Digital Jung

By: Jason E. Smith
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • Living a Symbolic Life in a Technological Age. Our digital age presents unique challenges for the practice of the inner life. What can the insights of Jungian Psychology offer for dealing with these challenges? In this series, we explore Carl Jung's idea of "the symbolic life" through the lenses of depth psychology, mythology, fairy tales, poetry, religion, and more. We focus on three core questions: 1. What is the symbolic life? 2. Why do we need a symbolic life? and 3. How can we cultivate and live a symbolic life? This is a companion podcast to the book 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life' by Jungian analyst Jason E. Smith.
    © 2024 Digital Jung
    Show more Show less
Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Social Sciences Spirituality
Show more Show less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2
Episodes
  • Outcasts of the Spirit

    Outcasts of the Spirit
    Nov 12 2024

    In this episode:
    I examine the figure of Ishmael from Moby-Dick as a symbol of the human experience of alienation. I explore the question of how this experience comes about and what we can do to respond to it.

    Sources for quotes and more:

    1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings)
    2. 'A Credit to His Country,' review of Moby-Dick (Norton Edition)
    3. 'Melville’s Use of the Bible' by Nathalia Wright
    4. 'Commentary on the Secret of the Golden Flower' by C.G. Jung (CW13)
    5. ‘On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry’ by C.G. Jung (CW15)
    6. S1, Ep. 10: An Instinct For Meaning
    7. 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i)
    8. Abraham Joshua Heschel, quoted in “Arnold Eisen: The Opposite of Good Is Indifference,” On Being Podcast
    9. “The Frontiers of Knowledge” in C.G. Jung Speaking

    Music:
    "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0


    Like this podcast?
    Please consider leaving a review:
    Apple Podcasts
    Spotify

    Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)

    Support the show


    Connect with me:
    Instagram(@digital.jung)
    Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst)
    Twitter(@DigitalJungPod)

    Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)


    For more on living a symbolic life:
    Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
    Show more Show less
    31 mins
  • Unfathomable Depths: Jung Aboard the Pequod

    Unfathomable Depths: Jung Aboard the Pequod
    Oct 17 2024

    In this episode:
    I introduce the theme for this fourth season: Jung Aboard the Pequod -- a Jungian appreciation of Moby-Dick. I then explore the need for stories that are expansive enough to meet the call for meaning and purpose.

    Sources for quotes and more:

    1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 104: The Fossil Whale & Chapter 55: Monstrous Pictures of Whales)
    2. 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
    3. 'Melville’s Moby-Dick: A Jungian Commentary' by Edward Edinger
    4. 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' by C.G. Jung
    5. ‘The Reenchantment of the World’ by Morris Berman
    6. ‘The Undiscovered Self’ by C.G. Jung (CW10)
    7. 'The Rhythm of Being' by Raimon Panikkar
    8. William Blake quoted in 'Mysticism' by Evelyn Underhill
    9. 'The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche' by C.G. Jung (CW8)
    10. 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i)
    11. 'Psychology and Religion' by C.G. Jung (CW11)
    12. 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung (CW7)
    13. 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
    14. 'C.G. Jung Speaking' edited by William McGuire
    15. 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar
    16. 'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung (CW17)

    Music:
    "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0


    Like this podcast?
    Please consider leaving a review:
    Apple Podcasts
    Spotify

    Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)

    Support the show


    Connect with me:
    Instagram(@digital.jung)
    Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst)
    Twitter(@DigitalJungPod)

    Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)


    For more on living a symbolic life:
    Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
    Show more Show less
    31 mins
  • In Search of a Song: Season 4 Announcement

    In Search of a Song: Season 4 Announcement
    Sep 26 2024

    In this episode:
    The podcast returns after an extended hiatus to begin a new season.

    Connect with me:
    Instagram(@digital.jung)
    Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst)
    Twitter(@DigitalJungPod)

    Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)

    For more on living a symbolic life:
    Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.

    Sources for quotes and more:

    1. A Man Lost By a River, poem by Michael Blumenthal
    2. S1, Ep. 24: Wandering Off the Path
    3. 'A Joseph Campbell Companion' - edited by Diane K. Osbon
    4. 'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung (CW12)
    5. ‘Selected Letters’ by C.G. Jung
    6. ‘Man is Not Alone’ by Abraham Joshua Heschel


    Like this podcast?
    Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:
    Apple Podcasts
    Spotify
    Podchaser

    Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)

    Music:
    "Dreaming Days," and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

    Support the show


    Connect with me:
    Instagram(@digital.jung)
    Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst)
    Twitter(@DigitalJungPod)

    Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)


    For more on living a symbolic life:
    Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
    Show more Show less
    18 mins

What listeners say about Digital Jung

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Michael Serafin

Essential Episode!

I have not yet heard every episode of this podcast. However, if you could only hear just ONE episode, this would be it. Dr.Smith could not have spoken any better on the subject, but, I look forward to the rest of the series. And, I'll bet he DOES speak better on this in future episodes!

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for Vincent Stanzione

True Imagination

The pace of the delivery is perfect: word, soul and heart are spoken as one ancestral voice of Jung come of age. This is essential Jung made available to one and all.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
Profile Image for John Campbell

Wonderful Portals to Jung

The depth and brilliance of Jung makes studying his work challenging. I’m very impressed with this podcast. Smith gives significant glimpses into Jung’s ideas and his essential wisdom. I don’t think there is anyone who can’t appreciate and gain from the thoughtful insights and explorations here.

Even those who know nothing or little of Jung will find much to consider and ponder. The universal appeal of Jung’s approach to human life is apparent in these essays which are approachable yet not made vulgar or simplistic. I can thoroughly recommend this for anyone interested in the human journey we are all on, yet too often avoid in the hustle and bustle of existing.

Report this

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!