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The Orpheus Rupture: Why We Sabotage at the Threshold of Safety13 Sep 202600:02:49
We often think relational sabotage happens in the thick of conflict, but it most reliably strikes when safety is almost assured. Drawing on the myth of Orpheus, this piece explores the catastrophic impulse to seek reassurance at the exact moment recovery feels real. We examine how affect flooding collapses mentalization, turning a desperate demand for certainty into an act of relational undoing. Finally, we look at the clinical task: learning to tolerate the terror of daylight and walking toward connection with the beloved still unseen.
The Shadow Archetype in Werewolf Legends: How Lycanthropy Reveals the Repressed Self in European and Slavic Folklore17 May 202600:04:53
In European and Slavic folklore, the werewolf is far more than a monster—it is a profound psychodynamic symbol of the Jungian Shadow, the repressed instincts, rage, and forbidden desires that civilization forces underground. This episode explores classic tales of lycanthropy from medieval France, Germany, and Eastern Europe, revealing how these stories dramatize the confrontation with the unconscious and the terrifying yet transformative process of integrating the shadow. Listeners gain deep insight into why the werewolf myth continues to resonate in modern psychology, literature, and clinical practice as a metaphor for the hidden parts of ourselves we fear most.
The Dark Waters Within: The Bunyip and the Psychodynamics of the Swamp03 May 202600:03:48
Explore the murky depths of the Australian Outback where ancient lore meets the modern psyche. This episode deconstructs the legend of the Bunyip, transforming a terrifying swamp creature into a profound symbol of the repressed unconscious and the "unhomely" dangers of the wild.
The Selkie’s Skin: Possession, Longing, and the Psychology of the Captive Self19 Apr 202600:06:41
The selkie myth from Celtic folklore holds a mirror to some of the most arrested relational dynamics in human psychology — possession, longing, and what it costs a self to survive without access to its own depths. This episode reads the old stories through a psychodynamic lens to ask what we actually mean when we say we love someone.
Why Am I Never Good Enough? Sisyphus and the Internal Critic15 Apr 202600:01:58
THE LEGENDARY MONKEY SUN WUKONG06 Jul 202500:02:26
ANANSI THE SPIDER FOLKTALE29 Jun 202500:01:49
IS THE CROCODILE BIRD A MYTH22 Jun 202500:02:08
THE NINE UNKNOWN MEN16 Jun 202500:02:13
A PSYCHOLOGICAL LOOK AT THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW15 Jun 202500:02:44
PARAPSYCHOLOGY08 Jun 202500:53:02
A PSYCHOLOGICAL LOOK AT THE MYTH OF NARCISSUS25 May 202500:03:29
THE GARDEN OF EDEN AND OUR SHADOW20 May 202500:11:18
SWEDISH FOLKTALE NACKEN25 Aug 202400:05:31
A JUNGIAN ANALYSIS OF THE MYTH OF ICARUS01 Jul 202400:02:51
A JUNGIAN LOOK AT APOLLO AND HERMES STORY23 Jun 202400:04:45
WHAT MEANING DO FORESTS HAVE IN FOLKTALES AND THE MIND18 Mar 202400:03:42
ARE WEREWOLVES REAL10 Oct 202300:03:38
THE WEEPING WOMAN LEGEND IN MEXICO14 Aug 202300:04:03
WE LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT THEORIES OF NOAH'S FLOOD AND THE MEANING OF THE FLOOD STORY107 Aug 202300:08:38
WE PSYCHOANALYZE PLATOS CHARIOT ALLEGORY30 Jul 202300:02:59
A JUNGIAN ANALYSIS OF CU' CHULAINN, IRISH HERO24 Jul 202300:04:35
HOLLOW EARTH THEORY FOLKLORE16 Jul 202300:06:08
A JUNGIAN ANALYSIS OF ROBIN HOOD10 Jul 202300:03:24
CAMELS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE LEGEND OF THE RED GHOST10 Jan 202300:05:21
PLATO'S ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE25 Jul 202200:06:23
THE LEGEND THE SOUTH TEXAS HEADLESS HORSEMAN24 May 202200:05:46
WHAT MEANING DO FORESTS HAVE IN FOLKTALES AND THE MIND30 Mar 202200:03:42
SWEDISH FOLKTALE -NACKEN27 Apr 202100:05:31
THE MYTH OF DIONYSUS31 Mar 202100:07:42
THE SHADOW AND THE FIRST MURDER IN THE BIBLE CAIN AND ABEL123 Mar 202100:12:42
THE GARDEN OF EDEN AND OUR DARK SIDE116 Mar 202100:11:18
PLATO'S ALLEGORY OF THE CAVE23 Feb 202100:06:23
WHAT MEANING DO FORESTS HAVE IN FOLKTALES AND THE MIND19 Feb 202100:03:42
WHAT ARE MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE18 Feb 202100:02:12
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