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In this episode:
With help from some of the symbols in the story of Parzival, I discuss the surprising importance of vulnerability in the process of psychological growth.


Sources for quotes and more:

1. "Only through our feebleness and incapacity are we linked up with the unconscious..." ~ C.G. Jung from 'The Tavistock Lectures,' Collected Works, vol. 18.
2. Jacob and the Angel from Genesis 32:25 - 29, Sefaria.org 
3. The Man Watching by Rainer Maria Rilke (Robert Bly translation)
4. "There's a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." ~ Leonard Cohen from 'Anthem.'
5. "Give your unconscious a chance to analyze yourself..." ~ C.G. Jung from 'Jung on Active Imagination,' p. 164.
6. Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach (Helen M. Mustard & Charles E. Passage translation).

Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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For more on living a symbolic life:
Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.