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5 People in all of History You would Pick to meet

If you could travel back in time, who are 5 people (alive or dead) you would want to meet for a dinner? What questions would you ask them and why?

What about listening?

You talk a lot about reading and writing, and thanks to you I have started writing daily and feel aspects of my life changing positively. But what about listening? 80% of the time I've just been listening to you for ~2-3 years - what are the positive effects? Am I just getting new information or is there more to it? I thank you in advance for the question and for everything you do for me and humanity. Thank much!

Why did Aion terrify you?

Perhaps the most impactful thing you’ve done in my life is to point me towards Jung’s Aion. I paid careful attention to myself while I was reading it. Aion changed my life and completely rewired my brain. And I really mean that. Maybe literally. You also deserve some of that credit. At the time I was also listening to your biblical series lectures. The effect of those lectures alongside Aion was to reinstantiate me with the archetypes of my ancestors. Aion terrifies me because as a software engineer I recognize it as programming. It deals in symbols heavily and sometimes recursively. Why did it terrify you?

How about starting a book club?

It's more of a suggestion than a question. I would love to participate in a sort of book club organized by you. Maybe you could indicate a book (or chapters of a book, if too long) at the beginning of the month and, at the end, do a live discussing the book.

How to help someone consumed by Oedipal mother?

I have two brothers aged 25, who spend their time in their room in our parent's house unable to integrate into the world. Their unable/unwilling to find a job or move out. Even when I offer to pay their rent they are too anxious to accept. What should I do?