Golden Shadow Podcast

What does parenthood awaken in us beyond responsibility and care? How does raising a child activate our own inner child and call us into deep inner work? In what ways does this role transform us and infuse life with renewed vitality, connection, and meaning? Follow Alyssa and Arran's work: Check out Alyssa's writing and classes at ⁠⁠The Artemisian⁠⁠  . Check out Arran's writing at  ⁠⁠T...

What is the experience of burnout like? How does it reveal the deeper resources we’re lacking? How might burnout signal the end of an old creative cycle and the need for change and transformation? Follow Alyssa and Arran's work: Check out Alyssa's writing and classes at ⁠The Artemisian⁠  . Check out Arran's writing at  ⁠The Torch⁠ .

What can the wilderness teach us about solitude, psyche, and transformation? Why is the forest such a potent symbol in fairytales and myth? How does backpacking mirror the archetypal journey into the unknown? Follow Alyssa and Arran's work: Check out Alyssa's writing and classes at The Artemisian  . Check out Arran's writing at  The Torch .

Arran and Alyssa got married! In this episode they reflect on their recent marriage and explore its deeper meaning through a psychological, philosophical, and archetypal lens. They discuss how true partnership involves both spiritual merging and individual differentiation, the role of shadow work and projection in relationships, and the symbolic creation of a “third thing” that emerges through com...

Alchemical Inner Work is a technique created by Alyssa to support the process of re-imagining our psychological dynamics within the metaphorical language and concrete practices of the alchemical art. In this episode, Alyssa and Arran explore the core ideas behind the technique and show what it looks like in practice. -------- Check out The Artemisian: https://www.theartemisian.com Check out The To...

What is "parts work"? How might we engage with the psyche by dividing it into subpersonalities? Who are the "exiles," "managers," and "firefighters" within us and how do they relate to one another?

Why do we have dreams that are stressful, painful, or terrifying? How might tension in dreams reflect shadow integration? How can we work with bad dreams towards greater awareness and wholeness?

What role do somatics play in the therapeutic process? In what way is trauma locked into the body? How can we incorporate a body-first mentality into our self-work practices?

What is the creative process? Why are experimentation and failure such an important part of it? In what way is the project of Golden Shadow an ever-evolving creative process?

What does the archetypal rock n' roll band look like? How did the Beatles serve as a mythological container for collective projections of the culture? In what way is the pop music landscape a kind of "pantheon"? https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Who is Hermes? What role does he play in Greek mythology? What is the "Hermes archetype" and how does it relate to liminality, trickery, and revelation? https://www.goldenshadow.org/

What is the allegory of "Plato's Cave"? How does it explore the archetypal pattern of becoming conscious? What are the social repercussions of speaking truth, shining light, and forcing others to see their own shadow? https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Was alchemy a scientific process, a spiritual practice, or both? What does "As Above, So Below" refer to? How might we utilize the concepts of alchemy for self-inquiry and personal growth? https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Murray Stein, Ph. D, is a Jungian Analyst, author and lecturer. Dr. Stein joins the Golden Shadow to speak on the evolution of Jungian Psychology, the resistance to Jungian theory from the scientific and academic communities, and the current resurgence in popularity. https://www.goldenshadow.org/

John Beebe, Jungian Analyst and author, speaks with us about the shadows of personality types, the archetypes of typology and their influence on dreams. (Recorded on February 24th, 2020 at thestoa.ca ) https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Jason Smith--Jungian analyst, author of Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, and host of the Digital Jung Podcast--joins the Golden Shadow to discuss the religious sense as a natural and vital function of the human psyche, and the ways in which we can utilize symbolic forms of religion to infuse our lives with meaning and purpose. Website: https://www.jungiantherapist.net Digital J...

Bret Alderman, PhD, life coach and author of Symptom, Symbol, and the Other of Language, joins the Golden Shadow to share a Jungian perspective on the implications of the deconstruction of language in our postmodern era. Follow Bret's Work here: https://www.aldermancoaching.com https://twitter.com/DrBretAlderman Bret's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0815359136/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_9NV39S83646QHN1...

Michael Meade, mythologist, storyteller, and host of Living Myth Podcast, speaks with us about initiation, ritual, and how the shadow is represented in mythology. Recorded at The Stoa on March 17th, 2021 https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Steafan Fox (aka Uberboyo on YouTube) joins the Golden Shadow to discuss Jung, his confrontation with the shadow, and the writings that emerged from that struggle, known collectively as the Red Book. https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Lisa Marchiano, Jungian analyst, author, and host of This Jungian Life podcast, speaks with us about the emotional and symbolic journey of motherhood and the aspects of shadow one must face through the process, drawn from her new book Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself. This was originally recorded at The Stoa in March of 2021. https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Cadell Last, PhD, author of Global Brain Singularity and Sex, Masculinity, God joins the Golden Shadow to discuss the relationship between Freud and Jung, the nature of their conflict, and how their respective philosophies influenced our modern understanding of human psychology. https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Sam Hinds, MA, is currently pursuing his Ph. D. in clinical psychology at Pacifica Graduate Institute and is training in ketamine-assisted therapy at Sage Institute in Berkeley, CA. Sam joins the Golden shadow to discuss psychedelic experiences through through the lenses of psychodynamic, post-colonial, Jungian and archetypal psychologies. https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Anderson Todd is the Assistant Director of University of Toronto's Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Lab. He joins the Golden Shadow to discuss Jung's work on alchemy, its use as a symbol and tool of psychological transformation, and his research into lucid dreaming. https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Who was Hercules? How do his labors reflect a mythology of individuation? How might we use this mythology as a tool for self-inquiry? https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Kayleen Asbo--cultural historian, mythologist, and scholar--joins the Golden Shadow to discuss the Heroine's Path and the emerging mythic themes of the feminine in myth, fairytale and modern time. Follow Kayleen's work: https://www.kayleenasbo.com https://www.goldenshadow.org/