This episode analyzes the recurring concept of "Sophia" in Gnosticism and Orthodox Christian heresy, and how she relates to Carl Jung's idea of the Anima Archetype. The goal of this episode is to preserve Ecclesiastical beliefs regarding Mary (Theotokos), Holy Wisdom, and The Logos while creating a psychoanalytic framework that accounts for the hallucinations and mystical experiences reported by Christian Mystics.
The Deconstructionist philosophy of Jacques Derrida began as a way of criticizing language and exploded into a method of dismissing the inherent meaning of art, architecture, and literature. This episode explores, "The Derrida Virus," and how it poisons the humanities and embraces Aesthetic Nihilism.
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In this live recording, I quickly recap the successes and failures of my daily podcast, explain why I started a YouTube channel, and conduct a live Q&A session with some of my Instagram followers. During the Q&A, I answered a number of questions related to Friedrich Nietzsche, Catholic Theology, and Carl Jung's psychoanalysis.
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Every generation faces its own existential anxiety; Carl Jung's generation witnessed a world at war, Jordan Peterson's was haunted by visions of nuclear holocaust, and Americans in 2001 were scared by a newfound vulnerability to terror. Today, the Coronavirus is forcing our species into consciousness regarding its own biological vulnerability, and the dangers of genetic engineering, drug-resistant disease, and global travel. This pandemic will linger in our Collective Unconscious for years to come; and like in an infected cell, our DNA will never be the same again.
The French Symbolist movement was a brief moment in art history that bridged gothic romanticism with decadent, surreal modernism. The movement was concerned with articulating immortal human truths through art, rather than reason, and as a result, it invoked the psychological resonance of Carl Jung's Archetypes in profoundly unique ways. This episode analyzes the uncanny masterpiece of Gustav Adolf Mossa, a painting of Elle, the sublime goddess of death and devourer of men.
Who is Pablo? In Kanye West's 2016 album, he invokes the images of the three different "Pablos" who inspire him (Pablo Escobar, Pablo Picasso, and Saint Paul), and mediates on the "Pablo" who he is, and the "Pablo" who he wants to become. This episode analyzes the structure, aesthetics, and lyrics of The Life of Pablo, in order to understand the internal conflict within Kanye West.
Can giving sight to one blind man enlighten the entire world? When Jesus cured a man of blindness, He divided the community, and forced the people to question, "Who is the bearer of God's power?" The Pharisees believed that authority lies in the status quo and the teachings of the past, while Jesus' disciples believed that authority lies in the people who act out God's virtues. Through this story, we learn that only through The Logos can a person come to consciousness and elevate others out of blind unconsciousness.
What happens when The Logos converges with The Anima Archetype? In a 2009 Pokemon video game, a bizarrely surreal event happens where a woman named Cynthia communicates with the Pokemon god, Arceus, and creates the egg of a new god. When examined using a Jungian-Archetypal framework, the sequence takes on many deeper meanings, with hallucinogenic, alchemical, and Christian allusions.
As his last work before he died, the great artist Gustave Doré created a series of etchings based on Edgar Allan Poe's masterpiece, "The Raven." This episode is a blend of poetry and art analysis as I explore the symbolic and psychological meanings of "The Raven," and Doré's ghastly, ominous final artworks.
In his poem, A Dream Within a Dream, Edgar Allan Poe meditates on the tragedy of time passing, and cherished moments fading away into oblivion. The poem uses two "dreams" to portray a dualistic reality; one in which the conscious psyche quietly accepts the loss of every beloved moment, while the unconscious psyche desperately clings to each memory, and begs the unforgiving universe to it him hold on.
Is life a tragic journey between birth and death? Jesus met a Samaritan woman near a drinking well, and told her that the water He can give her will prevent her from ever going thirsty again. This episode analyzes His encounter with the woman, and discusses the meaning of two sacramental symbols of Catholicism — the waters of Baptism, and the blood of the Eucharist.
This episode is a continuation of yesterday's discussion on what Carl Jung called the "Anima Archetype," and the two ways in which she can manifest in art, stories, and dreams; either as a loving spiritual guide, or as a seductive Femme Fatale who devours the consciousness of heroes. In this episode, I analyze two paintings, both titled "Salome." The first painting was created by Franz Stuck, and the second by Jean Brenner; both painters articulated in their own ominous and psychoanalytically meaningful visions of the horrifically beautiful Salome.
In Jungian Psychoanalysis, the Anima Archetype is the guide that leads a person to higher consciousness. The Anima also represents itself in art, literature, and dreams in two forms; the benevolent and the devouring. In this two-part art analysis series, I will be contrasting paintings of two of the most iconic Anima images in art history; Beatrice (the benevolent) and Salome (the devouring). One is an image of intimate, divine connectedness, and the other is the femme fatale who took the life of John The Baptist.
As Jesus prepares to face his crucifixion, he encounters the prophets Moses and Elijah, and is transfigured into a form whose, "face shone like the sun and [whose] clothes became as dazzling as light." This episode analyzes the Catholic Mass readings for March 8, 2020, and discusses the question, "How powerful can people become if they unflinchingly follow the voice of greater consciousness?"
In this episode, @Haram.Shitposting and I compare and contrast the theologies of our Islam and Catholicism. We discuss topics such as The Holy Trinity, evolution, psychedelics, and art, in an attempt to understand what both religions offer people in an increasingly Atheistic world.