Episodes

  • The Shadow Archetype in Werewolf Legends: How Lycanthropy Reveals the Repressed Self in European and Slavic Folklore

    The Shadow Archetype in Werewolf Legends: How Lycanthropy Reveals the Repressed Self in European and Slavic Folklore
    May 17 2026
    In European and Slavic folklore, the werewolf is far more than a monster—it is a profound psychodynamic symbol of the Jungian Shadow, the repressed instincts, rage, and forbidden desires that civilization forces underground. This episode explores classic tales of lycanthropy from medieval France, Germany, and Eastern Europe, revealing how these stories dramatize the confrontation with the unconscious and the terrifying yet transformative process of integrating the shadow. Listeners gain deep insight into why the werewolf myth continues to resonate in modern psychology, literature, and clinical practice as a metaphor for the hidden parts of ourselves we fear most.
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    5 mins
  • The Dark Waters Within: The Bunyip and the Psychodynamics of the Swamp

    The Dark Waters Within: The Bunyip and the Psychodynamics of the Swamp
    May 3 2026
    Explore the murky depths of the Australian Outback where ancient lore meets the modern psyche. This episode deconstructs the legend of the Bunyip, transforming a terrifying swamp creature into a profound symbol of the repressed unconscious and the "unhomely" dangers of the wild.
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    4 mins
  • The Selkie’s Skin: Possession, Longing, and the Psychology of the Captive Self

    The Selkie’s Skin: Possession, Longing, and the Psychology of the Captive Self
    Apr 19 2026
    The selkie myth from Celtic folklore holds a mirror to some of the most arrested relational dynamics in human psychology — possession, longing, and what it costs a self to survive without access to its own depths. This episode reads the old stories through a psychodynamic lens to ask what we actually mean when we say we love someone.
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    7 mins
  • Why Am I Never Good Enough? Sisyphus and the Internal Critic

    Why Am I Never Good Enough? Sisyphus and the Internal Critic
    Apr 15 2026
    2 mins
  • THE LEGENDARY MONKEY SUN WUKONG

    THE LEGENDARY MONKEY SUN WUKONG
    Jul 6 2025
    2 mins
  • ANANSI THE SPIDER FOLKTALE

    ANANSI THE SPIDER FOLKTALE
    Jun 29 2025
    2 mins
  • IS THE CROCODILE BIRD A MYTH

    IS THE CROCODILE BIRD A MYTH
    Jun 22 2025
    2 mins
  • THE NINE UNKNOWN MEN

    THE NINE UNKNOWN MEN
    Jun 16 2025
    2 mins