This episode explores Death Potential which is not a psychological trait but a mythological and metaphysical category. Moreover, it is archetypal and universal and therefore is not unique to capitalism but exists within our consciousness across its whole history. The immense technological powers of capitalism constellate this Death Potential in the most intense form yet experienced by our species. This distinguishes it from Freud’s notion of the death instinct. I do not believe such an instinct exists in the human psyche but I do believe that mankind has a tremendous fear of death which is repressed, becomes intolerable and is then projected outwards. I also believe that the whole perinatal period, (that is the period around birth: in the womb, actual birth, and immediate post-birth) can be an intimate, dramatic, sometimes traumatic, encounter with the forces of death that can deeply shape human character. In other words our entrance into consciousness is through the gates of potential death. This is projected onto nature,other human beings, and the world. This is our greatest danger.
S2 Ep 33. The Crisis of our Times. Part 7. The Ten Horseman of the Apocalypse
S3 Ep2. Las Crisis de Nuestro Tiempo. El Acercamiento de la Tormenta. Spanish Language Podcast
S2 Ep 32. The Crisis of our Times. Part 6. Civilizational Eclipse, Human Extinction, and Hope?
S2 Ep 31. The Crises of our Times. Part 5. The Economic and Spiritual Crisis
S3 Ep1. Las Crisis de Nuestro Tiempo. El Momento de la Verdad. Spanish Language Podcast
S2 Ep 30. The Crisis of our Times. Part 4. Homo Demonicus
S2 Ep 29. The Crisis of our Times. Part 3. De Profundis (Out of the Depths)
S2 Ep28. The Crisis of our Times. Part 2. The Moment of Truth
S2 Ep 27. The Crisis of our Times. Part 1. Economic and Financial Crisis
S2 Ep 26. Spiritual Hero. Part 5. The changing image of Christ
S2 Ep 25. Spiritual Hero Part 4. The Risen Christ?
S2 Ep 24. Spiritual Hero. Part 3. Christ. Who do they say that I am?
S2 Ep 23. Spiritual Hero. Part 2. Evidence for Jesus Christ
S2 Ep 22. The Spiritual Hero Myth. Part 1
S2 Ep 21. Beethoven. Part 3. Rebirth
S2 Ep 20. Beethoven. Part 2. Death and resurrection.
S2 Ep 19. Beethoven 3rd symphony. Part 1. Battle and triumph.
S2 Ep 18. Gnosticism for our time?
S2 Ep 17. The Fall of Sophia and the Division of the Dark and the Light
S2 Ep 16. The Gnostics and the Call
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