Recovering the Soul: Greek Wisdom, Dreams, and the Living Center with Dr. Ed Tick
Recovering the Soul: Greek Wisdom, Dreams, and the Living Center with Dr. Ed TickIn this episode of The Living Conversation, Adam Dietz and Anthony Wright speak with Dr. Ed Tick, a nonfiction writer, poet, transformational healer, holistic psychotherapist, educator, international consultant, pilgrimage guide, and longtime student of Greek soul work.The conversation begins with a return to the original meaning of psychology: not simply the study of the mind, but the logos of the psyche, the order and meaning of the soul. From there, Dr. Tick guides us into the ancient Greek healing imagination, where soul, nature, dreams, ritual, philosophy, and divine encounter were not separate fields, but parts of one living practice.Together, we explore Socrates as a guide of the examined life, the shift from soul to intellect in Western culture, the healing tradition of Asclepius, dream incubation, the meaning of eudaimonia, and the Greek gods as living archetypal powers rather than cartoonish mythological characters.The episode also asks what happens when institutions cut away the humanities, philosophy, and the practices that help people reflect on the inner life. How do we rebuild soul-making capacity in a culture dominated by money, metrics, phones, and instrumental values?In the final movement, Dr. Tick offers the image of Ariadne’s thread: a way into and back out of the labyrinth. Soul work does not mean fleeing ordinary life or getting lost in fantasy. It means listening deeply, facing what waits in the shadows, and recovering the living center from which a fuller life can unfold.Guest: Dr. Ed TickTopics: Greek philosophy, soul work, psyche and logos, Socrates, Asclepius, dream incubation, eudaimonia, archetypes, the humanities, healing, spirituality, Ariadne’s threadGuest LinksLearn more about Dr. Ed Tick’s work at edwardtick.com.Contact Dr. Ed Tick at [email protected].
