The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Every month, I answer questions from the generous people who support me on Patreon. This is the Patreon Q & A from March 2018. 0:48 Patreon Q#1 - What should teaching and research in the humanities look like? I'm going to grad school for literature and I don't want my work to serve ideological possession. 3:07 Patreon Q#2 - Have you thought about slowing down? There are people worried about how hard you're pushing yourself with the countless commitments. 5:06 Patreon Q#3 - Many who respect your work feel your tweets are often impulsive (or even expedient) in certain interactions. Would you consider a change in the way you tweet? 12:25 Patreon Q#4 - What of a client's need for autonomy/identity in therapy; they would prefer that which is meaningful and therefore under their control; is this not unhealthy? 17:59 Patreon Q#5 - Any update on your plans to start providing independent classes or an online university? 20:55 Patreon Q#6 - I married young and have had only 1 sexual partner. Now I desire variety, but value my marriage and will not cheat. Any insight on overcoming this conflict? 24:27 Chat Q#1 - Why do you not discuss religious fundamentalism more often and more in depth? Many people consider you a religious apologist as a consequence. 30:04 Patreon Q#7 - I've been trying to listen to my conscience but I can't tell the difference between fear, willful blindness or genuine conscience. 37:55 Patreon Q#8 - I've watched many hours of your videos, but I don't think I've ever heard you describe yourself on the big 5 model. Care to tell us how you rank on each trait? 40:47 Patreon Q#9 - My wife and I found out early in the year we may not be able to have children, then last month I was diagnosed with cancer. How do I combat depression? 49:08 Patreon Q#10 - Please give your perspective on why polyamory is bad for the individual and society. 54:35 Patreon Q#11 - How do you think altered state of consciousness or shamanic experiences can/should be integrated into modern life and scientific thought? 57:42 Patreon Q#12 - I don’t even have the conscientiousness to sit down and do Self Authoring. I bought it over a year ago and haven’t opened it. What the hell is wrong with me? 1:03:34 Patreon Q#13 - My wife says I am like you i.e. obsessed by ideas, and seldom want to talk about much else. She wants me to ask if your wife is ever annoyed by it, haha. 1:05:35 Patreon Q#14 - Hi Dr. Peterson, I am a member of the translators who translate your video into Chinese. How can I speak the truth and survive in China and protect my family? 1:08:50 Patreon Q#15 - My brother committed suicide, and I’m taking care of my sister’s kids (ages 7, 3) until she’s stable. How can I help them cope with the loss of their uncle? 1:12:09 Patreon Q#16 - I'm a minority, my kids are mixed. I RESENT the disempowering narrative of victimhood being handed to them. It's lazy and offensive. How to arm them against it? 1:15:28 Patreon Q#17 - Sam Harris has accused you of sophistry in your Bible lectures. How do you draw the line between sophistry and a valid reading? 1:21:26 Patreon Q#18 - How is it that society has not learned from history about the dangers of socialism, Marxism, ideology, etc after years? How do Marxists get away with it? 1:27:11 Patreon Q#19 - I am 46, retired executive, wealthy, competent, and full of juice. Who can I talk to if I want to invest time/money/energy in your university? 1:30:00 Patreon Q#20 - I am a sober alcoholic/drug addict. How can I find my way back to belief in a higher power after 10 years in the empty void of atheism? I'm falling apart. Relevant links: * Original Video: 

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I wrote in some detail and with some depth about motivation for the mass slaughter of innocents in my new book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Because of what happened all-too-recently and brutally in Parkland -- because of what keep...

While in the UK, recently, I had a chance to sit down for an all-too-short half-hour with Dr. Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and His Emissary (description below). Our conversation was taped by Perspectiva (http://bit.ly/2EOCiU0 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2EOCiU0&event=video_description)), who described it as follows: "An extraordinary half-hour conversation about the brain, chaos, order, freedom, evil, mythology, being, and becoming between two of the leading thinkers of our time." Dr. McGilchrist's book (Amazon description: a fascinating exploration of the differences between the brain’s left and right hemispheres, and how those differences have affected society, history, and culture) is available here: Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2BABakL (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2BABakL&event=video_description) Amazon Canada: http://amzn.to/2EBjQis (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2EBjQis&event=video_description) Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2EMGuU5 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2EMGuU5&event=video_description) Additional relevant links: My new book: 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos: https://jordanbpeterson.com/12-rules-... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=https%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2F12-rules-for-life%2F&event=video_description) Website: http://jordanbpeterson.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=http%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2F&event=video_description) Self Authoring Suite: http://selfauthoring.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=http%3A%2F%2Fselfauthoring.com%2F&event=video_description) Understand Myself personality test: http://understandmyself.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=http%3A%2F%2Funderstandmyself.com%2F&event=video_description) Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/jordan-b-... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=https%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2Fjordan-b-peterson-podcast%2F&event=video_description) Reading List: https://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/10/g... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=BeWWbyG0_DXiaVO1SmAx_PdEqeh8MTUxOTI1NDg4NEAxNTE5MTY4NDg0&v=xtf4FDlpPZ8&q=https%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2F2017%2F10%2Fgreat-books%2F&event=video_description) Twitter:

On January 16th, 2018 Channel 4 aired the now infamous interview between Cathy Newman and Dr. Jordan Peterson. This podcast will first air the original interview and then the interview of Dr. Peterson by Geenstijl that was an analysis of the intervi...

In November 2017, Wilfred Laurier University teaching assistant Lindsay Shepherd was called to a disciplinary meeting by two professors (Nathan Rambukkana and Herbert Pimlott) and one administrator (Adria Joel) to discuss her screening of a vi...

Lecture 14 in my Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories lecture series. This lecture closes 2017, and the book of Genesis. In it, I present the story of Joseph who, as the wearer of the coat of many colors, is profoundly ada...

Lecture 13 in my Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories lecture series. In this lecture, I present the second half of the story of Jacob, later Israel (he who struggles with God). After serving his time with his uncle Laban, and being deceived by him in the most karmic of manners, Jacob returns to his home country. On the way, he encounters an angel, or God Himself, wrestles through the night with Him. Successful in his encounter, he still sustains damage to his thigh, but earns the name Israel, and becomes the father of all those who to this day wrestle with God. First, a note: My new book, 12 RULES FOR LIFE: AN ANTIDOTE TO CHAOS now available at: Amazon UK: Allen Lane/Penguin: http://amzn.to/2AgWCsj (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2AgWCsj&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2) Amazon USA: http://amzn.to/2yvJf9L (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2yvJf9L&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2) Amazon Canada: http://amzn.to/2g2K7uQ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2g2K7uQ&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2) (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2g2K7uQ&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2)Links Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fjordanbpeterson&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2) Self Authoring: http://selfauthoring.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fselfauthoring.com%2F&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2) Understand Myself: http://understandmyself.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Funderstandmyself.com%2F&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2) Jordan Peterson Website: http://jordanbpeterson.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2F&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2) Podcast: http://jordanbpeterson.com/jordan-b-p (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2Fjordan-b-p&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2)... Reading List: http://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/03/gr (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DRJKwDfDbco&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2F2017%2F03%2Fgr&redir_token=DagFYQ6xZoqEN5i0VTA7XK5K6vx8MTUxMjE0MjA1NkAxNTEyMDU1NjU2)... Twitter:

I recently traveled to New York University to talk with Dr. Jonathan Haidt about, among other things, disgust, purity, fear and belief; the perilous state of the modern university; and his work with Heterodox Academy (https://heterodoxacademy.org/) an organization designed to draw attention to the lack of diversity of political belief in the humanities and the social sciences. Dr. Haidt is Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University's Stern School of Business and a social psychologist. He studies the psychology of morality and the moral emotions. He has been described as a top global thinker by both Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines. Dr. Haidt is the author of three books: The newest is The Coddling of the American Mind: How Bad Ideas and Good Intentions are Setting up a Generation for Failure (http://amzn.to/2AN87a6). The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (http://amzn.to/2yOOQnU) The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom (http://amzn.to/2hJ0TzT) His writings on diversity viewpoint for the Heterodox Academy are at (http://righteousmind.com/viewpoint-diversity/) Other links relevant to Jordan Peterson Videos: * 12 Rules for Life (Dr. Peterson's forthcoming book): http://amzn.to/2yvJf9L (%20http://amzn.to/2yvJf9L) * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson (%20https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson) * Self Authoring Suite: https://selfauthoring.com/ (%20https://selfauthoring.com/) * Understand Myself Personality Test: http://understandmyself.com/ (%20http://understandmyself.com/) * Jordan Peterson Website: http://jordanbpeterson.com/ (%20http://jordanbpeterson.com/) * Podcast: https://jordanbpeterson.com/jordan-b-peterson-podcast/ (https://jordanbpeterson.com/jordan-b-peterson-podcast/) * Reading List: https://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/10/great-books/ (%20https://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/10/great-books/) * Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson (%20https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson)

Lecture 13 in my Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories lecture series. The Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories starts up after a two month hiatus with the first half of the story of Jacob, the founder of Israel ("those who wrestle with God"), the man who robs his brother of his birthright, is deceived into marrying the wrong woman, and dreams of a stairway to heaven, in the ancient Shamanic tradition. Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.patreon.com%2Fjordanbpeterson&v=A9JtQN_GoVI&redir_token=74HUkzZtkdISt4PwJzjaRkvos158MTUxMDY0OTA2OEAxNTEwNTYyNjY4&event=video_description) Self Authoring: http://selfauthoring.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fselfauthoring.com%2F&v=A9JtQN_GoVI&redir_token=74HUkzZtkdISt4PwJzjaRkvos158MTUxMDY0OTA2OEAxNTEwNTYyNjY4&event=video_description) Understand Myself: http://understandmyself.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Funderstandmyself.com%2F&v=A9JtQN_GoVI&redir_token=74HUkzZtkdISt4PwJzjaRkvos158MTUxMDY0OTA2OEAxNTEwNTYyNjY4&event=video_description) Jordan Peterson Website: http://jordanbpeterson.com/ (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2F&v=A9JtQN_GoVI&redir_token=74HUkzZtkdISt4PwJzjaRkvos158MTUxMDY0OTA2OEAxNTEwNTYyNjY4&event=video_description) Podcast: http://jordanbpeterson.com/jordan-b-p (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fjordanbpeterson.com%2Fjordan-b-p&v=A9JtQN_GoVI&redir_token=74HUkzZtkdISt4PwJzjaRkvos158MTUxMDY0OTA2OEAxNTEwNTYyNjY4&event=video_description)... Reading List: http://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/10/gr (https://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/10/great-books/)... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjordanbpeterson&v=A9JtQN_GoVI&redir_token=74HUkzZtkdISt4PwJzjaRkvos158MTUxMDY0OTA2OEAxNTEwNTYyNjY4&event=video_description)

Part 1 of this podcast is the video "A Call to Rebellion for Ontario Legal Professionals": (http://bit.ly/2yo4Jpe (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2yo4Jpe&redir_token=QNq-6WA1xBhF0C3S-DFBp0_i-U98MTUwOTgxMDI3N0AxNTA5NzIzODc3)). Part 2 is the video: "Update: Law Society of Ontario Compelled Speech": (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ)) On October 10, Professor Bruce Pardy, Lawyer Jared Brown and I uploaded the video A Call to Rebellion for Ontario Legal Professionals: (http://bit.ly/2yo4Jpe (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2yo4Jpe&redir_token=QNq-6WA1xBhF0C3S-DFBp0_i-U98MTUwOTgxMDI3N0AxNTA5NzIzODc3)) in the wake of the Law Society's new requirement for a mandatory "statement of principles" that appears primarily political in nature. We believe that this sets an ominous precedent, and that such demands, if accepted unchallenged by Canadian lawyers, will quickly spread to the other professional colleges and organizations in Canada and beyond. This video discussion is an update on what has happened since. Many articles have been written about these demands: https://doubleaspect.blog/2017/10/12/... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdoubleaspect.blog%2F2017%2F10%2F12%2Flawless-society-of-upper-canada%2F&redir_token=QNq-6WA1xBhF0C3S-DFBp0_i-U98MTUwOTgxMDI3N0AxNTA5NzIzODc3) https://doubleaspect.blog/2017/10/19/... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdoubleaspect.blog%2F2017%2F10%2F19%2Fones-own-self-like-water%2F&redir_token=QNq-6WA1xBhF0C3S-DFBp0_i-U98MTUwOTgxMDI3N0AxNTA5NzIzODc3) https://eliasmunshya.org/2017/10/23/o... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Feliasmunshya.org%2F2017%2F10%2F23%2Fon-diversity-inclusion-and-equality-in-the-legal-profession-my-response-to-jennifer-quito%2Famp%2F&redir_token=QNq-6WA1xBhF0C3S-DFBp0_i-U98MTUwOTgxMDI3N0AxNTA5NzIzODc3) http://nationalpost.com/opinion/jonat... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fnationalpost.com%2Fopinion%2Fjonathan-kay-law-societys-inflated-view-of-lawyers-importance-leads-it-to-compel-speech&redir_token=QNq-6WA1xBhF0C3S-DFBp0_i-U98MTUwOTgxMDI3N0AxNTA5NzIzODc3) Why I’m ignoring the Law Society’s Orwellian dictate: http://bit.ly/2zegpu7 (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2zegpu7&redir_token=QNq-6WA1xBhF0C3S-DFBp0_i-U98MTUwOTgxMDI3N0AxNTA5NzIzODc3) http://nationalpost.com/opinion/conra... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=FPpPnGA8rkQ&event=video_description&q=http%3A%2F%2Fnationalpost.com%2Fopinion%2Fconrad-black-lawyers-are-a-pestilence-on-society-and-theyre-predictably-turning-on-their-own&redir_token=QNq-6WA1xBhF0C3S-DFBp0_i-U98MTUwOTgxMDI3N0AxNTA5NzIzODc3)

Dr. Camille Paglia is a well-known American intellectual and social critic. She has been a professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (where this discussion took place) since 1984. She is the author of seven books focusing on literature, visual art, music, and film history, among other topics. The most well-known of these is Sexual Personae (http://amzn.to/2xVGEEV (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2xVGEEV&v=v-hIVnmUdXM&event=video_description&redir_token=xKlJXraWe2rTa6242jzfgCumdzV8MTUwODUxNTM5N0AxNTA4NDI4OTk3)), an expansion of her highly original doctoral thesis at Yale. The newest, Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism, was published by Pantheon Books in March 2017 (http://amzn.to/2hGycTG (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Famzn.to%2F2hGycTG&v=v-hIVnmUdXM&event=video_description&redir_token=xKlJXraWe2rTa6242jzfgCumdzV8MTUwODUxNTM5N0AxNTA4NDI4OTk3)). Dr. Paglia has been warning about the decline and corruption of the modern humanities for decades, and she is a serious critic of the postmodern ethos that currently dominates much of academia. Although she is a committed equity feminist, she firmly opposes the victim/oppressor narrative that dominates much of modern American and British feminism. In this wide-ranging discussion, we cover (among other topics) the pernicious influence of the French intellectuals of the 1970's on the American academy, the symbolic utility of religious tradition, the tendency toward intellectual conformity and linguistic camouflage among university careerists, the under-utilization of Carl Jung and his student, Erich Neumann, in literary criticism and the study of the humanities, and the demolition of the traditional roles and identity of men and women in the West. Links * Support this Podcast on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson) * Self Authoring (https://selfauthoring.com/) * Understand Myself (http://www.understandmyself.com) * Jordan Peterson Website (https://jordanbpeterson.com/) * Reading List (https://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/03/great-books/) * Twitter (https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson)

Lecture 12 in the Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories series In this, the final lecture of the Summer 2017 12-part series The Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories, we encounter, first, Hagar's banishment to the desert with Ishmael and then the demand made by God to Abraham for the sacrifice of Isaac. To sacrifice now is to gain later: perhaps the greatest of human discoveries. What, then, should best be sacrificed? And what might be the greatest gain? There are few eternal questions more profound and difficult. In this lecture, I read an excerpt from Chapter 7 of my new book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, now available for pre-order at Amazon.ca (http://amzn.to/2wkb7MY) and Amazon.com (http://amzn.to/2x1hfXF). I am currently making arrangements to continue this series with a monthly lecture. That will start in September at a date and time yet to be announced. Links * Support this Podcast on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson) * Self Authoring (https://selfauthoring.com/) * Jordan Peterson Website (https://jordanbpeterson.com/) * Reading List (https://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/03/great-books/) * Twitter (https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson)

Lecture 11 in the Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories series. Often interpreted as an injunction against homosexuality (particularly by those simultaneously claiming identity as Christians and opposed to that orientation), the stories of the angels who visit Abraham, bless him, and then rain destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah are more truly a warning against mistreatment of the stranger and impulsive, dysregulated, sybaritic conduct. Abraham opens his heart and hearth to the stranger. The denizens of Lot’s soon-to-be lost cities threaten them with violent rape. God exacts a terrible retribution. The warning is clear. Links * Support this Podcast on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson) * Self Authoring (https://selfauthoring.com/) * Jordan Peterson Website (https://jordanbpeterson.com/) * Reading List (https://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/03/great-books/) * Twitter (https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson)

Lecture 10 in the Psychological Significance of the Biblical Stories series. The Abrahamic adventures continue with this, the tenth lecture in my 12-part initial Biblical lecture series. Abraham's life is presented as a series of encapsulated narratives, punctuated by sacrifice, and the rekindling of his covenant with God. This seems to reflect the pattern of human life: the journey towards a goal, or destination, and the completion of a stage or epoch of life, followed by the necessity of revelation and reconsideration of identity, prior to the next step forward. Abraham, for his part, makes the sacrifices necessary to continue to walk with God, or before God (as the terminology in this section has it). It is this decision that allows him to transcend the vicissitudes of life, and to take his role as the father of nations. Links * Support this Podcast on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson) * Self Authoring (https://selfauthoring.com/) * Jordan Peterson Website (https://jordanbpeterson.com/) * Reading List (https://jordanbpeterson.com/2017/03/great-books/) * Twitter (https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson)