The Archetypal Brain: Jung from an Evolutionary Perspective

This Jungian Life Podcast

Joseph Lee, Deborah Stewart, Lisa Marchiano

Jungian, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Psychology, Dreams, Jung, Relationships, Selfhelp, Society & Culture, Psychoanalysis

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🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

With Deb and Joe out this week, Lisa speaks with Gary Clark, a visiting research fellow at the University of Adelaide, about his book Carl Jung and the Evolutionary Sciences.

The discussion delves into the influence of indigenous cultures on understanding consciousness, the role of anthropology in Jung's work, and the implications of evolutionary development on human psychology.

Humanity's ancient rituals underscore the importance of integrating the primordial emotional brain with the newer neocortex. Reconnecting to these practices in a contemporary setting can help facilitate integration and well-being, especially during the tumultuous adolescent years.

Gary and Lisa further explore the connections between maternal love, Jungian psychology, and the biological underpinnings of social bonding. They discuss the concepts of anima and animus, and the psychological implications of sex-based differences.

They also delve into the roles of Eros and Logos in understanding gender differences and the potential of psychedelics in exploring consciousness. More than ever, there is a pressing need for a synthesis of modern scientific understanding with the rich, archetypal dimensions of human experience.

*Learn more about our Dream Telepathy Project: https://dreamwisebook.com/dream-telepathy-project/

*Find the books mentioned in the show: https://bookshop.org/lists/an-evolutionary-look-at-jung

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0:00.0	Welcome to this Jungian life.
0:04.2	Three good friends and Jungian analysts, Lisa Marchiano, Deborah Stewart, and Joseph Lee,
0:09.7	invite you to join them for an intimate and honest conversation
0:13.2	that brings a psychological perspective to important issues of the day.
0:19.4	I'm Lisa Marchiano, and I'm a Jungian analyst in Philadelphia. I'm Joseph Lee,
0:24.9	and I'm a Jungian analyst in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I'm Deborah Stewart, a Jungian analyst,
0:31.1	and Cape Cod.
0:46.5	Thank you. Hello, we have something a little different today.
0:52.1	Both Deb and Joseph were unavailable to record, but we didn't want to miss a week.
0:56.1	So the baton was passed to me, and I took this opportunity to invite Gary Clark on the podcast. I read Gary's most recent book. It's called
1:01.5	Carl Jung and the Evolutionary Sciences. It came out in the fall of 2024. I read it right after it
1:07.6	came out. And I was everyone I talked to, I said, I'm reading the most fabulous book,
1:12.0	and I was so excited to get Gary on. So when we realized we had this slot, I was just really quick
1:19.1	to email him, and he's been kind enough to join us from Australia, where it is very, very late.
1:26.3	So, Gary, thank you for staying up for us.
1:29.5	Gary Clark is currently a visiting research fellow in the School of Medical Sciences at the
1:34.6	University of Adelaide in Australia. Since 2012, he's been a member of the school's
1:39.6	biological anthropology and comparative anatomy unit. His research focus includes the evolution of music,
1:47.1	paleoanthropology, and evolutionary approaches to analytical psychology. So thank you so much for
1:54.4	joining us. And I wonder if we could start with you just telling us a little bit about your
2:00.0	background because it's really
2:01.0	interesting. Yeah, although the books on evolutionary science and things like that, my original
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