In this episode:I delve into the character of Captain Ahab. Ahab is a tragic figure who draws his whole crew into the orbit of his psychological atmosphere. I go on to look at the tension between the will of the ego and the will of fate and discuss the hard work involved in becoming conscious.Sources for quotes and more:'Moby-Dick' by Herman Melville (Chapter 16: The Ship; Chapter 20: All Astir; Chapter 28: Ahab; Chapter 51: The Spirit-Spout) S4, Ep. 2: Outcasts of the Spirit1 Kings 16:30 (NIV)'A Pregnant Allegory,' Review of Moby-Dick by George Ripley (Norton Edition)'The Tragedy of Macbeth' by William Shakespeare'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles'Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self' by C.G. Jung (CW9ii)S4, Ep. 6 - Moby-Dick: An American Myth, part 1'Two Essays on Analytical Psychology' by C.G. Jung (CW7)'Psychology and Alchemy' by C.G. Jung (CW12)Music:"Dreaming Days," "Slow Vibing," and "The Return" by Ketsa are licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0Like this podcast?Please consider leaving a review:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOr, if you are able, support the show with a donation at Buy Me a Coffee (link below)Support the showConnect with me:Instagram (@digital.jung)Facebook (facebook.com/jungiananalyst) Bluesky (@digitaljung.bsky.social)Subscribe to the Digital Jung Newsletter (https://digitaljung.substack.com/)For more on living a symbolic life:Please check out my book, Religious but Not Religious: Living a Symbolic Life.