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  • The ghost as psychic residue: Jung, shadow, mourning and Gothic literature - Welcome to Gothic Land #21
    Dec 19 2025
    “Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It's a place where we analyze the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find equilibrium during transitions by analyzing literary works, television programs, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, an analysis of Gothic psychology. When we talk about ghosts, we usually think of the supernatural. But in the psyche—and especially in Gothic literature—the ghost appears when a loss has not been processed, named, or mourned. In this video, we explore the ghost as a psychic residue, a concept that connects with Carl Jung's Shadow, unresolved grief, and experiences that remain active in our unconscious. From the perspective of the Gothic psyche, we understand the ghostly not as pathology, but as a symbolic language that emerges when something has not been integrated. Throughout the video, we discuss: • what psychic residue is and its relationship to the Shadow• the ghost in art and literature (from Guernica to Beloved)• collective trauma and transgenerational echoes• why Gothic literature is a safe symbolic space to work through loss without fear• invisible grief and unrecognized experiences (prenatal loss, migration, illness, motherhood, life changes) This content is part of my Gothic Psyche School of Thought, an educational and cultural project where death, absence, and the unspoken are addressed through symbolic language, not pathologization.📚 If you are interested in working with your own ghosts from a symbolic and cultural perspective, you will find educational resources on my website and expanded content on Patreon. 🖤 Thank you for supporting this project and for daring to look at what usually remains unspoken.→→ FREE PDF download “15+ Reasons Why Your Neurodivergent Brain Loves Horror and the Gothic” https://www.gothicalice.com/#neurodivergent-gothic-checklist 🕯️ If this approach resonates with you:Join my Gothic Psyche School of Thought, a space to explore and practice a symbolic, artistic, and profound psychology. https://www.gothicalice.com👁️‍🗝️ The Gothic Psyche: A Guided Research and Reflection GroupSchedule a free 45-minute session with me and join the group:https://www.gothicalice.com/learning-material/the-gothic-psyche-investigation-group 📚 New course in January“Exploring the Gothic Psyche: An Introspective Journey through Gothic Expression”https://www.gothicalice.com/exploring-the-gothic-psyche 🕯️ Support My Independent Research https://www.patreon.com/c/AliceInGothicLand 🎓 The Gothic as a Psychic Container: Experiences of AuDHD Individuals with Complex Trauma in Relation to Gothic Literature and Horror Cinema 🖤 Subscribe to my free monthly newsletter: https://gothicalice.com/#register📚 The School of Gothic Psyche: https://www.gothicalice.com/📺 Subscribe to the channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCzGQMs6xMxEwHTUVBpcK6MQYou can also follow me on my webpage, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Medium.You can also send me an email with your comments.#psychicghost #psychicresidue #CarlJungshadow #Gothicpsyche #Gothicliterature #unresolvedgrief #ghostsandpsychology #transgenerationaltrauma #collectiveunconscious #symbolicanalysis #Gothicandpsychology #invisiblegrief #deathandpsyche #ghostsinliterature #shadow #neurodivergence #unconsciousmind #symbolism #self-knowledge #complextrauma #shadowintegration #gothicpsychologyschoolofthought #thegothicdescent #darkacademia #aliceingothicland ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    40 min
  • Gothic as a refuge for neurodivergent expression - Welcome to Gothic Land #20: Alice in Gothic Land
    Nov 7 2025

    “Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It's a place where we analyze the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find equilibrium during transitions by analyzing literary works, television programs, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, an analysis of Gothic psychology.

    What if Gothic isn't just a style, but a language of the soul? In this video, we explore how Gothic space can offer a symbolic refuge and a means of communication between neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals. Through a Jungian and aesthetic reading, we discover that the human mind, like a Gothic cathedral, is made of light and shadow, broken arches, and imperfect beauty.

    🔮 In this episode, we reflect on:

    • Why we need a new language to talk about difference.

    • Why gothic can be a refuge and a mirror for your own otherness.

    • How to see neurodivergence as your gothic journey.

    • How to normalize difference without erasing the shadow.

    • Why we need a gothic psychology that doesn't pathologize, but understands.

    →→ FREE PDF download “15+ Reasons Why Your Neurodivergent Brain Loves Horror and the Gothic” https://www.gothicalice.com/#neurodivergent-gothic-checklist

    #gothicpsychology #CarlJung #logotic #psychologicalhorror #unconscious #archetypes #neurodivergence #trauma #selfknowledge #shadow #autism #ADHD #symbolism #gothicliterature #creativity #gothicpsychologyschool #thegothicdescent #darkacademia #aliceingothicland

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    44 min
  • Halloween Hangover: Interview with Margaret Bell - Welcome to Gothic Land #19
    Nov 2 2025

    “Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It is a place where we analyse the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find balance in the transitional through the analysis of literary productions, TV shows, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, the analysis of Gothic psychology.

    In Episode 19, “Halloween Hangover: Interview with Margaret Bell”, I discuss the trauma of seasonal transitioning with Margaret Bell, a certified thanatologist and coach on bereavement, loss and grief. We talk about our grief as content creators and connect it to the collective unconscious as we talk about how celebrations affect us. We address the importance of allowing ourselves to mourn when others are happy, to sit with our feelings and to connect with seasons by looking at our cultural and historical ancestry.

    →→ Course: “Exploring the Gothic Psyche: Jungian Concepts in Gothic Literature”

    https://www.gothicalice.com/exploring-the-gothic-psyche

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    To find out more about Margaret Bell and her podcast, you can follow her on her webpage, Medium, YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram and via her podcast The Femme Fatalities.

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    1 h et 29 min
  • Why we need a Gothic psychology – The Gothic as a Language of the Unconscious Welcome to Gothic Land #19
    Oct 10 2025

    →→ FREE PDF download “15+ Reasons Why Your Neurodivergent Brain Loves Horror and the Gothic” https://www.gothicalice.com/#neurodivergent-gothic-checklist

    “Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It is a place where we analyse the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find balance in the transitional through the analysis of literary productions, TV shows, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, the analysis of Gothic psychology.

    In this video, we explore why we need a Gothic Psychology.

    From a Jungian perspective, the Gothic is not just an aesthetic or a literary genre —it’s a language of the unconscious, a symbolic mirror of our fears, desires, and inner transformations.

    Through examples like Sandman and the symbolic language of dreams, we’ll see how the Gothic helps us approach the hidden aspects of the psyche —those that a purely rational worldview tends to exclude.


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    #GothicPsychology #CarlJung #Sandman #TheGothic #Psyche #Dreams #Symbolism #HorrorAnalysis #Neurodivergence #ComplexTrauma #ShadowWork #JungianPsychology #Archetypes #DeathAndTheUnconscious #GothicPhilosophy

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    48 min
  • Only when you explore your personal myth will you discover your true potential – Welcome to Gothic Land #18: Alice in Gothic Land
    May 3 2025

    🌑 Do you feel like there's something deeper inside you that you haven't yet discovered?

    In this new episode, Exploring your Personal Myth, I present a road map to explore your personal myth and discover your full potential. I propose practical exercises to help you begin to connect with your inner story, your archetypes, and the symbols that reside in your unconscious.

    🎭 Your personal myth is the deep story that guides your life from the depths of your subconscious. Therefore, consciously exploring it can unlock your true potential and allow you to live from a place of greater meaning and authenticity.

    ✨ What will you find in this video?

    ✔️ Introduction to the idea of ​​the personal myth from a psychological and symbolic perspective.

    ✔️ Practical exercises to begin identifying your internal narrative.

    ✔️ Keys to integrating myth into your daily life as a tool for transformation.

    🕯️ Ideal if you're in the midst of inner searching, love deep psychology, symbolism, and long for a life more aligned with your authentic self.

    🔮 Start discovering the story that lives within you today.

    💬 Tell me in the comments: What do you think could be the guiding thread of your personal myth?

    📌 Subscribe for more content on exploring your personal myth through Gothic and depth psychology.

    “Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It is a place where we analyse the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find balance in the transitional through the analysis of literary productions, TV shows, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, the analysis of Gothic psychology.

    →→ Free download for being here: “Unveiling your Inner Gothic: Jungian Concepts in Gothic Literature” https://www.gothicalice.com/unveiling-your-inner-gothic

    You can also follow me on my webpage, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium, WhatsApp and Telegram.

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    1 h et 5 min
  • Death as a Portal to the Psyche: Interview with Margaret Bell - Welcome to Gothic Land #17
    Nov 2 2024

    “Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It is a place where we analyse the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find balance in the transitional through the analysis of literary productions, TV shows, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, the analysis of Gothic psychology.

    In Episode 17, “Death as a Portal to the Psyche: Interview with Margaret Bell”, I discuss death and the unconscious with Margaret Bell, a certified thanatologist and coach on bereavement, loss and grief. We talk about the 5 stages of grief, disenfranchised grief, the denial of death, the connection between horror and grief, and the acceptance of death.

    →→ Course: “Exploring the Gothic Psyche: Jungian Concepts in Gothic Literature”

    https://www.gothicalice.com/exploring-the-gothic-psyche

    You can also follow me on my webpage, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium, WhatsApp and Telegram.

    You can also send me an email with your comments.

    To find out more about Margaret Bell and her Podcast, you can follow her on her webpage, Medium, YouTube, Tiktok, Instagram and on her podcast, The Femme Fatalities.

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    1 h et 13 min
  • The Fear of Death and Transformation - Welcome to Gothic Land #16
    Oct 26 2024

    “Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It is a place where we analyse the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find balance in the transitional through the analysis of literary productions, TV shows, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, the analysis of Gothic psychology.

    In Episode 16, “The Fear of Death and Transformation”, I talk about the new approach that the channel will have, which is now called "The Gothic Descent: Into The Death and the Unconscious." We'll take a journey from the beginning of the Alice in Gothic Land project, from a place to talk about gothic literature to it becoming a place where we explore death as a journey of transformation through the Gothic-Jungian lens.

    →→ Course: “Exploring the Gothic Psyche: Jungian Concepts in Gothic Literature”

    https://www.gothicalice.com/exploring-the-gothic-psyche

    You can also follow me on my webpage, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium, WhatsApp and Telegram.

    You can also send me an email with your comments.

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    39 min
  • Unlock Your Archetypes and Confront Your Inner Demons - Welcome to Gothic Land #15
    Oct 12 2024

    “Welcome to Gothic Land” is a video podcast created by Alice in Gothic Land. It is a place where we analyse the psychology behind Gothic productions and elements so we can find our balance. I help you find balance in the transitional through the analysis of literary productions, TV shows, songs, and other artistic representations. In other words, the analysis of Gothic psychology.

    In Episode 15, “Unlock Your Archetypes and Confront Your Inner Demons”, I talk about the connection between Gothic literature and the Human Psyche. I will also tell you about some of the advantages of looking at your self-development through this lens.

    →→ Course: “Exploring the Gothic Psyche: Jungian Concepts in Gothic Literature”

    https://www.gothicalice.com/exploring-the-gothic-psyche

    You can also follow me on my webpage, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium, WhatsApp and Telegram.

    You can also send me an email with your comments.

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    28 min