Latest Symbolism Podcast Episodes
Ivan the Peasant's Son
In a Certain Kingdom - May 26, 2022 06:38 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsIvan, the third son of a peasant family, refuses to be left behind when his brothers go to war against a dragonish monster. And a good thing, too! For his brothers prefer snoring to swordplay. After coming into a land scorched by the attacks of the monster, Ivan becomes the last man standing betw...
A Visit From The Trickster
Digital Jung - May 26, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: The trickster makes an appearance to caution us against the dangers of taking ourselves too seriously. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me o...
The Third Son
In a Certain Kingdom - May 12, 2022 17:01 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsThe Third Son, a Carpatho-Russian fairy tale, starts like the well-known parable of the talents. But this time, we're looking at it from the perspective of the lazy, third son who did nothing with the talent given to him. What happened to that poor son? Well, in this tale, he goes on a transforma...
Recovering the Spirit: The Seven Ravens, pt. 2
Digital Jung - May 12, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We finish our reading of the tale, The Seven Ravens, and discuss the difficulties that come with the work of recovering our lost wholeness. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in ...
Season 3 Trailer
In a Certain Kingdom - April 28, 2022 13:14 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsAfter a long wait, In a Certain Kingdom is back! And thanks to the show's patrons, it will now be an ongoing bi-monthly podcast with no limit to the number of episodes. Not only that, but Nicholas Kotar is going to include stories not only from Russia, but from Ukraine, Carpatho-Russia, Georgia, ...
Losing the Spirit: The Seven Ravens
Digital Jung - April 28, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We begin to read through the tale The Seven Ravens and to explore the challenges of reconciling the different sides of our nature. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future ...
Accepting Ourselves As We Are
Digital Jung - April 07, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We discuss those times in the symbolic life that call on us to bring tolerance, kindness, and patience to ourselves. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Pleas...
Thresholds of Creativity
Digital Jung - March 24, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We look at the mythic background of the creative life to discover both its challenges and its rewards. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me o...
Why Do We Need A Symbolic Life?
Digital Jung - March 10, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We take a step back in order to ask the fundamental question: Why do we need a symbolic life? Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Instagr...
Paying Attention to Symbols
Digital Jung - February 17, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We discuss the interpretation of symbols and the importance of engaging them with our full emotional presence. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please cont...
Growing Beyond Ourselves
Digital Jung - February 03, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We continue to consider the importance of letting things unfold in the psyche, particularly in connection with the practice of active imagination. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to addr...
Letting Ourselves Be
Digital Jung - January 20, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We talk about the value of letting things happen and why Jung felt it was essential for the task of individuation. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please ...
The Paradox of Happiness
Digital Jung - January 06, 2022 07:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We talk about happiness, and discover why Jung believed it was better for us not to pursue it. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Insta...
The "Foolishness" of Dreams
Digital Jung - December 23, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We look at how the attitude we take towards our dreams changes our experience of them, and affects our relationship with our inner lives. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a ...
Fantasy and the Art of Seeing
Digital Jung - December 09, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We return to the subject of fantasy and consider how we can ensure a healthy connection with this foundational function of the psyche. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a fut...
The Practice of Solitude
Digital Jung - November 25, 2021 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We discuss solitude, and the vital importance it plays in supporting our engagement with life and with the world. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please c...
The Nature of Individuation
Digital Jung - November 11, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We discuss the experience of nature and its connection to the important work of individuation. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Facebo...
The Return of Ilya Muromets
In a Certain Kingdom - October 28, 2021 13:42 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsAs the Tatar horde lords it over Kiev, Ilya slowly digs himself out of his prison. There is no one else left between Batu-khan and total domination. Batu decides to try to woo Ilya, instead of keeping him imprisoned. But Ilya will have none of it, and Batu orders him to be executed. At the place ...
The Fact of Fantasy
Digital Jung - October 28, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We discuss fantasy and explore the important role that it plays in our psychological life. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Facebook (...
Ilya Muromets and Batu Khan
In a Certain Kingdom - October 21, 2021 08:50 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsIlya Muromets's fateful words to Vladimir prove true. A massive army led by the terrifying Batu-Khan approaches Kiev, intent on destroying it and feasting in its streets. Vladimir, in his terror, agrees to let the Tatars into the city, in return for his life. But Ilya Muromets will have none of ...
Ilya Muromets Quarrels with Prince Vladimir
In a Certain Kingdom - October 15, 2021 16:25 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsAfter the untimely death of Sukhmann the young warrior, Ilya Muromets is furious with Vladimir of Kiev. He plans to take revenge on the prince, but Vladimir manages to pacify him for a short time. But the boyars of Kiev are at it again. Jealous of Ilya's preferred position in court, they slander ...
The Transformative Power of the Symbol
Digital Jung - October 14, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We look at the value of the symbol and the transformative function that it holds for our psychological lives. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please conta...
Sukhmann the Young Warrior
In a Certain Kingdom - October 07, 2021 14:51 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsWhen Sukhmann the young warrior comes to Vladimir's feast, he feels a sudden desire to thank his host with a special gift. A white swan caught with his own two hands. But his hunting does not go at all as he planned. Unexpectedly, he is faced with a new enemy of the Rus. A never-before seen fight...
Encountering the Archetype
Digital Jung - September 30, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We look at Jung’s concept of the archetype and the implications it holds for our inner lives. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact me on Faceboo...
The Struggle of the Creative Life
Digital Jung - September 16, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We discuss the challenges that confront us on the path of psychological growth and how we might respond to them. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please co...
Season 2 Announcement
Digital Jung - September 11, 2021 17:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: I announce the start date for Season 2 of Digital Jung For more on living a symbolic life: Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, available from Chiron Publications. Sources for quotes and more: Symbols provide "the clues we need in ord...
The Daughter of the Tsar of the Sea
In a Certain Kingdom - July 07, 2021 11:54 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsSadko is a young musician. The best in Novgorod! But he's also one of the poorest. This is the lot of the true artist. No one understands him, he feels. No one except the beautiful river near his city. Well, it turns out that the river does understand him. Not only that, but she (yes, she!) is in...
The Wedding of Dobrynia, son of Nikita.
In a Certain Kingdom - June 30, 2021 09:14 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsDobrynia, son of Nikita, fresh off his victory over the dragon, finds a mysterious set of hoof prints in the forest. He follows them, and finds a mysterious warrior. But who that warrior actually is, he could never have guessed... In the analysis section, Deacon Nicholas reads an email from a li...
The Art of Being Human
Digital Jung - June 17, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsIn this episode: We discuss the importance of art for human life and the central place it holds for living a symbolic life. Let's make this a conversation: Do you have a comment or question about this episode, or about something you would like me to address in a future episode? Please contact ...
The Story of Nikita the Tanner
In a Certain Kingdom - June 16, 2021 10:14 ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsIn our second dragon-themed tale, Kiev the great city's perfect existence is darkened by a terrible dragon. It promises not to destroy the city, but only if the people offer it a beautiful maiden once a month. Finally, it's the princess's turn. Her only hope of avoiding a terrible death is a humb...