In this episode of Conversations for the End, I sit down with Jared Ray Gilmore—coach, content creator, and musician—for a deep exploration of personal myth, shadow work, addiction, and the symbolic forces shaping our inner lives.
Across this hour-long conversation, we unpack how emotion, initiation, and complexes reveal the hidden architecture of your psyche; how Jungian psychology, phenomenology, and archetypal patterns help explain the stories we unconsciously perform; and why confronting the Sol Niger, the Black Sun, and the darker turns in our personal myths can open the door to genuine transformation.
Jared shares candid reflections on his own journey—through addiction, dreamwork, active imagination, mentorship, creativity, and rebuilding a foundation for growth—offering a grounded and authentic look at what real inner work feels like.
If you're interested in Jung, mythology, self-development, or the lived reality of confronting the unconscious, this episode offers a rich and honest entry point.
00:00 Intro
02:30 Jared’s Personal Myth
08:26 Emotion, Initiation and Your Myth
10:56 Carl Jung and Phenomenology
11:53 Complex’s reveal the world
14:20 Your myth and unlocking your potential
17:35 Unconscious development.
19:55 Addiction and Archetypal Possession
27:27 Personal Myths and Tragic ends
31:20 Sol Niger and The Black Sun
36:12 Osiris myth and transformation
38:06 Helping others as antidote
44:06 The importance of mentorship
50:30 Active Imagination
51:00 Shadow work
54:30 Find a Foundation before exploring the depths
59:00 IFS, Jung and & Romanticism
60:00 Engaging with a dream (example)
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