Archetypal Dynamics of Gender Transition - episode discussion questions
Added 2018-11-29 03:41:40 +0000 UTC[Listeners have told us that the podcasts have led to deep discussions with friends and family. In service to that we’d like to offer a few targeted questions to spice up the conversation or to use for self-reflective journaling.]
“…we must assume a great mobility of the sexual components, which even goes so far that
one component disappears almost completely while the other occupies the foreground.”
CG Jung, CW 2, Para 248
Jung’s psychology includes the “contrasexual” image of our opposite gender which naturally arises in our psyches. This “other” exerts tremendous influence on our waking life.
Conduct the following psychological experiment:
Sitting quietly, simply repeat the phrase, “I am and man and I am a woman.” Do this for about 3 minutes. Note the feelings and fantasies that arise, as well as your defenses to this idea. Discuss this in detail.
