# 112 - Out Of The Cave, Into The Light: Plato, Bly, & The Truman Show The Lemon Tree Coaching podcast

# 112 - Out of the Cave, Into the Light: Plato, Bly, & The Truman Show

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This week's episode is incredibly rich and symbolic — a conversation that spans ancient philosophy, modern poetry, and a cult-classic film.

In Out of the Cave, Into the Light: Plato, Bly, and The Truman Show, we’re talking about what it means to wake up. To see ourselves clearly. To do the inner work. And ultimately, what it means to go back into the cave — for ourselves, and for each other.

Together, we’ll explore:

Plato’s timeless Allegory of the Cave and its call toward self-awareness and truth
Robert Bly’s poignant metaphor of the Invisible Bag, filled with the parts of ourselves we’ve hidden or disowned
The psychological journey behind The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey, and how it mirrors our own path to liberation

This episode is about the beautiful, painful, and liberating process of psychological enlightenment — and the courageous choice to return to the shadows with compassion and purpose.

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