A Listening Heart

In this episode: We look at the symbol of the heart and consider its central place in the practice of the symbolic life. Sources for quotes and more: "The most beautiful truth..." ~ C.G. Jung from Collected Works vol. 18, par. 1292Last week's episode: The Living SymbolThe Man Without a Heart fairy tale"The heart is the organ that produces true knowledge, comprehensive intuition, and gnosis of God..." from Henri Corbin in 'Alone With the Alone'Story of Solomon asking for an "understanding he...

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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.