Tag: C.G. Jung

Psychological Alchemy, the Hermes Archetype and Carl Jung

What if we have “the gods” all wrong? What if they’re not bygone superstitions of ancient cultures, but living archetypes that are endemic to the human psyche?

Mythopoetic thinkers like psychiatrist, Carl Jung argued just that. But there’s one archetype that Jung and many others were (and are) particularly interested in. The Greeks called him Hermes, the Romans, Mercury.

What is about this figure that captivates the curiosity of so many great minds? What does the archetype really symbolize? Why does Hermes stay in the zeitgeist? Why is he associated with the phenomenon of synchronicity? Why did Jung place him at the center of both the alchemical process and individuation? In this transmission, we’ll explore all of the above and more!

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Carl Jung, Synchronicity, and the Hidden Truth of Reality

It’s as if something orchestrated a meaningful glitch in the matrix just for you. But why? What is synchronicity? What does it tell us about the nature of reality? Why is it especially important in our time? In this wonder dip, we’ll dive into those questions and more through the lens of the philosophy of the man who coined the term, Psychiatrist and philosopher, Carl Jung.

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Carl Jung on God

Psychological mystic Carl Jung made a cryptic statement about his spirituality toward the end of his life that has always captured my curiosity. That is, in a now-famous televised interview, journalist John Freeman put Jung on the spot, asking “…do you now believe in God?”

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Mind Meld 134 | The Myths That Make Us with Erick Godsey

For rewards and podcast extras, become a Patreon patron Erick Godsey is a self-styled psychology extraordinaire and self-spelunking mystic who hangs out at the intersection of Carl Jung and Robert Anton Wilson. In this mind meld, Erick and I rap about some lesser-known nooks and crannies of the life of the great psychologist-mystic Carl Jung, […]

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Mind Meld 118 | A Language Only You Can Speak with Dr. Michael Daine

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron Psychologist, mythologist and Jungian mind wizard, Dr. Michael Daine returns! Dr. Michael Daine is a licensed Psychologist, former Assistant Director at the C.G. Jung Institute of Houston and a radio host. His philosophy and practice a synthesis of myth, mysticism and modern medicine. LISTEN | ITUNES YOUTUBE ARCHIVE STITCHER  Give us a […]

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Mind Meld 93 | Shadow Work with Dr. Michael Daine

For rewards and podcast extras, become a patron Dr. Michael Daine is a licensed Psychologist, former Assistant Director at the C.G. Jung Institute of Houston and a radio host. His philosophy and practice is a synthesis of myth, mysticism and modern medicine. LISTEN | ITUNES YOUTUBE ARCHIVE STITCHER For our ancestors, mythological and existential context was well-defined and limited. It […]

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