To try Brilliant for free, visit or scan the QR code onscreen. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. At the core of addiction is something all of us struggle with. Compulsion, escapism, and negative patterns we can’t seem to break. Why does this happen? And more importantly, what can we do about it? To answer that question, I studied the psychology of addiction, searched through the latest neuroscience… but the answer I found was much older than you might think. Hidden in plain sight for hundreds of years, in the words of Carl Jung. 00:00 The Psychology of Addiction 01:42 What is addiction? 13:35 Archetypes 17:56 Rewiring the Brain 25:18 Individuation 29:29 Synchronicity 34:45 Jung or Brain Science? Support: Shop: Subscribe: Discord: Questions or concerns? Interested in sponsoring Aperture? contact@ #aperture #psychology #addiction #carljung #jung #neuroscience #neuroplasticity