Episode · Huberman Lab · 2024-12-30
Books mentioned on How to Best Guide Your Life Decisions & Path | Dr. Jordan Peterson
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Jordan Peterson, Ph.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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We Who Wrestle with God
We Who Wrestle with God is a book by Jordan B.
Discussed“In my book 'We Who Wrestle with God,' I outline that Eric Neumann, Carl Jung, and a host of others found recurring themes of profound religious thinking throughout the 20th century.”
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Maps of Meaning
Maps of Meaning by Jordan B.
Discussed“In my class, 'Maps of Meaning,' I used to have students do this as a project, and one of the projects was to find something in your neighborhood or family that isn’t right and see if you can set it right—just write down what happens.”
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The Origins and History of Consciousness
Discussed“I would start with 'The Sacred and the Profane' by Mircea Eliade and also Eric Neumann’s book 'The Origins and History of Consciousness.'”
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The Sacred and the Profane
The Sacred and the Profane by Mircea Eliade is a classic study of the religious phenomenology of space, time, and nature that explores how humanity differentiates between sacred and ordinary existence.
Discussed“I would start with 'The Sacred and the Profane' by Mircea Eliade and also Eric Neumann’s book 'The Origins and History of Consciousness.'”
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The Discovery Of The Unconscious
Discussed“If you like that book and you’re interested in all three of them, there’s a great book called 'Discovery of the Unconscious' by Henri Ellenberger, who was the foremost exponent of existential psychology in the 1950s—a brilliant scholar.”
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Protocols
Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body by Andrew D.
Discussed“For those of you that haven't heard, I have a new book coming out; it's my very first book; it's entitled 'Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body.'”
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