Synchronicity and the Secret Structure of Reality with Carl Jung, Rodger Penrose and Plato
In this transmission, we revisit Jung’s ever-interesting concept of synchronicity through some exciting new (and old) lenses.
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Creativity, The Collective Unconscious and Carl Jung with Andy J. Pizza | Mind Meld 362
Andy is the best-selling author of Invisible Things, an illustrator, and student of Carl Jung. In this one, we riff on the relationship between the collective unconscious and creativity, active imagination and illustration, the labyrinth that is modern spiritual meaning-making, Ancient Greek platonic and hermetic musings, and oodles more.
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Lost Ancient Wisdom, Consciousness, Carl Jung & Plato | Bruce MacLennan, PhD | Mind Meld 361
Bruce J. MacLennan, Ph.D. enters the mind meld!
In this brain-melting transmission, we talk consciousness, the link between Carl Jung and hidden ancient wisdom, platonism, why the platonic realm of forms is logically inescapable, the mysterious esoteric practice known to the ancient Greeks as “theurgy,” why ancient philosophy is more important than ever, and much more.
How To Find Your Soul with Plato, Carl Jung and James Hillman
Mythopoetic psychologists like Carl Jung and James Hillman knew we needed to re-ensoul the psyche if we wanted to find real purpose in life. But what does that really mean? How do we even begin to go about understanding and finding our souls? In this transmission, I’ll attempt to answer those questions through ancient Platonic wisdom, the thought of Jung and Hillman, and, of course, some speculative wonder-dipping.
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The Secret Science of Synchronicity, Carl Jung & Plato | Erick Godsey | Mind Meld 360
Writer, podcaster, and consciousness explorer, Erick Godsey returns! In this one, we muse thoroughly about the phenomenon of synchronicity along with a little-known but plausible explanation for how and why they happen. We also riff on the philosophy of Plato, Carl Jung, what Erick calls “cathedral consciousness,” the mental pitfalls of the spiritual path, and more!
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Ancient Wisdom, Archetypes, and the Psyche with Psychologist, Dr. Miles Neale | Mind Meld 359
Psychologist, author, and long-time Tibetan Buddhist, Dr. Miles Neale returns!
In this one, we muse about lost ancient knowledge, whether or not we’re heading toward mass awakening or delusion, and Miles’ painful decision to put his spiritual life first (which involved moving his family to the other side of the world). We also riff on the importance of Carl Jung, Tibetan Buddhism, trusting psyche, and much more.
Unlocking the Secrets In Your Shadow with Psychologist, Ido Cohen | Mind Meld 356
Depth psychologist, Dr. Ido Cohen returns to the mind meld!
In this one, we muse about the ever-interesting and elusive shadow archetype. What is your shadow? What is shadow work, really?
Dreams and the Hidden Realm of Soul with James Hillman and Carl Jung
What are dreams? Where do they come from? Do they hold deep hidden meaning or are they neurological nonsense? Whatever your opinon…
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Carl Jung on God and the Mystery of Existence
How did the great mythopoetic psychiatrist, Carl Jung, view God? When Jung was asked whether or not he believed in God in a now-famous 1959 BBC interview near the end of his life, he mused, “I don’t believe, I know.” But what did he mean by that? What view of God does a lifetime of inquiry into medicine, the psyche, and the esoteric lead to? As we’ll see in In this transmission, Jung’s view on the great mystery existence is both compelling and cryptic. It opens the door to massive philosophical questions that we all have to process.
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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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