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Digital Jung

Jason E. Smith

Living a Symbolic Life in a Technological Age. Our digital age presents unique challenges for the practice of the inner life. What can the insights of Jungian Psychology offer for dealing with these challenges? In this series, we explore Carl Jung's idea of "the symbolic life" through the lenses of depth psychology, mythology, fairy tales, poetry, religion, and more. We focus on three core questions: 1. What is the symbolic life? 2. Why do we need a symbolic life? and 3. How can we cultivate and live a symbolic life? This is a companion podcast to the book 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life' by Jungian analyst Jason E. Smith.

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S4 · E11
Thursday · 37 min
Symbols of the Mystery
Send Me a Note In this episode: I look at the image of the whale as a symbol of both Jung's notion of the Self, as well as the numinous experience of the divine mystery: the mysterium tremendum et fascinans. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Etymology; Extracts; Chapter 32: Cetology; Chapter 36: The Quarter-Deck; Chapter 41: Moby Dick; Chapter 42: The Whiteness of the Whale; Chapter 55: Monstrous Pictures of Whales; Chapter 85: The Fountain; Chapter 86: The Tail; Chapter 104: The Fossil Whale; Chapter 105: Does the Whale’s Magnitude Diminish? – Will He Perish?) 'Melville’s Moby-Dick: A Jungian Commentary' by Edward Edinger S4, Ep. 2: Outcasts of the Spirit 'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 12 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung, in Collected Works, vol. 7 'Religious but Not Religious' by Jason Smith 'Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 9ii Psalm 139: 6-9, Book of Common Prayer, 1979 Exodus 33:18-23, NRSV Hebrews 10:31, NRSV Isaiah 55:8, NRSV 'The Idea of the Holy' by Rudolf Otto S1, Ep. 22: The Idea of the Holy S1, Ep. 23: Approaching the Numinous 'Anatomy of the Psyche' by Edward Edinger 'Psychology and Religion' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 11 Symbols in an Individual Analysis from 'Man and His Symbols' by Jolande Jacobi The Holy Longing, poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 15 Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
September 10 · 15 min
Long Time No See
Send Me a Note In this episode: I announce the return of the podcast and share a little bit about where I have been and what to expect for the podcast going forward. Sources for quotes and more: Poem #22 from 'A Book for the Hours of Prayer' by Rainer Maria Rilke (Robert Bly translation) S4, Announcement: In Search of a Song 'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 12 Psalm 30, The Book of Common Prayer, 1979 'On Psychological and Visionary Art' by C.G. Jung Music: "Dreaming Days" and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E10
Jul 31, 2025 · 43 min
Becoming (Merely) Human
Send Me a Note In this episode: I return to the relationship between Ahab and Starbuck, focusing on a pivotal scene from Chapter 132, 'The Symphony'. I explore the ways our ideas of psychological change often involve a hidden quality of inflation. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 132: The Symphony) S4 Ep. 9: The Gorgon's Eye 'The Interpretation of Fairy Tales' by Marie-Louise von Franz Matthew 18:3 (NIV) 'The Psychology of Child Archetype' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 9i 'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 17 'Individuation in Fairy Tales' by Marie-Louise von Franz 'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger 'Tao Te Ching' (Translated by Red Pine) 'The Dhammapada' (Translated by Gil Fronsdal) 'Mysterium Coniunctionis' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 14 'The King and the Corpse' by Heinrich Zimmer 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 117: The Whale Watch) Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E9
Jun 26, 2025 · 29 min
The Gorgon's Eye
Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore the tension between Captain Ahab and his first mate, Starbuck. Through this dynamic we examine themes of the relationship to nature and the nature of inner work. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 16: The Ship; Chapter 26: Knights and Squires; Chapter 28: Ahab; Chapter 29: Enter Ahab; To Him Stubb; Chapter 36: The Quarter-Deck; Chapter 38: Dusk; Chapter 41: Moby-Dick) S4 Ep. 8: A Collision Course With Life 'After the Catastrophe' by C.G. Jung (CW10) 'Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology' by Marie-Louise von Franz 'The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga' by C.G. Jung 'Man is Not Alone' by Abraham Joshua Heschel Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E8
May 11, 2025 · 32 min
A Collision Course With Life
Send Me a Note In this episode: I delve into the character of Captain Ahab. Ahab is a tragic figure who draws his whole crew into the orbit of his psychological atmosphere. I go on to look at the tension between the will of the ego and the will of fate and discuss the hard work involved in becoming conscious. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 16: The Ship; Chapter 20: All Astir; Chapter 28: Ahab; Chapter 51: The Spirit-Spout) S4, Ep. 2: Outcasts of the Spirit 1 Kings 16:30 (NIV) 'A Pregnant Allegory,' Review of Moby-Dick by George Ripley (Norton Edition) 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' by William Shakespeare 'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles 'Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self' by C.G. Jung (CW9ii) S4, Ep. 6 - Moby-Dick: An American Myth, part 1 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung (CW7) 'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung (CW12) Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E7
Apr 27, 2025 · 33 min
Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 2
Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore the search for meaning, the alienation from nature, and the role of art in healing and connection. The contrasting paths of Ishmael and Ahab are presented and the need to understand the interconnectedness of all existence is discussed. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings; Chapter 10: A Bosom Friend; Chapter 28: Ahab; Chapter 36: The Quarter-Deck; Chapter 72: The Monkey-rope; Chapter 135: The Chase - The Third Day) S4 Ep. 2: Outcasts of the Spirit S4 Ep. 4: Healing the Splintered Heart 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology and Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15) 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15) 'Psychology and Religion' by C.G. Jung (CW11) 'The Psychology of the Transference' by C.G. Jung (CW16) 'Paracelsus as a Spiritual Phenomenon' by C.G. Jung (CW13) Music: "Dreaming Days" and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E6
Apr 13, 2025 · 29 min
Moby-Dick: An American Myth, Part 1
Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore the creative process, the nature of art, and the psychological depths of the human experience through the lens of Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick.' Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings; Chapter 87: The Grand Armada; Chapter 104: The Fossil Whale) 'Melville's Moby-Dick: A Jungian Commentary' by Edward Edinger 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15) 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology and Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15) 'Mysterium Coniunctionis' by C.G. Jung (CW14) 'Is Life Worth Living?' by William James The Gospel of Thomas 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung (CW7) 'The Holy Longing,' poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (R. Bly, Translator) Music: "Dreaming Days" and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E5
Feb 9, 2025 · 31 min
The Call of the Shoreless Sea
Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore one of the more challenging aspects of the symbolic life: the call to leave behind the comfort of the known, the safe, and the familiar. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn; Chapter 16: The Ship; Chapter 22: Merry Christmas; Chapter 23: The Lee Shore) 'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung (CW17) The Bible -- Matthew 8:18 - 27 'New Seeds of Contemplation' by Thomas Merton 'Religious but Not Religious' by Jason E. Smith Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E4
Jan 12, 2025 · 33 min
Healing the Splintered Heart
Send Me a Note In this episode: I discuss the psychic split brought on by the experience of the modern world and the need for a connection with the soul and the mythic dimension of life. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn; Chapter 10: A Bosom Friend; Chapter 12: Biographical; Chapter 110: Queequeg in His Coffin) 'The Secret of the Golden Flower' by Richard Wilhelm & C.G. Jung 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i) S4, Ep. 2: Outcasts of the Spirit 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar 'Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life' by Herman Melville 'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung (CW12) 'Man is Not Alone' by Abraham Joshua Heschel Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E3
Nov 29, 2024 · 30 min
Tending the Spiritual Imagination
Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore the role of suffering and darkness as factors that awaken us to the need for what Jung calls a religious outlook. We look at ways that we can cultivate that outlook in an authentic way. Sources for quotes and more: 'Man and His Symbols' by C.G. Jung 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 2: The Carpet-Bag; Chapter 3: The Spouter-Inn; Chapter 7: The Chapel; Chapter 8: The Pulpit) S3, Ep. 9: The Heart of the Matter: Alchemy and the Prima Materia 'Psychotherapists or the Clergy' by C.G. Jung (CW11) 'Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams' by C.G. Jung (CW18) 'Religious but Not Religious' by Jason E. Smith 'Melville’s Use of the Bible' by Nathalia Wright Murray Stein quoted in 'C.G. Jung Face to Face with Christianity' by Jakob Lusensky 'Psychological Types' by C.G. Jung (CW6) Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E2
Nov 12, 2024 · 30 min
Outcasts of the Spirit
Send Me a Note In this episode: I examine the figure of Ishmael from Moby-Dick as a symbol of the human experience of alienation. I explore the question of how this experience comes about and what we can do to respond to it. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings) 'A Credit to His Country,' review of Moby-Dick (Norton Edition) 'Melville’s Use of the Bible' by Nathalia Wright 'Commentary on the Secret of the Golden Flower' by C.G. Jung (CW13) ‘On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry’ by C.G. Jung (CW15) S1, Ep. 10: An Instinct For Meaning 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i) Abraham Joshua Heschel, quoted in “Arnold Eisen: The Opposite of Good Is Indifference,” On Being Podcast “The Frontiers of Knowledge” in C.G. Jung Speaking Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S4 · E1
Oct 17, 2024 · 30 min
Unfathomable Depths: Jung Aboard the Pequod
Send Me a Note In this episode: I introduce the theme for this fourth season: Jung Aboard the Pequod -- a Jungian appreciation of Moby-Dick. I then explore the need for stories that are expansive enough to meet the call for meaning and purpose. Sources for quotes and more: 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 104: The Fossil Whale & Chapter 55: Monstrous Pictures of Whales) 'Psychology and Literature' by C.G. Jung (CW15) 'Melville’s Moby-Dick: A Jungian Commentary' by Edward Edinger 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections' by C.G. Jung ‘The Reenchantment of the World’ by Morris Berman ‘The Undiscovered Self’ by C.G. Jung (CW10) 'The Rhythm of Being' by Raimon Panikkar William Blake quoted in 'Mysticism' by Evelyn Underhill 'The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche' by C.G. Jung (CW8) 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i) 'Psychology and Religion' by C.G. Jung (CW11) 'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung (CW7) 'On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry' by C.G. Jung (CW15) 'C.G. Jung Speaking' edited by William McGuire 'A Dwelling Place For Wisdom' by Raimon Panikkar 'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung (CW17) Music: "Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review: Apple Podcasts Spotify Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
Sep 26, 2024 · 17 min
In Search of a Song: Season 4 Announcement
Send Me a Note In this episode: The podcast returns after an extended hiatus to begin a new season. Connect with me: Instagram(@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Twitter(@DigitalJungPod) 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. Sources for quotes and more: A Man Lost By a River, poem by Michael Blumenthal S1, Ep. 24: Wandering Off the Path 'A Joseph Campbell Companion' - edited by Diane K. Osbon 'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung (CW12) ‘Selected Letters’ by C.G. Jung ‘Man is Not Alone’ by Abraham Joshua Heschel Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites: Apple Podcasts Spotify Podchaser Or, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below) Music: "Dreaming Days," and "Slow Vibing" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S3 · E17
Jun 30, 2023 · 35 min
The Goal of the Symbolic Life
Send Me a Note In this episode: I conclude this series on the fairytale The Iron Stove with a discussion of just what constitutes the goal of the symbolic life. 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 Instagram(@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter(@Jason_E_Smith) Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications. Sources for quotes and more: The Aims of Psychotherapy in ‘Modern Man in Search of a Soul’ by C.G. Jung The Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales S3, Ep. 14: The Life of the Spirit -- The Iron Stove, pt. 1 S3, Ep. 15: Resisting Change -- The Iron Stove, pt. 2 S3, Ep. 16: Embodying the Spirit -- The Iron Stove, pt. 3 ‘Encountering God’ by Diana Eck ‘A Little Course in Dreams’ by Robert Bosnak 'Tao Te Ching' by Lao Tsu, translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English Frontiers of Knowledge in 'C.G. Jung Speaking' (edited by William McGuire) 'The Fifth Gospel: The Gospel of Thomas Comes of Age' by Stephen J. Patterson For text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stove Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites: Apple Podcasts Spotify Podchaser Or, if you are able, 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 4.0 Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S3 · E16
Jun 16, 2023 · 25 min
Embodying the Spirit
Send Me a Note In this episode: In this third part of my series on the fairytale The Iron Stove, I explore the importance of bringing together the mind and the body in the work of the symbolic life. 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 Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith) Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications. Sources for quotes and more: Man and His Environment in ‘C.G. Jung Speaking’ (William McGuire, ed.) Just as the Winged Energy of Delight by Rainer Maria Rilke in ‘Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke’ (trans. by Robert Bly) The Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales S3, Ep. 14: The Life of the Spirit -- The Iron Stove, pt. 1 S3, Ep. 15: Resisting Change -- The Iron Stove, pt. 2 'Selected Letters' by C.G. Jung Michael Maier, Symbola aureae mensae (quoted in Mysterium Coniunctionis in 'Collected Works, vol. 14' by C.G. Jung) 'Crossing the Unknown Sea' by David Whyte 'Redemption Motifs in Fairytales' by Marie-Louise von Franz 'God in Search of Man' by Abraham Joshua Heschel For text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stove Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites: Apple Podcasts Spotify Podchaser Or, if you are able, 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 4.0 Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S3 · E15
Jun 8, 2023 · 32 min
Resisting Change
Send Me a Note In this episode: I continue to explore the riches of the fairytale The Iron Stove, this time looking at the ways we resist the necessity of change in our lives. 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 Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith) Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications. Sources for quotes and more: Mysterium Coniunctionis in ‘Collected Works, vol. 14 by C.G. Jung 'Heraclitus' by Philip Wheelwright The Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales S3, Ep. 14: The Life of the Spirit: The Iron Stove, pt. 1 The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious in ‘Collected Works, vol. 7’ by C.G. Jung 'Creation Myths' by Marie-Louise von Franz Answer to Job in ‘Collected Works, vol. 11’ by C.G. Jung For text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stove Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites: Apple Podcasts Spotify Podchaser Or, if you are able, 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 4.0 Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S3 · E14
Jun 1, 2023 · 27 min
The Life of the Spirit
Send Me a Note In this episode: I begin an exploration of the fairytale 'The Iron Stove' and explore what it means to be called beyond the limitations of the ego to an experience of the spirit. 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 Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith) Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications. Sources for quotes and more: Spirit and Life in ‘Collected Works, vol. 8’ by C.G. Jung The Iron Stove, Grimm's Fairy Tales 'Rites and Symbols of Initiation' by Mircea Eliade 'Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life' by Jason E. Smith 'The Grail Legend' by Emma Jung & Marie-Louise von Franz Circles in ‘Essays: First Series’ by Ralph Waldo Emerson Song of a Man Who Has Come Through, poem by D. H. Lawrence For text and narration of The Iron Stove, visit: https://digitaljung.substack.com/p/the-iron-stove Enjoy the birdsong in the background! Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites: Apple Podcasts Spotify Podchaser Or, if you are able, 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 4.0 Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S3 · E13
May 11, 2023 · 30 min
When the Soul Retreats
Send Me a Note In this episode: I look at one of the more difficult experiences of the symbolic life, an experience best known by its religious name: the "dark night of the soul." 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 Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith) Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications. Sources for quotes and more: 'Selected Letters' by C.G. Jung 'Concerning the Inner Life' by Evelyn Underhill Concerning Rebirth in 'Collected Works, vol. 9i' by C.G. Jung 'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger 'The Masks of God: Creative Mythology' by Joseph Campbell The Romance of Tristan and Iseult, retold by Joseph Bédier (translated by Hilaire Belloc) Luke 17:33, NKJV Tao Te Ching, translated by Man-Ho Kwok, Martin Palmer, and Jay Ramsay 'Mysticism' by Evelyn Underhill The Psychology of the Transference in 'Collected Works, vol. 16' by C.G. Jung 'The Life of Prayer' by Baron Friedrich von Hügel 'Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology' by Marie-Louise von Franz Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites: Apple Podcasts Spotify Podchaser Or, if you are able, 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 4.0 Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S3 · E12
Apr 27, 2023 · 27 min
Healing and the Unconscious
Send Me a Note In this episode: I explore Jung’s concept of the unconscious — what it is, how it is experienced, and what it suggests about the idea of healing in analysis. 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 Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith) Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications. Sources for quotes and more: The State of Psychotherapy Today in 'Collected Works, vol. 10 by C.G. Jung Joseph Ledoux, quoted in 'The Neurobiology of the Gods' by Erik Goodwyn A Review of the Complex Theory in 'Collected Works, vol. 8' by C.G. Jung The Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man in 'Collected Works, vol. 10' by C.G. Jung I Am Not I, poem by Juan Ramón Jiménez 'The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga' by C.G. Jung Psychology and a Philosophy of Life in 'Collected Works, vol. 16' by C.G. Jung The State of Psychotherapy Today in 'Collected Works, vol. 10' by C.G. Jung 'This Is It' by Alan Watts Transformation Symbolism in the Mass in 'Collected Works, vol. 11' by C.G. Jung The Philosophical Tree in 'Collected Works, vol. 13' by C.G. Jung 'The Integration of the Personality' by C.G. Jung (Trans. by Stanley Dell) Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites: Apple Podcasts Spotify Podchaser Or, if you are able, 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 4.0 Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.
S3 · E11
Mar 2, 2023 · 28 min
The Philosophers' Stone: Solid Ground of Wisdom
Send Me a Note In this episode: I conclude this series on the symbolism of alchemy by looking at the all-important image of the goal of the alchemical opus: The Philosophers’ Stone. 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 Instagram (@digital.jung), Facebook(facebook.com/jungiananalyst), or Twitter (@Jason_E_Smith) Or: 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, available from Chiron Publications. Sources for quotes and more: Psychology and Religion in'Collected Works, vol.11' by C.G. Jung Alchemical Studies in 'Collected Works, vol. 13 by C.G. Jung 'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger Aion in 'Collected Works, vol. 9ii' by C.G. Jung Mysterium Coniunctionis in 'Collected Works, vol. 14' by C.G. Jung 'Parzival' by Wolfram von Eschenbacch (translated by Helen Mustard and Charles Passage) 'Romance of the Grail' by Joseph Campbell 'The Ox-Herder and the Good Shepherd: Finding Christ on the Buddha’s Path' by Addison Hodges Hart 'The Gnostic Scriptures' translated by Bentley Layton S3, Ep. 8: Alchemy: Mirror of the Soul S3, Ep. 9: The Heart of the Matter: Alchemy and the Prima Materia S3, Ep. 10: The Stages of the Alchemical Opus Like this podcast? Please consider leaving a review at one of the following sites: Apple Podcasts Spotify Podchaser Or, if you are able, 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 4.0 Support the show Connect with me: Instagram (@digital.jung) Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social) Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.

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