Ep 22 - Stefano Carpani - Peace Is Not in Our Nature: War, Shadow, and Jungian Thought.

Episode DescriptionIn this conversation, Neo Jungian sociologist and analyst Stefano Carpani explores why peace may never have been humanity’s natural state and what this means for a world moving toward new forms of conflict. We examine the democratisation of Jungian ideas, the psychological conditions of our time, and why understanding the wish for war is essential if we hope to avoid repeating the catastrophes of the past.Carpani reflects on modern desensitisation, how we have become subtly anaesthetised, and how these shifts shape our everyday reality settings. We look at the constellation of archetypes in contemporary culture, from Greta Thunberg to collective anxieties of the 21st century, and how psychosocial Jungian thinking can help us navigate the forces moving through society today.This episode asks a difficult but necessary questionIf peace is not in our nature, what must we understand about ourselves to prevent history from repeating itselfStefano closes with a reflective exercise and an invitation to deepen our psychological literacy in a rapidly changing world.00:00 Introduction01:05 Neo Jungians07:20 Analytical psychology and the current times12:00 Democratisation of Jungian ideas18:30 War as rest26:00 Jungian antidotes to war32:15 Peace is not in our nature37:15 Modern desensitised and anaesthetised39:00 The transformation of desensitisation42:00 Reality settings48:00 Greta Thunberg and the constellation of an archetype50:00 Psychosocial Jungian thinking60:03 Where to find Stefano and an exercise in reflectionWebsite: https://www.stefanocarpani.comJungianeum: https://jungianeum.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanocarpaniYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stefanocarpaniYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@conversationsfortheendInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/conversationsfortheendpodcastTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@conversationsfortheendpodcastTitle Music: Vines