Episode 28 - Boredom

This Jungian Life Podcast · Oct 11, 2018 · 55m

Boredom is not depression or dissociation, sadness or loneliness…but what is it? We consider boredom from various perspectives: lack of access to one’s inner world, a relational deficit, a defense against unwanted feelings, a byproduct of reliance on technology to command attention, and lack of access to enlivening transpersonal energies. We surmise that the antidote to boredom lies in the ability to pay attention, as this can generate connection and meaning.

The dream:

I had a rather strange dream the other night where I was on a bridge. A very long bridge and on this bridge were statues of…