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The Art of Reflection

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In this episode:
We explore Jung's thoughts about the capacity for reflection and why he sees it as an essential component of our humanity.


Sources for quotes and more:

  1. "'Reflection' should be understood not simply as an act of thought, but rather as an attitude. It is a privilege born of human freedom in contradistinction to the compulsion of natural law...." ~ C.G. Jung from A Psychological Approach to the Dogma of the Trinity (footnote, par. 235)in 'Collected Works, vol. 11.'
  2. "It cannot be denied that our current age is a distracted one." ~ 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.'
  3. Episode 27: Working With Your Dreams
  4. Discussion of bios and zoê in The Experience of God: Icons of the Mystery by Raimon Panikkar.
  5. Discussion of eventsandexperiencesin Healing Fiction by James Hillman.
  6. The Psychology of the Transference by C.G. Jung, 'Collected Works, vol. 16.' *
  7. "[It is] indeed wonderful to see how human beings, besides their life in the concrete, always live a second life in the abstract...." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer in 'The World as Will and Representation.' *
  8. 'Concerning the Inner Life.' by Evelyn Underhill
  9. Adaptation, Individuation, Collectivity by C.G. Jung in 'Collected Works, vol. 18.' *
  10. 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections.' by C.G. Jung
  11. 'The Rhythm of Being.'  by Raimon Panikkar*

*Some quotes have been adapted to reflect gender neutral language. There has been no change made to the essential meaning of those quotes.

Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0


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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.