RU314: JOANNA EBENSTEIN ON MEMENTO MORI- THE ART OF CONTEMPLATING DEATH TO LIVE A BETTER LIFE

RU314: JOANNA EBENSTEIN ON MEMENTO MORI: THE ART OF CONTEMPLATING DEATH TO LIVE A BETTER LIFE http://www.renderingunconscious.org/jung/ru314-joanna-ebenstein-founder-of-morbid-anatomy-museum-on-memento-mori/ Rendering Unconscious episode 314. Joanna Ebenstein is an author and the founder and creative director of Morbid Anatomy Museum. https://www.morbidanatomy.org/ https://www.joannaebenstein.com She is here to talk about her new book Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life (TarcherPerigee, 2024). https://amzn.to/3UbNtvg Follow her at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joanna.ebenstein/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/joanna.ebenstein X https://x.com/JoannaEbenstein Follow Morbid Anatomy at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/morbidanatomy/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/morbidanatomy X https://x.com/MorbidAnatomy TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@morbidanatomy Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/morbidanatomy/posts Be sure to check out this previous episode: RU76: JOANNA EBENSTEIN, CURATOR & AUTHOR OF MORBID ANATOMY Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! The first two volumes are now available: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives vols. 1 & 2 (Trapart Books, 2024). https://amzn.to/3TvHCAS Dr. Sinclair contributed a piece on “Freud and the Occult” to The Fenris Wolf 12 (Trapart Books, 2024) edited by Carl Abrahamsson. https://amzn.to/3XuryAb Carl Abrahamsson’s memoir Meetings with Remarkable Magicians: Life in the Occult Underground (Inner Traditions, 2024) was just published! https://amzn.to/4dweCQC Join us for a Free Online Book Talk to celebrate October 27th: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets/free-online-book-talk-meetings-with-remarkable-magicians-with-carl-abrahamsson Join Dr. Vanessa Sinclair for The Magical Films of Iconic Director Tim Burton, beginning December 1 online via Morbid Anatomy Museum: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/the-magical-fims-of-tim-burton December 2nd Online Lecture · Ed Wood’s “Orgy of the Dead” – a Stereoscopic Look at a Classic of Occult Cinema, Presented by Carl Abrahamsson: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets/ed-woods-orgy-of-the-dead-a-stereoscopic-look-at-a-classic-of-occult-cinema-presented-by-carl-abrahamsson-hosted-by-dr-vanessa-sinclair Visit https://www.morbidanatomy.org/ondemand-classes for On-Demand courses offered by Morbid Anatomy! Mentioned in this episode: Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture by William Leach https://amzn.to/4eRDjbI RU received the 2023 Gradiva Award for Digital Media from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. https://naap.org/2023-gradiva-award-winners/ Support RU POD at: Substack: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com Make a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PV3EVEFT95HGU&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD Or by joining Carl & I at Patreon where we post EXCLUSIVE CONTENT weekly https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl THANK YOU for your support! Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious Visit the main website: http://www.renderingunconscious.org Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for RU POD. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Substack: https://thefenriswolf.substack.com/subscribe The song at the end of the episode is “The Journey So Far...” from the album Ready for Business by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy’s Bandcamp Page. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com/ Image: portrait of the author by Brian Melillo

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Rendering Unconscious Podcast & Trapartisan Radio Support our work at Patreon, where we post exclusive content every week: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Your support is HUGELY appreciated! Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally. Dr. Sinclair interviews fellow psychoanalysts, psychologists, creative arts therapists, writers, artists, scholars, poets, philosophers and other intellectuals about their process, society, politics, books, culture and the state of mental health care. Some episodes are lectures from various conferences and events: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net http://www.renderingunconscious.org Trapartisan Radio is hosted by Swedish author, publisher & filmmaker Carl Abrahamsson. His books include Chimera Obscura (2023), Codex Nordica (2022), Different People (2021), The Devil’s Footprint (2020), Mother, Have a Safe Trip (2016), and The Fenris Wolf series (1989-present). His films include My Silent Lips (2019), Lunacy (2017), Sub Umbra Alarum Luna (2016), and the An Art Apart series. His publishing company is Trapart Books, Films, and Editions. https://www.bygge.trapart.net https://www.carlabrahamsson.com The book Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives, Politics & Poetry vols 1&2 (2024) is now available from Trapart Books: https://amzn.to/3JhntZz Highbrow Lowlife is an independent Swedish music label owned by Carl Abrahamsson. You’ll find music by White Stains, Carl Abrahamsson, Vanessa Sinclair, Cotton Ferox, Sinnelag, Understen, Deform Project, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and others: https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com Vanessa Sinclair also collaborates often with sonic mastermind Pete Murphy: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com In addition to Rendering Unconscious Podcast & Trapartisan Radio, you will also find 23rd Mind TV, Radio Mega Golem, live concerts and spoken word performances here. http://www.highbrow-lowlife.com 23rd Mind TV is an online show hosted by Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson, wherein we discuss our creative process, what we’re working on now, and highlight amazing things our friends and creative loved ones are doing as well. This show began because of the ongoing support of our Patreon community, and for that we are forever grateful. Join us to become part of our vibrant community: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Radio Mega Golem: a transmission for and from the Mega Golem – the artwork created by Carl Abrahamsson in 2009, and which has since been added to by a number of other artists. You can learn more about the Mega Golem in the book The Mega Golem: A Womanuel for All Times and Spaces: https://amzn.to/3JiJpnd Together, Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson host the Psychoanalysis, Art & the Occult series of events. http://psychartcult.org