 9, 2023 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents, Guests
Photo Credit: Arlene Landau https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_252-Tragic-Beauty.mp3 When the goddess Aphrodite claims us too fully, over time, our bodies become abandoned temples of physical perfection, sexual allure, and romantic passion. Her seductive...
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...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 22, 2022 | Cultural Currents, Personal Issues, Relationships
Image Credit: Joseph Lee https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_245-Holiday.mp3 Holiday homecomings kindle hopes of achieving a domestic ideal, though family gatherings are also likely to evoke old roles and emotions. Families open a portal into the patterns...
by Joseph Lee | Dec 8, 2022 | Archetypal, Cultural Currents
Photo Credit: Joseph Chan via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_243-Revolution.mp3 We tend to think of revolution as a people’s push-back against perceived oppression—a reaction to rulership that has rejected fairness, change, and accessibility....
by Joseph Lee | Dec 1, 2022 | Personal Issues, Therapy Related
Photo Credit: Elti Meshau via Unsplash https://traffic.libsyn.com/thisjungianlife/TJL_242-Melancholy.mp3 Melancholy evokes images of poets and artists for whom suffering and giftedness go hand in hand. Creative ability as compensation for affliction is depicted in...