Slaying the Mother Complex (every young man's first task)
from Jung To Live By Hosted by Steve and Pauline Richards and James P Dowling
The Hero's Journey often has a man confront a dragon on his path to become himself. In the modern era, this dragon is often conflated with vices and bad habits. What's far closer to reality of Genomic pressure, however, which will powerfully influence a man's anima development is his experience of his mother. If sufficiently negative, then it is Medusa who must be slain, internally, to truly reach down the bottom level of the Personal Myth - that of the 'Brother's Grimm', Darwin and Freud..... ⚔️ Our cutting-edge suite of Individuation Tools ⚔️ ✅ Join our Discord server ✅ Submit questions for our podcasts ✅ Book a consultation https://www.patreon.com/jungtoliveby ✅ Integrate your Shadow with the most advanced guide ever written on the topic - completely free! https://mailchi.mp/b88a956828b8/jungtoliveby ✅ Visit our bookshop, for professional and personal development manuals, and mythic Jungian fiction! https://gumroad.com/jungtoliveby --- Instagram: @JungToLiveBy https://www.instagram.com/jungtoliveby Twitter: @JungToLiveBy https://twitter.com/JungToLiveBy Facebook: @JungToLiveByPodcast https://www.facebook.com/JungToLiveByPodcast --- Music by Mike Bastow and Luke Jennings: 'The Valiant of Albion'
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