Psychotherapy and Healing - a Jungian Approach There are a wide range of emotional wounds which are a damage to the sense of self. Just as there are numerous healing mechanisms in the body likewise there is a wide range of healing energies in the psyche. It is of considerable benefit to the practitioner to be familiar with these. An overview is given of the podcasts to follow which include a deep investigation of the healing intelligence in the psyche and the role of the therapist in this process. Prepare to be stretched beyond your traditional trainings and conceptions of how emotional healing takes place.  The book upon which these podcasts are based is:   Healing Intelligence: The Spirit in Psychotherapy   Working with Darkness and Light.  (Karnac Books 2012).    It can be otained at    https://rb.gy/v4vntt   Musical extracts in these podcasts taken from: 1. BBC radio 3 recording of Beethoven’s 3rd symphony 2005 and made available on the Internet Archive on a Creative Commons label.   https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1 The image accompanying these podcasts is The Sower and the Seed which was drawn by Lindsey C. Harris and was incorporated on the front page of the book of that name.

Psychotherapy and Healing - a Jungian Approach There are a wide range of emotional wounds which are a damage to the sense of self. Just as there are numerous healing mechanisms in the body likewise there is a wide range of healing energies in the psyche. It is of considerable benefit to the practitioner to be familiar with these. An overview is given of the podcasts to follow which include a deep investigation of the healing intelligence in the psyche and the role of the therapist in this process. Prepare to be stretched beyond your traditional trainings and conceptions of how emotional healing takes place.  The book upon which these podcasts are based is:   Healing Intelligence: The Spirit in Psychotherapy  Working with Darkness and Light.  (Karnac Books 2012).    It can be otained at    <a href="https://rb.gy/v4vntt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rb.gy/v4vntt</a> Musical extracts in these podcasts taken from: 1. BBC radio 3 recording of Beethoven’s 3rd symphony 2005 and made available on the Internet Archive on a Creative Commons label.   <a href="https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1</a> The image accompanying these podcasts is The Sower and the Seed which was drawn by Lindsey C. Harris and was incorporated on the front page of the book of that name.

S1.Ep 1. Healing of emotional wounds - a Jungian approach

Healing energies are a natural intelligence within the psyche promoting the unconscious state of wholeness we call health. This health is, for the most part, intensely desired by those who suffer pain, division, and conflict within themselves; for some it is the central goal of life to recover it. Those who wish to heal the wounds of others as well as their own should know there are different methods to heal psychological distress.

Healing energies are a natural intelligence within the psyche promoting the unconscious state of wholeness we call health. This health is, for the most part, intensely desired by those who suffer pain, division, and conflict within themselves; for some it is the central goal of life to recover it. Those who wish to heal the wounds of others as well as their own should know there are different methods to heal psychological distress.

S1.Ep 2. Healing intelligence as a natural force

Healing takes place in a context. We construct rituals that provide this. Other disciplines provide their own way of encouraging the healing to take place. In this podcast I outline the Jungian context and based on this my version of the stages of psychotherapy.

Healing takes place in a context. We construct rituals that provide this. Other disciplines provide their own way of encouraging the healing to take place. In this podcast I outline the Jungian context and based on this my version of the stages of psychotherapy.

S1.Ep 3. The stages of psychotherapy as the context for healing

Jungian therapy leans towards a collaboration with the unconscious rather than just grasping its significance. The style of therapy is therefore only analytic in parts and favours a movement of the ego towards the Self. The essence of the therapy lies in the transcendent function - the new centre that emerges which is positioned on the ego-Self axis and facilitates the interaction of both consciousness and the unconscious.

Jungian therapy leans towards a collaboration with the unconscious rather than just grasping its significance. The style of therapy is therefore only analytic in parts and favours a movement of the ego towards the Self. The essence of the therapy lies in the transcendent function - the new centre that emerges which is positioned on the ego-Self axis and facilitates the interaction of both consciousness and the unconscious.

S1.Ep 4 Style and essence of Jungian therapy

A method of alignment, a descent, to the deep psyche is described and a case study provided to demonstrate how the "scan" can work. This is a mixture of ancient Oriental and Western technique.  The book upon which these podcasts are based is:   Healing Intelligence:The Spirit in Psychotherapy - Working with Darkness and Light.  (Karnac Books 2012).    It can be otained at    https://rb.gy/v4vntt

A method of alignment, a descent, to the deep psyche is described and a case study provided to demonstrate how the "scan" can work. This is a mixture of ancient Oriental and Western technique.  The book upon which these podcasts are based is:   Healing Intelligence:The Spirit in Psychotherapy - Working with Darkness and Light.  (Karnac Books 2012).    It can be otained at    <a href="https://rb.gy/v4vntt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rb.gy/v4vntt</a>

S1.Ep 5 The alignment to the deep psyche

The stages of contacting the deep psyche are explained as a practical method for all therapists. This method, starting with inner awareness, proceeds to encounter the area of suffering. One area of the deep psyche (the heart chakra in Hindu philosophy) can experience healing by another (the brow chakra). This is compatible with Western psychotherapeutic knowledge of body centres and focussing awareness.

The stages of contacting the deep psyche are explained as a practical method for all therapists. This method, starting with inner awareness, proceeds to encounter the area of suffering. One area of the deep psyche (the heart chakra in Hindu philosophy) can experience healing by another (the brow chakra). This is compatible with Western psychotherapeutic knowledge of body centres and focussing awareness.

S1.Ep 6.  A method of contacting the deep psyche

Let us presume that much of the early, more reductive work such as the therapeutic alliance, the analysis of character and family history and so forth has been established. However the alignment to the deep psyche and integration has special considerations of its own and is rather different from the earlier stages.

Let us presume that much of the early, more reductive work such as the therapeutic alliance, the analysis of character and family history and so forth has been established. However the alignment to the deep psyche and integration has special considerations of its own and is rather different from the earlier stages.

S1. Ep 7. The inter-subjective field between therapist and client

The task of therapists in attuning to the inter-subjective field is:  1. To attune to the deep psyche of the client. 2. To help locate and express wounds as fully as possible. 3. To help clarify, challenge, and where possible, clear out the negativity within the psyche of the client.​ 4. To stimulate natural healing energy and, where required, contribute their own to aid this process within the client.

The task of therapists in attuning to the inter-subjective field is:  1. To attune to the deep psyche of the client. 2. To help locate and express wounds as fully as possible. 3. To help clarify, challenge, and where possible, clear out the negativity within the psyche of the client.​ 4. To stimulate natural healing energy and, where required, contribute their own to aid this process within the client.

S1.Ep 8.  Attuning to the field

Integration is the least developed stage in the theory and practice of psychotherapy. Here we examine the first of three steps in this process: the evaluation of healthy or unhealthy material from the psyche.

Integration is the least developed stage in the theory and practice of psychotherapy. Here we examine the first of three steps in this process: the evaluation of healthy or unhealthy material from the psyche.

S1.Ep 9.  Integration step 1: Evaluating the material from the psyche

Here we deal with the second part of the integration process - the capacity to work psychologically with the material from the unconscious. Case studies of the varying capacities to work psychologically are given. An unfavourable psychological attitude thus prevents the process of integration even beginning. So what then is a favourable psychological attitude?  The book upon which these podcasts are based is:   Healing Intelligence:The Spirit in Psychotherapy - Working with Darkness and Light.  (Karnac Books 2012).    It can be otained at    https://rb.gy/v4vntt

Here we deal with the second part of the integration process - the capacity to work psychologically with the material from the unconscious. Case studies of the varying capacities to work psychologically are given. An unfavourable psychological attitude thus prevents the process of integration even beginning. So what then is a favourable psychological attitude?  The book upon which these podcasts are based is:   Healing Intelligence:The Spirit in Psychotherapy - Working with Darkness and Light.  (Karnac Books 2012).    It can be otained at    <a href="https://rb.gy/v4vntt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rb.gy/v4vntt</a>

S1.Ep 10.  Integration step 2: the ability to work with the contents of the psyche

Season Two - The Quest.  With special focus on the evolving crises of the 21st century.  The search for vision in  our times. An exploration of great visionaries who have shaped our history and contemporary world.Season One - Psychotherapy: Jungian Approach to Healing. This explores the healing of emotional wounds. Going beyond traditional trainings - of great value to those interested in this field.Illustration is by LINDSEY HARRIS, Jungian Analyst. It is the front cover of the  book  "The Sower and the Seed".

Eight dimensions of the capacity to work psychologically are examined. These are: the capacity for introspection; the ability to express emotion and their truth; to see oneself and others more objectively; acceptance of self-responsibility; awareness that one’s psyche consists of different but inter-related parts; the conscious attitude is aligned to the unconscious but is also relatively independent; the existence of a symbolic attitude; the ability to contact the contents of the deep psyche with the faculty of inner awareness.

Eight dimensions of the capacity to work psychologically are examined. These are: the capacity for introspection; the ability to express emotion and their truth; to see oneself and others more objectively; acceptance of self-responsibility; awareness that one’s psyche consists of different but inter-related parts; the conscious attitude is aligned to the unconscious but is also relatively independent; the existence of a symbolic attitude; the ability to contact the contents of the deep psyche with the faculty of inner awareness.

S1.Ep 11. Integration continued: what it means to work psychologically 

Integration implies character re-formation, a change in identity structure. This requires greater access to the underlying emotional structure underpinning the ego, which undergoes change thereby stimulating character reform and development. What begins and sustains this change is the power of awareness. Self-reflectivity is the essence of the process. This is the normal but extra-ordinary process of psychotherapy, which seeks, therefore, to reinforce self-awareness by becoming more conscious of the underlying emotional structure, its complexes, difficulties, and healing possibilities. The work of personal development necessitates an intense process of integration which takes time, effort, and considerable courage. Quick solutions are rarely available, especially when the emotional wounds are serious.

Integration implies character re-formation, a change in identity structure. This requires greater access to the underlying emotional structure underpinning the ego, which undergoes change thereby stimulating character reform and development. What begins and sustains this change is the power of awareness. Self-reflectivity is the essence of the process. This is the normal but extra-ordinary process of psychotherapy, which seeks, therefore, to reinforce self-awareness by becoming more conscious of the underlying emotional structure, its complexes, difficulties, and healing possibilities. The work of personal development necessitates an intense process of integration which takes time, effort, and considerable courage. Quick solutions are rarely available, especially when the emotional wounds are serious.

S1.Ep 12. Integration and the movement to a new centre of the psyche

Therapy is not always successful; the deep psyche is not always accessible and even when it is, healing is not guaranteed. Transpersonal vision may be possible but the psyche may not have the capacity to integrate its meaning and energy. Sometimes, parts of the emotional structure are damaged and cannot heal, no matter how heroic the efforts. 

Therapy is not always successful; the deep psyche is not always accessible and even when it is, healing is not guaranteed. Transpersonal vision may be possible but the psyche may not have the capacity to integrate its meaning and energy. Sometimes, parts of the emotional structure are damaged and cannot heal, no matter how heroic the efforts.

S1.Ep 13. The wound that won't heal

The vitality of healing intelligence determines the capacity of a wounded area to heal itself. This energy may be thought of as potency two characteristics of which are: Expressiveness - the capacity of the psyche, suffering a wound, complex or trauma to express its pain in a healthy and effective manner. Receptivity - the capacity of the wounded psyche to listen and be open. While healing intelligence is an expression of the wholeness of the psyche, it is intimately bound up with numerous healthy character components, some of which are constitutional, some the result of early conditioning, some the result of training, and others Self-forged.

The vitality of healing intelligence determines the capacity of a wounded area to heal itself. This energy may be thought of as potency two characteristics of which are: Expressiveness - the capacity of the psyche, suffering a wound, complex or trauma to express its pain in a healthy and effective manner. Receptivity - the capacity of the wounded psyche to listen and be open. While healing intelligence is an expression of the wholeness of the psyche, it is intimately bound up with numerous healthy character components, some of which are constitutional, some the result of early conditioning, some the result of training, and others Self-forged.

S1.Ep 14.  The potency of the healing force in the psyche

Healing intelligence is integral to the complete functioning of the healthy psyche. It requires the cooperation of consciousness itself, which, when orientated towards healing, is aligned to the deeper psyche, learns from it, but can question it and engage in a healthy dialogue which is transformative for both consciousness and the unconsciousness. The practitioner needs to be aware of the crucial yet variable importance of the ego and of consciousness at each stage of the transformation process and healing journey and be able to judge whether the ego and its defences need challenge or support. However, it is their challenging and dismantling which leads to healing intelligence being released. The book upon which these podcasts are based is:   Healing Intelligence:The Spirit in Psychotherapy - Working with Darkness and Light.  (Karnac Books 2012).    It can be otained at    https://rb.gy/v4vntt

Healing intelligence is integral to the complete functioning of the healthy psyche. It requires the cooperation of consciousness itself, which, when orientated towards healing, is aligned to the deeper psyche, learns from it, but can question it and engage in a healthy dialogue which is transformative for both consciousness and the unconsciousness. The practitioner needs to be aware of the crucial yet variable importance of the ego and of consciousness at each stage of the transformation process and healing journey and be able to judge whether the ego and its defences need challenge or support. However, it is their challenging and dismantling which leads to healing intelligence being released. The book upon which these podcasts are based is:   Healing Intelligence:The Spirit in Psychotherapy - Working with Darkness and Light.  (Karnac Books 2012).    It can be otained at    <a href="https://rb.gy/v4vntt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rb.gy/v4vntt</a>

S1. Ep 15.  Healing intelligence, consciousness and the ego

The role of the therapist in the healing process is rarely one of distance and anonymity. It is one respecting proper clinical boundaries but there are important times when there is co-evolution and mixing of psyches at a deep level and healing intelligence is activated, stimulated and shared. It is useful to think of the Self, the inner directing centre of an individual, as having shared-field properties – not a personal possession but a manifestation of the collective unconscious

The role of the therapist in the healing process is rarely one of distance and anonymity. It is one respecting proper clinical boundaries but there are important times when there is co-evolution and mixing of psyches at a deep level and healing intelligence is activated, stimulated and shared. It is useful to think of the Self, the inner directing centre of an individual, as having shared-field properties – not a personal possession but a manifestation of the collective unconscious

S1.Ep 16.  Healing and the subtle body/psyche

The cosmic principle of the opposites of creation and destruction, life and death as illustrated in Hindu metaphysics with the dancing Shiva is played out in psyche in many ways of which healing intelligence versus the forces that undermine it is one manifestation. Six ways in which healing works in the psyche are described. There are also numerous impediments in our psyche to this wonderful intelligence functioning properly: twelve are outlined. 

The cosmic principle of the opposites of creation and destruction, life and death as illustrated in Hindu metaphysics with the dancing Shiva is played out in psyche in many ways of which healing intelligence versus the forces that undermine it is one manifestation. Six ways in which healing works in the psyche are described. There are also numerous impediments in our psyche to this wonderful intelligence functioning properly: twelve are outlined.

S1.Ep 17.  How healing Intelligence works in the psyche and how we resist it.

There may emerge unusual features once the inter-subjective field is activated. A field is an area of influence and a shared field is where two psyches, apparently separate, have temporarily dropped their boundaries and a non-verbal sharing of experience, sometimes in the form of images, sometimes with voices, takes place. This is a manifestation of healing, not belonging to an individual psyche; it is the intelligence that organises the field itself. It is often said that therapists should have empathy. But what is this capacity to enter into the emotions of another and feel things from their point of view? And are there different grades or qualities of empathy? This podcast will provide a perspective and suggest some answers to this important question.

There may emerge unusual features once the inter-subjective field is activated. A field is an area of influence and a shared field is where two psyches, apparently separate, have temporarily dropped their boundaries and a non-verbal sharing of experience, sometimes in the form of images, sometimes with voices, takes place. This is a manifestation of healing, not belonging to an individual psyche; it is the intelligence that organises the field itself. It is often said that therapists should have empathy. But what is this capacity to enter into the emotions of another and feel things from their point of view? And are there different grades or qualities of empathy? This podcast will provide a perspective and suggest some answers to this important question.

S1.Ep 18.  Empathic resonance in the field of therapist and client

The sweetness of the desert breeze You can’t grasp in your hands. She’s like the waters of the Nile, She comes from other lands.                 The Sower and the Seed - Isis poem

The sweetness of the desert breeze You can’t grasp in your hands. She’s like the waters of the Nile, She comes from other lands.                 The Sower and the Seed - Isis poem

S1.Ep 19.  Integration of the Spirit in Psychotherapy

My initial question (how does healing work in psychotherapy?) and subsequent search has really turned into a longer series of other questions each of which could be broken down into further questions themselves. Let me add the obvious. The ultimate answer will never be given; but like the pearl of great price it might be intuited, approximated, and hopefully lived. Our knowledge in this field is necessarily limited; one can only reach so far into the unconscious, like wading out from the shore of an ocean.

My initial question (how does healing work in psychotherapy?) and subsequent search has really turned into a longer series of other questions each of which could be broken down into further questions themselves. Let me add the obvious. The ultimate answer will never be given; but like the pearl of great price it might be intuited, approximated, and hopefully lived. Our knowledge in this field is necessarily limited; one can only reach so far into the unconscious, like wading out from the shore of an ocean.

S1.Ep 20.  Questions and Responses on Healing - 1

Jung would be pleased with the direction Alan Mulhern is guiding the listener. As a longtime student of Jung this podcast is my favorite as it seeks to enlighten us by diving deep into the psyche.
Exploring Jungian thought in a multidisciplinary and systematic
manner we are drawn into our own depths where transformation
and healing of ourselves as well as those we come into contact with can occur.

This podcast is imaginative and wise

Season Two - The Quest. With special focus on the evolving crises of the 21st century. The search for vision in our times. An exploration of great visionaries who have shaped our history and contemporary world. Season One - Psychotherapy: Jungian Approach to Healing. This explores the healing of emotional wounds. Going beyond traditional trainings - of great value to those interested in this field. Illustration is by LINDSEY HARRIS, Jungian Analyst. It is the front cover of the book "The Sower and the Seed".

The Quest: Vision in an age of Crisis. Economic & Financial Crisis. Jungian Psychotherapy

Jung underwent an initiation in his confrontation with the unconscious; it was the gnostic spirit and voice that inhabited him in the 1913-1917 descent. The Gnostics lived a very powerful mystic tradition and there are many metaphysical and mythological ideas which form a bridge to the transpersonal aspects of Jungian psychology. Their influence on Jung was immense since he experienced gnosis through their spirit.

Jung underwent an initiation in his confrontation with the unconscious; it was the gnostic spirit and voice that inhabited him in the 1913-1917 descent. The Gnostics lived a very powerful mystic tradition and there are many metaphysical and mythological ideas which form a bridge to the transpersonal aspects of Jungian psychology. Their influence on Jung was immense since he experienced gnosis through their spirit.

S2 Ep 13. Jung and Gnosticism Part B

The history, metaphysics, and spirtual position of this ancient Taoist text is described. It has an ancient Chinese style which is inherently mysterious, symbolic, and elusive yet it has within its pages a secret of spirtual transformation that is inherently facinating and has stood the test of time. The Tao (the Way) is that which exists through itself; it is the one essence; there is nothing above it; it is the one primal spirit. Essence and life cannot be seen but are contained in the light of heaven. This light is the Golden Flower, the true energy of the transcendent one which, if attained, brings life, if lost brings death. One may live in the energy and light but not see it as fish live in water but see it not.         "Silently thou fliest upward in the morning". 

The history, metaphysics, and spirtual position of this ancient Taoist text is described. It has an ancient Chinese style which is inherently mysterious, symbolic, and elusive yet it has within its pages a secret of spirtual transformation that is inherently facinating and has stood the test of time. The Tao (the Way) is that which exists through itself; it is the one essence; there is nothing above it; it is the one primal spirit. Essence and life cannot be seen but are contained in the light of heaven. This light is the Golden Flower, the true energy of the transcendent one which, if attained, brings life, if lost brings death. One may live in the energy and light but not see it as fish live in water but see it not.         "Silently thou fliest upward in the morning".

S1.Ep 22.  The Secret of the Golden Flower 1

 “The symbol of the call is so fundamental to Eastern Gnosticism that it may be termed the religion of the call, sometimes termed the call from without which may illumine the mortal house" "I sent a call out into the world … He called with heavenly voice into the turmoil of the worlds". (Hans Jonas) This "call" is the most powerful connection of Gnosticsm to Jungian psychology since the Self is also the source of the call - from the soul to the contemporary ego. 

“The symbol of the call is so fundamental to Eastern Gnosticism that it may be termed the religion of the call, sometimes termed the call from without which may illumine the mortal house" "I sent a call out into the world … He called with heavenly voice into the turmoil of the worlds". (Hans Jonas) This "call" is the most powerful connection of Gnosticsm to Jungian psychology since the Self is also the source of the call - from the soul to the contemporary ego.

S2 Ep 16. The Gnostics and the Call

This is the first episode in a series that explores great visionaries from across the ages who have changed our history and contemporary world. This episode examines Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - an obscure Jesuit priest of the 20th century who gave a blazing vision of the miracle of evolution and offers an alternative view to the materialist world paradigm which has led us, sleepwalking, into our current crisis.

This is the first episode in a series that explores great visionaries from across the ages who have changed our history and contemporary world. This episode examines Pierre Teilhard de Chardin - an obscure Jesuit priest of the 20th century who gave a blazing vision of the miracle of evolution and offers an alternative view to the materialist world paradigm which has led us, sleepwalking, into our current crisis.

S2.Ep 2. The Quest: Mysticism and Evolution

“The experiences of the alchemists were, in a sense, my experiences, and their world was my world. Thus, I had at last reached the ground which underlay my own experiences of the years 1913 to 1917 (that is the descent or confrontation with the unconscious); for the process through which I had passed at that time corresponded to the process of alchemical transformation". CGJung

“The experiences of the alchemists were, in a sense, my experiences, and their world was my world. Thus, I had at last reached the ground which underlay my own experiences of the years 1913 to 1917 (that is the descent or confrontation with the unconscious); for the process through which I had passed at that time corresponded to the process of alchemical transformation". CGJung

S2 Ep 11. Jung and Alchemy Part B

The Quest Season about to begin will examine the great visionaries across the ages in order to seek vision for the crises of our times. These are termed the eight horseman of the apocalypse: the conflict of ideas, the economic, political, military, social, ecological and spiritual crises as well as the alteration of human consciousness as it becomes fused with artificial intelligence. The human race stands at a crossroads or at a dead end. Just as individuals suffer wounds and traumas and need healing, so too with the collective and planetary dimensions. We search the world's wisdom traditions in order to heal the wounds of our age and seek meaning and direction in the evolving crises of the 21st century. The underlying philosophy upon which these podcasts are based is in the following book and can be obtained at the link below: The Sower and the Seed Reflections on the Development of Consciousness (Karnac Books 2015) https://rb.gy/xmvpjq Musical extracts in these podcasts taken from: 1. BBC radio 3 recording of Beethoven’s 3rd symphony 2005 and made available on the Internet Archive on a Creative Commons label. https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1 2. The Internet Archive on a Creative Commons label a 1943 Bayreuth recording extract from the end of Wagner’s Gotterdammerung: https://archive.org/details/Goett42bayreuth3/29+-+3.Szene+4+-+Fliegt+heim%2C+ihr+Raben.mp3 The image accompanying these podcasts is The Sower and the Seed which was drawn by Lindsey C. Harris and was incorporated on the front page of the book of that name.

The Quest Season about to begin will examine the great visionaries across the ages in order to seek vision for the crises of our times. These are termed the eight horseman of the apocalypse: the conflict of ideas, the economic, political, military, social, ecological and spiritual crises as well as the alteration of human consciousness as it becomes fused with artificial intelligence. The human race stands at a crossroads or at a dead end. Just as individuals suffer wounds and traumas and need healing, so too with the collective and planetary dimensions. We search the world's wisdom traditions in order to heal the wounds of our age and seek meaning and direction in the evolving crises of the 21st century. The underlying philosophy upon which these podcasts are based is in the following book and can be obtained at the link below: The Sower and the Seed Reflections on the Development of Consciousness (Karnac Books 2015) <a href="https://rb.gy/xmvpjq" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rb.gy/xmvpjq</a> Musical extracts in these podcasts taken from: 1. BBC radio 3 recording of Beethoven’s 3rd symphony 2005 and made available on the Internet Archive on a Creative Commons label. <a href="https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1</a> 2. The Internet Archive on a Creative Commons label a 1943 Bayreuth recording extract from the end of Wagner’s Gotterdammerung: <a href="https://archive.org/details/Goett42bayreuth3/29+-+3.Szene+4+-+Fliegt+heim%2C+ihr+Raben.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/Goett42bayreuth3/29+-+3.Szene+4+-+Fliegt+heim%2C+ihr+Raben.mp3</a> The image accompanying these podcasts is The Sower and the Seed which was drawn by Lindsey C. Harris and was incorporated on the front page of the book of that name.

S2.Ep 1. The Quest Series: The Search for Vision in the Evolving Crises of our Times

Jung and the recovery of the soul: the first of a series on Carl Jung, his life, thought, formation of a school of psychotherapy, and contribution to Western civilization.

Jung and the recovery of the soul: the first of a series on Carl Jung, his life, thought, formation of a school of psychotherapy, and contribution to Western civilization.

S2.Ep 6. Jung: The Wounded Visionary

Our species is sleepwalking to the edge of a precipice. Awaken I do not believe there is any easy escape from the multiple crises that are now unfolding and anyway if by some miracle we returned to business as usual we would only move onto another crisis of greater magnitude. That is the evidence of our history and certainly our economic system. However I am a psychotherapist and someone deeply respectful of the world's spiritual traditions and it is a common observation that individuals change most when they can face their traumas fully and honestly and harness the energies to effect fundamental change. The same applies to the collective in this series of crises that are unfolding. By facing not only our own shadow and self-made traumas, but also those traumas we have inflicted on others, the earth, animals of all descriptions – the trauma and killing we have inflicted on this incredibly beautiful and miraculous life that we have been so privileged to have been given, only by facing this, acknowledging it, feeling it, can we begin the process of change. However, the likelihood of extreme, radical parties taking over in the near future is very high since the poltical centre that we have known will disappear as the crisis mounts. .  "And like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself— Yea, all which it inherit—shall dissolve, And like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep." Shakespeare, The Tempest. Act 4 Sc1.

Our species is sleepwalking to the edge of a precipice. Awaken I do not believe there is any easy escape from the multiple crises that are now unfolding and anyway if by some miracle we returned to business as usual we would only move onto another crisis of greater magnitude. That is the evidence of our history and certainly our economic system. However I am a psychotherapist and someone deeply respectful of the world's spiritual traditions and it is a common observation that individuals change most when they can face their traumas fully and honestly and harness the energies to effect fundamental change. The same applies to the collective in this series of crises that are unfolding. By facing not only our own shadow and self-made traumas, but also those traumas we have inflicted on others, the earth, animals of all descriptions – the trauma and killing we have inflicted on this incredibly beautiful and miraculous life that we have been so privileged to have been given, only by facing this, acknowledging it, feeling it, can we begin the process of change. However, the likelihood of extreme, radical parties taking over in the near future is very high since the poltical centre that we have known will disappear as the crisis mounts. .  "And like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capped towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself— Yea, all which it inherit—shall dissolve, And like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep." Shakespeare, The Tempest. Act 4 Sc1.

S2 Ep 27. The Crisis of our Times.  Part 1. Economic and Financial Crisis

"The struggle between Light and Darkness concentrates upon mankind, who becomes the main prize and battlefield of the two contending parties, in whom both sides have almost all their stakes: Light that of its own restoration, Darkness that of its very survival. This is the metaphysical centre of the Manichaean religion, and it enhances the deeds and destiny of the individual  to an absolute importance in the history of total existence". Hans Jonas: The Gnostic Religion.

"The struggle between Light and Darkness concentrates upon mankind, who becomes the main prize and battlefield of the two contending parties, in whom both sides have almost all their stakes: Light that of its own restoration, Darkness that of its very survival. This is the metaphysical centre of the Manichaean religion, and it enhances the deeds and destiny of the individual  to an absolute importance in the history of total existence". Hans Jonas: The Gnostic Religion.

S2 Ep 17. The Fall of Sophia and the Division of the Dark and the Light

The opening movement of Beethoven's 3rd is the first stage of the hero's journey – struggle and victory. The hero myth has many variations in its death and resurrection themes. Mythologically it involves the bringing of new consciousness to humanity.  It therefore represents in Beethoven’s day the revolts, insurrections and revolutions that were emerging in Europe and its colonies. However, Beethoven is tapping into an archetypal structure and therefore this music is as relevant now as it was then. For we too, in the contemporary age, live in a civilization in crisis and transition where radical change needs to be fought for. Individuals also seek their own renewal which is partially an independent activity, something, in the inner world – it’s not exactly a programme but an archetype, a template of immense possibility deep in the psyche. At its core the 3rd symphony demonstrates this within a death and rebirth archetype that takes music into the Romantic period and places the individual's relation to the sublime or transcendent at the centre of consciousness. This is the first of three podcasts on Beethoven's 3rd symphony.  Thanks to the BBC radio 3 recording 2005 of Beethoven’s 3rd symphony and made available on the Internet Archive on a Creative Commons label. All musical extracts in these podcasts taken from that source.   https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1

The opening movement of Beethoven's 3rd is the first stage of the hero's journey – struggle and victory. The hero myth has many variations in its death and resurrection themes. Mythologically it involves the bringing of new consciousness to humanity.  It therefore represents in Beethoven’s day the revolts, insurrections and revolutions that were emerging in Europe and its colonies. However, Beethoven is tapping into an archetypal structure and therefore this music is as relevant now as it was then. For we too, in the contemporary age, live in a civilization in crisis and transition where radical change needs to be fought for. Individuals also seek their own renewal which is partially an independent activity, something, in the inner world – it’s not exactly a programme but an archetype, a template of immense possibility deep in the psyche. At its core the 3rd symphony demonstrates this within a death and rebirth archetype that takes music into the Romantic period and places the individual's relation to the sublime or transcendent at the centre of consciousness. This is the first of three podcasts on Beethoven's 3rd symphony.  Thanks to the BBC radio 3 recording 2005 of Beethoven’s 3rd symphony and made available on the Internet Archive on a Creative Commons label. All musical extracts in these podcasts taken from that source.   <a href="https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/BBCSymphony3Beethoven_1</a>

S2 Ep 19. Beethoven 3rd symphony. Part 1. Battle and triumph. 

“When I began to understand alchemy I realised that it represented the historical link with Gnosticism and that a continuity therefore existed between past and present. Grounded in the natural philosophy of the Middle Ages, alchemy formed the bridge on the one hand into the past, to Gnosticism, and on the other into the future, to the modern psychology of the unconscious. ... The possibility of a comparison with alchemy, and the uninterrupted intellectual chain back to Gnosticism, gave substance to my psychology.” CGJung

“When I began to understand alchemy I realised that it represented the historical link with Gnosticism and that a continuity therefore existed between past and present. Grounded in the natural philosophy of the Middle Ages, alchemy formed the bridge on the one hand into the past, to Gnosticism, and on the other into the future, to the modern psychology of the unconscious. ... The possibility of a comparison with alchemy, and the uninterrupted intellectual chain back to Gnosticism, gave substance to my psychology.” CGJung

S2 Ep 12 Jung and Gnosticism Part A

Jung did an enormous amount to breathe the spirit back into alchemy after the cold hand of the Western scientific enlightenment had extinguished its flame. He was a pioneer in re-interpreting the alchemical symbols into the language of archetypal myths as well as psychology allowing them to live again. He was convinced it provided a missing link between the modern analytical psychology that he had created and the wisdom of the ancient world. For him it was the language of the lost soul. Although deeply enigmatic there was a key to the alchemy mysteries and Jung was destined, vocationally called, redemptively compelled to find it as few others could. One is reminded of a saying of the gnostic redeemer: "I wandered through worlds and generations ... all the mysteries unlock."

Jung did an enormous amount to breathe the spirit back into alchemy after the cold hand of the Western scientific enlightenment had extinguished its flame. He was a pioneer in re-interpreting the alchemical symbols into the language of archetypal myths as well as psychology allowing them to live again. He was convinced it provided a missing link between the modern analytical psychology that he had created and the wisdom of the ancient world. For him it was the language of the lost soul. Although deeply enigmatic there was a key to the alchemy mysteries and Jung was destined, vocationally called, redemptively compelled to find it as few others could. One is reminded of a saying of the gnostic redeemer: "I wandered through worlds and generations ... all the mysteries unlock."

S2 Ep 10. Jung and Alchemy Part A. 

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 Welcome!  My guest today is Dr. John Gottman, one of the world's leading experts on how to have an amazing relationship.  He and his wife Julie currently operate The Gottman Institute in Seattle, offering numerous resources and training.  Join us for a deep dive into their work!  Dr. Gottman’s findings are largely based on the conclusions he has made over many years of research and observations of couples. He and his team have how to be a master (and avoid being a disaster) at relationship.  Dr. Gottman discusses the following topics:   “The Sound Relationship House” - what is the foundation for a relationship that lasts?  Learn the importance of having high expectations in relationship, and also uncover ways in which what you'd *think* would be good for your relationship is actually counterproductive.  Dr. Gottman identifies Styles of Confronting Conflict:  Volatile, Validating, and Conflict-Avoiding. All of these conflict styles can lead to successful relationships. Learn what to do if you and your partner are mismatched in your conflict style.  Dr. Gottman discusses “bids” we make with our partner as an attempt to connect. Are you a "yes" to your partner's bids? Are they a yes to yours?  “Bids” that fail are often the beginnings of conflict. How do things change if you start paying attention and responding to your partner's bids in a positive way?  Mindfulness is the key to noticing these bids and avoiding conflict.  “Small Things Often” - a reminder to turn toward these bids in the small moments of life.  Dr. Gottman's concept of startup is a way of thinking about what you bring to your interactions with your partner. Do you start in a place that's already positive, and thinking highly of your partner? Or do you start in a place where you are suspecting the worst of your partner?  Build up your emotional bank account with small compliments (deposits).  According to John, there are three phases of any relationship:  Falling in Love (initial), Building Trust (middle), and Cherishing Your Partner (long-term intimacy). What phase are you in? The key to success is using strategies that are appropriate for where you are in your relationship.  The key to more sex is having the freedom to say "no" without being punished for it. If refusing sex can actually have a positive payoff, then it will actually lead to a couple having a more satisfying (and frequent) sex life.  Do you ever wonder how to make a good relationship GREAT? Focus on cherishing your partner.  What if YOU are the only partner who wants to make changes?  Can you make a difference?  Absolutely. Learn how shifts in your approach can have a profound affect on your relationship.  The key to success in a relationship isn't that nothing bad ever happens. It's how well you as a couple learn how to repair after those things occur. John discusses how you can learn to repair, and the positive effects that has on long-term relationships.  Do you know how to decide if you’re in a bad relationship?  When you're with your partner, are you at your best? Or are you veering off towards your worst? Gottman offers this simple guideline for how to know whether to stay or go. Also what to think about BEFORE you decide that you're on the wrong path.   Join us for these topics and more.  Dr. Gottman has practical information that can improve your relationship TODAY!   Links and Resources:  What Makes Love Last: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal by Dr. John Gottman  The Gottman Institute, Seattle   www.gottman.com    www.neilsattin.com/gottman    (visit to download a .pdf of this episode guide along with John Gottman's "Dreams in Conflict" exercise to help couples who seem to have irreconcilable differences. You can also text “PASSION” to 33444 for instructions on how to download the guide. If you download the guide within the first week of this show's airing, you will also qualify for a chance to win a free signed copy of Dr. Gottman’s book "What Makes Love Last".) The Relationship Alive Community on Facebook Amazing intro/outro music provided courtesy of: The Railsplitters - Check them Out! 

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Welcome!  My guest today is Dr. John Gottman, one of the world's leading experts on how to have an amazing relationship.  He and his wife Julie currently operate The Gottman Institute in Seattle, offering numerous resources and training.  Join us for a deep dive into their work! Dr. Gottman’s findings are largely based on the conclusions he has made over many years of research and observations of couples. He and his team have how to be a master (and avoid being a disaster) at relationship. Dr. Gottman discusses the following topics: <ul> <li> “The Sound Relationship House” - what is the foundation for a relationship that lasts?</li> <li> Learn the importance of having high expectations in relationship, and also uncover ways in which what you'd *think* would be good for your relationship is actually counterproductive.</li> <li> Dr. Gottman identifies Styles of Confronting Conflict:  Volatile, Validating, and Conflict-Avoiding. All of these conflict styles can lead to successful relationships. Learn what to do if you and your partner are mismatched in your conflict style.</li> <li> Dr. Gottman discusses “bids” we make with our partner as an attempt to connect. Are you a "yes" to your partner's bids? Are they a yes to yours?</li> <li> “Bids” that fail are often the beginnings of conflict. How do things change if you start paying attention and responding to your partner's bids in a positive way?</li> <li> Mindfulness is the key to noticing these bids and avoiding conflict.</li> <li> “Small Things Often” - a reminder to turn toward these bids in the small moments of life.</li> <li> Dr. Gottman's concept of startup is a way of thinking about what you bring to your interactions with your partner. Do you start in a place that's already positive, and thinking highly of your partner? Or do you start in a place where you are suspecting the worst of your partner?</li> <li> Build up your emotional bank account with small compliments (deposits).</li> <li> According to John, there are three phases of any relationship:  Falling in Love (initial), Building Trust (middle), and Cherishing Your Partner (long-term intimacy). What phase are you in? The key to success is using strategies that are appropriate for where you are in your relationship.</li> <li> The key to more sex is having the freedom to say "no" without being punished for it. If refusing sex can actually have a positive payoff, then it will actually lead to a couple having a more satisfying (and frequent) sex life.</li> <li> Do you ever wonder how to make a good relationship GREAT? Focus on cherishing your partner.</li> <li> What if YOU are the only partner who wants to make changes?  Can you make a difference?  Absolutely. Learn how shifts in your approach can have a profound affect on your relationship.</li> <li> The key to success in a relationship isn't that nothing bad ever happens. It's how well you as a couple learn how to repair after those things occur. John discusses how you can learn to repair, and the positive effects that has on long-term relationships.</li> <li> Do you know how to decide if you’re in a bad relationship?  When you're with your partner, are you at your best? Or are you veering off towards your worst? Gottman offers this simple guideline for how to know whether to stay or go. Also what to think about BEFORE you decide that you're on the wrong path.</li> </ul> Join us for these topics and more.  Dr. Gottman has practical information that can improve your relationship TODAY!  Links and Resources: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Makes-Love-Last-Betrayal/dp/1451608489/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">What Makes Love Last: How to Build Trust and Avoid Betrayal</a> by Dr. John Gottman The Gottman Institute, Seattle <a href="http://www.gottman.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> www.gottman.com</a> <a href="http://www.neilsattin.com/gottman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.neilsattin.com/gottman</a>    (visit to download a .pdf of this episode guide along with John Gottman's "Dreams in Conflict" exercise to help couples who seem to have irreconcilable differences. You can also text “PASSION” to 33444 for instructions on how to download the guide. If you download the guide within the first week of this show's airing, you will also qualify for a chance to win a free signed copy of Dr. Gottman’s book "What Makes Love Last".) The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/RelationshipAliveCommunity/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Relationship Alive Community</a> on Facebook Amazing intro/outro music provided courtesy of: <a href="http://www.therailsplitters.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Railsplitters - Check them Out! </a>

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This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, but what they didn’t anticipate was that their business model would take on network television and eventually change the entire movie industry.This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions.Support us by supporting our sponsors!

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