In this episode:
I explore the search for meaning, the alienation from nature, and the role of art in healing and connection. The contrasting paths of Ishmael and Ahab are presented and the need to understand the interconnectedness of all existence is discussed.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings; Chapter 10: A Bosom Friend; Chapter 28: Ahab; Chapter 36: The Quarter-Deck; Chapter 72: The Monkey-rope; Chapter 135: The Chase - The Third Day)
2. S4 Ep. 2: Outcasts of the Spirit
3. S4 Ep. 4: Healing the Splintered Heart
4. 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology and Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
5. 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar
6. 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
7. 'Psychology and Religion' by C.G. Jung (CW11)
8. 'The Psychology of the Transference' by C.G. Jung (CW16)
9. 'Paracelsus as a Spiritual Phenomenon' by C.G. Jung (CW13)

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

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Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.

In this episode:
I explore the creative process, the nature of art, and the psychological depths of the human experience through the lens of Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick.'

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings; Chapter 87: The Grand Armada; Chapter 104: The Fossil Whale)
2. 'Melville's Moby-Dick: A Jungian Commentary' by Edward Edinger
3. 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
4. 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology and Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15)
5. 'Mysterium Coniunctionis' by C.G. Jung (CW14)
6. 'Is Life Worth Living?' by William James
7. The Gospel of Thomas
8. 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar
9. 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung (CW7)
10. 'The Holy Longing,' poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (R. Bly, Translator)
    
    

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

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

In this episode:
I explore one of the more challenging aspects of the symbolic life: the call to leave behind the comfort of the known, the safe, and the familiar.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn; Chapter 16: The Ship; Chapter 22: Merry Christmas; Chapter 23: The Lee Shore)
2. 'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung (CW17)
3. The Bible -- Matthew 8:18 - 27
4. 'New Seeds of Contemplation' by Thomas Merton
5. 'Religious but Not Religious' by Jason E. Smith
   
   

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

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For more on living a symbolic life:
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