Becoming (Merely) Human

In this episode:
I return to the relationship between Ahab and Starbuck, focusing on a pivotal scene from Chapter 132, 'The Symphony'. I explore the ways our ideas of psychological change often involve a hidden quality of inflation.

Sources for quotes and more:

1. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 132: The Symphony)  
2. S4 Ep. 9: The Gorgon's Eye
3. 'The Interpretation of Fairy Tales' by Marie-Louise von Franz
4. Matthew 18:3 (NIV)
5. 'The Psychology of Child Archetype' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 9i
6. 'The Development of the Personality' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 17
7. 'Individuation in Fairy Tales' by Marie-Louise von Franz
8. 'Ego and Archetype' by Edward Edinger
9. 'Tao Te Ching' (Translated by Red Pine)
10. 'The Dhammapada' (Translated by Gil Fronsdal)
11. 'Mysterium Coniunctionis' by C.G. Jung in Collected Works, vol. 14
12. 'The King and the Corpse' by Heinrich Zimmer
13. 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 117: The Whale Watch)

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.