While our last episode discussed Orpheus through the lens of archetypal creativity, this episode focuses on the grief elements of the story as depicted in Ovid's version of the story. We share our own grief stories and explore the hazards experienced when people do not allow themselves to grieve.

Story begins | 3:10

Story ends | 9:22

This episode we will be reading from:

• Metamorphoses - by Ovid⁠⁠⁠
• Parables and Portraits - by Stephen Mitchell
• Orpheus. Euridice. Hermes. - by Rainer Maria Rilke

You can listen to El Maleh Rachamim prayer on My Jewish Learning here. This prayer asks God to grant rest to departed souls and is often recited at funerals.

Our intro/outro music a sample of Seikilos Epitaph with the Lyre of Apollo, by Lina Palera, under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. You can find the full version at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FreeMusicArchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Email: jungianeverafter@gmail.com

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We begin our coverage of Orpheus and Euridice. This episode is primarily focused on the archetypal power of creativity as demonstrated in Edith Hamilton's telling of the story. We will read Ovid's version and dig into other elements of the story in the following episode.

Story begins | 2:35

Story ends | 11:04

This episode we will be reading from:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mythology - by Edith Hamilton⁠⁠⁠⁠

We recommend watching part or all of the opera L'Orfeo. You can find a video with English subtitles here.⁠

Our intro/outro music a sample of Seikilos Epitaph with the Lyre of Apollo, by Lina Palera, under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. You can find the full version at ⁠⁠⁠⁠FreeMusicArchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Email: jungianeverafter@gmail.com

Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/GEdn4TPgHR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/jungianeverafter

We recorded this shortly after the 2024 US election results but, as it took some time to edit, we decided to post on inauguration day. In a time when self-absorbed billionaires have taken control of government, this episode's topic feels particularly relevant.

Story begins | 2:00

Story ends | 6:20

This episode we will be reading from:

Metamorphoses, by Ovid. Translation by Mary M. Innes.

Our intro/outro music a sample of Seikilos Epitaph with the Lyre of Apollo, by Lina Palera, under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International License. You can find the full version at ⁠⁠⁠⁠FreeMusicArchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Email: jungianeverafter@gmail.com

Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/GEdn4TPgHR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/jungianeverafter