Dear Deb, I love when you ask what psychological qualities it takes to "slay the monster of darkness", that really opened up the conversation beautifully for me. This is a really wonderful episode, which I have returned to several times as I find the courage to keep going with my own journey.
I am an artist, and that dream really spoke to me. A beautiful sculpture of a face, beautiful drawings of the watch, a guest list that has to be written beautifully, are all concerns of an artist or an artisan. Beauty is the world of an artist. Perhaps her inner artist is wanting to get to work and create beautiful things, but it is also having a self-confidence crisis. It's saying, even If I was trusted with that job, I don't think I have the skills needed to do it successfully. I hope, whatever career path she chooses, that the dreamer will start making art and, through that, find her self-confidence as an artist.
If one is destined to make the journey to the depths, it seems rather impossible in my experience to avoid the call. The ego can run but it cannot hide. The Self is infinitely more powerful. In such a case, the Self will often over run the ego and will arrange painful outer circumstances to bring the ego to its knees. The Self as Numinous Spirit does not tolerate misbehavior from the ego. Everything the Self does is an act of love and this sometimes includes discipline that can be experienced as harsh. An encounter with the Self manifesting as the Solar aspect is the "tremendum" in Mysterium Tremendum and is enough to humble the ego and induce deep repentance. The ego is used to being "in charge" and "in control". However, living from the Center requires the deepest and most sincere surrender and humility. Otherwise inflation and alienation result.These are lessons I learned the hard way. Peace.
As a person who does volunteering in substance misuse and uses cognitive tools with SMART Recovery, and as someone who has always felt repelled by AA, my ears really pricked up when at 8.26 they talk of The Force , and for the first time ever I linked it with the HIGHER Power concept in the 12 step programme.
Hey all, I heard several episodes of your helpful and informative podcasts, and this is the most lively I've heard Joseph be. Nice to experience that side of him, haha. Thank you all for your work. Best regards!
The Millennium Falcon, a ship on the wing A crew full of archetypes with something to bring The wise man, the Wookiee The loner, the rookie And who, might I ask, is controlling this thing?
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! I'm working with protreptik, and The Hero's Journey could be an excellent way to reflect on your values and choices in life. Thank you.
You all prolly dont care but does anybody know a trick to log back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb lost the password. I would love any help you can give me
There is a link between Jung, The Hero Cycle and Iamblichean Neoplatonism. Proclus's commentary on the Wanderings of Ulysses translated by Thomas Taylor is especially elucidating concerning how the ancients looked at a "hero." In the ancient world, heroes were not simply someone who saved an innocent child from a burning house, but rather semi divine beings in communication with the gods. Factoring in theurgy, the ancients developed a system to not only encourage an inner experience of the God Image, but after having had such an experience, teach how one can work with tokens or sunethemata in nature which could act as a receptacles capable of receiving the projection of this unconscious archetype and bringing it into the realm of consciousness. These receptacles, or, statues contained the active presence of this archetypes energy and could deliver oracles. Jung's theories regarding archetypes share a stark similarity with the theory of Platonic forms or ideas. I do not believe this is a coincidence. It's not simply about creating the conditions for the appearance of the God image, but after having had such an experience, conducting the appropriate theurgy. The ancients were far ahead of us concerning how to work with these unconscious forces.
Dear Deb, I love when you ask what psychological qualities it takes to "slay the monster of darkness", that really opened up the conversation beautifully for me. This is a really wonderful episode, which I have returned to several times as I find the courage to keep going with my own journey.
I am an artist, and that dream really spoke to me. A beautiful sculpture of a face, beautiful drawings of the watch, a guest list that has to be written beautifully, are all concerns of an artist or an artisan. Beauty is the world of an artist. Perhaps her inner artist is wanting to get to work and create beautiful things, but it is also having a self-confidence crisis. It's saying, even If I was trusted with that job, I don't think I have the skills needed to do it successfully. I hope, whatever career path she chooses, that the dreamer will start making art and, through that, find her self-confidence as an artist.
So funny 😂 you guys have such great chemistry 🎉 thankyou so much 🙏❤
If one is destined to make the journey to the depths, it seems rather impossible in my experience to avoid the call. The ego can run but it cannot hide. The Self is infinitely more powerful. In such a case, the Self will often over run the ego and will arrange painful outer circumstances to bring the ego to its knees. The Self as Numinous Spirit does not tolerate misbehavior from the ego. Everything the Self does is an act of love and this sometimes includes discipline that can be experienced as harsh. An encounter with the Self manifesting as the Solar aspect is the "tremendum" in Mysterium Tremendum and is enough to humble the ego and induce deep repentance. The ego is used to being "in charge" and "in control". However, living from the Center requires the deepest and most sincere surrender and humility. Otherwise inflation and alienation result.These are lessons I learned the hard way. Peace.
As a person who does volunteering in substance misuse and uses cognitive tools with SMART Recovery, and as someone who has always felt repelled by AA, my ears really pricked up when at 8.26 they talk of The Force , and for the first time ever I linked it with the HIGHER Power concept in the 12 step programme.
AA is the ultimate hero's journey, all 12 Steps journeys are.
Hey all,
I heard several episodes of your helpful and informative podcasts, and this is the most lively I've heard Joseph be. Nice to experience that side of him, haha.
Thank you all for your work.
Best regards!
Joseph u must be such a good story teller to ur kids 😀😀
The Millennium Falcon, a ship on the wing
A crew full of archetypes with something to bring
The wise man, the Wookiee
The loner, the rookie
And who, might I ask, is controlling this thing?
Don't forget dune, the water of life.
great discussion on the hero's journey. I subscribed
Higher self
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Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! I'm working with protreptik, and The Hero's Journey could be an excellent way to reflect on your values and choices in life. Thank you.
You all prolly dont care but does anybody know a trick to log back into an Instagram account??
I was dumb lost the password. I would love any help you can give me
@Lane Hassan instablaster =)
There is a link between Jung, The Hero Cycle and Iamblichean Neoplatonism. Proclus's commentary on the Wanderings of Ulysses translated by Thomas Taylor is especially elucidating concerning how the ancients looked at a "hero." In the ancient world, heroes were not simply someone who saved an innocent child from a burning house, but rather semi divine beings in communication with the gods. Factoring in theurgy, the ancients developed a system to not only encourage an inner experience of the God Image, but after having had such an experience, teach how one can work with tokens or sunethemata in nature which could act as a receptacles capable of receiving the projection of this unconscious archetype and bringing it into the realm of consciousness. These receptacles, or, statues contained the active presence of this archetypes energy and could deliver oracles. Jung's theories regarding archetypes share a stark similarity with the theory of Platonic forms or ideas. I do not believe this is a coincidence. It's not simply about creating the conditions for the appearance of the God image, but after having had such an experience, conducting the appropriate theurgy. The ancients were far ahead of us concerning how to work with these unconscious forces.
27:48 the only lone hero that springs to mind is Don Quixote, who, of course, was unable to distinguish the true from the false
Look no further than Caravaggio's The Calling of Saint Matthew for a powerful visual representation of the refusal of the call
Beautiful amplification.
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I don’t want to be a human being.