Know Thy Soul

Jennifer Maura DePascale
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Spirituality

Know Thy Soul is a podcast about the journey home to ourselves, to the divine, and to the wisdom within waiting to be remembered.   Hosted by Jennifer Maura DePascale, each episode draws from myth, fairy tale, scripture, symbolism, ancient spiritual traditions, personal reflection, and conversations to uncover the timeless patterns woven through the world's great stories and spiritual traditions, and what they reveal about our lives today.   Together, we'll explore questions of meaning, healing, consciousness, relationship, and our direct connection to the divine. Through ancient stories and modern insights, we'll discover what these enduring patterns can teach us about ourselves, our world, and the journey from exile to wholeness.   Join us as we explore the lifelong journey of knowing thy soul.  🎙️ New episodes are released every Tuesday.  Visit knowthysoul.com to listen, read episode transcripts and reflections, and join the Know Thy Soul newsletter. 

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 3: Why stories matter: How Myths Guide Us Home

    Why have some stories survived for thousands of years while countless others have been forgotten? Why are we still talking about Adam and Eve, Cinderella, King Arthur, the Buddha, and Jesus? What if these stories have endured because they are pointing toward something timeless within us? In this episode of Know Thy Soul, we explore why myths, fairy tales, parables, and sacred stories continue to speak across cultures and generations—not because they are merely entertainment or history, but because they are maps of the human soul.  Together we'll explore:  Why stories often communicate truths that facts alone cannot.  What Jesus meant when he taught in parables.  How wisdom traditions from around the world seem to point toward the same deeper reality.  Why stories reveal new meanings as we ourselves grow.  How symbols such as Bluebeard, Isis and Osiris, and even Dead Poets Society can illuminate our own inner lives. If you've ever wondered why certain stories stay with you long after you've forgotten the details, or why the same themes seem to appear again and again throughout history, this episode is an invitation to begin reading stories with new eyes. Because perhaps the greatest stories were never meant to tell us about someone else. Perhaps they have been telling us about ourselves all along. Reflection Questions • What stories have stayed with you throughout your life? • Which characters or moments continue to speak to something deep within you? • What might those stories be revealing about your own journey? About Know Thy Soul Know Thy Soul explores myth, fairy tales, scripture, symbolism, psychology, and spiritual traditions as maps of the soul, revealing the timeless patterns that illuminate the journey home to ourselves.   🎙️ New episodes every Tuesday. Visit knowthysoul.com for episode transcripts, reflections, and more.  📬 Join the Know Thy Soul newsletter

  2. Jul 14

    Episode 2: The Ego and the False Self: The Armor We Wear

    What if the greatest obstacle to hearing the soul isn't the world around us... but the identity we've built to survive within it? In this episode, we explore what the ego really is, why it develops, and how it can slowly become the false self—the identity we construct to survive, belong, and protect ourselves from pain. Drawing from Carl Jung, mythology, fairy tales, scripture, psychology, and spiritual traditions, we'll discover why ancient stories are filled with armor, towers, barren kingdoms, and wounded kings—and what these timeless symbols reveal about our own inner lives. Rather than trying to destroy the ego, we'll discover its true purpose: not as the ruler of the kingdom, but as a faithful steward of the soul. In this episode, we explore:  Carl Jung's concepts of the ego, the persona, the false self, and the Self  Why we build emotional armor after pain, shame, and trauma  The symbolism of armor in fairy tales, mythology, and scripture  Why external success can never heal an inner exile  How to begin discerning the voice of the ego from the quiet wisdom of the soulAbout Know Thy Soul Know Thy Soul explores myth, fairy tales, scripture, symbolism, psychology, and spiritual traditions as maps of the soul, revealing the timeless patterns that illuminate the journey home to ourselves.   🎙️ New episodes every Tuesday. Visit knowthysoul.com for episode transcripts, reflections, and more.  📬 Join the Know Thy Soul newsletter

  3. Jul 7

    Episode 1: The Wisdom Within

    What if the thing you've been searching for was never outside of you? In this opening episode of Know Thy Soul, Jennifer shares a story that has shaped her life and introduces the central question that will guide this podcast: How do we learn to recognize the quiet voice of the soul? Together, we'll explore the stories we inherit, the stories we tell ourselves, and the deeper patterns woven through myth, fairy tales, scripture, and our own lives. Through the shamanic story of the silver and gold books, we begin uncovering what it means to move from living according to inherited expectations to living in alignment with the wisdom within. If you've ever felt like your life looks right on the outside but something deeper is calling you... If you've ever wondered how to distinguish conditioning from truth, or fear from wisdom... This is where the journey begins. In this episode, we explore:  Why stories speak to the soul in ways facts alone cannot.  The difference between the "silver book" and the "gold book."  How the stories we inherit shape the lives we live.  Why myths, fairy tales, and scripture are maps of the inner journey.  What it means to reconnect with your inner compass and the quiet wisdom within.About Know Thy Soul Know Thy Soul explores myth, fairy tales, scripture, symbolism, psychology, and spiritual traditions as maps of the soul, revealing the timeless patterns that illuminate the journey home to ourselves.   🎙️ New episodes every Tuesday. Visit knowthysoul.com for episode transcripts, reflections, and more.  📬 Join the Know Thy Soul newsletter

  4. Jun 29

    Know Thy Soul Trailer

    Welcome to Know Thy Soul. In this short trailer, I'll share what this podcast is about, why I created it, and what you can expect on the journey ahead. If you've ever felt that ancient stories, myths, fairy tales, scripture, and symbolism might hold more wisdom than we've been taught, you're in the right place. I hope you'll join me as we learn to see with new eyes, listen to the quiet wisdom within, and find our way home.  About Know Thy Soul Know Thy Soul explores myth, fairy tales, scripture, symbolism, psychology, and spiritual traditions as maps of the soul, revealing the timeless patterns that illuminate the journey home to ourselves.   🎙️ New episodes every Tuesday. Visit knowthysoul.com for episode transcripts, reflections, and more.  📬 Join the Know Thy Soul newsletter

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About

Know Thy Soul is a podcast about the journey home to ourselves, to the divine, and to the wisdom within waiting to be remembered.   Hosted by Jennifer Maura DePascale, each episode draws from myth, fairy tale, scripture, symbolism, ancient spiritual traditions, personal reflection, and conversations to uncover the timeless patterns woven through the world's great stories and spiritual traditions, and what they reveal about our lives today.   Together, we'll explore questions of meaning, healing, consciousness, relationship, and our direct connection to the divine. Through ancient stories and modern insights, we'll discover what these enduring patterns can teach us about ourselves, our world, and the journey from exile to wholeness.   Join us as we explore the lifelong journey of knowing thy soul.  🎙️ New episodes are released every Tuesday.  Visit knowthysoul.com to listen, read episode transcripts and reflections, and join the Know Thy Soul newsletter. 

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Maura DePascale
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Know Thy Soul
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    Know Thy Soul