Understanding Psychology Through Disney

Therapist Discuss Star Wars IV A New Hope| Episode 6

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Show Notes 


In this episode
of The Disney Therapist  Podcast, the Therapist discusses Star Wars IV: A New Hope. Tyler  & Alan  dive into understanding the nostalgia around starwars along look at depth psychology of understanding Archetypes. This includes Obi-Ones Archetype, Luke Skywalker’s Hero’s journey, Han Solo’s Archetype. Along with  asking the question why it starts  so important to us, and is the force the collective unconscious.  

Also, we are sorry that we lost the video at 52:00 mins. It’s only episode 6 and we are learning how to do all this stuff!!! 

Top Takeaways From This Episode 

  • 2:45 – Nostalgia Around Movies
  • 7:24 – Star Wars The New Myth 
  • 10:55 – Why Darth Vader is Scary 
  • 13:25 – Darth Vader teaches us about paying attention
  • 13:55 – Complex 
  • 17:08 – Luke Skywalker – Hero Journey 
  • 20:16 – UNCLE OWEN – Teaches us about family secrets 
  • 24:01 – Obi-One – The Mystic archetype 
  • 25:24 – The Different types of starting Hero’s Journey 
  • 27:02 – What are Archetypes 
  • 29:35 – Obi One Archetype
  • 32:22 – Han Solo Archetype  – The Fool or  Scoundrel
  • 38:25 – Understand the “id” 
  • 40:44 – Lea Archetype
  • 48:00 – Why StarWars is So  important to  us 
  • 49:40 – The Force  – is the collective unconscious

Recourses From The Show

Clips from Podcast

Star Wars & Nostalgia | Therapist Discuss Star Wars 

In this clip from The Disney Therapist Podcast Episode 6 Star Wars A New Hope. Tyler and Alan examine Star Wars & Nostalgia. Both share their own nostalgia around the star wars movies, and how important it is to the larger community. 

Star Wars The New Myth  | Therapist Discuss Star Wars 

In this clip from The Disney Therapist Podcast Episode 6 Star Wars A New Hope. Tyler and Alan examine how Star War is the new myth. Using a quote from Joseph Campbell Tyler talks about how myths are truths about humanity told in mysterious ways. What is more mysterious than a long long time ago, in a galaxy far away. 

Complexes in Darth Vader   | Therapist Discuss Star Wars 

In this clip from The Disney Therapist Podcast Episode 6 Star Wars A New Hope. Tyler and Alan examine Darth Vader is stuck because of his complex. Alan explains what complexes are and how they affect our day to day living. 

 Family Secrets in Star Wars  | Therapist Discuss Star Wars 

In this clip from The Disney Therapist Podcast Episode 6 Star Wars A New Hope. Tyler and Alan examine how because of the family secret that exists in Star Wars all the awful things that happen are because of the secret. 

Archetypes in Star Wars | Therapist Discuss Star Wars 

In this clip from The Disney Therapist Podcast Episode 6 Star Wars A New Hope. Tyler and Alan examine Star Wars & Archetypes. How one of the reasons why people love Star Wars so much is because of how we project  onto the archetypes that exist in the movie. 

Han Solo Archetype  | Therapist Discuss Star Wars 

In this clip from The Disney Therapist Podcast Episode 6 Star Wars A New Hope. Tyler and Alan examine how  Han  Solo is the archetype of the fool. What does having that archetype mean and why we love Han so much.  

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