Episode 62: Stanton Marlan

The Black Sun: The Alchemy & Art of Darkness

Episode 62 of the Speaking of Jung: Interviews with Jungian Analysts podcast, hosted by Laura London, titled "Episode 62: Stanton Marlan" was published on May 13, 2020 and runs 79 minutes.

May 13, 2020 ·79m · Speaking of Jung: Interviews with Jungian Analysts

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Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist & professor Stanton Marlan joins us from Pittsburgh to discuss his LSD experiences at Millbrook with Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass) & Ralph Metzner, studying Buddhist philosophy in Hawai’i, ego death, lying down with James Hillman, what alchemy is, the black sun, and his upcoming books on the philosophers’ stone and dreams.

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Jungian analyst and clinical psychologist & professor Stanton Marlan joins us from Pittsburgh to discuss his LSD experiences at Millbrook with Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass) & Ralph Metzner, studying Buddhist philosophy in Hawai’i, ego death, lying down with James Hillman, what alchemy is, the black sun, and his upcoming books on the philosophers’ stone and dreams.

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