Self-Actualization and Individuation

"Every philosophy is the philosophy of some stage of life." —Friedrich Nietzsche Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction: The three metamorphoses 1:13 The problem of nihilism 3:45 Self-overcoming 6:07 Blue pill = camel 7:21 Red pill = lion 8:47 Black pill = saint of knowledge 10:27 White pill = child References: - Friedrich Nietzsche: Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None Image: The Two Majesties by Jean-Léon Gérôme

"Love and work... work and love, that's all there is." —Sigmund Freud Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction: The Matrix has you… 2:17 The Nirvana principle 3:25 The oceanic feeling 5:18 Attachment theory 6:25 The smother mother 7:57 The abusive girlfriend 10:23 The nanny state 11:33 Conclusion: Separation and individuation References: - Sigmund Freud: Beyond the Pleasure Principle - Sigmund Freud: Civilization and Its Discontents - John Bowlby: A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development - Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus: I Hate You Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality - Richard Grannon: A Cult of One: How to Deprogram Yourself from Narcissistic Abuse Image: The Voyage of Life: Childhood by Thomas Cole

"The child is the father of the man." —William Wordsworth Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction: Depth psychology 1:35 Object relations 3:08 The Oedipus complex 4:33 The superego (ego ideal) 5:52 The Puer Aeternus (eternal child) 7:12 Archetypes of the collective unconscious 8:31 Dream interpretation and shadow integration 10:26 Conclusion: The hero’s journey References: - Sigmund Freud: The Ego and the Id - Marie-Louise von Franz: The Problem of the Puer Aeternus - Carl G. Jung: Man and His Symbols Image: The Voyage of Life: Youth by Thomas Cole

"Whoever wishes to explore the Way, let him set out—for what more is there to say?" —Farid al-Din Attar Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction: The monomyth 2:30 Rites of passage 3:55 Initiation 5:29 Precarious manhood 7:21 Boy psychology: The Hero archetype 8:54 Man psychology: The King archetype 10:53 Conclusion: The metamyth References: - Joseph Campbell: The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph A. Vandello et al: Precarious Manhood - Douglas Gillette and Robert L. Moore: King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine - Jordan B. Peterson: Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief Image: The Voyage of Life: Manhood by Thomas Cole

"After the night, the morning, bidding all darkness cease, after life's cares and sorrows, the comfort and sweetness of peace." —Helen Steiner Rice Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction: The day’s journey 1:18 The first half of life 2:20 The second half of life 4:20 The midlife crisis 6:33 Once-born religion 7:36 Twice-born religion 9:28 Conclusion: At-one-ment References: - Carl G. Jung: Modern Man in Search of a Soul - Leo Tolstoy: A Confession - William James: The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature Image: The Voyage of Life: Old Age by Thomas Cole

"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." —T. S. Eliot Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction: Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny? 3:40 The journey up 7:21 The journey down 11:17 Conclusion: Circumambulation of the Self References: - Bessel van der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Carl Jung: Memories, Dreams, Reflections - Robert Bly: Iron John: A Book About Men - Joseph Campbell: The Hero with a Thousand Faces Image: Expulsion – Moon and Firelight by Thomas Cole