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#37 - Dolly Parton and the Trickster Archetype: A Jungian Analysis of Her Life and Legacy
What if the blonde “hillbilly” in full drag, with big hair and bigger humor, was actually one of our culture’s wisest spiritual teachers?
In this heartfelt conversation from Cocoa Beach, Kelly and Nyssa remember Dolly Parton’s life and legacy through the lenses of Jungian archetypes, the trickster figure, Buddhist “skillful means,” and real dialog. They explore how Dolly’s campy, hyper-feminine persona functioned like a sacred disguise—smuggling queer-inclusive, compassionate, deeply Christian-in-the-best-way values into country music and mainstream American culture.
Along the way, they share…
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