• Orpheus - Archetypal Grief and Failure to Grieve
    Jan 17 2026

    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

    Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/GEdn4TPgHR⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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

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    51 mins
  • Orpheus and Euridice - Creativity
    May 8 2025

    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

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    47 mins
  • Narcissus
    Jan 20 2025

    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

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    34 mins
  • Eros and Psyche
    Dec 7 2024

    This episode departs from the physicality of Hercules' deeds to discuss a more spiritual tale of love. Eros and Psyche is in many ways a story in opposition to Hercules. For while he remains emotionally unchanged by the end of his tale, the very core of this love story is emotional development.

    Story begins | 2:50

    Story ends | 26:02

    This episode we will be reading from:

    • ⁠⁠⁠Mythology - by Edith Hamilton⁠⁠⁠


    Adina's extra reading comes from:

    • Alchemy of the Soul: The Eros and Psyche Myth as a Guide to Transformation - by Martin Lowenthal
    • You're Not What I Expected - by Polly Young-Eisendrath


    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

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    58 mins
  • Hercules - The Hero's Journey
    Nov 20 2024

    In this episode we discuss the story of Hercules, the strongest man and perhaps the most well known of Greek heroes. While folks are probably familiar with general highlights of his story, many of the finer details may be surprising. After consuming the entirety of his legend, it's hard to call it anything else but tragic.

    Story begins | 2:30

    Story ends | 16:55

    This season we will be reading from:

    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mythology by Edith Hamilton⁠⁠

    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

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    42 mins
  • The Greek Creation Myth
    Jun 13 2024

    We bring you our first story episode of season 2! No pantheon is without its creation story and it seemed an obvious place to start for our season of Greek mythology. We discuss the archetypes of creation stories with some comparisons to biblical creation and... The Big Bang Theory?

    Story begins | 14:03

    Story ends | 20:02

    This season we will be reading from:

    • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mythology by Edith Hamilton⁠

    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

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    54 mins
  • Introducing the Greek Pantheon
    Feb 2 2024

    Our first episode of season 2! In a way this is episode 0 because it is an introduction to the members of the Greek pantheon and some of our opinions on them.

    This season we will be reading from:

    • ⁠⁠Mythology by Edith Hamilton

    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

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    52 mins
  • Briar Rose - Awakening and Transformation
    Aug 5 2023

    Our final episode of season 1 is a story near and dear to Raisa. This episode gets a lot more personal than some, as we discuss periods of awakening and transformation from various points in our own lives.

    The story is from ⁠Household Tales by Brothers Grimm⁠ and is read starting at 7:19 and ending at 15:25.

    Adina also recommends:

    • ⁠The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales⁠ (Pantheon Fairy Tale And Folklore Library). If attempting to purchase this, be sure it says, "with Padraic Colum (intro) and Joseph Campbell (commentary) and James Scharl (illustr)". Amazon considers all versions to be the same book, so you could accidentally buy a copy without those key elements.

    Our intro/outro music is from Antoni Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, performed by John Harrison with the Wichita State University Chamber Players. You can find the original at ⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠

    Email: jungianeverafter@gmail.com

    Twitter: ⁠@JEA_Podcast⁠

    Discord: ⁠https://discord.gg/GEdn4TPgHR⁠

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

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    42 mins