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EPISODE · Jun 22, 2013 · 30 MIN

Shadow and Light Go Together: Abu Kasem's Slippers

from Myth in the Mojave · host Catherine Svehla, PhD

I found this Persian tale in a collection by Heinrich Zimmer (edited by Joseph Campbell), called The King and The Corpse: Tales of the Soul’s Conquest of Evil.I know “Tales of the Soul’s Conquest of Evil” has a rather ominous sound but this is a humorous story about a miserly merchant a troublesome pair of shoes, and much more. This tale gives you a lot to ponder if you like to approach story images from a Jungian perspective.I don’t want to give anything away so will leave you with this quote:  “Always you will find that within you the shadow and the light go together… It is up to you to know how to utilize the one to realize the other.” -Sri AurobindoSupport the show

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