The Practice of Solitude

In this episode:We discuss solitude, and the vital importance it plays in supporting our engagement with life and with the world.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:“I understand your wish very well, but must tell you at once that it does not fit in with my situation...." ~ C.G. Jung, in 'Letters, Vol II.'“It seems to me that what goes on in the human being when he is by himself is as important as what happens in his interactions with other people…. ~ Anthony Storr in 'Solitude: A Return to the Self.''Already the ripening barberries are red' -- poem by Rainer Maria Rilke“Ultimately, and precisely in the deepest and most important matters, we are unspeakably alone.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke in 'Letters to a Young Poet.'“We each inhabit our own separate world...” ~ Edward Edinger in 'Ego and Archetype.'"The development of personality from the germ-state to full consciousness is at once a charisma and a curse..." ~ C.G. Jung from The Development of the Personality, in 'Collected Works, vol. 17.''A Dwelling Place for Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar'Forest Lake' -- poem by Edith Sӧdergran “No one yet has made a list of places where the extraordinary may happen and where it may not...." ~ Mary Oliver in 'Upstream.'“the world from which we draw our wisdom, our lucidities, our power to act, our courage, is in this other world... " ~ Anaïs Nin in 'In Favor of the Sensitive Man: And Other Essays.''Is my soul asleep' -- poem by Antonio Machado.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.