The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Jacob's Ladder

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Nov 13, 2017
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ANECDOTE

Selling The Future For Stew

  • Esau sold his birthright for a bowl of stew when exhausted and impulsive.
  • The story warns against trading long-term spiritual inheritance for short-term comforts.
INSIGHT

Future Sacrifice Undermines The Soul

  • Sacrificing the future for present desire undermines the possibility of realizing noble potential.
  • Your soul consists of consciousness allied with character, which is your lasting resource.
ANECDOTE

Jacob's Ladder As Shamanic Vision

  • Jacob dreamt a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending.
  • The ladder image echoes shamanic traditions and suggests an opening to another dimension of experience.
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