*Content Warning: Episode contains discussion of an age-old conspiratorial belief that a secret society is carrying out ritualized child abuse in order to extract a fabled life giving elixir.*

At the 2025 International Association of Analytical Psychology conference in Zurich, Robert Carriger and Claire Kohne got the opportunity to talk to conference presenter Jungian analyst Vlado Šolc about his application of Jungian theory to the understanding of conspiracies and cults. Dr. Šolc draws from Greek mythology and the legend of Odysseus' seven year captivity on the island of Ogygia under the spell of the nymph Calypso to explain the phenomena of dark religion and cults. In mythology Calypso is the personification of concealment - or covering - from which the Greek word apokálypsis - apocalypse - is derived which means "uncovering" or "revelation."

The Jungian Drift podcast is intended for educational purposes only and any statements made in this episode should not be considered to be mental health treatment advice.

Recorded on August 28, 2025. Thumbnail image sourced from Wikipedia Commons. Special thanks to this episode's guest intro/outro reader, Naomi Azriel.

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