Season 1 Episode 12

Carl Jung

UNPACKING THE INSIGHTS

Tom and Dorion give their collective (and) conscious take on the conversation with Carl Jung, exploring his insights on personality and psychological traits and revealing aspects of Jung’s complicated personal life — which may have led to some of his greatest work.

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Topics Discussed:

  • What’s your psychological “brand”?

  • The difference between serendipity and synchronicity (including some fascinating real-life examples)

  • Jung’s idea of the persona

  • The impact of Jung’s relationship with patient, student, colleague, and lover, Toni Wolff, on his personal and professional life

  • A magical illustration of what Jung was trying to do (courtesy of Doug Henning)

  • What Carl Jung and UFOs have in common (no, it’s not a joke — it’s a true story! Although there is a great Freud-themed dad joke in the main Jung episode…)

The voice of Carl Jung is played by Tom Park.