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Digital Jung

by Jason E. Smith

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The Doors of Perception

October 8, 2026 · 29 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I introduce the fifth season of Digital Jung with its special focus on the book Practical Mysticism by Evelyn Underhill. Listen to the preface of Practical Mysticism Here Sources for quotes and…
The Mystic Way

September 24, 2026 · 44 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I discuss the figures of Ahab, Starbuck, and Ishmael as representatives of three possible responses to the encounter with the numinous. I look at the contrast between the Iron Way of Ahab and what I call…
Symbols of the Mystery

September 17, 2026 · 38 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I look at the image of the whale as a symbol of both Jung's notion of the Self, as well as the numinous experience of the divine mystery: the mysterium tremendum et fascinans. Sources for quotes and…
Long Time No See

September 10, 2026 · 16 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I announce the return of the podcast and share a little bit about where I have been and what to expect for the podcast going forward. Sources for quotes and more: Poem #22 from 'A Book for the Hours of…
Becoming (Merely) Human

July 31, 2025 · 44 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I return to the relationship between Ahab and Starbuck, focusing on a pivotal scene from Chapter 132, 'The Symphony'. I explore the ways our ideas of psychological change often involve a hidden quality of…

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The Gorgon's Eye

June 26, 2025 · 30 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore the tension between Captain Ahab and his first mate, Starbuck. Through this dynamic we examine themes of the relationship to nature and the nature of inner work. Sources for quotes and…
A Collision Course With Life

May 11, 2025 · 33 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I delve into the character of Captain Ahab. Ahab is a tragic figure who draws his whole crew into the orbit of his psychological atmosphere. I go on to look at the tension between the will of the ego and the…
Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 2

April 27, 2025 · 34 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore the search for meaning, the alienation from nature, and the role of art in healing and connection. The contrasting paths of Ishmael and Ahab are presented and the need to understand the…
Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 1

April 13, 2025 · 30 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore the creative process, the nature of art, and the psychological depths of the human experience through the lens of Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick.' Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman…
The Call of the Shoreless Sea

February 9, 2025 · 32 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore one of the more challenging aspects of the symbolic life: the call to leave behind the comfort of the known, the safe, and the familiar. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville…
Healing the Splintered Heart

January 12, 2025 · 34 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I discuss the psychic split brought on by the experience of the modern world and the need for a connection with the soul and the mythic dimension of life. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman…
Tending the Spiritual Imagination

November 29, 2024 · 30 min

Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore the role of suffering and darkness as factors that awaken us to the need for what Jung calls a religious outlook. We look at ways that we can cultivate that outlook in an authentic way. Sources…

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About the show

Living a Symbolic Life in a Technological Age. Our digital age presents unique challenges for the practice of the inner life. What can the insights of Jungian Psychology offer for dealing with these challenges? In this series, we explore Carl Jung's idea of "the symbolic life" through the lenses of depth psychology, mythology, fairy tales, poetry, religion, and more. We focus on three core questions: 1. What is the symbolic life? 2. Why do we need a symbolic life? and 3. How can we cultivate and live a symbolic life? This is a companion podcast to the book 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life' by Jungian analyst Jason E. Smith.