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The episode discusses the Greek titan Prometheus and its implications on modernity with depth psychologist Glen Slater.

🐺 Watch the full episode and support the podcast by joining the pack: http://patreon.com/howlinthewilderness Howling about the Greek titan Prometheus, technology, Carl Jung and the religious function with depth psychologist, writer and teacher Glen Slater “An honest admission of modernity means voluntarily declaring oneself bankrupt, taking the vows of poverty and chastity in a new sense, and-what is still more painful-renouncing the halo of sanctity which history bestows. To be “unhistorical” is the Promethean sin, and in this sense the modern man is sinful. A higher level of consciousness is like a burden of guilt.” — C.G. Jung, The Spiritual Problem of Modern Man Glen Slater, Ph.D. was born and grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. After studying psychology and comparative religion at the University of Sydney, he moved to the United States for doctoral studies in clinical psychology. For the past 25 years he has taught in the areas of depth psychology and mythological studies at Pacifica Graduate Institute , near Santa Barbara, California, most recently chairing Pacifica’s Jungian and Archetypal Psychology Program. Glen is the author of Jung vs Borg…

People in this episode

Host: Brian James

Guest: Glen Slater

Topics covered

• Prometheus
• hubris
• depth psychology
• technology
• mythological studies
• Carl Jung

Keywords

• Prometheus
• hubris
• depth psychology
• Carl Jung
• technology
• mythology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pacifica Graduate Institute

Books & works: Jung vs Borg: Finding the Deeply Human in a Posthuman Age, Senex and Puer, Varieties of Mythic Experience

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