Navigating the 3 Stages of Individuation to unleash your full potential

[@raresmocanu1743]

The realization that most of my personal improvement journey has been a LARP is completely humbling. Feels obvious now. While on one hand I'm super unhappy about how wrong I was about many things, on the other I'm super relieved that you folks are out here to catch us wandering souls. Who knows what hell I would've ended up in if it weren't for your content. Unlike Peterson, if benzos were to fuck me up I ain't got the cash to go to Moscow.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings to you Rares Mocanu. Your hard won and authentic insights are truly self affirming. You’ve wasted nothing, my friend, you’ve trod the wine press in the vineyard of the soul 🙏

[@abrahamrod2564]

I think I can honestly say, this channel, and this video in particular has changed my worldview tremendously. The way Steve and company conveys the great works of Freud, Adler and Jung has blown my understanding of these and now I've realized that I am operating at a Freudian level. I am so grald you guys have made the decision to put your work on youtube.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings Abraham Rod, many thanks for your kind comments, they mean a lot to us. Kindest Regards, Steve & Pauline🙏🙏

[@inserviceofthesublime]

Could you do a video on the first stage? the freudian passageway

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Patchworkers, yes, we will, I'll inform James and we'll schedule something. Kindest Regards, Steve,

[@man-qz8ki]

@@JungToLiveBy nice

[@aidanocp]

This is just outstanding, folks. I’m so grateful for this channel. Essential information for individuals looking to develop themselves and become more conscious!

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings, Adon, Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@lbzorz]

Well, this filled in some gaps. High-level stuff. You have my thanks!

[@JungToLiveBy]

Thank you, @lbzorz, our Respect and Kindest Regards, Steve & Pauline

[@franciscoribeiro2355]

The way you described the 3 stages in such simple terms shows how masterful your understanding of the human mind is: I want to take a moment to appreciate you 3 for putting out there so much thoughtful and deep content, that actually adresses the real problems. Thank you! Anyways, at 4:26 - 5:50 you spoke directly to my heart. I am 20 years old and, since 16, my attatchment to instant gratification has halted my potential, both from a professional and self-actualization standpoint. Even though I got accepted in the university I desired and have installed some positive habits over time like meditation, physical exercise and nofap (I'm starting to see a trend associated with this channel ahaha), I still feel at the deepest level unfulfilled. Procrastination, in the form of binge watching videos, livestreams, masturbation and other similar pleasure seeking behaviors, is killing my zest for life and blocking my progress as a human being. So, my question is: what can one do to deal with this type of freudian issues? Where can I start? Can you point me to some useful resources? Thanks in advance, Francisco

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings Francisco Ribeiro, these titles kindly suggested by Moons_Mind below are a gereat place to get a theoretical stance on these issues. - Jung in the 21st Century Volume One: Evolution and Archetype - The Neurobiology of the Gods: How Brain Physiology Shapes the Recurrent Imagery of Myth and Dreams - Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing, 2nd Edition If you join ourt Discord Server, you can communicate with us diorectly and join our thriving and supportitive community of peers. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@franciscoribeiro2355]

@@JungToLiveBy I will look into it, thanks

[@redruby8529]

Hi guys! I watched this video when it first came out and just circled back to it... happy to say I have a deeper understanding listening to it this time around, having followed your videos for a while now. It's fun to see the three of you together here, and I do miss a good Steve rant lol. Thanks as always, best channel on youtube :)

[@WildAntics13]

3 beautiful souls. My sister suddenly suffer psychosis out of no where a very healthy woman suddenly becomes different and this prompt me to search the journey of consciousness in order to understand what happened to her! ❤

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi @WildAntics13, thank you for sharing yours and your sisters experience, we're sure that your quest and your journey will inspire many people. Kindest Regards, Steve & Pauline 🙏🙏

[@gfepsh]

16:35 You talk about “Fictional Finalism”, Thank you for that. It put a very good description to an issue I have experienced for quite a while. I find the most difficult part of this psychological journey is the sheer amount of information to integrate. I have had times where I can seamlessly act in accordance “as” my genomic self, followed often by times when things become foggy and disturbing again. I’m guessing you would say this is due to an uninhibited influence of complexes on my psyche. Freudian and Adlerian primarily. Another thing I have learned from you all is that I need to be careful so as not to be overeducated and under-experienced. I often struggle to set theory aside and learn to live relationally. My Priest tells me to live in my heart not in my mind. I have always liked your video on the superiority/inferiority complex. I have always had a superiority complex, but have also always had a very limited ability to act on my potential. So I busied myself with studying and thinking, now I am needing to unlearn that tendency. Entering the Church has done wonders for me in that I now have the ability to relate to a community in a way that I never have before. I still feel hollow, like every moment of free-time I have has to be spent striving for something grandiose. And if I fail to do this my self-esteem plummets. I know this is a consequence of my incorrect thought process, likely infected by complexes (we call them Demons in Orthodox Christianity), but when I find myself captured by them I become blinded and cannot find my way out of their grasp. Considering this, I was wondering what you suggest I do to eliminate this feeling of Fictional Finalism. I’ve always felt the cure must be the process of actualization/individuation but that just takes me away from relating in the real world and causes me a lot of suffering when I am not actively actualizing. So it really does nothing to help the problem. Do I just need to put my pride aside and take on a life of humble acceptance? What if I want to achieve something? Do I just need patience and diligence? Thank you

[@romanovmarkelyon1021]

Wow…I never knew how much I needed to hear everything covered in this video. Absolutely right, some steps cannot be skipped and that’s exactly what I was trying to do for a long time. This helped me immensely. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings Romanov Markelyonm, our very best wished to You, and Respect for the Integrity of Your Journey. Kindest Regards, Steve & Pauline🙏🙏

[@dyllandecker3102]

Thank you guys. Drawn to Jung because of Dreams, Alchemy, and God. Thought he had surpassed Freud, and nullified his work in comparison. Thank you for the correction. Will go back to Freud, and get the foundation set in stone before moving forward. God bless.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi again @dyllandecker3102, Blessinsg and Respect, Kindest REegards, Steve & Pauline

[@amandaclawson795]

Thank you so much. 😢 I am amazed to tears. I appreciate your videos so much.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi @amandaclawson795, thanks so very much for your kind words. Blessings to You and for Your Journey, Kindest Regards, Steve & Pauline

[@robertdabob8939]

It's so clear now why I'm such a mess long after an awakening experience, or release, through a tension of the opposites. An experience triggered at Steve's very words in an anima video, to "open yourself up to the unconscious". I also see the value in my relentless deflationary habit with regard to all this. It keeps me honest, and simply won't let me inflate in any way I can actually identify with. I'm compelled to work these things out in the struggles of my daily life and in everyday simple but fulfilling ways. The meaning and profound feelings I experience in that is amazing. Forever grateful! 🙏

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi @robertdabob8939, many thanks for your comment, and for supporting the channel. Thanks too for sharing your ongoing and hard earned experiences, with insights that will help us all. Kindest Regards, Steve & Pauline🙏🙏

[@Ledhoven]

I can attest to this because my father died my environment changed drastically in physical and status. I intuitively went through a profound experience and it went back to the Freudian root then sensing inferiority complex’s then archetypes so when I heard this on your videos it struck a chord. Thank goodness for your ensuring experiences.

[@ethanGuitar]

Every one of these videos comes out at the perfect time for my development holy shit, god bless.

[@JungToLiveBy]

God Bless You, Ethan Guitar, My Friend, Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@carloferretti8956]

Wow these vids are gold, I jump straight into jungs work through jbp. I see you guys constantly emphasize instincts and biology, so I will do some more digging thank you.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Carlo Ferretti, Blessings and Respect, for You, and for Your Journey, Kindest Regards, Steve and Pauline🙏🙏

[@shanedodd2900]

I’ve recently come to this channel.I love it and have been consuming it all.This particular one is exceptional.It speaks to me as I feel I’m entering the Jungian mode of living,but have had interest in it since I was very young.But only now much later I feel the coat may fit.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings, Shane Dodd, Kindest Regards, Steve🙏

[@Παθεια_Γνωστικα]

Quite right in time. You know, you're right about that "woo-woo thing". I started to become interested in Carl Jung and eventually ended up in some dreamy state of mind, like no connection of reality. A bit dissociation from my body and utterly in my head. And I had constant anxiety and being dreamy in my thoughts just to escape reality. I've never thought prior to this video, that it is necessary to go through the Freudian stage, later through Adler's and Jung is in the end. Never thought about it. Interesting information you've given here. Thank you!

[@deanlenoir9313]

Could you be more specific about what constitutes Freudian and Adlerian issues and how to work through them? Really appreciate this breakdown and your channel!

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Dean Lenoir, yes, that would a goopd follow up to this video, with some in-depth or detailed examples. I'll mention to @James P Dowling. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@onlyrealstuff9704]

I'm so grateful for this video. All the best for you all, cheers!

[@JungToLiveBy]

He features in the three completed scripts for the Lilith Trilogy and in a forthcoming novel by Steve ‘Silver Shadow’ giving Von Hesse’s back story as a Cathar Knight in medieval France and a a Alchemist in Alexandria.

[@liquidfromsoul7194]

Beautiful mapping of the path one has to follow for true actualization (Jung). But it's funny how all this sounds like what the Chakra system proposes: building from the bottom up. From the animal to the transcendence. I guess that's why Jung was so into religion and symbolism. He knew stuff...

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Liquid from soul, Blessings to You for your Journey. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@scottyben191]

This is what some boyos needed. One must be prepared to dive into the deep end with Jung.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Thanks Scotty Ben 1 - very true, Freud and Adler are essential to understand Jung. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@jamesm3235]

I am someone who is interested in persuing an education in psychology and have a read a lot of Jung's work and worka from other jungian psychologists. i've also been interested in expanding into Adler and Frued but I have no idea where to start.

[@harriswarrington7207]

No experience with psychology outside of GCSE level but am very keen to learn these concepts to help my enlightenment process. Could you recommend books starting with Freud, then Adler and finally Jung to help me understand better. Thanks in advance.

[@moons_mind]

Adding myself here to get notified when they respond. I know these might not necessarily be related, but I've seen them recommend the following books in the past: - The Discovery of the Unconscious: The History and Evolution of Dynamic Psychiatry - Jung in the 21st Century Volume One: Evolution and Archetype - The Neurobiology of the Gods: How Brain Physiology Shapes the Recurrent Imagery of Myth and Dreams - Shamanism: A Biopsychosocial Paradigm of Consciousness and Healing, 2nd Edition

[@JungToLiveBy]

@@moons_mind Cheers my friend, that's a big help in answering @Harriswarrington's question - Blessings, Both, Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@TruthSeeker777]

I started with Carl Jung thanks to my mentor who taught me shadow work and the Natural Law. However after watching this video, i became self aware on unresolved issues that are in fact freudian and adlerian. Very informative video. Thank you.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Thanks Zero Cool177, really appreciate your thoughtful comment. Respect and Kindest Regards, Steve🙏

[@kractopus7383]

Thank you❤

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi @kractopus7383, Blessings and Respect, Kindest Regards, Steve & Pauline

[@joseperez1464]

Pure gold. Thank you indeed for your work.

[@abdohabbani2886]

Wow, this is amazing and truly enlightening. I read one book from Jung, got very impressed and almost fell for the trap but then felt a bit discouraged for a while without knowing the reason until I stumbled upon your channel. You guys have summarized these three giant's works in an amazing way. Thank you so much. I bought the personal myth guide and I am in my well calibrated path now.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Abdo Habbani, many thanks for your kind words, Respect to You and for Your Journey, Kindest Regards, Steve🙏

[@spartan124100]

I wish we had depth psychologists as proficient and knowledgeable as you guys in the United States. Many of the modern practitioners tend to neglect the psychoanalytic theory and approach.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Thanks Caleb Pearson, that's very much appreciated. Kindest Regards, Steve,

[@DailyArchetype]

Have you read Joseph Campbell’s mask of god volume 1? In the conclusion he talks about 4 drives: 1. Sex / love (Freudian) or kama in the Sanskrit as he puts it. 2. Power / success (from Adler and nietzsche as he says). Artha in Sanskrit. 3. Is there social / virtue. Dharma in Sanskrit (this would be from society and a mix of the other 3). 4. The transcendent. The more jungian approach. I do agree as did jung that you need all of these in play and can’t avoid them. I think what jung was after is what we might now call the humanistic approach, to meet the person where they are honestly and not let them feel alienated because they aren’t ready to face one of these areas they have worked so hard to disassociate from. Thanks for the good work!

[@rinhu8864]

Great conversation again. First time I've felt fortunate to not really know Jung. How do you understand Freud and Adler though? Do you really need to read everything in chronological order? A lot of people would pay for JTLB essays on Freud and Adler that can give you a crash course and baseline understanding so you can start working on the pathologies. Cheers, R

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi again R Inhhu I think that’s a good idea re a crash course introduction so we should seriously consider a KZbin series on those subjects. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@rinhu8864]

@@JungToLiveBy sorry for being a nuisance in these comments! Normally wouldn't bother but really into what you're doing here.

[@martinhandy9545]

Just fantastic stuff. Great work. Really helps with my counselling private practice, tutoring and marking. The manuals are useful too but some case study examples would really help with some of those tricky and complex concepts. Much love and blessings.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings Martin Handy, thank you for the suggestions. Kindest Regards, Steve and Pauline🙏,

[@LesleyGene]

Excellent episode. Just what I want

[@JungToLiveBy]

Cheers Lesley Adams, glad you enjoyed it. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@LesleyGene]

@@JungToLiveBy I went looked at Freud and Adler theories. It did help. Immensely. And prior to this I had been stuck. I'm not studying to become a therapist. I'm studying to move my self development forward. And THIS has been the information I needed to clarify the development of my personal myth. Great job. Love what you guys are doing. Thank you

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings fellow labourer in the vineyard of the Soul 🙏

[@LesleyGene]

@@JungToLiveBy 💜 Unrelated here. Maybe. 👀 But it just struck me right now. How does one distinguish between instinct, impulse and intuition? Just point me to the relevant video if you e answered that before. Thank you 🙏

[@cahore1509]

“The Discovery of the Unconscious” by Henri Ellenberger goes into these 3 really well.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Vincent Kennedy, that book is an absolute essential - and is of far more relevance than is realised ny many people. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@cahore1509]

@@JungToLiveBy I am re-reading it as we speak. Great great book. I love the earlier part of the book. Thank you for the reply and your invaluable work. It was actually Jordan Peterson who emailed me to tell me to read it a few years back.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Cheers Vincent kennedy, Blessings for Your Journey, Steve.

[@seadnato8011]

Thanks for all of the content! Waiting for book recommendations tho ...

[@JungToLiveBy]

Thanks again Sead Nato, we will dpo it, could do a video on it rather than write out a list. It'd be a long video though... Kindest Regards, Steve. @James P Dowling.

[@MakeDemocracyMagnificientAgain]

damn, thanks guys! Ididn't know, that I'm stuck on the Freudian level. My instincts are clearly repressed. I guess, this is the reason for my avoidant personality and anxiety, depression and addiction on top. I will ask my therapist, if she thinks the same...

[@JungToLiveBy]

Respect and Kindest Regards, both to you and Your Journey. Steve.

[@zenli1407]

This is a cool theory ! It reminds me of Maslows hierarchy of needs. Lower level emotional needs have to be fulfilled first to unlock the next stage of desire

[@JungToLiveBy]

Cheers, Zen Li, it's true, and your comparisson is valid. Freud underpins Adler, who is a necessary precursor to Jung. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@Grammler1]

You mentioned that neuroscience is catching up with Freud, do you have any resources (papers/videos) on that? Would be really interesting to me how this merges together because i've always thought these ideas are hard to bring into some empirical science framework. Thanks for the videos!

[@mirejpaunovic722]

Chech out Mark Solms

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi levi swaggott - Google Professor Mark Solms and Neuropsychoanalysis, there's plenty of info inclusing papers and books available. Otherwise, join our Discord. Kindest Regards, Steve,

[@avertingapathy3052]

Brilliant and Maslow-pilled to the highest degree.

[@alfredkaizirege]

Can you please suggest the best books a beginner can start with for each of these scholars, best for Fruede, Alder and Yung. Plus other supporting material. Will be appreciated.

[@keepfeatherinitbrothaaaa]

What are the books that I should start with if I wanted to start from the beginning?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hello! It would depend on what you were looking to achieve? If it's Personal Development, then 'Discover your Personal Myth' written by Steve and Pauline (my mentors) is honestly the best book I've ever read for this, and it was written specifically for the Jung To Live By audience. If it's more general study and grounding, then Henri Elleberger's 'Discovery of the Unconscious' will ground you in the entire tradition (up until 1970) of depth psychology (or 'dynamic psychiatry', as he refers to it as). Hope this helps? - James

[@yahmicah4294]

Ive gotten Jungs Book Aion alomg with the Symbols and dreams book. I’ve read a bit into the dream book however I’ve not been able to get myself to touch Aion. Maybe it was an instinct that I wasn’t ready yet. Thank you for the clarification. I’m going to read into both Freud and Adler works.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Thanks Yah Micah, that is definitely the way to go. Aion, as an abstraction, out from the full context of the author and those who influenced him, will bnever be authentically undestood. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@jverart2106]

I have been binge watching your channel since yesterday. Thank you so much for this. I would love to see your point of view on Otto Rank.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi jver art, Otto Rank was truly one of the greats of psychoanalysis, innovative in theory and in clinical practice. I find a lot of professional use in his ideas, particularly in the educational nature of therapy, which was reinforced by my training at Charing Cross Hospital in London in the 1980s. He deserves more recognition. Thanks for your kind words about our work, glad you’re enjoying the videos. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@jverart2106]

@@JungToLiveBy thanks, Steve! Yes, Otto Rank really is an interesting figure. I only read part of the trauma of birth and his perspective is something that deserves attention. By the way, your recent video on a young man's first challenge in relationship to his mum has been haunting me and I have a hard time confronting the image of the devouring mother, especially since she passed away years ago and I always loved her deeply and felt life was unfair to her. Anyways, I suppose I have to work on that and I will get the ressources you guys are facilitating since my process of individuation has been so troublesome (31yo gay man trapped between pursuing a great career with a lot of passion or giving in to extreme procrastination leading me to literal misery and poverty) Needless to say, I really want to get the best out of your videos and ressources. Again, thank you so much!

[@peacedog315]

The Discovery of the Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger is probably the work recommended. Still waiting for email reply for the "free pdf download" mentioned at the end of this video.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Thanks Peace Dogzs - as above to @Vincent kennedy - message James if you still have problems with teh download. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@oliverdaou8353]

I have a question for you guys. I find your insights very interesting and I was wondering, what are the actionable steps to progress through the 3 stages? I assume it varies from person to person, but I'd like to see a general guideline if you could provide one (it can be very brief). thanks guys

[@melomateus_m.r]

Freud- Libidinal Stage Adler- Interpersonal Relationships Stage Jung- Transpersonal/Self-trancendent Stage

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi @ActioetContemplatio, the 'Three turnings of the Wheel of Psychoanalytic Dharma' - Kindest Regards, Steve

[@vin608]

Wait... I have to develop the Adlerian stage in the middle of a pandemic?! Nah, I'll just stay home and draw mandalas! ☀️✏️ 😊

[@JungToLiveBy]

LOL! Hi again Knight Arnold my Frioend! Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@bradrandel1408]

Who did you refer to at the end of this video Mark Sloan can you give a link to his work thank you love you guys

[@moons_mind]

Hey Brad, obviously not JTLB, but they were referring to Mark Solms en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Solms

[@JungToLiveBy]

@@moons_mind Thanks for the reference for Brad.... Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@theopapoulis4239]

Thank you for this it was immensely helpful!!! What books do you recommend to understand Freud?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Teddy Papoulis - 'Studies On Hysteria by Breuer and Freud is the beginning of modern psychotherapy, in the psychodynamic tradition. Then, 'The Psychopathology of Everyday Life,' and 'Jokes and Their Relation to The Unconscious', followed by 'The Interpretation of Dreams'. Also The Discovery of the Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger is an essential overview. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@theopapoulis4239]

@@JungToLiveBy I truly appreciate your guidance and work! Thank you! I wish you all the best!

[@MS-tg5fy]

Can you do a video explaining Jungian psychology from the basics, explaining all the terms, etc? For all us newcomers.

[@mladenristic1]

You should definitely do a video on what books or topics one should cover before getting into Jung. I really care to do things properly. Could you at least provide some book names from Freud and Adler?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Mladen Ristic, it all depends if you are in for the long haul in depth psychology. If you are, then 'Studies On Hysteria by Breuer and Freud is the beginning of modern psychotherapy, in the psytchodynamic tradition. Then, 'The Psychopathology of Everyday Life,' and 'Jokes and Their Relation to The Unconscious', followed by 'The Interpretation of Dreams'. Adler, was less prolific, but his material is available. 'The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler' by Ansbacher is a good start. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@mladenristic1]

@@JungToLiveBy Thank you very much for your answer!

[@dwifred472]

Can we solve complexes that are related to Freud by watching your videos on the Mother and Father complex and libido?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi again, @dwifred472, they can certainly help you find the ground necessary to complete the work yourself. Kindest Regards, Steve🙏

[@bradrandel1408]

Dear James you might still be there stay a child surrender love this channel I wish I could talk to you guys

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Brad Randel, you can join our Discord Server. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@HudsonDKent]

Incredible, I've never seen such a birds eye view of these three greats. Any recommendations on where to start reading Freud? Update: I decided the start reading at "The Psychopathology of Everyday Life". It is supposed to be a good introduction to a variety of his thinking. It's 320 pages so not a massive commitment either. Also note their are over 300 editions all with different reviews and it was a nightmare sorting through them. In the end I went with the one published by Penguin with the abstract girl on the cover. I trust the publisher and this version seems the avoid some of the grammar mistakes I found in others.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Hudson Kent, Studies On Hysteria by Breuer and Freud is the beginning of modern psychotherapy, in the psychodynamic tradition. Then, as you've found, 'The Psychopathology of Everyday Life' . 'Jokes and Their Relation to The Unconscious', followed by 'The Interpretation of Dreams'. Also The Discovery of the Unconscious by Henri F. Ellenberger is an essential overview. The Penguin editions are more than good enough. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@HudsonDKent]

@@JungToLiveBy Fantastic thank you

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings.

[@nvjq]

Thanks for another great discussion! It seems to me that you're saying that one must linearly work from Freud, to Adler, to Jung. Is it always this linear? Could it be that there is a sort of oscillation between all three over the course of a life, gradually 'filling in the gaps' at each of the three stages until (ideally) one is ready to fully embrace the furthest reaches of Jung?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi nvjg, many thanks for your kind comments. Yes, the oscillation you describe is the usual process. For the sake of a clear communication, I recommend going back and starting at the beginning to avoid cherry picking which always produces problems later on. Thanks again and Kindest Regards, Steve.,

[@nvjq]

@@JungToLiveBy Thank you, Steve, for your excellent response.

[@SPARTAN118OMEGA]

What should one read of the Freud and Adler corpus before eating Jung? Could you boil it to 3 recommendations for each author respectively, many thanks from nyc.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Tomy Perez, for Freud, depending if you want to read his original works, or modern summaries - I'd say start with Studies on Hysteria (Breuer and Freud) as that's the foundation of modern psychotherapy. Then, you could look at The Psychopathology of Everyday Life and The Interpretation of Dreams. For the end of Freud's career - An Outline of Psychoanalysis. For Adler - The Neurotic Constitution, The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology and Social Interest, a Challenge to Mankind. For Jung, if you're starting out, Memories Dreams, Reflections, Man and His Symbols, and Dreams. For an overview of the whole field Henri ellenberger's The Discovery of The Unconscious. For the latest in neuroscinece and psychoanalysis, look up the works of Professor Mark Solms,(Google for papers and KZbin videos). Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@eemeliahtimaa1786]

Would you please elaborate on what is a "fracture line", as it is mentioned in context of Jungs interest in occult in this video

[@moons_mind]

If I've got a bachelors in Human Resource Development, would you have any idea what it would take to get into Neuropsychoanalysis?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi again, Moons_Mind, they want people to be quialified psychotherapists or psychologists, psychiatrists etc forst, then do some specialist post-qualification training in Neuropsychoanalysis. You can learn a lot through Google searches and there is a lot of information on line. Our Discord has a lot of information on study groups for Neuropsychoanalysis. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@nasherbuenafe253]

What are good books to read of adler?

[@havardwarnes5607]

Liberating take and arguments for going back to the basics of psychoanalysis, to shake of that Jung Hybris. Guilty there I am afraid, great points you make. I think alot of "myth-bros" out there will relate. Thank you! If you would have to recommend some works by Freud and Adler, except for the great introductions provided in Ellenberger, where would you start? Thanks.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Blessings Havard, Kindest Regards, Steve🙏. Studies on Hysteria by Breuer and Freud and any original work by Adler👍

[@XxsmgderyxX]

I'm a little late in asking this question, but would RD Laing fit somewhere within the framework of Freud, Adler, and Jung?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Sutpen, I was personally influenced by R D Laing’s book ‘The Divided Self’ and his ideas about the ‘Schizophrenogenic Mother’ back in the 1970s and 80s. He had some ideas close to Jung about ‘meaning’ in psychotic symptoms, but he was more of a revolutionary psychiatrist than a psychoanalyst though he did train at the Tavistock in London. He was a tragic figure in his personal life. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@palmtreep5567]

what books should I start with to get a solid freudian foundation?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi PalmTreePat, , depending on your purpose - I.e do you want to make a serious study or an overview, I’d suggest for a serious study to start with Breuer and Freud’s ‘Studies on Hysteria’. For an overview before you decide then Henri Ellenberger’s ‘The Discovery of The Unconscious’. Kindest Regards,, Steve.

[@kishouarima1190]

Very insightfull video indeed! I’ve been introduced to Freud lately, by studying his concepts in books. And i must that this really gave me soms insights on the psyche. with biological concepts that seem very understandable for me. Thank u for recommending me Freud. I’am very curious about your opionions on Freud theory (specifically the ID, Ego, Superego). I’ve noticed that the “instinct” seems very similar to the concepts of the ID. And that the ego then has to “rationolize” the object of the instinct of even change it to keep in touch with reality. (I’am very new tot this, so correct me if I’am mistaken) So is this similar to jung’s idea of making the unconscious conscious? I know these are different theory’s, but I feel like these are somewhat similar aswell. Anyways, thank u guys for putting up these videos there are very helpfull.

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Napoleon Bonaparte, many thanks for your very interesting and thoughtful comments. There is a lot of overlap which gets blurred by different terms. Freud’s work is being developed by the work of Professor Mark Solms of Neuroscience and Neuropsychoanalysis. Adler and Jung will soon be mapped into the Neuropsychoanalytic framework, and we at IPSA are actively developing this as well as continuing formal study and clinical specialist training in Neuropsychoanalysis. I’d recommend looking up Mark Solms work. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@kishouarima1190]

@@JungToLiveBy sounds great. I'am really looking foward to it. i wish u guys at the IPSA the best to really make something out of this!

[@jimmydore1968]

I get the feeling that you’re making things way harder & more complicated than need be. What kind of collective unconsciousness would make awakening or self knowledge so unbelievably complicated and out of reach of 99.99999% of human beings?

[@JungToLiveBy]

It isn’t, when it comes to working with people in person. It’s the distillation of over 40 years of front line in-depth therapy with thousands of suffering human beings. If you want sound-bites without depth of knowledge and experience then try self-help internet gurus. If you want to actually learn something, then put the effort in, and measure theory reflexively against that hard work, over decades of your own personal development. Better still, work with people who aren’t you, who need not only help, but help from people who have gone deep enough, and far enough, to know that theory and practice are not the same thing.

[@lesserknownseriesost4269]

Am I right if I say Jung's work on Anima/Animus is the least developed and researched? Why should a man have an Animus? Underdeveloped Animus? Why is the Anima the relating function to the unconcious?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Matthias G, yes to the first part of your question. The Anima is the 'Relating Function' per se. so it acts both inner and outer. Its neurophysiological ro roots are deep within the Limbic System and its associated 7 Basic Emotional Systems (BES) - 'Instincts'. Likewise with the genome. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@oleghrozman4172]

I choose Jung.)))

[@liquidfromsoul7194]

Looks like you just read the title and posted this comment without watching the video.

[@oleghrozman4172]

@@liquidfromsoul7194 It was just a joke. lol

[@dusanmilojevic9275]

31:56

[@user-kw9hg9o]

I feel like this channel kinda went through this process, from the purely biological to occasionally poking at the more metaphysical-ish side of things. Was this intentional ?

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi again 161803. Psychotherapy has two parents, medicine and hypnosis (see Henri Ellenberger’s definitive work -The Discovery of The Unconscious - 1970). Psychology is it’s rather inept step-parent. Prof Mark Solms development of Neuropsychoanalysis is bringing Freud back into mainstream neuroscience wherein classical psychoanalysis was born. Adler and Jung will go through the same process with each being updated and at the same time, updating their birth parents. Kindest Regards, Steve.

[@enlightenedturtle9507]

I choose Reich

[@JungToLiveBy]

Hi Enlightened Turtle, why not..... Kindest Regards, Steve,