The Art of Reflection

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:"'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.'"It cannot be denied that our current age is a distracted one." ~ 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.'Episode 27: Working With Your DreamsDiscussion of bios and zoê in The Experience of God: Icons of the Mystery by Raimon Panikkar.Discussion of events and experiences in Healing Fiction by James Hillman.The Psychology of the Transference by C.G. Jung, 'Collected Works, vol. 16.' *"[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.' *'Concerning the Inner Life.' by Evelyn UnderhillAdaptation, Individuation, Collectivity by C.G. Jung in 'Collected Works, vol. 18.' *'Memories, Dreams, Reflections.' by C.G. Jung'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 4.0Like this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee:Support the showConnect with me:Instagram (@digital.jung)Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social)Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)For more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.