The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast Jacob: Wrestling with God
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Inner Duality Mirrors Mythic Rivalry
- Human psyche contains opposing drives: one striving for good, another cynical and self-destructive.
- Mythic hostile-brother motifs (Cain/Abel, Jacob/Esau) symbolize that internal moral conflict.
Center As Moral Compass
- A sacred center unites a group by aligning aims and emotions around a highest ideal.
- Marking that center (pillar/obelisk) stabilizes community identity across time and change.
Voluntary Suffering Builds Courage
- Accept voluntary suffering to build courage rather than eliminate fear.
- Confront fears in manageable steps to increase strength and competence.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
Is There a Common Commitment to Evil?
04:33 • 5min
The Oldest Is the Smartest and the Youngest Is the Younger
09:23 • 2min
Is It a Bad Deal or a Neat Trick?
11:33 • 5min
Marking the Center of a Sacred Space
16:22 • 5min
The Origins of Human Habitat
21:12 • 6min
The Center of the Community Is the Pillar That Unites Heaven and Earth
26:57 • 4min
The Center of Catholicism
30:59 • 5min
What Kind of Ideal Can Unite a Large Group of Diverse People?
36:16 • 2min
Organizing Your Perceptions Is Dependent on Your Aim
37:55 • 4min
The Cross on the Obelisk Is a Sign of Mental Health
41:34 • 2min
Mesopotamia - The Cross Signifies the Center
43:57 • 5min
Shamanic Rituals - The Importance of the Shaman
49:03 • 3min
The Hero Mythology
51:34 • 6min
The Karma of Jacob's Story
57:07 • 5min
The Name Israel Is a Crucial Moment in the Story
01:02:26 • 6min
The God of My Father Has Been With Me
01:08:02 • 5min
The Transformation of the Name From Jacob to Israel
01:13:02 • 3min
The Kingdom of the Chosen People
01:15:55 • 5min
Is There a Balance in the Present?
01:21:20 • 6min
The Sons of Jacob - The Name of the Place Where God Said With Him
01:27:03 • 2min
The Coat of Many Colors in Women's Dreams
01:28:56 • 4min
The Orienting Reflex in the Left Handed Male
01:33:21 • 5min
What to Do About the Class of All Possible Monsters
01:37:58 • 2min
A Child's Dream and It's Worth Telling
01:40:21 • 3min
The Sword in the Hat and the Dragon in the Firebox
01:42:59 • 5min
The Hostile Brothers
01:47:51 • 3min
We're Often Turned Against Being
01:50:31 • 3min
What Is Meta True in the Old Testament?
01:53:17 • 3min
Is There a Difference Between Isaac and Esau?
01:56:36 • 2min
Is It a Bad Deal or a Neat Trick?
01:58:50 • 6min
Marking the Center of a Sacred Space
02:04:49 • 4min
The Walled City
02:08:50 • 6min
The Axis Mundi Is the Center Pole That Unites Heaven and Earth
02:14:49 • 3min
The Stone Hinged Is a Very Sophisticated Example of the Same Idea
02:17:22 • 4min
The Cathedral Is the Symbol of the Transcendental Ideal of the Group
02:21:31 • 4min
How Do You Order Your Aims?
02:25:12 • 1min
The Aim of Perception Is Dependent on Your Aim
02:26:27 • 5min
The Cross Signifies the Center of the Mesopotamian Society
02:31:26 • 6min
The Hero Mythology
02:37:17 • 5min
The Crucifixion of the Cross Is a Symbol of Voluntary Suffering
02:41:50 • 3min
Is There a Karma Notion in This Book?
02:44:25 • 3min
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment
02:47:12 • 2min
God Is a Tough Character
02:49:09 • 4min
The Last Story in Genesis - Laban and the Speckled Cattle
02:53:12 • 6min
The Transformation of the Name From Jacob to Israel
02:59:11 • 5min
Is There a Way to Forgive Someone?
03:04:21 • 3min
I Pray the My Blessing That I Have Now Found Grace in Thy Sight
03:07:21 • 4min
The Hero's Journey
03:11:35 • 4min
What Does a Coat of Many Colors Indicate?
03:15:39 • 5min
The Right Hemisphere Is More Linguistic Than the Right One
03:20:38 • 5min
The Class of All Possible Monsters
03:25:25 • 5min
What Do You Think You Could Do About That?
03:30:33 • 2min
How to Build a Mind
03:32:05 • 4min
When We Go Into Isolation We Let the Dreaming Part of Our Mind Emerge
03:35:46 • 3min
How Do You Exist in a World Full of Monsters?
03:38:24 • 2min
The Existentialists and the Passionate Scholar
03:40:15 • 3min
Nietzsche's Imagistic Commentary on the Danger of Hyperspecialization
03:43:31 • 3min
The Transcendental Experiences Are Not Subjective Experiences
03:46:43 • 2min
The Importance of Religious Experiences
03:48:44 • 2min
The Best Treatment for Alcoholism Is a Religious Conversion
03:51:06 • 3min
Neurophysiological Damage in Parkinson's Disease
03:53:44 • 5min
The Four Standards of Measure
03:58:31 • 4min
I Think That's a Tangle of Things Not to Bore the Audience to Death
04:02:38 • 2min
Is This Still On?
04:04:19 • 5min
Dopamine Is a Rewarding Property and It Makes Neural Circuits Grow
04:08:58 • 2min
How to Get Rid of a Cocaine Addiction
04:10:47 • 3min
Is God Amenable to Negotiation in the Old Testament?
04:13:49 • 3min
Is There a Moral Struggle?
04:16:48 • 3min
Lecture 13 in my Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories lecture series. In this lecture, I present the second half of the story of Jacob, later Israel (he who struggles with God). After serving his time with his uncle Laban, and being deceived by him in the most karmic of manners, Jacob returns to his home country. On the way, he encounters an angel, or God Himself, wrestles through the night with Him.
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