Welcome to this Jungian life.

Three good friends and Jungian analysts, Lisa Marchiano, Deborah Stewart, and Joseph Lee,

invite you to join them for an intimate and honest conversation that brings a psychological perspective to important issues of the day.

I'm Lisa Marchiano, and I'm a Jungian analyst in Philadelphia. I'm Joseph Lee,

and I'm a Jungian analyst in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I'm Deborah Stewart, a Jungian analyst,

on Cape Cod.

Thank you. Today, Joseph and Lisa and I are going to take a look at a very, very old fairy tale.

Some sources say it's as old as 5,000 years. And it's a tale that's familiar to everybody.

And it's part of our psychic inheritance, part of our psychological DNA. And here it is, Jack and the Beanstalk. And here's the tale. There was once upon a time,

a poor widow who had an only son named Jack and a cow named Milky White, and all they had to

live on was the milk the cow gave every morning which they carried to the market and sold.

But one morning, Milky White gave

no milk, and they didn't know what to do. What shall we do? What shall we do? said the widow,

wringing her hands. Cheer up, mother. I'll go and get work somewhere, said Jack. We've tried that

before, nobody would take you, said his mother. We must sell

Milky White and with the money, start a shop or something. All right, mother, says Jack, it's

market day today, and I'll soon sell Milky White, and then we'll see what we can do. So he took the

cow's halter in his hand, and off he started. He hadn't gone far when he met a

funny-looking old man who said to him, Good morning, Jack. Good morning to you, said Jack,

and wondered how he knew his name. Well, Jack, and where are you off to, said the man. I'm going to the market to sell our cow there.

Oh, you look the proper sort of chap to sell cows, said the man. I wonder if you know how many

beans make five. Two in each hand and one in your mouth, says Jack, sharp as a needle.

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