Carl Jung’s Red Book + Astrology

Satya Doyle Byock, co-host of this podcast, has a new book out with Random House, Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood. In this Bonus episode, Satya introduces the book to listeners and reads a short excerpt from Chapter 2. 

Quarterlife is the book that Satya needed in her 20s and that she's been looking for since for her clients. As a psychotherapist, Satya has focused on the stage of early adulthood—what she calls Quarterlife—and the need for a Jungian lens for that population. 

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In this final episode of our journey, Satya begins by reading Jung’s Epilogue to the Red Book from 1959. 

Satya and Carol discuss Scrutinies, which Sonu Shamdasani considers the third book of "The Red Book." They talk about the recent synchronistic publication of "The Black Books." Satya breaks down the history of Scrutinies and The Seven Sermons of the Dead.

Satya explores Richard Wilhelm and the Secret of the Golden Flower, and Jung's emerging understanding of Alchemy.

Carol shares the horoscope from this time and the shift from the 12th house to the 1st house astrologically. Jung is beginning to translate this journey into a psychology, rather than a religion. Carol and Satya read through Jung’s “Seven Sermons of the Dead” from 1916 and the strange experiences in Jung’s home, in which the Christian dead visit Jung’s home. They explore how Philemon has changed since “The Magician”. Satya concludes by returning to the beginning.

Chapter: “Scrutinies.” THE END!

Astrological Charts:

• Scrutinies - Dark Crowd / Worm

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Recorded October 25, 2020 

• As The Red Book nears conclusion, Satya & Carol explore the second half of "The Magician." Satya reflects on the origins of this podcast and its synchronistic ending with the release of The Black Books. Carol reflects on the beginnings of Jung's journey with the horoscope of October 13th, 1913, highlighting the explosive energy of Jupiter in both our time and Jung's.

Carol explores the image of the serpent as woman and looks to Michelangelo's Adam, Eve and The Serpent in the Sistine Chapel.

Satya highlights a shift in Jung's tone from surrender and query to enchantment and assertion. She relates Toni Wolff to Salomé, then quotes from the recently released Black Books, illustrating the influence of Toni Wolff on Jung, and Jung's need to make her "go away."

The episode concludes with a discussion of feminism in Switzerland. Next week: a dive into Scrutinies.

Chapter: “The Magician." Part 2.

Astrological Charts :

• Jung / Magician Part 2

• Serpent Story

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Recorded October 18, 2020

Carol Ferris read’s from "the Magician" and illuminates the intersection of healing, time, and space, weaving in the mythology of Philemon and Baucis as she and Satya explore the union of opposites with Philemon and Baucis, and Elijah and Salome. Satya tracks the feminine in Jung’s "Red Book" as Baucis stands in the kitchen. Carol discusses the coming into form of the yin yang pair of opposites. Jung asks where does one go to learn magic? Carol incorporates the Six Conformations of Chinese Medicine and Satya discusses the history of Jung’s psychology as it leads to Taoism and the union of the opposites. Satya & Carol discuss the Ego-Self Axis, Jedi’s, the Force, Karate Kid, and the importance of practice in connecting to the divine and the rhizome-like nature of the unconscious. Carol discusses the thinker and magician, David Abram. Carol speaks to the Age of Aquarius, The Great Ages (see chart), and when the “I” becomes “We.” Q&A touches on Tecumseh’s Curse, Baucis in the Kitchen, Jung & Quantum Physics, a return to our animal selves, the etymology of anima, and the somatic of Jungian Psychology.

Chapter: "The Magician" Pt. 1

Astrological Charts:

• The Magician January 27, 1914

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Recorded on October 18, 2020

This episode follows the news of the White House super spreader event and the president and white house staffers testing positive for COVID-19.

As Jung arrives at the "portal of a great mystery" our hosts explore the various definitions of magic in Jung's Red Book, Satya speaks to Jung’s notion of individuation, the need to relinquish will power in favor of psyche, and the pain of going one’s own way. Ann Carroll speaks to Nietzsche, Will to Power, and Jung’s wrestling with Nietzsche’s “failed individuation." Satya and Carol explore the meaning of the Symbol. Satya reads from Jung’s "Psychological Types" and refers to Gandhi and Mandela’s experiences in prison. Carol shares a "decumbature" chart showing the movement of planets from the 12th House to the 1st in Jung's Chart at "The Way of the Cross." Carol discusses snakes, serpents, incubation dreams, and the image of the snake coming out of the mouth. Carol introduces Shawn Nygaard, an astrologer, to share some thoughts on the images. Satya emphasizes fantasy as Jung’s return to the feminine and offers an analogy of “the crazy girlfriend” as the neglected soul gone crazy

Chapter: "The Way of the Cross"

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Astrological Charts:

•  The Way of the Cross, Jung: January 27, 1914

   

Recorded on October 4, 2020

In this episode, Carl Jung is in conversation with his Soul about the gift of magic. Satya Doyle Byock reflects on the uncanny similarity between Jung and Rilke on fate and future, she explores the meaning of Shuddering and Jung’s journey into embodiment through the Grimms’ fairy tale “The Youth Who Goes off in Search of Fear.” Carol Ferris explores Jung's many paintings in this section, hexagram 38 of the I Ching, the symbolism of snake bites, the Greek Moirai, Anthropos, and astrologer Liz Greene. Ann Caroll provides a translation for “Solace” and a discussion of comfort which leads to a new reading of this chapter. Q&A explores potentiality, the Gospel of Thomas, Yoda and The Force, Stanislav Grof, and the tools of Magic. Chapter: “The Gift of Magic”

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Astrological Horoscopes for Episode 24

• Jung: Magic: 2020

• The Gift of Magic

Recorded September 27, 2020

Satya Doyle Byock & Carol Ferris read this chapter in call and response fashion. Carol discusses the similarity of our time to Jung’s and reads from Paul Shepard's "Nature and Madness." Both accompany Jung into the complexities of maturation and psychological adulthood. Satya discusses her manuscript on Quarterlife, and Jungian psychology for younger adults. She also reads Max Zeller’s dream of the 600-year-coming religion and Jung's thoughts.

Chapter: "The Three Prophecies"

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Astrological Charts:

• Three Prophecies

Recorded September 20, 2020

Satya Doyle Byock & Carol Ferris discuss the Union of the Opposites within Jungian Psychology. Carol explores Parsifal and the Wasteland at length and how it relates to Jung’s journey. Ann Carroll explores the gender translation in this chapter. The image of Atmaviktu shows up, a many-armed dragon creature and symbol of God. Carol discusses the 12th house and Jupiter. Q&A explores racism, projection, and cleansing with dirt.

Chapter: "Nox Quarta"

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Astrological Charts:

• Nox Quarta

Recorded August 30, 2020

Satya Doyle Byock and Carol Ferris discuss the union of the opposites within Jungian Psychology. Carol explores Parsifal and the Wasteland at length and how it relates to Jung's journey. Ann Carroll explores the way gender is translated in this chapter. The image of Atmaviktu shows up, a many-armed dragon creature and symbol of God. Carol discusses the 12th house and Jupiter. Q&A explores racism, projection, and cleansing with dirt.

Chapter: "Nox Tertia"

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Astrological Charts:

• Nox Tertia Horoscope

Recorded August 23, 2020

Satya & Carol discuss C.G. Jung's "Red Book" and its social relevance for our times. In this episode, Jung enters through the left door and deconstructs man’s prejudice toward animals. Satya discusses the “serpentine path to wholeness" and how to reclaim one's embodied self from the projection onto animals. Carol reminds us the Zodiac is not an idle abstraction. Ann Carroll illuminates the image of the cook through Erich Neumann’s "The Great Mother."

Chapter: “Nox Secunda”

Astrological Charts:

• Jung: Nox Secunda

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Recorded August 15th, 2020

Satya Doyle Byock & Carol Ferris enter a series of more playful Red Book chapters, beginning with "Divine Folly" in which Jung departs from his own religiosity to express the critical importance of living one's own existence. Jung picks up a copy of "The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis and starts a dialogue with the work of Friedrich Nietzsche. Carol illuminates the astrology of January 14th, 1914 and the Grand Cardinal Cross in Jung's horoscope. Ann Carroll explores Western Civilization's wrestling with the 2,000 year-old Christian narrative. Satya defines courage as vulnerability and inner work.

Chapter: “Divine Folly”

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Recorded August 9, 2020

Satya Doyle Byock & Carol Ferris dive into The Red Book's most visceral chapter in which Jung eats the liver of a murdered girl. Carol discusses the role of the liver in Chinese Medicine, Jung's natal chart, astrology of this chapter, & the science fiction in world-making. Satya discusses animal embodiment, humanity's relation to the guilt of existence, the image of and the reclamation of evil. Ann Carrol translates the German word for “mensch.”

Chapter: “The Sacrificial Murder”

Astrological Charts:

Jung Hell, The Sacrificial Murder

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Recorded July 26, 2020

While Jung enters "Hell" and experiences torture, Satya Doyle Byock and Carol Ferris reflect on the federal occupation of their hometown, Portland, OR. Carol, Satya, and Ann Carroll explore the symbolism of The Eye. Carol discusses narrative time, collective trauma, the underworld & WWII. Satya explores projection, shadow & redemption, and the typology of Introverted Sensation. Q&A opens up topics such as the myth of Athena, Medusa, and the symbolism of masks.

Chapter: “Hell”

Astrological Charts:

• Jung, Second Night Hell

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Recorded July 19, 2020

In this episode Jung opens his Egg. Carol Ferris discusses duality, Kathleen Raine, William Blake and James Hillman. Satya Doyle Byock shares a Gilgamesh Dream and explores the animus / anima binary. A guest, Leonora, illuminates the images in this chapter. Ann Carroll translates the German word for “evil” and the original meaning of "sin.” Q&A, features anti-racist dream-work, the intersection of the material and the quantum, and a heart-felt story of recently departed Swan.

Chapters: “Incantations” & “The Opening of the Egg"

Astrological Charts:

Jung, Opening of the Egg 2

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Recorded June 28, 2020

Satya Doyle Byock and Carol Ferris explore "where healing comes from." Satya introduces depth psychological concepts through Audre Lorde's "Poetry is Not a Luxury" and "Uses of the Erotic." Carol reads from the epic of Gilgamesh, the work of Ursula K. le Guin, and reflects on ancestry & love in the work of mythologist Kwame Scruggs. Q&A is alive with the topics "political bypass", psychic-reality, the astrological return to care, and forgiveness in the works of Hannah Arendt.

Chapter: “Second Day”

Astrological Charts:

• Jung, Opening of the Egg

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Recorded June 28, 2020

Carol Ferris and Satya Doyle Byock explore Jung's deep contemplation on the potential harm of scientific thinking and the power of fantasy through the encounter with Izdubar. "The real is what works," Jung says. This chapter has a relationship to Gilgamesh and the pursuit of immortality. Carol begins this week's exploration discussing eclipses and times of abundance. Jung begins to pursue the meaning of magic and fantasy. Izdubar and Jung dialogue about Truth and where Truth is found in various forms.

Chapter: "First Day"

Astrological Charts:

• Jung, Second Day Izdubar

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Recorded June 21, 2020 (Father's Day)

Satya Doyle Byock and Carol Ferris explore the darkness of Hell, Pluto, and Death through Jung's journey. Carol discusses the astrology and archetypal nature of Pluto. Satya explores the inherent mess of existence. Carol dives into the horoscope of the Birth of America in 1776 and Pluto's role. Other topics include Buckminster Fuller's "trim tab", Nietzsche, the Divine Mother, Joy, and the dualities of vice & virtue, hot & cold, good & evil, and what it means collectively for the return of the Feminine. 

Chapters: "Death" & "The Remains of Earlier Temples"

Astrological Charts:

• Jung, First Day Izdubar

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Recorded June 14, 2020

Satya Doyle Byock and Carol Ferris explore Jungian Psychology and what it means to live one's myth, one's animal life, and follow one's own calling. Satya and Carol discuss introverted life and action versus extroverted life as Jung speaks with a monk he encounters living alone in the desert for ten years. Additional topics include the difference between science and soul, the greening of the desert, and the image of the inverted tree.

Chapters: "The Anchorite" & "Dies II"

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Astrological Charts:

• Jung, Red Book Death, Remains of Temples

Recorded on June 7, 2020

Hosts Satya Doyle Byock and Carol Ferris step away from the chronology of The Red Book to discuss the grief and rage surrounding George Floyd's death and police brutality. In solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the nightly protests in Minneapolis at the time, Satya explores the projection of white people onto Black citizens through James Baldwin’s Letter from a Region in My Mind and Jung’s The Undiscovered Self. Carol explores Venus retrograde and the alchemy of hard-won love. 

Chapters: No chapter today -- Black Lives Matter

• Letter from a Region in My Mind, James Baldwin

• Letter to a Young Activist, Satya Doyle Byock

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Astrological Charts:

• Jung, Anchorite, Dies II

Recorded on May 31, 2020

In this episode exploring Carl Jung's Red Book and its political and social relevance for our times, Jung encounters his shadow in "The Lowly." Satya Doyle Byock introduces Jung’s ideas on the shadow and individuation. Carol Ferris illuminates the horoscope of this night, December 29th, 1913 and discusses the lowly depths of the ocean. Ann Carroll discusses alcoholism, addiction and homelessness and C.G. Jung’s contribution to the creation of Alcoholics Anonymous, AA.

Chapters: “One of the Lowly”

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Astrological Charts:

• Jung: The Anchorite

Recorded on May 17, 2020