Ep. 22 - Out of the Trap Pt. 1

Delving into the historically complicated human relationship to divinity, Alan Watts describes the trap of separateness. Today's podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. Click to receive 10% off your first month with your own licensed professional therapist: betterhelp.com/ alan In this episode, Alan Watts explores: The sensation of our own existence Jewish Christian mythology Identifying with the tribe Universal law and the roots of justice Freud and the energies of the psyche Man as a product of nature versus the supernatural The idea that we were all subjects of a divine king you might say was a political model based on the organization of the great city-states of the ancient near east. That image, you see, has absolutely haunted Western man throughout his whole development because he has felt that he is in the universe on probation and sufferance. He doesn't quite belong here." – Alan Watts See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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Ep. 22 - Out of the Trap Pt. 1 is an episode from Alan Watts Being in the Way.

This episode is 00:31:50 long.

This episode was published on May 24, 2023.

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