Murray Stein, Ph.D. is an American Jungian analyst and author living and working in Zürich, Switzerland.
Dr. Stein holds a Master of Divinity from Yale University, a Diploma in Analytical Psychology (the degree of a Jungian analyst) from the C.G. Jung Institute Zürich, and a Ph.D. in religion and psychological studies from the University of Chicago.
He was the founding member and first president of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts, a co-founder of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, and is an honorary member of the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago.
Dr. Stein served as president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology from 2001 to 2004 and the International School of Analytical Psychology Zürich from 2008 to 2012. For over thirty years, he worked as editor and publisher at Chiron Publications, and is now a training and supervising analyst at the International School of Analytical Psychology in Zürich.
He is the author of many books and articles, including The Principle of Individuation: Toward the Development of Human Consciousness, Minding the Self: Jungian Meditations on Contemporary Spirituality, and, along with Dr. Thomas Arzt, is the editor of the 3-volume series, Jung’s Red Book for Our Time: Searching for Soul Under Postmodern Conditions, published by Chiron.
His book, Jung’s Map of the Soul: An Introduction, first published in 1998, has become a #1 Best Seller due to its recognition by the K-Pop group BTS. Their new CD, titled Map of the Soul: Persona, was released on April 12th, and it is the subject of our talk today.
This interview was recorded on Sunday, April 14, 2019. It’s 55:55 long and 46.3 MB. You can listen to it right here in your browser or download it directly to your computer. This episode is also available on iTunes (Apple Podcasts), Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn, and Spotify.
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SHOW NOTES
Speaking of Jung, Ep. 42 Interview with Dr. Stein about his book, Jung’s Map of the Soul, recorded Mar. 23, 2019
doolset lyrics BTS lyrics in English
Map of the Soul: Persona Audio CD by BTS
Jung’s Map of the Soul: An Introduction by Murray Stein, Ph.D. (also available in Kindle and as an Audiobook)
Intro: Persona Official music video for Track 1
@jungianLaura Laura London on Twitter
The Red Book: Liber Novus by C.G. Jung
Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey) Official music video for Track 2
BTS World Tour “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” Soldier Field, Chicago, May 11-12, 2019
Pauli & Jung: The Meeting of Two Great Minds by David Lindorff, Ph.D.
Dancing Between Heaven & Earth: Wolfgang Pauli’s Chinese Anima Figure Audio by Jungian analyst J. Gary Sparks
C.G. Jung: Letters, Vol. 1 Jung describes his dream on pp. 449-450 in a letter to Father Victor White dated 18 December 1946
The Monadology by Gottfried Leibniz
Outside Inside & All Around: And Other Essays in Jungian Psychology by Murray Stein, Ph.D.
Full Speech that RM of BTS Gave at the United Nations YouTube video
Remarks by BTS’ Kim Nam Jun (RM) at the Launch of Generation Unlimited at the UN General Assembly Transcript of speech
BTS World Tour “Love Yourself: Speak Yourself” Stade de France, Paris, June 7, 2019
Professor Lee Bu-Young em. Bou-Yong Rhi, MD, Ph.D. Founder of the C.G. Jung Institute of Korea
The C.G. Jung Institute of Korea
BTS ARMY Help Centre Twitter account
AFTER THE EPISODE
Map of the Soul: Persona – Our Many Faces (Korean Edition) ~ The 2019 release from Chiron Publications is now available in Korean. Download a sample here.
Map of the Soul: Persona – Our Many Faces ~ The revised edition of this new book by Murray Stein, Ph.D. includes a transcription from this episode of Speaking of Jung.
Japanese Transcription Parts of this episode have been translated into Japanese
Jungian Scholar on BTS’ Soul-Searching Album The Korea Herald, May 28, 2019
Mapping The Soul with Dr. Murray Stein ARMY Magazine, May 24, 2019
“Interview of Murray Stein” by Jan Wiener, The Journal of Analytical Psychology, Vol. 64 Issue 3, June 2019 (subscription required)
The Profound Psychology Put in the Album of BTS: “Jung Heart Map” Translator, Analyzed by Mr. Ryohei Irie Real Sound (Japan), May 8, 2019
Quiz of the Week: Which Big Thinker Influenced K-Pop Chart-Toppers BTS? BBC News, Apr. 26, 2019
Jung Lovers: BTS Delve Into Psychology On Their Album, Map Of The Soul by Mark Savage, BBC News, Apr. 19, 2019
BTS Is On The 2019 TIME 100 List TIME Magazine, Apr. 17, 2019
Map of the Soul – Persona: Our Many Faces New book by Murray Stein, Ph.D.; published by Chiron Publications on Apr. 16, 2019
Reddit Thread Post by u/elbenne about this episode, Apr. 15, 2019
Twitter recap of this episode by @scarfff
Dr. Murray Stein’s Jungian Analysis of BTS’ ‘Map Of The Soul: Persona’ Gets So Deep by Jamie LeeLo, Elite Daily, Apr. 15, 2019