Psychic Epidemics
80 years ago, Jung warned that psychic epidemics are the greatest threat to mankind, but his resounding cry has not been understood. This episode attempts to clarify this topic by going through various modern psychic epidemics.
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References
06:10 - For instance, see this quote: "This description fits the paradoxical situation of the self, as its symbolism shows. It is the smallest of the small, easily overlooked and pushed aside. Indeed, it is in need of help and must be perceived, protected, and as it were built up by the conscious mind, just as if it did not exist at all and were called into being only through man’s care and devotion." (Jung, Aion, CW 9ii, par 257)
12:18 - "Psychology is the youngest of the sciences... " (Jung, The Symbolic Life, CW 18, par 1358)
13:13 - "At any moment several millions of human beings may be smitten with a new madness..." (Jung, The Development of Personality, CW 17, par 302)
17:17 - 2 Corinthians 5 (King James Bible), https://biblehub.com/2_corinthians/5-1.htm
17:32 - 2 Corinthians 5 (New Living Translation), https://biblehub.com/2_corinthians/5-1.htm
18:08 - See the fairly difficult "Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Skies" by Jung, or the easier "C.G. Jung His Myth in Our Time" by Marie-Louise von Franz (Chapter VII, The Mandala, p. 150)
18:36 - See Jung, Aion, CW 9ii, V - Christ, A Symbol of the Self.
19:20 - Mystical or religious experience, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystical_or_religious_experience
20:49 - I found James Hillman's "Literalism kills" in his "The Death of Oedipus" seminar.
21:05 - On the danger of archetypes, see "Regulating Grandiosity: The Works of Robert L. Moore", https://dreamsanctuary.net/moore/
22:17 - On the meaning of the self-sacrifice in Christianity, see Jung, Symbols of Transformation, CW 5, VIII. The Sacrifice
28:11 - "You people make me sick.", https://www.reddit.com/r/grilledcheese/comments/2or1p3/you_people_make_me_sick/
31:59 - Moby Dick, or the Whale by Herman Melville, read by Stewart Wills, https://librivox.org/moby-dick-by-herman-melville
34:18 - "Whiteness is described as symbolizing..." (Edward Edinger, Melville's Moby Dick, pp. 82-83)
35:26 - "At this point the first main goal..." (Jung, Psychology and Alchemy, CW 12, par 334)
37:15 - "It is natural that..." (Jung, Mind and Earth, CW 10, par 99)
37:28 - "[E]very Negro has a white complex..." (Jung, The Complications of American Psychology, CW 10, par 963)
37:52 - "For example, a white man who was very active..." (Edinger, Anatomy of the Psyche, p. 150)
39:05 - From James Hillman's "The Alchemy Of Psychology" seminar, from 9:48:04.
47:50 - Marie Louise Von Franz - Feminism & The Feminine Principle, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol-dS9_UbmI
48:43 - Marie Louise von Franz on Feminism and the Animus, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z7AZVS4wDg
53:40 - In Dungeons and Dragons you can be almost anything, so why the backlash over a combat wheelchair?, https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-02/dungeons-and-dragons-disability-in-tabletop-gaming/100068926
54:08 - "Ugliness and deformity..." (Carl Jung, Symbols of Transformation, CW 5, par 183)
54:30 - See for instance, The Strange Origin of Hephaestus - The God of Forges - Greek Mythology in Comics - See U in History, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhVkmTrt44U
Music and Soundscapes
00:55 - Dark Souls SFX — Best Sound Effects #sound #soundeffects #sfx #sounds #magic #darksouls #soundeffect, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk7k0KhZvt0
13:58 - [Dark Souls] Bonfire Sound Effect [Free Ringtone Download], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLAA0BZpbIE
with
Dark Souls Bonfire Sound Effect, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJpNpeBlMtc
23:20 - Dark Souls Ambiance - New Londo Ruins - 10 Hours, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO-hs2EVtec
26:08 - Dark Souls - New Area Fog Gate Sound Effect, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEcHv5gz5k0
with
Ambient Souls - Undead Burg | One Hour of Dark Souls Ambience and Atmosphere, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEcHv5gz5k0
44:51 - EVERY Dark Souls Bonfire for 30 Seconds w/ Ambience Sound, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG_j8mbZvD0
52:58 - EVERY Dark Souls Bonfire for 30 Seconds w/ Ambience Sound, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG_j8mbZvD0
55:19 - Dark Souls - Character Creation (Unreleased), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIDShT8cb4g
