After the collapse of the tower, we find ourselves in the desert. This episode explores the nature of this borderland experience. Specifically, we take a close look at the nature of "the good" and ...
2025-02-28 05:15:54 +0000 UTC View Post
A guided "meditation" and shadow work training. Disclaimer (please read):
The first part of this episode is a framework for understanding what "shadow work" is in the context of the collapse...
2025-01-01 06:00:56 +0000 UTC View Post
A review and synthesis of this model of depression. How our understanding of reality impacts our direct experience. A final look back at the cartography of Hell. The two steps necessary for collap...
2024-11-01 02:14:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Or, The Weird Attachments Episode.
Moving beyond Jungian theory, this episode is about encountering The Other in contemporary society and the internet age. We ...
2024-08-31 18:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Or, Encountering The Other Beyond Our Projections.
This episode begins our multi-part exploration of the fantastic (and sometimes, terrifying) world beyond the horizons of the self. ...
2024-08-21 23:16:13 +0000 UTC View PostFriend, fellow meme admin, and shaman of the metapattern Arcane Wit joins us as our first-ever guest. Guided by frequently asked questions from both of our audiences (and our own pattern-finding ob...
2024-06-03 17:38:42 +0000 UTC View Post
A final look at the role of reality in depression, and a cartography of the underworld. This episode, we revisit Federico Campagna's concept of the "Tecnic" system of reality, with the goal of maki...
2024-05-29 02:02:56 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Just wanted to give a brief update on the status of our next episode (Collapse of the Tower Pt 3) and close friends.
As you may or may not have noticed, Part 3 did not come ...
2024-05-05 23:02:51 +0000 UTC View PostThe core of this theory. Following our close examination of possibility and significance in Part 1, this odyssey of an episode seeks to tackle what, precisely, could cause a breakdown in significan...
2024-04-02 00:34:39 +0000 UTC View Post
The final cycle of this series, the final ordeal of depression. With this episode, we're embarking on a journey that should end with the collapse of this mysterious tower—first, though, we have t...
2024-02-29 17:22:44 +0000 UTC View PostMoving forward with our rough definition of the "soul" from part 1, this episode seeks to answer the question, "How do we reclaim our souls?" We closely examine the last chapter of Jung's final (an...
2024-01-25 22:34:53 +0000 UTC View PostOr, How I (Regrettably) Started a Cult. In this conversational and story-focused episode, we explore fictionality-as-phenomenology, the “Love Has Won: Cult of the Mother...
2024-01-12 15:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis episode, we continue our close examination of Jung's thought as we explore the final challenge the depressed individual must face before approaching the Collapse of the Tower stage of thi...
2023-12-21 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostOr, How Does Being an Outsider Serve? The second of a two-part series on the Outsider Complex and archetype, this episode explores the connection between the outsider and ...
2023-11-22 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHi again!
Just a quick heads up for those of you living in the area (and who may not have seen my Instagram story)—we're doing a very casual happy hour/evening drinks meetup at Union ...
2023-10-27 00:12:40 +0000 UTC View PostOr, Why Do I Always Feel So Alone? The first of a two-part series on the Outsider Complex (and archetype), this episode explores the landscape of loneliness—why someone might find ...
2023-10-19 15:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostOur first real Q and A episode is finally here! Clocking in at 2.5 hours in length, I tried to cover as many questions as I could. Broader sections, question topics, and books mentioned are listed ...
2023-10-11 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
Let's start with the main point of this post. We're doing a Q&A/AMA/advice episode this month! I've been wanting to do a formal Q&A episode for a while, and it feels...
2023-09-20 21:01:35 +0000 UTC View PostThis episode, we conclude our exploration of MBTI, explore Jung's types as he actually saw them, and examine why opposite types may find themselves in eerily similar mental health dilemmas. I expla...
2023-09-01 04:02:44 +0000 UTC View PostThis episode, we move away from our discussion of SSRIs and begin to lay the foundation for a close look at MBTI (that is, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator). Based on the theories in one of Jung's m...
2023-08-18 23:05:11 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode, we explore the question, "Why am I not doing the things I say I want to/should do?" To answer this, we turn to Jung's conception of the libido (intentionality, desire & willpow...
2023-07-24 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finally here!
Below you'll find a PDF for every script written for this podcast. It's over 100,000 words and 320 pages. I've included a table of contents so that you can jump to wh...
2023-07-13 20:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe SSRI episode (sort of).
In this stage, we're finally covering the ubiquitous serotonin hypothesis—the once-widespread (and still very influential) understanding that depression arises f...
2023-06-26 02:36:14 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends,
A quick update on CF content. I've been a little less active, largely because Instagram seems to have changed the way I am able to search for people's usernames on the app, ...
2023-05-09 20:49:58 +0000 UTC View PostPart 2 is here!
As I mentioned in Part 1, these last two episodes of Katabasis/Anabasis have been an attempt to revise the original second episode of this series. I highly encourage new...
2023-05-02 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThe first episode of the Nekyias pod, exploring "special topics," mainly centering around important themes within my own research & popular questions on @CarlJungMemes. Specifically, in the fir...
2023-04-05 16:22:30 +0000 UTC View PostBack to the beginning—I've been wanting to do this for a while, and I am so, so excited to finally be able to post it.
In this episode, we talk metaphysics—specifically, the dream vs mate...
2023-03-16 02:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode, we introduce the new reality that begins to form in the aftermath of the empowered surrender... in other words, the world of an individual whose depression has at least partially g...
2023-02-15 00:26:18 +0000 UTC View PostEpisode 7 is finally here, and it's a long one! Continuing on from the previous stage, The Empowered Surrender, we take a look at the rebellious psychological figure that emerges from the ruins of ...
2023-01-18 01:57:55 +0000 UTC View PostHi friends!
I believe I've gotten everyone added to close friends—I just posted a cf story on instagram, if you don't see a green ring around my profile picture that means I must have...
2023-01-07 04:07:05 +0000 UTC View Post