In this episode:
I examine the figure of Ishmael from Moby-Dick as a symbol of the human experience of alienation. I explore the question of how this experience comes about and what we can do to respond to it.
Sources for quotes and more:
- 'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 1: Loomings)
- 'A Credit to His Country,' review of Moby-Dick (Norton Edition)
- 'Melville’s Use of the Bible' by Nathalia Wright
- 'Commentary on the Secret of the Golden Flower' by C.G. Jung (CW13)
- ‘On the Relation of Analytical Psychology to Poetry’ by C.G. Jung (CW15)
- S1, Ep. 10: An Instinct For Meaning
- 'Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious' by C.G. Jung (CW9i)
- Abraham Joshua Heschel, quoted in “Arnold Eisen: The Opposite of Good Is Indifference,” On Being Podcast
- “The Frontiers of Knowledge” in C.G. Jung Speaking
Music:
"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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