ON FACING DEATH, according to C.G.Jung - Monika Wikman PhD

ON FACING DEATH, according to C.G.Jung - Monika Wikman PhD

From Chasing Consciousness by Freddy Drabble

September 30, 2025 · 1h 24m · Season 5 · Episode 80

About this episode

The episode explores how to face death through the lens of Carl Jung's psychoanalysis.

How should we support the dying, and how should we approach death itself? What is conscious dying? What does Carl Jung’s work say about facing death? In this episode we have the complex topic of how to face Death, through the lens of psycho analyst Carl Jung. I’m sure that some of you will have found this episode because you’re facing death during this time, either your own or of a loved one; and to those of you I offer my condolences and healing prayers, and hope dearly that what we discuss today will offer some perspective and assistance, and my apologies in advance if any of our ideas cause you pain: death and mourning are extremely personal topics. But I also hope that many others of you are here simply to try and form a healthier relationship with death.The inspiration for this episode came not only from my own experience facing my own parent’s mortality, but also from my intuition that our modern, consumeristic, aestheic and individualistic society has made us more afraid of death than ever; perhaps because of our modern societies focus on material well-being, and the power of technology to guarantee it. My gut feeling is that we need to become aware of this unconscious…

People in this episode

Host: Freddy Drabble

Guest: Monika Wikman

Topics covered

  • death
  • conscious dying
  • Carl Jung
  • psychoanalysis
  • mortality
  • supporting the dying

Keywords

  • death
  • conscious dying
  • Carl Jung
  • psychoanalysis
  • mortality
  • support
  • mourning

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: C.G.Jung

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