Episode 32
Chakras, Jung, and Avatar: The Last Airbender
March 12th, 2026
1 hr 47 mins 4 secs
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In this episode we explore the concept of the chakras as outlined in Hindu and Buddhist yogic and meditation traditions, though we focus our conversation on one episode of children's animation Avatar: The Last Airbender. Specially, we discuss Season 2 — Episode 19: The Guru. Tobias brings to the table a lecture series delivered by C.G Jung called 'The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga', and we each reflect on our own experience of the emotional material we can associate with these strange centres of energy spinning around in our physical and energetic bodies…
References
- Avatar The Last Airbender — Book 2: Earth, Episode 19 — The Guru
- C.G. Jung — The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga: Notes of the Seminar Given in 1932 (edited by Sonu Shamdasani)
- Harold Coward — Mysticism in the Analytical Psychology of Carl Jung and the Yoga Psychology of Patañjali: A Comparative Study
- If you want to hear more about Alejandro’s deepest darkest fears then check out Episode 22 (Ayahuasca & The Fear).
- The Sinner — Season 3
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Music for the show by Si Mulumby
A Glimpse of Eternity by Alejandro Tuama