The Nature of Individuation

In this episode:We discuss the experience of nature and its connection to the important work of individuation.Let's make this a conversation:Do you have a comment or  question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith).For more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications.Sources for quotes and more:“At Bollingen I am in the midst of my true life..." ~ C.G. Jung, in 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections.'"Individuation is a process by which a [person] becomes the definite, unique being that he [or she] in fact is." ~ C.G. Jung in 'Collected Works, vol. 7.'"Individuation is an expression of that biological process ..." ~ C.G. Jung in 'Collected Works, vol. 11.'"Individuation is a natural process. It is what makes a tree turn into a tree...." ~ C.G. Jung in 'C.G. Jung Speaking.'“Dreams are impartial, spontaneous products of the unconscious psyche...” ~ C.G. Jung in 'Collected Works, vol. 10.'S1 Ep. 1: What is the Symbolic Life? "My self is not confined to my body..." ~ C.G. Jung in 'C.G. Jung Speaking.'"Rather than taking us out of ourselves, nature coaxes us deeper inwards..." ~ John O'Donohue in 'Beauty: The Invisible Embrace.'"The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps is because man is disunited with himself." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson in 'Nature.'“In a standardized milieu, it is easy to lose the sense of one's own personality...” ~ C.G. Jung in 'C.G. Jung Speaking.' Just Looking at Photos of Nature Could Be Enough to Lower Your Work Stress LevelsWhen I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer, poem by Walt Whitman“I come to my solitary woodland walk as the homesick go home” ~ Henry David Thoreau, quoted in The Winged Life (ed. by R. Bly). “Love the world as your own self, then you can truly care for all things.” ~ Tao Te Ching "We shall not discover the real situation we are in, collectively as well as individually, if our hearts are not pure..." ~ Raimon Panikkar in 'The Rhythm of Being.'Like this podcast?Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites:Apple PodcastsSpotifyPodchaser...or support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Support 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.