Wandering Off the Path

In this episode:We take a deep dive into the experience of depression and explore how a grasp of symbolic material can enrich our understanding of this difficult and all-too-human experience.Sources for quotes and more:"Hidden in the neurosis is a bit of still undeveloped personality, a precious fragment of the psyche lacking which a person is condemned to resignation, bitterness, and everything else that is hostile to life." ~ C.G. Jung in The State of Psychotherapy Today in 'Collected Works, vol. 10.' Episode 23: Approaching the Unconscious'Complex/Archetype/Symbol.' by Jolande JacobiDante's Divine Comedy, translated by Mark Musa.Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.The I Ching, Richard Wilhelm translation.The Symbolic Life by C.G. Jung from 'Collected Works, vol. 18.' Religion mitigates feelings of depression by providing a sense of meaning, study suggests'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.' by Jason E. SmithThe Quest for the Holy Grail, translated by Pauline Matarasso.Lost by David WagonerShoemaker and the Elves, from 'Grimm's Fairy Tales.'Episode 21: Dreams and the SacredA Man Lost By a River by Michael Blumenthal.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.