
Ep. 74 - Parenthood
What does parenthood awaken in us beyond responsibility and care? How does raising a child activate our own inner child and call us into deep inner work? In what ways does this role transform us and infuse life with rene

Hosted by Alyssa Polizzi and Arran Rogerson · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 74 episodes
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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/
Alyssa Polizzi and Arran Rogerson hosts Golden Shadow Podcast, a education show with 74 episodes published.

What does parenthood awaken in us beyond responsibility and care? How does raising a child activate our own inner child and call us into deep inner work? In what ways does this role transform us and infuse life with rene

What is the experience of burnout like? How does it reveal the deeper resources we’re lacking? How might burnout signal the end of an old creative cycle and the need for change and transformation? Follow Alyssa and Arran

What can the wilderness teach us about solitude, psyche, and transformation? Why is the forest such a potent symbol in fairytales and myth? How does backpacking mirror the archetypal journey into the unknown? Follow Alys

Arran and Alyssa got married! In this episode they reflect on their recent marriage and explore its deeper meaning through a psychological, philosophical, and archetypal lens. They discuss how true partnership involves b

Alchemical Inner Work is a technique created by Alyssa to support the process of re-imagining our psychological dynamics within the metaphorical language and concrete practices of the alchemical art. Celebrating the laun

What is "parts work"? How might we engage with the psyche by dividing it into subpersonalities? Who are the "exiles," "managers," and "firefighters" within us and how do they relate to one another?

Why do we have dreams that are stressful, painful, or terrifying? How might tension in dreams reflect shadow integration? How can we work with bad dreams towards greater awareness and wholeness?

What role do somatics play in the therapeutic process? In what way is trauma locked into the body? How can we incorporate a body-first mentality into our self-work practices?

What is the creative process? Why are experimentation and failure such an important part of it? In what way is the project of Golden Shadow an ever-evolving creative process?

What does the archetypal rock n' roll band look like? How did the Beatles serve as a mythological container for collective projections of the culture? In what way is the pop music landscape a kind of "pantheon"? https://

Who is Hermes? What role does he play in Greek mythology? What is the "Hermes archetype" and how does it relate to liminality, trickery, and revelation? https://www.goldenshadow.org/

What is the allegory of "Plato's Cave"? How does it explore the archetypal pattern of becoming conscious? What are the social repercussions of speaking truth, shining light, and forcing others to see their own shadow? ht

What is the allegory of "Plato's Cave"? How does it explore the archetypal pattern of becoming conscious? What are the social repercussions of speaking truth, shining light, and forcing others to see their own shadow? ht

Was alchemy a scientific process, a spiritual practice, or both? What does "As Above, So Below" refer to? How might we utilize the concepts of alchemy for self-inquiry and personal growth? https://www.goldenshadow.org/

Murray Stein, Ph.D, is a Jungian Analyst, author and lecturer. Dr. Stein joins the Golden Shadow to speak on the evolution of Jungian Psychology, the resistance to Jungian theory from the scientific and academic communit

John Beebe, Jungian Analyst and author, speaks with us about the shadows of personality types, the archetypes of typology and their influence on dreams. (Recorded on February 24th, 2020 at thestoa.ca) https://www.goldens

Jason Smith--Jungian analyst, author of Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, and host of the Digital Jung Podcast--joins the Golden Shadow to discuss the religious sense as a natural and vital function of

Bret Alderman, PhD, life coach and author of Symptom, Symbol, and the Other of Language, joins the Golden Shadow to share a Jungian perspective on the implications of the deconstruction of language in our postmodern era.

Michael Meade, mythologist, storyteller, and host of Living Myth Podcast, speaks with us about initiation, ritual, and how the shadow is represented in mythology. Recorded at The Stoa on March 17th, 2021 https://www.gold

Steafan Fox (aka Uberboyo on YouTube) joins the Golden Shadow to discuss Jung, his confrontation with the shadow, and the writings that emerged from that struggle, known collectively as the Red Book. https://www.goldensh
Alyssa
studying Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) · Laurusa Mystic
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Dr. Murray Stein
Jungian Analyst, author and lecturer
1 appearance on this show
Jason Smith
Jungian analyst, author of Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life, host of the Digital Jung Podcast · The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
1 appearance on this show
Michael Meade
author, storyteller, pioneer of mythology and the modern psyche · Mosaic Multicultural Foundation
1 appearance on this show
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