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Psyche Design
by Meghan LeVota
Exploring the psyche, one spiral step at a time. Psyche Design is a podcast about all things individuation. The journey back to the Self is the process of casting light upon our shadows, over and over again. The goal is to have conversations that empower 1) stronger integrity within individuals and 2) greater solidarity between people and groups. Topics include Jungian personality theory, as well as general spirituality, philosophy, and psychology. psychedesign.substack.com
Episodes
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Change, The Nature of Self Discovery, & The Transcendent Function
Hello there and Happy New Year! Today, I recorded an episode all about Change. Change is a necessary aspect of the self-discovery journey. While many seek self-development to find more security in themselves, you may find that that through the pursuit of stability — you will also find change. In...
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THE UNKNOWN ~ S2E3 Psyche Design
Another episode, fresh out of the oven! This one is about the unknown, and it’s a rambly one. I have the transcript below, if you prefer to read. But I’d recommend to sit back, relax, listen and reflect. Let me know how you have been handling the unknown lately by leaving a comment. Watch Psyche...
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A Friendly Face Toward The Shadow ~ S2E2 Psyche Design
Interested in a workshop all about dancing with your shadow functions? Join me on October 8: https://www.meetup.com/baaptsf/events/288338568/ (I realize that this is last minute. I plan to offer similar workshops at a later date. Let me know if you’d be interested in attending something like this...
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A Call for Complexity ~ S2E1 Psyche Design
Transcription: Hello, my name is Meghan LeVota, and you are listening to the Psyche Design podcast. This is the first episode of season two. And, I'm not fully sure everything that I'm going to talk about in this episode. But for myself, I'm treating it as almost like a personal manifesto of "How…
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ep. 24 The Problem With Online Personality Tests: w/ Sterling Bates & Katherine Hirsch
If you're new to type, you may be wondering: which test should I take? In this episode of Psyche Design, I'm joined by type experts Sterling Bates and Katherine Hirsch to discuss some of the problems with online personality tests and tips for finding your best fit type. There are many ways to...
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ep. 23 The Difference Between Astrology & Personality Type
Isn't personality type just astrology for business people? Let's talk about the difference between astrology and type. There's a good chance you've heard this one before. A lot of people like to compare personality type and astrology, but as someone interested in both I can tell you: the two are...
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ep. 22 You're more than just your personality type
Your cognitive type pattern will tell you a lot about how you see the world and how you make decisions. But you are much more than that. In this episode, I discuss some of the factors that might influence how you express your personality and show up in the world. Reminder, Jungian psychological...
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ep. 21 When Intuition and Feeling go off the deep end
In this episode, I'm going to talk a bit about the state of intuition and feeling in today's culture — and some of its problematic manifestations. In my opinion, most of western society has suffered from sensing and thinking "one-sidedness" for many years. Right now, a lot of the divisiveness we...
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ep. 20 Making Sense: Aligning Inner Discernment with Universal Law
In this episode, I want to talk about the judging functions — specifically, the difference between how introverted and extroverted judging functions operate. While feeling and thinking are both ways of assessing the information you pick up on and coming to a conclusion, introverted judging (Fi…
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ep. 19 Why do I keep tripping up? The Power of Projection
Without conscious awareness, we are all in danger of becoming a caricature of ourselves. The 16 types are the cast of characters the ego could latch onto. You are more than that. In this episode, I discuss the power of projection. Projection is an automatic mechanism of the psyche that we all...
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ep. 18 ENFJ Inner Critic, Spiral Growth & Reflections
In this episode, I talk about a bunch of different things. Mainly, I am discussing the process of transformation in the psyche that we all go through while using myself as an example. I reflect on the past, look to the future, and share some lessons I've learned about integrating the shadow along...
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ep. 17 The Trickster Function (feat. INTP Aud)
Join me and INTP Aud in a candid discussion about the trickster function. We reflect on quotes from Carl Jung, Mark Hunziker, John Beebe, and share our own experiences. The trickster function is an area of the psyche that is so submerged by the shadow, that it can come out in very primitive ways....
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ep. 16 The Inferior Function (feat. INTP Aud)
Join me and INTP Aud in a candid discussion about the inferior function. We reflect on quotes from Jung, Marie Louise Von Franz, John Beebe, and share our own experiences. The inferior function is considered the key to the unconscious. It is both vulnerable and aspirational in nature. As an ENFJ,...
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ep. 15 Dancing With the Shadow
Bouncing back and forth between the polarities of the psyche is like dancing with the shadow. You've got to let go of the tight grip your ego has on your preferences and surrender in order to truly be free. In this episode, I discuss the attitude to take when you approach obstacles, allowing the...
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ep. 14 Jung's Type Problem in 2021
In this episode, I discuss how Jung's original intention with type was to solve the "problem of opposites" or the "type problem." 100 years later, we are feeling more divided than ever — culturally, politically, economically, etc. How do we solve this problem? And how can type help us heal? Next...
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ep. 13 The Wizard of Oz and the ENFJ Story
One of the best ways to understand how a personality type pattern operates in the psyche is with an example. Using my own experience and an example from John Beebe's book, I illustrate the story of the ENFJ journey. How does this pattern unfold? It begins with the dominant extroverted feeling…
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ep. 12 The Dominant Function: 16 Types on Autopilot
What is your default mode of functioning? Each personality type pattern has an aspect of consciousness that they hold onto a little bit too tightly. In this episode, I explore the dominant function's hero archetype and how it might manifest in each of the types. The Dominant Functions…
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ep. 11 Creative vs. Experiential Functions (Judging & Perceiving)
In episode 3, we talked about the two orientations of the psyche: introversion and extroversion. This dichotomy is one way of dividing consciousness in two, grouping it by the psyche's attitude toward the outer and inner universe. Irrational and rational consciousness is another way in which we…
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ep. 10 Ego vs. Self Development
What’s the difference between ego and Self development? Self development is the state of allowing unconscious contents of the psyche to emerge. This means integrating the unity of the collective consciousness. It is a transformational process that can occur within the individual, as Jung calls…
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ep. 9 What is a Personality Type Pattern?
In this episode, I discuss the nature of a personality type pattern and introduce John Beebe's 8 function model of the psyche. Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/psyche-design/id1548227570 Listen on Spotify:...
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ep. 8 Ethics, Personality Assessments, and the Self-Discovery process (feat. Linda Berens)
In this episode, I interview type expert Linda Berens about the ethics of personality type instruments, the self-discovery process, and how to best use personality typology as a tool that doesn’t cause harm. Linda Berens, founder of Interstrength, has been working with the theory of personality...
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ep. 7 The Journey Into the Void (feat. Dave Powers of Objective Personality)
In this episode, I'm joined by Dave Powers of Objective personality. We talk about the hero's journey that every human embarks on as they attempt to solve what Carl Jung refers to as "the type problem." "In attempting to answer this question, I came across the problem of types; for it is one's...
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ep. 6 Unity Consciousness - What’s love (or type) got to do with it?
There's a lot of people out there today looking to get "woke" or "raise their consciousness." But what exactly are you awakening to, and from what perspective? In this episode, I introduce the concept of unity consciousness and explain how it connects to the 16 core personality patterns, the 8...
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ep. 5 The Dynamics of Intuition and Sensing (feat. Nate Rasa)
Sensing and intuition are the two perceiving functions, or as I like to call the experiential functions. I call them this because sensing and intuition are both ways of experiencing life — unlike feeling and thinking which is a way of assessing life as good vs. bad and right vs wrong. What are…
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ep 4.The Dynamics of Feeling and Thinking (feat. Nate Rasa)
Introversion seeks the universal from the personal perspective, while extroversion seeks personal from the universal perspective. These two orientations of the psyche are coming at life from a different perspective, so chemical reactions can occur when they bump into one another. In this episode,...
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ep.3 Introversion and Extroversion
As above, so below. Our inner universe is a microcosm of the surrounding, external universe. This inner world holds just as much complexity as what’s outside of us, but scaled down. Think of extroversion as a telescope and introversion as a microscope. Both perspectives are important and...
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ep. 2 The Four Functions of the Psyche
Imagine that you were to split your psyche into four main groups. These groups (or functions) are the four, foundational pillars of your consciousness: feeling, thinking, sensing, and intuition. No matter what personality type you are, your Self is responsible for maintaining all four pillars.…
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ep.1 The Language of the Psyche
Becoming aware of your personal personality pattern and the 8 holistic cognitive processes is not limiting — it opens up the door. I'm not here to label you as an extrovert or an introvert, as a feeler or a judger. The most useful aspect of personality theory is how it can be used as a language…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Exploring the psyche, one spiral step at a time. Psyche Design is a podcast about all things individuation. The journey back to the Self is the process of casting light upon our shadows, over and over again. The goal is to have conversations that empower 1) stronger integrity within individuals and 2) greater solidarity between people and groups. Topics include Jungian personality theory, as well as general spirituality, philosophy, and psychology.
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Meghan LeVota
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