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39: Carl Jung & Alchemy • Part I: Dreams, Art, & Synchronicity Jun 09, 2023

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What is alchemy? Where does it come from? When did it begin? What does Jung find in alchemy? What does it represent to him that is so important, so profound, that it causes him to abandon his inspired work of the Red Book? It’s time to find out.

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Cover art: detail of the Ripley Scroll (1624), depicting a phoenix eating its own wings, which was a paradoxical image that excited Dr. Jung when he stumbled on it as he first came across while conducting dream analysis of one of his patients.

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Research Sources:

• Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl Jung

• The Red Book by Carl Jung

• Psychology and Alchemy by Carl Jung

• Alchemy by Marie Louise von Franz

• Man & His Symbols by Carl Jung

• The Secret of The Golden Flower (trans. by Thomas Cleary)

• The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus

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Testimonials for BrainChip: Michael Pisano (Check out Michael's project: ThatMakesMeSad: https://instagram.com/thatmakesmesad?igshid=ZWQyN2ExYTkwZQ==

All Music by MJDorian

Written & Produced by MJDorian

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Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

Executive Producer: Mike Hill

Executive Producer: Kurt Ward

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Guided Meditation: Inner Child (Active Imagination) May 12, 2023

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This is a special guided meditation episode which takes you on a journey to meet your inner child and start a dialogue with them. It is inspired by Dr. Carl Jung's active imagination method.

My hope is that this meditation will introduce you to a new way of relating to your inner world. A way that is playful and engages one of the most powerful and seemingly overlooked tools humans have: imagination.

In becoming familiar with the method of active imagination, and how to engage a dialogue with a part of your unconscious, we will have a way to not only understand Jung's theories in the following Jung & Alchemy series, but to also experience them.

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38: Marina Abramović • IMMATERIAL • Part III: Sublimation Apr 19, 2023

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This is the final part of a three part series about the legend of performance art: Marina Abramović. In this episode we explore Marina & Ulay's hypnosis inspired performance pieces, we follow them into the Australian outback for their six months living with aborigines, and finally explore what leads to their last performance–walking the Great Wall of China.

Pieces discussed in order of appearance in the episode:

• Hypnosis inspired series (1980): Nature of Mind, Point of Contact, Timeless Point of View, Rest Energy

• Nightsea Crossing (1981-1987)

• Lovers (1988), The Great Wall of China

• The Artist Is Present (2010)

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Research Sources:

Walk Through Walls: A memoir by Marina Abramović
When Marina Abramović Dies by James Westcott
Marina Abramović Writings 1960 - 2014
Psychoanalyst Meets Marina Abramović by Jeannette Fischer
Documentary: No Predicted End

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All Music by MJDorian

Written & Produced by MJDorian

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Executive Producer: Mike Hill

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Creativity Tip 20: The Garbage Journal Mar 21, 2023

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Why do we start journals with so much enthusiasm, only to lose interest within a month? What is the point of a good journal? What are the profound benefits of journaling and how do we engage them?

On this Creativity Tip, we explore the possibility that we are all journaling wrong. Pop culture has handicapped our ability to journal effectively, romanticizing the 'art of journaling' and externalizing our attention away from inner life. We explore two of the most important experiences a good journal provides: self-excavation and self-conversation. And finally, how a new type of journal engages both: The Garbage Journal.

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At the shop, you'll also find the Creative Codex mug, for all your coffee inspired creative time.

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37: Marina Abramović • IMMATERIAL • Part II: Conjunction Mar 03, 2023

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This is Part 2 of a three part series about the legend of performance art: Marina Abramović. On this episode, we explore her intense relationship and art partnership with Ulay. The narrative weaves its way through their thirteen year collaboration, focusing on their early years, first performances together, and their Art Vital manifesto which encapsulated their life and art.

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Research Sources:

Walk Through Walls: A memoir by Marina Abramović
When Marina Abramović Dies by James Westcott
Marina Abramović Writings 1960 - 2014
Psychoanalyst Meets Marina Abramović by Jeannette Fischer
Documentary: No Predicted End

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Audio Editor: Marisa Ferdenzi

All Music by MJDorian

Written & Produced by MJDorian

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Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

Executive Producer: Mike Hill

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Thank-you's & 'shout outs' to the Shadow Fam!

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36: Marina Abramović • IMMATERIAL • Part 1: Life or Death Feb 02, 2023

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This is Part 1 of a three part series about the legend of performance art: Marina Abramović. On this episode, we explore her childhood, Marina's first forays into art, and her controversial Rhythm series. In a first for podcasting, we explore her performance art through sonic simulations of the works as they are discussed.

Her artworks as they appear in this episode:

Rhythm 10 (1973)
Rhythm 5 (1974)
Rhythm 2 (1974)
Rhythm 4 (1974)
Rhythm 0 (1974)

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Research Sources:

Walk Through Walls: A memoir by Marina Abramović
When Marina Abramović Dies by James Westcott
Psychoanalyst Meets Marina Abramović by Jeannette Fischer

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Audio Editor: Marisa Ferdenzi

All Music by MJDorian

Written & Produced by MJDorian

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Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

Executive Producer: Mike Hill

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Thank-you's & 'shout outs' to the Shadow Fam!

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Letter to a Young Artist in the 21st Century Jan 10, 2023

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This essay was inspired by the listeners of Creative Codex. It is dedicated to all the young artists who are unsure of their place in the modern world, and all the well intentioned parents, who want to encourage their child's creative journey. To them I say: art is not an option–it is a necessity.

You can read this essay here: https://mjdorian.com/essays/

In the process of writing Letter to a Young Artist in the 21st Century, I realized 7 Universal Truths of Art. These are explored throughout the essay, they are included here for ease of reference:

Every creative act is an act of courage.
You will never feel good enough; even after decades of proving yourself.
There are only two paths for every artist–to create public work or to create private work.
To be an artist means to be possessed by something unreasonable and be devoted to something impractical.
The artist soul thrives in liminality.
Solitude is sacred.
Creativity renews humanity and empowers the individual.

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35: Hieronymus Bosch • The Hell Panel (The Garden of Earthly Delights Part II) Dec 20, 2022

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The Hell Panel of Hieronymus Bosch is considered the most infamous depiction of Hell in art history. On this episode, we will venture deeper into Bosch's Hell than anyone has ever ventured before. At its depths we will find philosophical insights, critiques of the Catholic Church, and Bosch's visionary creative genius on full display.

View a video companion of this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bfQsdvdVYpxTZGTaMt2Zn?si=aee56d57f19d4194

View a high resolution version of The Garden of Earthly Delights online at these links:

For mobile: http://boschproject.org/view.html?pointer=0.426,0.005&i=00MCPVIS

For desktop: http://boschproject.org/#/artworks/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights

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Research Sources:

Bosch: The Complete Works by Stephen Fischer (Published by Taschen)
Hieronymus Bosch: Visions and Nightmares by Nils Buttner
Hieronymus Bosch: New Insights Into His Life And Work (Published by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam)
Bosch by Carl Linfert

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The Garden of Earthly Delights is permanently on display at the Museo Nacional del Prado, in Madrid, Spain.

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Audio Editor: Marisa Ferdenzi

All Music by MJDorian

Except a brief example of: Codex Gluteo by Atrium Musicae (1978)

Written & Produced by MJDorian

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Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

Executive Producer: Mike Hill

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Thank-you's & 'shout outs' to the Shadow Fam!

Shadow-Fam: AKD, Anna Wolff, Aranea Push, Angela Ramseyer, Deborah Meyers, Barak Talker, Carmella Cole, Corey, Cesar Roman, Clark Price, Clinton King, Dallas O’Kelly, DVM, Ellis Morton, Geo_H, Glen QuiltSwissy, Hamed Iranmehr, Hilde, Janet Roccanova, Jay, Jen The Atelierista, Jennifer Wilson, Joe Boland, Jye Marchant, Kahlil Pyburn, Kayla Dawson, Keith, Kristina Lamour Sansone, Maurus Fitze, Michael Lloyd, Payton, Rach, Rachel Schultz, Rebecca, Robert, Scott Wierzbicki, Sigitas Treciokas, Simon Bonanno, Sowmya Hariharan, Tim Sussss, Terry W, Romina, and Yadie Cisneros. Thank you for your support!

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Creativity Tip 19: The Subtle Art of Mirroring Dec 06, 2022

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Have you ever noticed that you mirror your closest friend's habits and interests? Have you ever wondered: 'how do I think like Leonardo da Vinci or Albert Einstein?' On this creativity tip, we are going to explore something we all do naturally: mirroring. And how we can use to inspire our creative work in new and unexpected directions.

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34: Hieronymus Bosch • The Garden of Earthly Delights (Part I) Nov 13, 2022

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Hieronymus Bosch created one of the strangest and most talked about paintings in art history: The Garden of Earthly Delights. But there is a riddle hidden in the garden: is it an idyllic paradise or a sinful false paradise? On this episode, we will dive deeper than ever before to search for the answer.

Other questions we will explore on this episode: what makes The Garden of Earthly Delights a work of creative genius? Why do some historians consider it a work of madness? And what do we really know about the mysterious painter: Hieronymus Bosch?

View a video companion of this episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7IIv6uXWqQM3qyhzyKBluT?si=2841e67a5ac64e45

View a high resolution version of The Garden of Earthly Delights online: http://boschproject.org/view.html?pointer=0.426,0.005&i=00MCPVIS

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A full transcript of this episode is available here: https://mjdorian.com/transcripts/

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Research Sources:

Bosch: The Complete Works by Stephen Fischer (Published by Taschen)
Hieronymus Bosch: Visions and Nightmares by Nils Buttner
Hieronymus Bosch: New Insights Into His Life And Work (Published by Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam)
Bosch by Carl Linfert

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The Garden of Earthly Delights is permanently on display at the Museo Nacional del Prado, in Madrid, Spain.

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Audio Editor: Marisa Ferdenzi

Music by MJDorian

Written & Produced by MJDorian

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Thank you to my Dream Maker tier!

Executive Producer: Mike Hill

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Thank-you's & 'shout outs' to the Shadow Fam!

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