About this episode

Lisa Marchiano interviews Jon Mills about the implications of humanity's self-destructive tendencies and the potential for depth psychology to offer solutions.

In his new book, The End of the World, author and psychoanalyst JON MILLS considers the question of why humanity seems bent on self-destruction. We face famine, climate change, obscene wealth disparities, and threats of global war and nuclear annihilation. Yet the majority of us seem to prefer living either in denial, or in irrational, active opposition to reading the writing on the wall. This week Jungian analyst and co-host Lisa Marchiano interviews Jon about how we face up to impending catastrophe. Is there a viable alternative to the current situation in which we seem to be indulging a collective death wish, careening unconsciously toward a dangerous precipice? Lisa and Jon discuss Jung’s emphasis on doing individual shadow work and how myth and fairy tale - a distillation of human nature and wisdom - might offer a spark of hope. If we can recognize and confront evil and hold the tension of opposites we can start a conversation with our shadow. Follow Up for This Episode Read Jon Mills’ new book, End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate . Visit Jon Mills’ website . Watch bonus mini-episodes on our Patreon channel. Download our free Dream Recall Meditation Guide .

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Marchiano

Guest: JON MILLS

Topics covered

• depth psychology
• self-destruction
• climate change
• shadow work
• myth and fairy tale
• collective death wish

Keywords

• depth psychology
• self-destruction
• climate change
• shadow work
• myth
• fairy tale
• collective death wish

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The End of the World, End of the World: Civilization and Its Fate

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