Béa Gonzalez
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Béa Gonzalez—-Author. Reader.
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Gatherings Podcast: https://shorturl.at/S1O1B
Website: www.sophiacycles.com
Book: http://amzn.to/3J0Wwuh
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The Clockwork World and the Exiled Soul | Gatherings
In this episode, I turn to the Romantics as guides for a world coming apart, viewing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as a protest against a mechanistic worldview that devalues feeling. Some questions that...
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In this episode I trace my return to the Romantics through Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, and Guillermo del Toro, asking what happens when feeling and the “feminine” go missing and how the Romantic imagination might help us now.
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Insanity is possession by an unconscious content that, as such, is not assimilatable to consciousness, nor can it be assimilated since the very existence of such contents is denied. ~CG Jung; 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Insanity is possession by an unconscious content that, as such, is not assimilatable to consciousness, nor can it be assimilated since the very existence of such contents is denied. ~CG Jung; 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive…so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”~Joseph Campbell, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘺𝘵𝘩
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive…so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.”~Joseph Campbell, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘺𝘵𝘩
Even if the Western ego continues to deny the need for wholeness, there are non-egoic parts of us that cry out for reconnection and healing.~David Tacey, Gods and Diseases
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Even if the Western ego continues to deny the need for wholeness, there are non-egoic parts of us that cry out for reconnection and healing.~David Tacey, Gods and Diseases
For the hero, fear is a challenge and a task, because only boldness can deliver from fear. And if the risk is not taken, the meaning of life is somehow violated, and the whole future is condemned to hopeless staleness, to a drab grey lit only by will-o' -the-wisps.~CG Jung, 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For the hero, fear is a challenge and a task, because only boldness can deliver from fear. And if the risk is not taken, the meaning of life is somehow violated, and the whole future is condemned to hopeless staleness, to a drab grey lit only by will-o' -the-wisps.~CG Jung, 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
In order to be effective, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸. And that is likely to hurt. ~ Wei Wu Wei
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
In order to be effective, 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸. And that is likely to hurt. ~ Wei Wu Wei
As Jung noted, behind one's wound there often lies a person's genius.~James Hollis , 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯'𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
As Jung noted, behind one's wound there often lies a person's genius.~James Hollis , 𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯'𝘴 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸
A “perfect” person ends up being one who can consciously forgive and include imperfection rather than one who thinks he or she is totally above and beyond imperfection.~Richard Rohr
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A “perfect” person ends up being one who can consciously forgive and include imperfection rather than one who thinks he or she is totally above and beyond imperfection.~Richard Rohr
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. I see it as the tip of an iceberg. . .and then there’s this vast world down below. And I think we are meant to live with mystery. It opens up the dimensions that keep us human and compassionate.~Marion Woodman
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. I see it as the tip of an iceberg. . .and then there’s this vast world down below. And I think we are meant to live with mystery. It opens up the dimensions that keep us human and compassionate.~Marion Woodman
The kind of attention we pay actually alters the world: we are, literally, partners in creation [of the world].~Iain McGilchrist, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The kind of attention we pay actually alters the world: we are, literally, partners in creation [of the world].~Iain McGilchrist, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺
In this episode I trace my return to the Romantics through Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, and Guillermo del Toro, asking what happens when feeling and the “feminine” go missing and how the Romantic imagination might help us now.
shorturl.at/8OtVj
shorturl.at/8OtVj
The Clockwork World and the Exiled Soul | Gatherings
In this episode, I turn to the Romantics as guides for a world coming apart, viewing Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as a protest against a mechanistic worldview that devalues feeling. Some questions that...
shorturl.at
November 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In this episode I trace my return to the Romantics through Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, and Guillermo del Toro, asking what happens when feeling and the “feminine” go missing and how the Romantic imagination might help us now.
shorturl.at/8OtVj
shorturl.at/8OtVj
The psyche uses depression to get our attention, to show that something is profoundly wrong. Once we understand its therapeutic value and follow its Ariadne string through our private labyrinth, then depression can even seem a friend of sorts.~James Hollis, 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The psyche uses depression to get our attention, to show that something is profoundly wrong. Once we understand its therapeutic value and follow its Ariadne string through our private labyrinth, then depression can even seem a friend of sorts.~James Hollis, 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭
“I don’t want 𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵…I want 𝗲𝗻-𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.” ~Robert Bly [commenting on the need to connect to our shadow sides] in 𝘞. 𝘉. 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
“I don’t want 𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵…I want 𝗲𝗻-𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.” ~Robert Bly [commenting on the need to connect to our shadow sides] in 𝘞. 𝘉. 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life.~Jiddu Krishnamurti
November 23, 2025 at 1:18 AM
You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life.~Jiddu Krishnamurti
"Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary." ~Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary." ~Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
Mythologically, the witch moves in when you start to grow. She moves in to block you as much as possible and either you gain enough energy to overcome her, or you quit. She doesn’t care which because she is a guardian of the real spiritual areas and she doesn’t want wimps in there.~Robert Bly
November 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Mythologically, the witch moves in when you start to grow. She moves in to block you as much as possible and either you gain enough energy to overcome her, or you quit. She doesn’t care which because she is a guardian of the real spiritual areas and she doesn’t want wimps in there.~Robert Bly
"Intensely held beliefs may be no more than a person’s unconscious effort to build a sense of self to fill what, underneath, is experienced as a vacuum." ~Gabor Maté, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘕𝘰
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"Intensely held beliefs may be no more than a person’s unconscious effort to build a sense of self to fill what, underneath, is experienced as a vacuum." ~Gabor Maté, 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘚𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘕𝘰
In my picture of the world there is a vast outer realm & an equally vast inner realm; between these 2 stands man, facing now one & now the other, & according to his mood or disposition, taking the one for the absolute truth by denying or sacrificing the other~CG Jung, 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭
November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In my picture of the world there is a vast outer realm & an equally vast inner realm; between these 2 stands man, facing now one & now the other, & according to his mood or disposition, taking the one for the absolute truth by denying or sacrificing the other~CG Jung, 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭
"Answers tell us where we’ve been. Questions get us on our journey, and I’ve often said to people in psychoanalysis, “This is not about curing you because 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. This is about making your life more interesting to you.”~James Hollis, A 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"Answers tell us where we’ve been. Questions get us on our journey, and I’ve often said to people in psychoanalysis, “This is not about curing you because 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. This is about making your life more interesting to you.”~James Hollis, A 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨
In my picture of the world there is a vast outer realm & an equally vast inner realm; between these 2 stands man, facing now one & now the other, & according to his mood or disposition, taking the one for the absolute truth by denying or sacrificing the other~CG Jung, 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In my picture of the world there is a vast outer realm & an equally vast inner realm; between these 2 stands man, facing now one & now the other, & according to his mood or disposition, taking the one for the absolute truth by denying or sacrificing the other~CG Jung, 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭
I try to consider external events as external dreams; I assume they are carrying psychological meaning in a way a dream does.~Edward Edinger
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I try to consider external events as external dreams; I assume they are carrying psychological meaning in a way a dream does.~Edward Edinger
"Every myth, whether or not by intention, is psychologically symbolic. Its narratives and images are to be read, therefore, not literally, but as metaphors." ~Joseph Campbell, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"Every myth, whether or not by intention, is psychologically symbolic. Its narratives and images are to be read, therefore, not literally, but as metaphors." ~Joseph Campbell, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦
In his book 𝘌𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦, the Jungian analyst Edward Edinger writes that the experience of the Self is “most likely to occur when the ego has exhausted its own resources and is aware of its essential impotence by itself.”~Howard Sasportas
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
In his book 𝘌𝘨𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦, the Jungian analyst Edward Edinger writes that the experience of the Self is “most likely to occur when the ego has exhausted its own resources and is aware of its essential impotence by itself.”~Howard Sasportas
What I think is that a good life is one hero journey after another. Over and over again, you are called to the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time, there is the same problem: 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚?~Joseph Campbell
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
What I think is that a good life is one hero journey after another. Over and over again, you are called to the realm of adventure, you are called to new horizons. Each time, there is the same problem: 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙚?~Joseph Campbell
Jung once observed that each therapist must ask the question: What task is this person's neurosis helping him or her avoid?~James Hollis, 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Jung once observed that each therapist must ask the question: What task is this person's neurosis helping him or her avoid?~James Hollis, 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦