Everyday Animism: Did Jung speak to his pots and pans?
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- Опубліковано 30 бер 2024
- How do our interactions with the seemingly mundane objects around us reflect and influence our deeper psychological processes and connections with the broader universe?
Jung held a fascinating belief in the soulful essence of inanimate objects. He engaged in daily greetings with his kitchenware at Bollingen Tower, expressing a unique form of animism that extended deeply into his personal and professional life. His collection of beer steins, each with its name, served not only as vessels for drink but as partners in dialogue, reflecting his practice of active imagination. This relationship with objects underscores Jung's broader theories on the collective unconscious and synchronicity, suggesting that everything is interconnected and ensouled. His approach, echoing through the practices of figures like Marie Kondo, invites us to reconsider our relationships with the material world, hinting at a deeper, more mystical interaction with the everyday items that populate our lives.
Prepare to discover…who Jung truly was beyond the textbooks: a visionary who conversed with the soul of the world, from the kitchenware in his hands to the beer steins that whispered archetypal secrets; when the curtain between the animate and inanimate thinned for Jung, revealing itself in the quiet dawn at Bollingen Tower and in the sacred routine of morning toast preparation; how Jung transformed mundane interactions with objects into profound dialogues with the unconscious; what depths of meaning Jung found in the ordinary, where beer steins became the custodians of myth and a toaster named "Gemütlich" embodied the alchemical transformation; where Jung's theoretical explorations took physical shape; whether Jung's practices were mere quirks of genius or essential keys to unlocking the mysteries of the psyche; which of Jung's possessions were not just objects but talismans, each named beer stein and the cherished toaster "Gemütlich," serving as conduits to deeper understanding and self-realization; why Jung embraced such a mystical relationship with the material world, illuminating his belief in a universe where every particle, every object, speaks the language of the soul, urging us to listen and learn from the symphony of the seemingly silent.
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Can I just say I absolutely love the fact that us Jungians are not only unafraid to be weird and uncoventional but embrace it!
I will never look at my toaster the same again
“A greater sense of community among the various appliances in your kitchen” “…for Jung”
God…😅
🤣
That was great!😂
When Joseph used the “changing the diaper” metaphor…my suspicion started to grow…😂
You guys! I saw the title and knew the date. But so serious the first 9 minutes, I thought maybe this is legit? It wasn't until you were waxing lyrical over the beer steins, with Deb correcting Joseph on the pronunciation of the name. So funny!
You tricksters! You were totally convincing, and I was thinking, OK, they've truly gone off the deep end. I am glad I listened until the very end.
Wait until you read Jung. He was an occultist using academic language in his younger years to be taken serious.
love these jokes... the one about freud and jung having matching tattoos was so so good
You had me going for about 21 minutes. But the MLVF drinking contest was my tipping point! Y’all are tooooo much. Hilarious!
Jung did actually talk to his pots and pans, I think Marie-Louise Von Franz mentioned it
Ha! I never caught on to the trick, fully ready to share with friends these stories of beer and toasters. April Fools frivolity aside, this does bring up all sorts of possibilities for me. I am an urban planner, seeking to find the connections between Jungian thinking and the design of place. How do we interact and make use of the archetypes imbedded into urban design? We are surrounded by potential meaning... the Street, the Plaza, the Alley, on and on. These are my equivalents of "pots and pans." I've published one book on this idea and outlining three more. Hillman delves into the subject in his book City and Soul.
Jung, the OG nerd. Were he born a hundred years later, he would have played D&D, watched anime and called his toaster Calcifer. His collection of Sailor Moon figurines would have gotten him into depth astrology and his first and true love, quite predictably, would have been Sailor Mecury. (Btw. you guys got me 100%! Bravo!)
I love the way they managed to keep deadly serious throughout 😂😂😂😂 You’re great guys!
You guys got me! And I had an immediate flashback to listening to last years Jung Resort. Well done!
LMAO, Well done! I was actually cleaning my kitchen during this, and had great fun laughing at y’all (without getting it till the end) and trying to somehow reconcile Jung’s brilliance with a beer guzzling crazy person.
I laughed hysterically. Thanks! 🎉
You guys, you deserve an Oscar for keeping it up for so long. How many takes did you need? So brilliant, I was cracking up every other sentence. 😂
Welllll…if this isn’t the finest example of the Trickster archetype, I don’t know what is … 😅 How did you keep straight faces … ??
Ugh, you got me so good! And I am so relieved, especially for dear Joseph, who I was starting to worry over. Y’all are the best.
My teacher in Kabbalah called that kind of life the sacramental life , Jung was aware of the idea of the sparks of God trapped in things , everything that comes into our life the spark within cry’s out to us to be redeemed , it is a form of active imagination or even meditative practice we were encouraged to visualise doing this with all things things to convey and pass on the awakening of that spark even in our mundane objects
Have you been able to actually "see" the spark? I have noticed such a spark- when I make my daughter's laugh. Very small and fleeting, but unmistakable. And I experienced it in myself for the first time during my awakening to it- I had neglected it for most my life unfortunately. Not having the tools or the resources and hellish childhood.
I’m new to Jungian psychology and this podcast has opened up a fascinating world of learning and growth that’s connecting with me deeply. I only recently got the courage to start listening to the dream interpretations at the end as I am terrified of the nightmares I am prone to (I definitely have some “good ones” I could send in 😬), and, amazingly, listening to the dream interpretations is helping me get over that longtime fear! I listened to this episode the other day feeling confusion- like I was missing something- then growing uneasiness as it got weirder and weirder. Then at the end- relief, catharsis, and lots of laughs at your prank and my credulousness! 🤣 Well played!
The key to Captaining a small old owner-operator workboat, is to make friends with your environment, whether it's the really big seagull (Jeffrey) that pecks at your alcoholic helper, or the kicker motor you use (little woot-woot, named after the sound she made) to illegally harvest clams... it's the basic relationships with such things in your day that can bring joy, meaning, and help surviving tough occurrences. Great video!
Feel closer to Jung, and that’s what it’s all about. 😂
What a great episode, so many things I didn't know about Jung, you got me! For those coming to the comments, please watch this episode right through to the end 😊
Thank you all for lightening our day. The dead pan expressions on your faces were so convincing and worrying...... the relief when Joseph said ' April fool' 😂😂😂
This is so synchronistic for me! I've been reading Sharon Blackie's "The Enchanted Life" these last two days and reevaluating how I relate to literally everything around me, especially animism towards the entire natural world but also manufactured items.
My Mr. Coffee and I have been together for 35+ years. If I start taking him for granted, he won’t brew. When I remember to greet him properly and ask for his cooperation, he will usually brew up a great pot of coffee quickly and with no snags.
Sometimes, though, he just doesn’t want to cooperate. After threatening him multiple times, I finally purchased an inexpensive single cup brewer and set it on the counter next to him. I only use it when Mr. Coffee doesn’t want to work with me.
This is no joke!
Clever and very funny. My toaster is a trickster too.
I was like “oh, I thought I was weird but Jung just beat me” LOL
I knew it! I scrolled to the end because the 'beer stein' thing made me suspicious. Good fun though you guys! I love that you did that!
Got me totally! Bait, line and sinker!
Thank you for a much needed laugh!! The toaster 😂😂😂 ❤
Angela!! You are all brilliant. Thank you for this wonderful episode.
Every. Single. Year. You get me. You get me good and I never learn!
I think Von Franz could drink Jung under the table. 😂 This was so fun thank you!
I can also imagine how easy it might be to have a conversation with the Toby jugs/mugs which are treasured by collectors.
You really got me! I thought you were talking gibberish! 😅😅 very funny 😂 👍
Man you got me!!! Also was starting to wonder about y’all and your toasters. Whew. Great job team 🙀👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Omg. Been listening in segments and reflecting in between. Well done.
I am not an April fool …… but I loved the episode hahaha 😝
This is a nice surprise 🎉
Thank You for this midweek fix ;)
Amazing acting, wow
Thank god!!!!!!! I was like. "I can't do this,I can't listen to this anymore" but I stuck in there because I love you guys,till the end lol. That was great.
That clears up the amusement park confusion-- My husband recently said "let's go to Switzerland," and I said, "then we must see the Jung Amusement Park, maybe it has been completed by now." And he said, "Really??" I must not have made it to the end of that one, and watched it just by searching through the offerings, not on April 1.
FARk!! You guys!!! :D
What a joy!
I ordinarily refer to myself as a FARmer, so this is not the most far-fetched! Haha
Howdy 'n Happy April Fool's, from the 12 Apostles, Aus!
Miri ♡♡
the shadow of the bread!!! 😂😂😂..
Omg I love you! Wish I could hang out with you all day. Such a clever April Fools!! Much love ❤️
Seeing this 4 weeks late I had no clue this was a joke although it did seem a bit over the top even for Jung. But are you aware of the deep truths you arrived at when you spoke of the reverence for the relationship we have with everything? Having spent over 20 years working with indigenous cultures I can attest to the transformational power of moving through life with reverence and gratitude for all things, especially simple acts like making toast. Thank you. You have proven once again that the Trickster is a master teacher! 🌹
Being German I have to say "Gemütlich" is a really(!) strange name for a toaster. But the translation isn't "the warm one", but cozy or homely.
Love you❤
Omg🤣🤣 I totally fell for it 🤣
Awesome! 😂😂😂
Perfect for today. 😂
Edit: my pots and pans agree🎉
And I thought you guys were in the middle of a beer drinking contest! 😅
I haven't listened to the podcast in a while and tuned into this in May. I jjust kept thinking, WHAT IN THE WORLD DID THESE GUYS GET INTO? Several times I actually said out loud, 'what in the actual h..."😂
I’m clearly a bit slow! I’m no Jungian analyst, but I love this podcast. It’s helped me in so many ways, often just by changing my perspective. Listening to this, I thought, dang! All good things must come to an end. These people are mad! And Jung was even madder!! It was interesting to watch myself turn on you all, based on this one video. Hmm…
LOL I really bought into it ....
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The Law of One. There is the God particle in Everything.
That's a very lovely story about the toaster, and I presume that you are also vegetarian.😄
I like the idea of pantheism, but since lately I am listening to podcasts of Polly Young-Eisendrath, who is a renowned buddhist jungian analyst. She tells that there is an archetype of the self, though there is no existing substantial self, or soul. Then I wonder, if even we have no soul, how is it that material things are animated, or that we even possibly can project a soul in material things. Can we project something that is not within us?
About Yale, it is one of those elite universities that brought forth a lot of billionaires, and is heavily sponsered and controlled by billionaires. Jung's scepsis with democracy, and fondness of aristocracy will certainly resonate with them.
There I was walking down the road with my earbuds in, listening, and thinking this is outrageous, how can they POSSIBLY be serious (I hadn't seen the date) 😂 At one point I thought OMG Jung was a drunkenly delirious alcoholic sot, I simply cannot listen to anything he said.. or this podcast again! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 That last line... Mannnn I was relieved!! 🎉😅
Hey, does this mean that workshop about fairytales and yoga wasn't real also?😅
Can we have a video on asceticism?
Maybe like a Jungian perspective on why some people are driven towards asceticism? I'm really interested in this topic and I can't find information on it anywhere
What an important archetype is the trickster
I'm so glad this was a joke. I was thinking I might need to find a new favorite podcast. 😂
I do
Ha ha ha 😂😂😂
I am new to you and you had me totally befuddled
Hoponopono an ancient Hawaian practice talks about this as well they talk and greet buildings also the course of Miracles talk about it I know this to be true because I think with its me its wooden objects a small bear with a drum 🥁 and that used best that drum very fast.
Naughty Toaster archetype????
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Thank you for rescuing me from todays news which is very awful. 🩵🩵🩵