This Jungian Life

January Q&A Part 1

Sorry about this, but we had some technical issues! This Q&A comes to you in two parts. Here is the first!

December Q&A

Dear Patrons,

Thank you for your patience! Here is our (late) Q&A. We'll have January's Q&A soon!

We are very grateful for your support. 

Lisa

November Q&A

Thanks to all our patrons!

In Minneapolis

At our Minneapolis meeting

Deb and Dr. Fanny Brewster at the IRSJA Invitational Conference in Minneapolis

October 2019 Q&A

Your questions, our answers. Thank you!

September Q&A

Here's our Q&A for September. Thanks to everyone who submitted a question.

Deb and Lisa at the IAAP closing gala in Vienna

It’s the last night of the international congress! We had a great time!

At Bollingen

Deb and Lisa were quite overcome to be able to visit Jung’s tower.

C.G. Jung House

August Q&A

Thanks so much to everyone who submitted a question!

The Guardian gives us an unexpected boost and we’re so grateful!

We’re gobsmacked! Our podcast was sited in a recent article in The Guardian.

“These days, when it takes willpower just to go and meet a friend instead of staying at home watching Netflix, how much more willpower does it take to voluntarily submit to the risk of difficult feelings? You ...

July 2019 Q&A -- Take 2

Apologies again about audio difficulties. We have re-recorded it here. 

Post Production Problems with July Q&A

Dear Patrons,

We recorded our July Q&A on monday and once again the audio service failed to blend the three feed streams correctly creating a timing problem. We will re-record the session soon on a new platform that will, hopefully, work better.  Thanks for your patience.

Jos...

Special Dream Episode for Patrons

We re-recorded this episode of dreams drawn from the $10 tier. We had audio issues with it when we recorded it in June, so here it is re-recorded!

Our June Q&A is Here

Some of you may have tried to listen to the version we recorded earlier, which had some serious audio issues. Joseph and I re-recorded it tonight. Deb wasn't available, but we hope you enjoy it in any case. 

I’ve sold my book!

Some listeners may know that I have been working on a book for some time. I’m delighted to be able to share that my agent sold my book to Sounds True, and it will be available in the spring of 2021. Down the Deep Well explores motherhood as a rich opportunity for psychological growth t...

Altar Stone

Here is an altar stone in the remains of a small Minoan settlement. We each brought a stone from home as a gift to Ariadne. Her father, King Minos, could not bear to sacrifice his white bull to Poseidon, and as punishment his wife gave birth the Minotaur...so I chose the most unique of three sto...

Olives!

Olive trees are everywhere and good olive oil is available at every meal. Poseidon and Athena competed to be the patron god of Athens. Poseidon offered the horse to the people and Athena offered them the olive tree. The people of Athens, and certainly Crete, chose prosperity.

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Ancient Minoan town

This is a walkway, possibly processional, through the Minoan town of Gournia (1550-1400 BCE). For most of the time we were the only ones there and could feel the spirit of the rooms, some with offering tables, a hollowed stone for storing something, a window.

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Descent to the Goddess...

Today we descend to the dark goddess in the cave of Skoteino, for transformation occurs in a place of darkness.

-Deb

At Knossos...

At Phaistos, a palace complex like Knossos, a spiral carved into the stone, possibly for pouring libations that would follow the serpentine way.

-Deb

Update from Crete

This sacred myrtle tree, said to be 1000 years old, lives next to the church in a convent in the country. People tie ribbons and leave prayer icons on its branches. My friend and fellow Jungian, Cass Lyons, shelters under the Great Mother.

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Octopus!

This is an image from The Archeological Museum in Heraklion, the capital city of Crete, that spoke to me: a potter’s artistry from about 1700 BC that captures the spirit of Lisa’s spirit animal. (Lisa Loves cephalopods.)

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On the way to Crete...

We flew to Crete today, the start of our women’s journey. We were asked to bring a special stone for a closing ritual. My stones are from the Atlantic, half a mile from our house, connecting one sea with another. I was not sure which of these 3 would finally be right— the round golden, the gr...

Travel update from Deb

If you listened to our most recent Q&A, you know that Deb is in Greece and Crete. She promised to share some pics, so here is the first:

“Two- day layover in Athens and a trip to Sounion and the temple of Poseidon on a bluff high above that greeted sailors and let them know...

May Q&A

Thanks to everyone who submitted a question, and as always, we so much appreciate your support!

What I’m Reading

I recently finished our colleague Mark Winborn’s new book Interpretation in Jungian Analysis which was such a pleasure. Highly recommend for any clinicians. It’s very clear and readable, but also full of depth.

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April Question and Answer

Thanks to everyone who submitted a question! We didn't get to answer them all, but we are keeping them, and will try to answer as many as possible each month.