Golden Shadow Podcast
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago -The Golden Shadow is a podcast created by Alyssa Polizzi and Arran Rogerson exploring psychology, philosophy, mythology, and the shadow.
For more info: https://www.goldenshadow.org/
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Episodes
Ep.21 – Higher Self and the Structure of Becoming
October 04, 2020 16:00 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBWhat does it mean when someone doesn't know who they are? How do complexes form the building blocks of self? What structures guide the process of becoming the people we are meant to be?
Ep.20 – Arran Dream Series
September 27, 2020 16:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBWhy do we have bad dreams? How does each individual's dreamscape reflect their personal experience, perception, and worldview? What is the archetypal significance of Panda Express?
Ep.19 – Alyssa Dream Series
September 20, 2020 16:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBWhat does the imagery of dreams represent? How does examining multiple dreams reveal an evolving landscape of the unconscious? Why does Alyssa hate chihuahuas?
Ep.18 – Masculine & Feminine
September 07, 2020 04:05 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBHow does the feminine/masculine duality map onto the notions of yin and yang, chaos and order, disintegration and integration? How are feminine and masculine principles linked to biological sex, and how might they become uncoupled from it? What makes Frodo feminine and Aragorn masculine?
Ep.17 – Synchronicity
August 30, 2020 04:25 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBAre meaningful coincidences an act of fate, a push from the unseen hand of the unconscious, confirmation bias, or some combination? How might we be over- or under-reading implicit patterns in the world? How can we play with the synchronistic experience to gain insights?
Ep.16 – Religious Instinct
August 24, 2020 00:59 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBHow do our daily behaviors reflect a religious orientation towards the world? Why do we seek out a shared myth? Should we adapt major religions over time or maintain traditions?
Ep.15 – Extraversion vs Introversion
August 18, 2020 03:14 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBHow do we regulate our energy boundaries? How does our internal world mingle with the external? How might we bring into awareness the underdeveloped extraverted or introverted aspects of our personality?
Ep.14 – Personal Myth
August 10, 2020 02:48 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBHow is our psychology defined by narrative? How do we derive meaning from a personal story? What happens when that story is destroyed? How can we explore this story through active imagination?
Ep.13 – Love
August 03, 2020 06:16 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBWhat is romantic love? How do our self-preservation instincts prevent us from loving? How does a relationship develop its own Shadow? How do relationships bring us into personhood?
Ep.12 – Music
July 26, 2020 19:42 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBWhat is music? How did our musical minds evolve? What does one's musical preference say about their experience, personality, and relationship with reality? How does Alyssa feel about death metal? Find out in episode 12 of the Golden Shadow Podcast!
Ep.11 – Tarot
July 19, 2020 15:33 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBArran and Alyssa discuss the tarot: a powerful tool for self-reflection and a gateway into the unconscious.
Ep.10 – Virtue and Vice
July 13, 2020 08:06 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBAlyssa and Arran explore the concepts of virtue and vice, the golden mean, and the light/shadow attributes of archetypes.
Ep.9 – Big Five Traits
July 06, 2020 08:07 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBArran and Alyssa explore the Big Five Personality Traits, a system by which we can better understand ourselves and how we relate to others and the world.
Ep.8 – Individuation
June 14, 2020 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBArran and Alyssa discuss individuation, the journey of becoming a person, and why we shy away from who we're meant to be.
Ep.7 – Trauma
June 08, 2020 02:53 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBArran and Alyssa explore the nature of trauma, how it relates to the shadow, and how we can approach working with it.
Ep.6 – Dreams
May 31, 2020 17:01 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBArran and Alyssa discuss the nature of dreams and their significance as a gateway into the realm of the unconscious.
Ep.5 – Conscious vs Unconscious
May 25, 2020 03:43 - 50 minutes - 46 MBArran and Alyssa explore the conscious and unconscious aspects of the psyche.
Ep.4 – Archetypes
May 17, 2020 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBArran and Alyssa discuss archetypes. Archetypes are organizing principles of experience, which are distilled down into the characters, stories, and motifs we find in mythology.
Ep.3 – Thinking vs Feeling
May 10, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAre you a thinker or a feeler? Arran and Alyssa discuss the thinking/feeling aspect of personality typology.
Ep.2 – The Fool's Journey
May 03, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBIn this episode, Arran and Alyssa explore the character of the Fool as it appears in the Tarot, how it relates to the Hero’s Journey, and how the archetype manifests in our daily lives.
Ep.1 – Introduction
April 26, 2020 06:06 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWelcome to the Golden Shadow Podcast. In this episode we discuss the concept of the shadow and the untapped potential that lies within.
Ep.1 – Introduction
April 26, 2020 06:06 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWelcome to the Golden Shadow Podcast. In this episode we discuss the concept of the shadow and the untapped potential that lies within.