{"id":32812,"date":"2026-01-21T21:10:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?p=32812"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:03:58","slug":"the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/chicago-society-of-jungian-analysts\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"14991\">Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts<\/a> member <a href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/speaker\/solc-vladislav\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/speaker\/solc-vladislav\/\">Vlado Solc<\/a> appeared on the Explorer Poet Podcast. From the episode description:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this conversation with Vladislav \u0160olc, we explore the intersection of Jungian psychology and religion, discussing personal journeys through faith, the concept of dark religion, the importance of self-knowledge, how unconscious beliefs shape our understanding of reality, the role of symbolism in religion, the psychological implications of conspiracies, the quest for consciousness, confronting our inner darkness to achieve personal growth.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/at\/podcast\/unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with\/id1621189025?i=1000739528215&amp;l=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Listen on Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Vlado Solc appeared on the Explorer Poet Podcast. From the episode description: In this conversation with Vladislav \u0160olc, we explore the intersection of Jungian psychology and religion, discussing personal journeys through faith, the concept of dark religion, the importance of self-knowledge, how unconscious beliefs shape our understanding of reality, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[186,193,9,208],"tags":[898],"class_list":["post-32812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-posts","category-news","category-interviews","category-solc-vladislav","tag-the-explorer-poet-podcast"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio) - C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio) - C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Vlado Solc appeared on the Explorer Poet Podcast. From the episode description: In this conversation with Vladislav \u0160olc, we explore the intersection of Jungian psychology and religion, discussing personal journeys through faith, the concept of dark religion, the importance of self-knowledge, how unconscious beliefs shape our understanding of reality, [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-22T03:10:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-05T15:03:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bed78b25ce75da068acd06d1bbd6c55b\"},\"headline\":\"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio)\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-22T03:10:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-05T15:03:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":95,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"The Explorer Poet Podcast\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Blog\",\"Community News\",\"Interviews\",\"Solc, Vladislav\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio) - C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-22T03:10:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-05T15:03:58+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog-posts\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\",\"description\":\"Analytical Psychology Training\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/Logo-Horizontal-w300px.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/Logo-Horizontal-w300px.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bed78b25ce75da068acd06d1bbd6c55b\",\"name\":\"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago\",\"description\":\"The mission of the Institute is to advance Analytical Psychology \u2013 the theoretical foundation of Jungian psychoanalysis \u2013 as a practice that speaks to the basic human need for psychological growth and consciousness.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/jungchicago.org\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio) - C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio) - C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","og_description":"Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts member Vlado Solc appeared on the Explorer Poet Podcast. From the episode description: In this conversation with Vladislav \u0160olc, we explore the intersection of Jungian psychology and religion, discussing personal journeys through faith, the concept of dark religion, the importance of self-knowledge, how unconscious beliefs shape our understanding of reality, [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/","og_site_name":"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","article_published_time":"2026-01-22T03:10:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-05T15:03:58+00:00","author":"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/"},"author":{"name":"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bed78b25ce75da068acd06d1bbd6c55b"},"headline":"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio)","datePublished":"2026-01-22T03:10:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-05T15:03:58+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/"},"wordCount":95,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["The Explorer Poet Podcast"],"articleSection":["Blog","Community News","Interviews","Solc, Vladislav"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/","url":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/","name":"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio) - C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-01-22T03:10:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-05T15:03:58+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/the-explorer-poet-podcast-unconscious-beliefs-and-dark-religions-with-vladislav-solc\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/category\/blog-posts\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The Explorer Poet Podcast | Unconscious Beliefs and Dark Religions with Vladislav \u0160olc (Audio)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/","name":"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","description":"Analytical Psychology Training","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#organization","name":"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","url":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Logo-Horizontal-w300px.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Logo-Horizontal-w300px.jpg","width":300,"height":70,"caption":"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/bed78b25ce75da068acd06d1bbd6c55b","name":"C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago","description":"The mission of the Institute is to advance Analytical Psychology \u2013 the theoretical foundation of Jungian psychoanalysis \u2013 as a practice that speaks to the basic human need for psychological growth and consciousness.","sameAs":["https:\/\/jungchicago.org"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32812"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34019,"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32812\/revisions\/34019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}