Friday, July 31, 2020

Carl Jung Letter to W.Y. Evans-Wentz

Carl Jung Letter to W.Y. Evans-Wentz: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To W. Y. Evans-Wentz My dear Mr. Evans-Wentz, 8 December 1938 I shall try to comply with your wishes as much as possible with reference to Book II…

Carl Jung’s Letter to Pastor Max Frischkencht

Carl Jung’s Letter to Pastor Max Frischkencht: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Pastor Max Frischknecht Dear Pastor Frischknecht, 7 April 1945 Thank you for kindly sending me your book. Permit me a few objective remarks: yo…

Carl Jung on “Answer to Job.”

Carl Jung on “Answer to Job.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Paul Billeter Dear Herr Billeter, 3 May 1952 I am returning Buri’s article to you with best thanks. It has already been sent me by various…

Carl Jung on "Ancestral" – Anthology

Carl Jung on "Ancestral" – Anthology: You live inasmuch as these Mendelian units are living. They have souls, are endowed with psychic life, the psychic life of that ancestor; or you can call it part of an ancestral soul. ~Carl …

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Carl Jung on “Answer to Job.”

Carl Jung on “Answer to Job.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Paul Billeter Dear Herr Billeter, 3 May 1952 I am returning Buri’s article to you with best thanks. It has already been sent me by various…

"Out of this mother is born the Ancient as well as the Infant. . . ." ~Paulinus of Nola

"Out of this mother is born the Ancient as well as the Infant. . . ." ~Paulinus of Nola: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Hugo Rahner, S.J. Dear Colleague, 20 November 1944 Very best thanks for kindly sending me your beautiful book. Leafing through it, I was immedi…

Carl Jung: Oh, Master of the Garden

Carl Jung: Oh, Master of the Garden: The Red Book oh master of the garden! I see your dark tree from afar in the shimmering sun. My street leads to the valleys where men live. I am a wa…

Carl Jung’s Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture I; 13 January 1929

Carl Jung’s Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture I; 13 January 1929: Dream analysis. Notes of the seminar given in 1928-1930 by C.G. Jung. Edited by William McGuire. LECTURE I 13 January 1929 We are going to continue the series of dreams we began in our last seminar…

Carl Jung: Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture IV 28 November 1928

Carl Jung: Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture IV 28 November 1928: Visions Seminar Visions Seminar Lecture IV 28 November 1928 Before continuing our dream, I must tell you about certain things which have happened in the meantime. Those of you who are intuit…

Carl Jung Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture VI 12 December 1928

Carl Jung Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture VI 12 December 1928: Dream analysis. Notes of the seminar given in 1928-1930 by C.G. Jung. Edited by William McGuire. LECTURE VI 12 December 1928 We come now to an important part of the interpretation of this dream, na…

Carl Jung Letters on "Prayer" and "Colors in Dreams"

Carl Jung Letters on "Prayer" and "Colors in Dreams": Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) [Carl Jung on Prayer] Dear N. N., 10 September 1943 Here I send you merely a greeting to tell you that I have understood your letter. I hav…

Carl Jung: The "Eternal Feminine" in Faust is the Sapientia Dei, who is this same Sophia

Carl Jung: The "Eternal Feminine" in Faust is the Sapientia Dei, who is this same Sophia: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Albert Jung: Dear Colleague 20 May 1947 The interpretation of the figure of Sophia, in the context in which I mentioned it, can only be …

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Carl Jung: The dream of a child prior to contracting infantile paralysis.

Carl Jung: The dream of a child prior to contracting infantile paralysis.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Linda Veladini Dear Fraulein Veladini, 25 April 1952 I would gladly corroborate your interesting observations if I were in a position to do so. …

Gerhard Dorn Quotations

Gerhard Dorn Quotations: Gerhard Dorn: But no man can know himself unless he know what and not who he is, on whom he depends on who…

The Mandala

The Mandala: Mysterium Coniunctionis (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.14 The mandala symbolizes, …

Psyche and Matter by Marie-Louise von Franz [Selections]

Psyche and Matter by Marie-Louise von Franz [Selections]: Psyche and Matter Psyche and Matter by Marie-Louise von Franz selected passages: “Matter and Psyche from the Point of View of the Psychology of C.G. Jung” (1974) “There are probab…

Marie-Louise von Franz, Number and Time [Selections]

Marie-Louise von Franz, Number and Time [Selections]: Number a…

Carl Jung: “This is the fateful year for which I have waited more than 25 years.

Carl Jung: “This is the fateful year for which I have waited more than 25 years.: C.G. Jung Letters, Vol. 1: 1906-1950 To H. G. Baynes My dear Peter, Bollingen, 12 August 1940 This is the fateful year for which I have waited more than 25 years. I did not know that i t was such a…

I have shot down a proud enemy..~Carl Jung

I have shot down a proud enemy..~Carl Jung: The Red Book Carl Jung Red Book Illustration 122. Truly; I have shot down a proud enemy; I have forced a greater and stronger one to be my friend. N…

Carl Jung: “My aim is to unearth the psychic facts to which religious statements refer.”

Carl Jung: “My aim is to unearth the psychic facts to which religious statements refer.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Vera von Lier-Schmidt Emsthausen Dear Frau Ernsthausen, 25 April 1952 I have read your detailed letter with attention. I am not a philosopher bu…

Carl Jung’s “Psychological Commentary to the Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation.”

Carl Jung’s “Psychological Commentary to the Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation.”: The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation “Psychological Commentary o the Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation.” The Difference Between Eastern and Western Thinking 759 Dr. Evans-Wentz has entrusted…

Carl Jung: …I define the archetypes as irrepresentable forms which clothe themselves with different material…

Carl Jung: …I define the archetypes as irrepresentable forms which clothe themselves with different material…: To Gilles QuispelDear Dr. Quispel, 21 April 1950Please forgive me for the long delay in answering your question.I have so much to do and such an enormous correspondence that I often cannot catch up…

Rabbi David Zeller: It Furthers One To See The Great Man.

Rabbi David Zeller: It Furthers One To See The Great Man.: Jung Emma Toni Growing up in a house with Jung’s picture in most every room, and living in Switzerland with my parents-they in analysis and classes at the Institute, I and my sister in…

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Conversation with Native American Chief, Ochwiay Bian

Conversation with Native American Chief, Ochwiay Bian: –               Memories Dreams Reflections Extract from autobiographical book Memories, Dreams, Reflections Conversation with Native American Chief, Ochwia…

Carl Jung: Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture III 21 November 1928

Carl Jung: Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture III 21 November 1928: Dream analysis. Notes of the seminar given in 1928-1930 by C.G. Jung. LECTURE III 21 November 1928 There are two questions today. The first one is: “Is it a characteristic of images in dreams…

Carl Jung: If belief does not come to me as a shock, it would not convince me.

Carl Jung: If belief does not come to me as a shock, it would not convince me.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Father Victor White pro tempore Locarno, Ticino, Park Hotel Dear Victor, [? Spring, 1952] Thank you very much for your offprints! You have been …

Carl Jung: Carl Jung: “Divine favour and daemonic evil or danger are archetypal.”

Carl Jung: Carl Jung: “Divine favour and daemonic evil or danger are archetypal.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Father Victor White Dear Victor, Park Hotel, Locarno, 9 April 1952 until 14th Thank you for your human letter. It gives me some idea of what is …

Carl Jung’s Letter to Frances Wickes August 9, 1926

Carl Jung’s Letter to Frances Wickes August 9, 1926: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) [For those familiar with “The Red Book” the passage in this letter to Frances G. Wickes stating “They apparently worship the sun. But it isn&#8217…

Carl Jung: …it is utterly important that one should be in this world…

Carl Jung: …it is utterly important that one should be in this world…: Kundalini Yoga Seminar You see, it is utterly important that one should be in this world, that one really fulfills one’s entelechia, the germ of life which one is. Otherwise you can never start Kun…

Carl Jung: "… I console myself with the thought that only a fool expects wisdom."

Carl Jung: "… I console myself with the thought that only a fool expects wisdom.": Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Alwine von Keller Dear Frau von Keller, Bollingen, 2 January 1949 As I am in Bollingen and your letter came at a favorable hour, I can at last …

Carl Jung on “The Extraverted Type."

Carl Jung on “The Extraverted Type.": Psychological Types In our description of this and the following types it is necessary, for the sake of clarity, to distinguish between the psychology of consciousness and the psychology of the unc…

Carl Jung: “Above all you must realize that I am not in the habit of interfering with my pupils.”

Carl Jung: “Above all you must realize that I am not in the habit of interfering with my pupils.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Jilrg Fierz. Dear Dr. Fierz, 13 January 1949 Above all you must realize that I am not in the habit of interfering with my pupils. I have…

The Return of the Dead

The Return of the Dead: The Red Book The Return of the Dead: Amid the unprecedented carnage of the war, the theme of the return of the dead was widespread, such as in Abel Gance’s film Jaccuse. The death toll also l…

Amen, you are the lord of the beginning. ~Carl Jung

Amen, you are the lord of the beginning. ~Carl Jung: The Red Book Amen, you are the lord of the beginning. Amen, you are the star of the East. Amen, you are the jfower that blooms over everything. Amen…

Carl Jung: One must remember, over the animal is the god; with the god, is the god’s animal.

Carl Jung: One must remember, over the animal is the god; with the god, is the god’s animal.: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Another time, discussing animals, he said: “God has His animal, the dove; Jesus had his, the little ram; the apostles all had…

Carl Jung Foreword to God and the Unconscious – Quotations

Carl Jung Foreword to God and the Unconscious – Quotations: God and the Unconscious In the fifty years of pioneer work which now lie behind me I have experienced criticism, just and unjust, in such abundance, that I know how to value every attempt at positi…

Monday, July 27, 2020

Carl Jung on a “Star” – Anthology

Carl Jung on a “Star” – Anthology: The symbol becomes my lord and unfailing commander. It will fortify its reign and change itself into a starry and riddling image, whose meaning turns completely inward, and whose pleasure radiates …

Carl Jung on the Symbol of the Bee and Kundalini

Carl Jung on the Symbol of the Bee and Kundalini: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) [Carl Jung on the Symbol of the Bee and Kundalini] To Elined Kotschnig Dear Mrs. Kotschnig, 23 July 1934 The symbol of the bee, though belo…

Carl Jung and "it was necessary for me to instruct the figures of the unconscious,..

Carl Jung and "it was necessary for me to instruct the figures of the unconscious,..: Memories Dreams Reflections [Carl Jung and “it was necessary for me to instruct the figures of the unconscious,..] The figures from the unconscious are uninformed too, and need man, or…

Carl Jung’s Islands of Peace

Carl Jung’s Islands of Peace: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To J. Wesley Neal Dear Sir, 9 February 1952 It is not so easy to answer your question about the “Island of Peace. ” I seem to have quit…

There are two offshoots from all the Aeons…

There are two offshoots from all the Aeons…: Mysterium Coniunctionis (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.14 There are two offshoots from all the Aeons, h…

The Alchemical Salt as Feeling, Eros and Wisdom…

The Alchemical Salt as Feeling, Eros and Wisdom…: Mysterium Coniunctionis (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.14 The Alchemical Salt as Feeling, Eros and Wisd…

Carl Jung: …the modern world prefers living en masse…

Carl Jung: …the modern world prefers living en masse…: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Dear Herr Galliker, 29 January 1952 I don’t think you are seeing too black. You are quite right when you say that the modern world prefers living en…

Carl Jung: …the modern world prefers living en masse…

Carl Jung: …the modern world prefers living en masse…: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Dear Herr Galliker, 29 January 1952 I don’t think you are seeing too black. You are quite right when you say that the modern world prefers living en…

Miss Wharton: Would you call those prophetic dreams?

Miss Wharton: Would you call those prophetic dreams?: Visions Seminar Dr. Jung: You can call them prophetic, but with that peculiar psychological inflection naturally. In the so-called prophetic dreams of antiquity, if you dreamt, for instance,…

The future should be left to those of the future. ~Carl Jung

The future should be left to those of the future. ~Carl Jung: The Red Book Carl Jung; Red Book; Illustration 125. The future should be left to those of the future. I return to the small and the real, for this i…

Sunday, July 26, 2020

The Child in the Lexicon of Depth Psychology

The Child in the Lexicon of Depth Psychology: Carl Jung Lexicon Child: Psychologically, an image of both the irrecoverable past and an anticipation of future development. (See also incest.) The “child” is. . . . both beginning and …

Carl Jung on Manipura and the value of Desire, Passions, Emotion.

Carl Jung on Manipura and the value of Desire, Passions, Emotion.: Kundaini Yoga Seminar [Carl Jung on Manipura and the value of Desire, Passions, Emotion.] Yes, desire, passions, the whole emotional world breaks loose. Sex, power, and every devil in our na…

Carl Jung on Organic and Psychic Symptoms

Carl Jung on Organic and Psychic Symptoms: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Dear Colleague, 8 August 1951 Heartiest thanks for kindly remembering my birthday! I see with regret from your letter that you are suffering very much fro…

Carl Jung on T.S. Elliot and Sartre

Carl Jung on T.S. Elliot and Sartre: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Dr. S. Dear Colleague, 5 December 1951 Frankly I am surprised at your letting yourself be impressed by T. S. Eliot. Becoming conscious does not …

Carl Jung and a man’s psychology can be undermined by too much motherliness

Carl Jung and a man’s psychology can be undermined by too much motherliness: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Anonymous Dear Mr. N., Bollingen, 1 November 1951 I’m sorry to be so late with my answer. Your letter arrived while I was away from home for my vaca…

Carl Jung and Atmavictu

Carl Jung and Atmavictu: Atmavictu Several times in his life, starting at age 10, Jung carved human figures in wood or in stone. At the age of 45, he had one of these figures reproduced in stone and placed in his garden (s…

Carl Jung on the Introvert and University Vice-Chancellor.

Carl Jung on the Introvert and University Vice-Chancellor.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Donald A . Rajapakse Dear Mr. Rajapakse, 22 January 1952 As you see I am hastening to your rescue hoping that you did not get yourself into too …

Carl Jung; Red Book; Illustration 169.

Carl Jung; Red Book; Illustration 169.: I set foot on new land. Nothing brought up should flow back. No one shall tear down what I have built. My tower is of iron and has no seams. The devil is forged into the foundations. The Cabiri bui…

Carl Jung’s Vision of Emma Jung

Carl Jung’s Vision of Emma Jung: Memories Dreams Reflections I experienced this objectivity once again later on. That was after the death of my wife. I saw her in a dream which was like a vision. She was in her prime, perhaps abou…

Carl Jung: Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture II 14 November 1928

Carl Jung: Dream Analysis Seminar Lecture II 14 November 1928: LECTURE II 14 November 1928 We have here a question: “How is it that we create symbols in dreams? How can we be sure that the interpretation is correct, especially when there are no associati…

Carl Jung Letter on the Death of Emma Jung

Carl Jung Letter on the Death of Emma Jung: Dear Neumann:Deepest thanks for you heartfelt letters…I am sorry that I can only set down these dry words, but the shock I have experienced is so great that I can neither concentrate nor reco…

Carl Jung: We don’t know whether the collective unconscious is conscious of its images, but it might be.

Carl Jung: We don’t know whether the collective unconscious is conscious of its images, but it might be.: Visions Seminar Dr: Jung: I think that would be the most concise answer to my question. This figure quite certainly represents the collective unconscious, and the fact that the unconscious i…

Saturday, July 25, 2020

Carl Jung on “Nirdvandva” and “Liberation.”

Carl Jung on “Nirdvandva” and “Liberation.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Anonymous My dear N., May 1956 My conceptions are empirical and not at all speculative. If you understand them from a philosophical standpoint you go comp…

Carl Jung’s letter to R.J. Zwi Werblowsky

Carl Jung’s letter to R.J. Zwi Werblowsky: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To R. J. Zwi Werblowsky Dear Herr Werblowsky, 28 March 1951 I hope that in the meantime you have received my short foreword. I am sorry that I am o…

Carl Jung: At all events wisdom cannot be taught by words.

Carl Jung: At all events wisdom cannot be taught by words.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Chang Chung-yuan Dear Sir, 26 June 1950 I have read your pamphlet! with great interest and I can tell you that I fundamentally agree wit…

Carl Jung: Individuation is a transcendental goal.

Carl Jung: Individuation is a transcendental goal.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) Dear Pastor Niederer, Easter Monday [26 March]1951 While tidying up my MSS I came across your kind gift! of Feb. 1949. I doubt whether I ev…

Carl Jung: Your conception of the archetype as a psychic gene is quite possible.

Carl Jung: Your conception of the archetype as a psychic gene is quite possible.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Elisabeth Metzger Dear Frau Metzger, 7 February 1942 Your conception of the archetype as a psychic gene is quite possible. It is also a plausib…

I have shot down a proud enemy ~Carl Jung

I have shot down a proud enemy ~Carl Jung: The Red Book Carl Jung; Red Book; Illustration 121. Truly; I have shot down a proud enemy; I have forced a greater and stronger one to be my friend. Nothing should separate me from him, the dark on…

Carl Jung’s Letter to Aniela Jaffe

Carl Jung’s Letter to Aniela Jaffe: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Aniela Jaffe Dear Aniela, Bollingen, 29 May 1951 So it goes all the time: memories rise up and disappear again, as it suits them. In this way I have la…

Carl Jung on his relationship to “Answer to Job.”

Carl Jung on his relationship to “Answer to Job.”: Answer to Job: (From Vol. 11 of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung) To Aniela Jaffe Dear Aniela, 18 July 1951 I am especially pleased that you could get into such close relationship with the …

Joseph Wheelwright: A Salute to Toni Wolff

Joseph Wheelwright: A Salute to Toni Wolff: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances For many years I have managed to work into my speeches-and many personal communications-that Toni Wolff was the best analyst…

Friday, July 24, 2020

Izdubar

Izdubar: The Red Book This is a portrait of Izdubar. Izdubar was an early name given the figure now known as Gilgamesh, based on a mistranscription. It resembles an illustration of him in Wilhelm Roscher’s …

Carl Jung: The story of the Temptation clearly reveals the nature of the psychic power with which Jesus came into collision…

Carl Jung: The story of the Temptation clearly reveals the nature of the psychic power with which Jesus came into collision…: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) “The story of the Temptation clearly reveals the nature of the psychic power with which Jesus came into collision: it was the power-intoxic…

Publication Deliberations of The Red Book

Publication Deliberations of The Red Book: The Red Book Publication Deliberations From 1922 onward, in addition to discussions with Emma Jung and Toni Wolff, Jung had extensive discussions with Cary Baynes and Wolfgang Stockmayer concerning…

Carl Jung and the death of a close friend [Albert Oeri].

Carl Jung and the death of a close friend [Albert Oeri].: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Adolf L. Vischer Dear Colleague, 21 March 1951 I am sorry I am thanking you only now for your very kind letter of 26.XII. 50. Your sympathy over the de…

Memory of Carl and Emma Jung by Dorothy Sawyer

Memory of Carl and Emma Jung by Dorothy Sawyer: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of Carl and Emma Jung by Dorothy Sawyer Less than a year after our wedding, Baldwin and I were on our way to visit Carol Bau…

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLVI

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLVI: Since neurosis is an attitudinal problem, and the attitude depends on, or is grounded in, certain “dominants,” i.e., the ultimate and highest ideas and principles, the problem of attitude ca…

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Carl Jung on the Ashes of the Dead and Resurrection.

Carl Jung on the Ashes of the Dead and Resurrection.: Children’s Dreams Seminar We still have to deal especially with ashes as the product of cremation. All cults of cremation have an idea in common, to assist the dead person on his way to the h…

Carl Jung “On Resurrection.”

Carl Jung “On Resurrection.”: The Symbolic Life: Miscellaneous Writings (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 18) [Carl Jung “On Resurrection.”] You are quite right: I have never dealt with all aspects of the Christ…

Carl Jung on "Resurrection."

Carl Jung on "Resurrection.": Mysterium Coniunctionis (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.14 [Carl Jung on “Resurrection.”] The utter failure came at the Crucifixion in the tragic words, “My God, my God, …

Carl Jung on the Pyramids, Death and Resurrection.

Carl Jung on the Pyramids, Death and Resurrection.: Children’s Dreams: Notes from the Seminar Given in 1936-1940 Then the dreamer sees the pyramids. The symbol of the pyramid we are most familiar with is that in the Egyptian cultural en…

Gems from Liber Novus aka The Red Book

Gems from Liber Novus aka The Red Book: The Red Book   I am alone, but I fill my solitariness with my life. I am man enough. I am noise, conversation, comfort, and help enough unto myself. And so I wander to the far East. Not that I…

“The Treatise on the Resurrection” [Jung Codex]

“The Treatise on the Resurrection” [Jung Codex]: “The Treatise on the Resurrection” [Jung Codex] THE TREATISE ON RESURRECTION My son Rheginos, some people want to become learned. That is their purpose when they begin to solve unsolved…

Two Encounters with Carl G. Jung by Baldwin Sawyer

Two Encounters with Carl G. Jung by Baldwin Sawyer: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Two Encounters with Carl G. Jung by Baldwin Sawyer It was summer 1948 when we first met C. G. Jung. Mother had been living i…

Carl Jung and UFO’s.

Carl Jung and UFO’s.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Fowler McCormick Dear Fowler, 22 February 1951 It is very kind of you to send me news about the flying saucers again. I have read Gerald Heard’s …

Carl Jung: Apartfrom the Masses said for the soul in the Catholic Church, the provisions we make for the dead are rudimentary

Carl Jung: Apartfrom the Masses said for the soul in the Catholic Church, the provisions we make for the dead are rudimentary: Psychology and Religion: West and East (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 11) Apart, however, from the Masses said for the soul in the Catholic Church, the provisions we make for the dead a…

Carl Jung: …in all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order…

Carl Jung: …in all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order…: The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.9 Part 1) Thus the anima and life itself are meaningless in so far as they offer no interpretation. Yet they have a n…

The Golden Fabric of God

The Golden Fabric of God: The Red Book Carl Jung’s Red Book Illumination #115 ‎”One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” Here, the encounter wit…

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Carl Jung on “Adam and Eve” as Psychological Realities

Carl Jung on “Adam and Eve” as Psychological Realities: Mysterium Coniunctionis (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.14)   It may be worth noting that Dr. Jung in CW 14, Mysterium Coniunctionis devoted an entire essay to the Psychological importance o…

Marie-Louise Von Franz “Number and Time” [Quotations]

Marie-Louise Von Franz “Number and Time” [Quotations]: Number and Time Basing himself on Pierre Janet’s early work, Jung therefore defined the psyche as a spectrum-like field of reality situated between the “infrared” pole of m…

Carl Jung after his embolism laid him up for a month.

Carl Jung after his embolism laid him up for a month.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Eugen Bohler Dear friend, 25 February 1960 It is time I gave you some news of my existence. I am now well enough to write letters again. On Jan.…

Carl Jung’s "Opinion on Astrology"

Carl Jung’s "Opinion on Astrology": Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) Dear Prof. Raman, 6 September 1947 I haven’t yet received The Astrological Magazine, but I will answer your letter nevertheless. Since you w…

Carl Jung on Alchemist who strove to produce an “Optimum of Life.”

Carl Jung on Alchemist who strove to produce an “Optimum of Life.”: Modern Psychology: C. G. Jung’s Lectures at the ETH Zürich, 1933-1941 Lecture IX 17th January, 1941 In the last lecture we spoke of the miraculous substance which the alchemists strove to produce. …

Carl Jung on approaching the age where one is “left behind.”

Carl Jung on approaching the age where one is “left behind.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Michael Fordham Dear Fordham, 18 June 1954 Your letter brings bad news; I am really sorry that you didn’t get the post at the Institute of…

Memory of C.G. Jung by Isabelle Hamilton Rey

Memory of C.G. Jung by Isabelle Hamilton Rey: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of C.G. Jung by Isabelle Hamilton Rey Excerpts from Letter of Isabelle Hamilton Rey written from Zurich , Switzerland, 1933 …

M. I. Rix Weaver: An Interview with C.G. Jung

M. I. Rix Weaver: An Interview with C.G. Jung: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances On November 22, 1955, I visited Dr. Jung at his home in Kusnacht. Though I had met Jung and had listened to him speak…

The Power of the Black Rod. ~Carl Jung

The Power of the Black Rod. ~Carl Jung: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) S: “Don’t be rash. Magic doesn’t demand that sacrifice. It demands another sacrifice.” I: “What sacrifice is that?&#…

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Memory of C.G. Jung by Suzanne Percheron

Memory of C.G. Jung by Suzanne Percheron: Memory of C.G. Jung by Suzanne Percheron:Extracts from notes taken by Suzanne Percheron during or immediately after regular interviews she had with C. G. Jung from 1935 to 1961. The parts in parent…

Memory of C.G. Jung by Suzanne Percheron

Memory of C.G. Jung by Suzanne Percheron: Memory of C.G. Jung by Suzanne Percheron:Extracts from notes taken by Suzanne Percheron during or immediately after regular interviews she had with C. G. Jung from 1935 to 1961. The parts in parent…

Carl Jung on Hatha Yoga

Carl Jung on Hatha Yoga: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) [Carl Jung on Hatha Yoga] To Pater X. Dear Pater, 17 January 1942 Thank you very much for your kind letter and the parcel of books. I am tr…

Late in his life Dr. Jung stopped dreaming

Late in his life Dr. Jung stopped dreaming: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances [Late in his life Dr. Jung stopped dreaming.] Suzanne Percheron: I suppose that you dream? Dr. Jung: No, I almost don’…

Carl Jung on The Border Zones of Exact Science

Carl Jung on The Border Zones of Exact Science: Zofingia Lectures Carl Jung on The Border Zones of Exact Science My intention, in venturing to dedicate my little talk to a theme unrelated to the most eminent aspect of our motto Patria, is to mak…

Carl Jung: "Can you imagine a real prophet or saviour in our days of television and press reportage?"

Carl Jung: "Can you imagine a real prophet or saviour in our days of television and press reportage?": Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Eugene M. E . Rolfe Dear Mr. Rolfe, 1 May 1954 Thank you very much for your interesting article on “Rival Gods.” You ask a pertinent…

Carl Jung on the “Christian Message.”

Carl Jung on the “Christian Message.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Pastor W. Niederer Dear Pastor Niederer, 1 October 1953 I will answer your points a s best I can in writing. 1 . My interest in the first place …

On November 14, 1939, Dr. Jung discusses the possible outcome to World War II.

On November 14, 1939, Dr. Jung discusses the possible outcome to World War II.: Jung My Mother and I Jung My Mother and I [World War II began on September 3, 1939. In this …

Carl Jung on The Red Book – YouTube

Carl Jung on The Red Book – YouTube: Carl Jung on “The Red Book” – YouTube

The Winds in between loosen the Crucified

The Winds in between loosen the Crucified: The Red Book How sweet, how bitter it tastes! The Below is weak, The Above is weak The form of the One it tastes! becomes double. North, rise and be gone, West, retire to your place, East, spread y…

Carl Jung: Where your fear is, there is your task!!!

Carl Jung: Where your fear is, there is your task!!!: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Warner S. McCullen Dear Mr. McCullen,                                             4 June 1956 The loss of the mother in the early years of childhood of…

Monday, July 20, 2020

Catherine Cabot, Carl Jung and Emma Jung on the Death of Toni Wolff…

Catherine Cabot, Carl Jung and Emma Jung on the Death of Toni Wolff…: Jung My Mother and I Catherine “Katy” Cabot, Carl Jung and Emma Ju…

Carl Jung on Power, Love and Tao…

Carl Jung on Power, Love and Tao…: Jung My Mother and I [Carl Jung on Power, Love and Tao from an Analysis Session with his patient Catherine…

Carl Jung on Judgment at the time of Death….

Carl Jung on Judgment at the time of Death….: Jung My Mother and I [Carl Jung on Judgment at Death from an Analysis Session with his patient Catherine “Katy” Cabot who recor…

Carl Jung on “Prayer.”

Carl Jung on “Prayer.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) Anonymous Dear N., Bollingen,                                   3 August 1953 Hearty thanks for your kind birthday wishes! Unfortunately I …

Carl Jung on the Quaternity.

Carl Jung on the Quaternity.: Carl Jung Lexicon NYAAP [Carl Jung on the Quaternity.] Quaternity: An image with a four-fold structure, usually square or circular and symmetrical; psychologically, it points to the idea of wholene…

Carl Jung: Yoga, to me, is no more than a subject for research.

Carl Jung: Yoga, to me, is no more than a subject for research.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Pater X. Dear Pater, 17 January 1942 Thank you very much for your kind letter and the parcel of books. I am truly astonished at t…

Carl Jung on Atlantis and Reincarnation

Carl Jung on Atlantis and Reincarnation: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) [Carl Jung on Atlantis and Reincarnation] To Baroness Tinti Dear Baroness, 10 January 1936 Many thanks for your interesting letter. Indeed,…

Carl Jung on “Gnosis,” “Archetypes,” and “Aion.”

Carl Jung on “Gnosis,” “Archetypes,” and “Aion.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To H. Haberlandt Dear Colleague, 23 April 1952 Very many thanks for kindly sending me your review of Aion. It stands out from all the others because it is…

Carl Jung: But when you die, nobody else will die for you or instead of you.

Carl Jung: But when you die, nobody else will die for you or instead of you.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To J. Allen Gilbert Dear Dr. Gilbert, 20 April 1946 Your letters have reached me after all. It was a great pleasure to see that you haven’t …

Carl Jung on “Rational Psychology”

Carl Jung on “Rational Psychology”: The Zofingia Lectures Rational Psychology Introduction “Well, that’s all just as nice as pie,” says the educated philistine, “but I don’t believe in things unless I se…

Carl Jung on the dreams of Elias Ashmole.

Carl Jung on the dreams of Elias Ashmole.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 [Carl Jung on the dreams of Elias Ashmole.] To C. H. Josten Dear Sir, 6 April 1952 Thank you ever so much for letting me see Ashmole’s dreams…

Carl Jung’s Red Book Illumination #119

Carl Jung’s Red Book Illumination #119: The Red Book Carl Jung’s Illumination #119 from The Red Book. I am he, the nameless one, who does not know himself and whose name is concealed even from himself I have no name, since I have n…

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Carl Jung Quotations 29

Carl Jung Quotations 29: And mind you, the animus is as terrible a reality as the anima. ~Carl Jung, Zarathustra Seminar, Page 295 Through being creative one creates the thing that has come into existence in this mo…

You are invited to a Jill Mellick Webinar August 16, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time (EDT)

You are invited to a Jill Mellick Webinar August 16, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time (EDT): Dr. Jill Mellick – _The Red Book Hours: C.G. Jung’s Art Mediums & Creative Process_ Dr. Jill Mellick is a Jungian Analyst with a private practice in Palo Alto, California.  S…

Carl Jung on Emmanuel Kant – Anthology

Carl Jung on Emmanuel Kant – Anthology: Today we are convinced that in all fields of knowledge psychological premises exist which exert a decisive influence upon the choice of material, the method of investigation, the nature of t…

At the Dawn of the 21st Century what do we do for our Dead?

At the Dawn of the 21st Century what do we do for our Dead?: The Red Book [At the Dawn of the 21st Century what do we do for our Dead?] What the ancients did for their dead! You seem to believe that you can absolve yourself from the care of the dead, and fro…

Carl Jung on who shall carry on his work….

Carl Jung on who shall carry on his work….: Jung My Mother and I [Below is an Excerpt from “Jung, My Mother and I.” Catherine “Katy” Cabot knew Carl Jung and many of the early pioneers of Depth Psychology. She was not…

Carl Jung: "This compensates for 1,000 misunderstandings!."

Carl Jung: "This compensates for 1,000 misunderstandings!.": Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Erich Neumann My dear Neumann, Bollingen, 5 January 1952 Very many thanks for your kind letter and the way you have understood me. This compensates for…

Carl Jung on “Archetype,” “Atom,” “Numbers.”

Carl Jung on “Archetype,” “Atom,” “Numbers.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Dr. H. Dear Dr. H., 30 August 1951 You must pardon my long silence. In the spring I was plagued by my liver, had often to stay in bed and in the…

Carl Jung on Toni Wolff

Carl Jung on Toni Wolff: Carl Jung on Toni Wolff.[Below is an Excerpt from “Jung, My Mother and I.” Catherine “Katy” Cabot knew Carl Jung and many of the early pioneers of Depth Psychology. She was …

Carl Jung: The unconscious can realize itself only with the help of consciousness and under its constant control.

Carl Jung: The unconscious can realize itself only with the help of consciousness and under its constant control.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) Dear Dr. N., 2 December 1937 I have the feeling that you are really going a bit too far. We should make a halt before something destructive…

Memory of Emma Jung by Sheila Moon

Memory of Emma Jung by Sheila Moon: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of Emma Jung by Sheila Moon A few weeks ago I was walking in the spring woods and recalling Emma Jung-that incomparab…

Carl Jung: " The serious illness of my wife has consumed all my spare time."

Carl Jung: " The serious illness of my wife has consumed all my spare time.": Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Father Victor White Dear Victor, 6 May 1955 The serious illness of my wife has consumed all my spare time. She has undergone an operation so far…

Carl Jung …I’m a jealous lover of the I Ching…

Carl Jung …I’m a jealous lover of the I Ching…: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) Dear Mr. N., 25 October 1935 I absolutely share your appreciation of the I Ching and whatever good things you have to say about it, but mos…

Carl Jung: a scream is always just that-a noise and not music.

Carl Jung: a scream is always just that-a noise and not music.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Walter Mertens Dear Walter, 24 November 1932 I am entirely in agreement with the spirit of your essay on Picasso. I am only against arti…

Saturday, July 18, 2020

Carl Jung on the “European” and the “Indian.”

Carl Jung on the “European” and the “Indian.”: Psychology and Religion The Indian can forget neither the body nor the mind, while the European is always forgetting either the one or the other. With this capacity to forget he has, for the time b…

Memory of C.G. Jung by Robert Johnson

Memory of C.G. Jung by Robert Johnson: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of C.G. Jung by Robert Johnson My contact with Dr. Jung?-certainly one of the most important events of my life! When …

Carl Jung on Buddha, Karma, Pali-Canon.

Carl Jung on Buddha, Karma, Pali-Canon.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 [Carl Jung on Buddha, Karma, Pali-Canon.] Anonymous Dear Mrs. N., 30 March 1960 Thank you very much for your kind attention! The book will interest…

Carl Jung’s Premonitory dream of Emma’s Death

Carl Jung’s Premonitory dream of Emma’s Death: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Anonymous Dear Dr. N., 26 June 1956 It is only now that I can thank you for your letters and also for the book Panim Vaccares which I am saving for…

Memory of Emma Jung by Elined Prys Kotschnig

Memory of Emma Jung by Elined Prys Kotschnig: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of Emma Jung by Elined Prys Kotschnig She was a big, well-built, earth mother type, rather shy, and truly modest. She was no…

Carl Jung on “Solitude.” [Anthology]

Carl Jung on “Solitude.” [Anthology]: Everyone who becomes conscious of even a fraction of his unconscious gets outside his own time and social stratum into a kind of solitude. ~Carl Jung; Mysterium Coniunctionis; CW 14: Page 25…

Friday, July 17, 2020

Carl Jung: "It is lovely to hear the word "friend" from you."

Carl Jung: "It is lovely to hear the word "friend" from you.": Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Richard Wilhelm Dear friend, 25 May 1929 It is lovely to hear the word “friend” from you. Fate seems to have apportioned to …

Carl Jung on Erich Neumann’s heartfelt letter.

Carl Jung on Erich Neumann’s heartfelt letter.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To Erich Neumann Dear Neumann, 15 December 1955 Deepest thanks for your heartfelt letter. Let me in return express my condolences on the loss of yo…

Carl Jung on "ESP" and "Synchronicity."

Carl Jung on "ESP" and "Synchronicity.": Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 To J. B . Rhine Dear Dr. Rhine, 9 August 1954 Thank you for your kind letter. The English translation of “Synchronicity” will be publis…

Memory of Toni Wolff by Joseph L. Henderson

Memory of Toni Wolff by Joseph L. Henderson: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of Toni Wolff by Joseph L. Henderson Still today there seems to be a misconception about the relationship of C. G. Jung with…

Carl Jung: "I cannot love anyone if I hate myself."

Carl Jung: "I cannot love anyone if I hate myself.": C.G. Jung Psychological Reflections : A New Anthology of His Writings, 1905-1961 I cannot love anyone if I hate myself. That is the reason why we feel so extremely uncomfortable in the presence of …

Memory of Emma Jung by Elizabeth B. Howes

Memory of Emma Jung by Elizabeth B. Howes: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of Emma Jung by Elizabeth B. Howes In 1955, I had the privilege of working analytically with Mrs. Jung for several mo…

Some Carl Jung Quotations

Some Carl Jung Quotations: Kitchen West Wall 128 The individual ego is the stable in which the Christ-child is born. ~Carl Jung; CW 11, Para 207 Gods are personifications of unconscious contents, for they reveal themselves t…

Carl Jung Quotations from The Red Book. [#1]

Carl Jung Quotations from The Red Book. [#1]: I resisted recognizing that the everyday belongs to the image of the Godhead. I fled this thought, I hid myself behind the highest and coldest stars. But the spirit of the depths caught up with me,…

Joseph Campbell: …the Sumerian myth of the goddess Inanna’s descent to the nether world.

Joseph Campbell: …the Sumerian myth of the goddess Inanna’s descent to the nether world.: The oldest recorded account of the passage through the gates of metamorphosis is the Sumerian myth of the goddess Inanna’s descent to the nether world.From the “great above” she s…

Thursday, July 16, 2020

The Buddhist Unconscious (Alaya-vijnana) and Jung’s Collective Unconscious: What Does It Mean to be Liberated from the Self?

The Buddhist Unconscious (Alaya-vijnana) and Jung’s Collective Unconscious: What Does It Mean to be Liberated from the Self?: The Buddhist Unconscious (Alaya-vijnana) and Jung’s Collective Unconscious: What Does It Mean to be Liberated from the Self? Polly Young-Eisendrath Jung Personal Collective Unconscious Abhidharma. …

Late in his life Dr. Jung stopped dreaming.

Late in his life Dr. Jung stopped dreaming.: [ C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Suzanne Percheron: I suppose that you dream? Dr. Jung: No, I almost don’t dream anymore. (!!!) I used to dream when …

Late in his life Dr. Jung stopped dreaming.

Late in his life Dr. Jung stopped dreaming.: [ C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Suzanne Percheron: I suppose that you dream? Dr. Jung: No, I almost don’t dream anymore. (!!!) I used to dream when …

Frederick Spielbergjet: This ghost trap I brought to Dr. Jung,…

Frederick Spielbergjet: This ghost trap I brought to Dr. Jung,…: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Frederick Spielberg: Memory of C.G. Jung: It was a colossal privilege for me to have been entitled to have several long talks with …

Carl Jung on “Clairvoyance.”

Carl Jung on “Clairvoyance.”: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 [Carl Jung on “Clairvoyance.”] To S. Wieser Dear Colleague, 6 July 1951 Thank you for telling me about your interesting experience. It is a case of…

Margaret Gildea: Jung as seen by and Editor, A Student and A Disciple

Margaret Gildea: Jung as seen by and Editor, A Student and A Disciple: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Margaret Gildea: Jung as seen by and Editor, A Student and A Disciple My real contact with Carl Jung was limited to the year…

The story of two young women: “How can we expect righteousness to prevail…”

The story of two young women: “How can we expect righteousness to prevail…”: [The story of two young women. How can we expect righteousness to prevail…] Sophie Scholl was a German student and revolutionary, active within the White Rose non-violent resist…

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

You are invited. Murray Stein Webinar Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time

You are invited. Murray Stein Webinar Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time: I’m very pleased to announce that Dr. Murray Stein, who is Co-Editor with Dr. Thomas Arzt of Jung’s Red Book for Our Time: Searching for Soul under Postmodern Conditions, …

Carl Jung on “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”

Carl Jung on “Love thy neighbor as thyself.”: “Love thy neighbour” is wonderful, since we then have nothing to do about ourselves; but when it is a question of “love thy neighbour as thyself” we are no longer so …

Memory of C.G. Jung by Henry K. Fierz

Memory of C.G. Jung by Henry K. Fierz: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of C.G. Jung by Henry K. Fierz The first time I met C. G. Jung was in 1928. After the first world war there was in Europe a …

Carl Jung: The Practice of Psychotherapy CW 16; Quotations

Carl Jung: The Practice of Psychotherapy CW 16; Quotations: Carl Jung: The Practice of Psychotherapy – YouTube   Carl Jung:  CW 16:  “The Practice of Psychotherapy”   An exclusively sexual interpretation of dreams and fantasies is a shocki…

Carl Jung on “The Animal in Man.”

Carl Jung on “The Animal in Man.”: C.G. Jung Psychological Reflections : A New Anthology of His Writings, 1905-1961 When we say “the animal in man,” this always strikes us as something horrible. But this animal in…

Carl Jung on "Christianity."

Carl Jung on "Christianity.": C.G. Jung Psychological Reflections : A New Anthology of His Writings, 1905-1961 We always think that Christianity consists in a particular confession of faith and in belonging to a Church. …

Carl Jung Letter to Mircea Eliade

Carl Jung Letter to Mircea Eliade: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 [Oh, oh…Carl Jung chastises Mircea Eliade] Letter from Carl Jung to Mircea Eliade: It is an honor to have been sent a copy of your book on yoga. I g…

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLV

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLV: But to have soul is the whole venture of life, for soul is a life-giving daemon who plays his elfin game above and below human existence, for which reason-in the realm of dogma he is threate…

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Carl Jung: "Reason" is, notoriously, not necessarily ethical any more than intelligence is.

Carl Jung: "Reason" is, notoriously, not necessarily ethical any more than intelligence is.: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume I, 1906-1950 (Vol 1) To Pastor Tanner Dear Pastor Tanner, 12 February 1959 Before going into the question you have asked me I would like to thank you for the sy…

Carl Jung Quotations [July 14, 2017]

Carl Jung Quotations [July 14, 2017]: Visit the post for more.

Memory of an Immortal by James C. Aylward

Memory of an Immortal by James C. Aylward

Memory of an Immortal by James C. Aylward

Memory of an Immortal by James C. Aylward

Memory of an Immortal by James C. Aylward

Memory of an Immortal by James C. Aylward

Toni Wolff by A. I. Allenby

Toni Wolff by A. I. Allenby

Carl Jung on “Symbols” and the “Symbolic.” – Anthology

Carl Jung on “Symbols” and the “Symbolic.” – Anthology: Because I also want my being other, I must become a Christ. I am made into Christ, I must suffer it. Thus the redeeming blood flows. Through the self-sacrifice my pleasure is changed and goe…

Erich Neumann: We find ourselves in a strongly extraverted phase—how else could Palestine be developed?

Erich Neumann: We find ourselves in a strongly extraverted phase—how else could Palestine be developed?: Visit the post for more.

Monday, July 13, 2020

[Carl Jung on being "Alone."] Anthology.

[Carl Jung on being "Alone."] Anthology.: [Carl Jung on being “Alone.”] Anthology. My I, you are a barbarian. I want to live with you; therefore I will carry you through an utterly medieval Hell, until you are capable of…

Memory of Toni Wolff by Gerhard Adler:

Memory of Toni Wolff by Gerhard Adler:: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Memory of Toni Wolff by Gerhard Adler: Dr. Adler wrote: “This is the letter I wrote on the occasion of Toni Wolff~deat…

Joseph Campbell: The source of temporal life is eternity.

Joseph Campbell: The source of temporal life is eternity.

Carl Jung: The development of Western philosophy during the last two centuries has succeeded in isolating the mind

Carl Jung: The development of Western philosophy during the last two centuries has succeeded in isolating the mind

Some Carl Jung Quotations

Some Carl Jung Quotations: Visit the post for more.

You are invited Ann Belford Ulanov Webinar July 26, 2020 Session at 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time.

You are invited Ann Belford Ulanov Webinar July 26, 2020 Session at 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time.: Jung`s Red Book For Our Time: Searching for Soul under Postmodern Conditions Volume 1 Dr. Ann Belford Ulanov – “Blundering into the Work of Redemption” Dr. Ann Belford Ulanov, Eme…

You are invited Ann Belford Ulanov Webinar July 26, 2020 Session at 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time.

You are invited Ann Belford Ulanov Webinar July 26, 2020 Session at 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time.: Jung`s Red Book For Our Time: Searching for Soul under Postmodern Conditions Volume 1 Dr. Ann Belford Ulanov – “Blundering into the Work of Redemption” Dr. Ann Belford Ulanov, Eme…

Sunday, July 12, 2020

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLIV

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLIV: We must do what Christ did. We must make mistakes. We must live out our own vision of life. ~Carl Jung, C.G. Jung Speaking, Page 98 If you avoid error you do not live; in a sense even it may…

Saturday, July 11, 2020

Carl Jung on "Prayer." Anthology

Carl Jung on "Prayer." Anthology: Divine grace is not, so to speak, conjured up, the priest does not make a sort of magic incantation in the prayer of consecration to compel the intervention of divine grace; but the Mass itself is …

You are invited Melissa Townsend Webinar : Saturday; July 11, 2020; 7:00 P.M. Pacific Time

You are invited Melissa Townsend Webinar : Saturday; July 11, 2020; 7:00 P.M. Pacific Time: Melissa Townsend Webinar   Password: 737558 Zoom #  885 7253 7221

The House of C.G. Jung

The House of C.G. Jung

The moon is dead. Your soul went to the moon, to the preserver of souls.

The moon is dead. Your soul went to the moon, to the preserver of souls.

Carl Jung on ,“Dharma Kaya,” “Perfect Enlightenment,” “Godhead,” “Gnostics,” “Sacrifice,” “Redemption.”

Carl Jung on ,“Dharma Kaya,” “Perfect Enlightenment,” “Godhead,” “Gnostics,” “Sacrifice,” “Redemption.”

Some Carl Jung Quotations [L]

Some Carl Jung Quotations [L]: A true understanding would say that there is no ground to cover and therefore no movement through space, but an inner awareness which cannot be expressed in spatial categories. ~Carl Jung, Letters …

Friday, July 10, 2020

Carl Jung on the woman who murdered her child.

Carl Jung on the woman who murdered her child.: Visit the post for more.

George Hogel on meeting Carl Jung.

George Hogel on meeting Carl Jung.: After a walk through the woods to what looked like a fairy tale castle by the side of the lake, the great wooden door was opened to my knock by the huge old hired man, smoking a pipe and with an ax…

Carl Jung on “Middle Age.” [Anthology]

Carl Jung on “Middle Age.” [Anthology]: From the middle of life, only he who is willing to die with life remains living. Since what takes place in the secret hour of life’s midday is the reversal of the parabola, the birth o…

Carl Jung: "A man on this earth carries the flame of consciousness within him."

Carl Jung: "A man on this earth carries the flame of consciousness within him."

Carl Jung: "A man on this earth carries the flame of consciousness within him."

Carl Jung: "A man on this earth carries the flame of consciousness within him."

Carl Jung "…this time it is not the world that is to be changed; rather it is God who intends to change his own nature.

Carl Jung "…this time it is not the world that is to be changed; rather it is God who intends to change his own nature.: Visit the post for more.

Carl Jung "…this time it is not the world that is to be changed; rather it is God who intends to change his own nature.

Carl Jung "…this time it is not the world that is to be changed; rather it is God who intends to change his own nature.: Visit the post for more.

An Excerpt from ”The Boundless Expanse: Jung’s Reflections on Death and Life” by Sonu Shamdasani

An Excerpt from ”The Boundless Expanse: Jung’s Reflections on Death and Life” by Sonu Shamdasani: Visit the post for more.

The Psychological Reality of Evil is ………..Effective

The Psychological Reality of Evil is ………..Effective

What if Satan represents elements of our personal lives?

What if Satan represents elements of our personal lives?

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations: My soul leads me into the desert, into the desert of my own self. ~Carl Jung, Liber Novus, Page 235. The serpent represents magical power, which also appears where animal drives are aroused imperce…

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations: My soul leads me into the desert, into the desert of my own self. ~Carl Jung, Liber Novus, Page 235. The serpent represents magical power, which also appears where animal drives are aroused imperce…

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Jung Speaks With Mountain Lake

Jung Speaks With Mountain Lake: Memories Dreams Reflections In Jung’s autobiography, Memories, Dreams and Reflections, he describes his encounter with the Native American chief, Mountain Lake, of the Taos pueblos in New Mexico in…

Carl Jung Quotations “The Red Book”

Carl Jung Quotations “The Red Book”: The God appears to us in a certain state of the soul. Therefore we reach the God through the self. Not the self is God, although we reach the God through the self. The God is behind the self above …

Peter C. Lynn: Emma Jung was still actively teaching at the Institute

Peter C. Lynn: Emma Jung was still actively teaching at the Institute: Visit the post for more.

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Carl Jung: “I have never come across a case where a woman actually had a child by her own father,…”

Carl Jung: “I have never come across a case where a woman actually had a child by her own father,…”

Carl Jung and “Most writers hate this point of view.”

Carl Jung and “Most writers hate this point of view.”

Carl Jung on “Active Imagination” – Anthology

Carl Jung on “Active Imagination” – Anthology: Carl Jung on “Active Imagination” – AnthologyThis process of active imagination is the making conscious of the material which lies on the threshold of consciousness. Consciousness is an effort and …

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Carl Jung: “Our life is like the course of the sun.”

Carl Jung: “Our life is like the course of the sun.”

The Murderess shunned by Humanity and Animals

The Murderess shunned by Humanity and Animals: Memories Dreams Reflections In my practice I was constantly impressed by the way the human psyche reacts to a crime committed unconsciously. After all, that young woman was initially not aware that…

Carl Jung’s Childhood Dreams/Visions and the Path to The Red Book

Carl Jung’s Childhood Dreams/Visions and the Path to The Red Book: Hildegard von Bingen had her first vision at the tender age of 3 years old which was entitled “The Shade of the Living Light.” At the age of five she began to understand that she was ex…

Carl Jung on the “Serpent.” [Anthology]

Carl Jung on the “Serpent.” [Anthology]: The serpent is the earthly essence of man of which he is not conscious. Its character changes according to peoples and lands, since it is the mystery that flows to him from the nourishing ea…

Carl Jung: In all these visions there is really not much blood.

Carl Jung: In all these visions there is really not much blood.: Visions Seminar Dr. Jung: I have received certain reactions to the last seminar. One is from Mrs. Sigg, but I am afraid it is too extensive to deal with now. She chiefly objects to the white placen…

Monday, July 6, 2020

Carl Jung and Dante Alighieri

Carl Jung and Dante Alighieri: The Red Book The picture shows a rose, the Western equivalent of the lotus. In India the lotus-flower (padma) is interpreted by the Tantrists as the womb. We know this symbol from the numerous pict…

The Force of God is Frightful [The Red Book – Appendix C]

The Force of God is Frightful [The Red Book – Appendix C]: The Red Book The force of the God is frightful. “You shall experience even more of it. You are in the second age. The first age has been overcome. This is the age of the rulership of the son,…

Dr. Jung speaks to his Ego

Dr. Jung speaks to his Ego: The Red Book [Dr. Jung speaks to his Ego.] I resist, I cannot accept this hollow nothing that I am. What a…

Carl Jung: In men, Eros, the function of relationship, is usually less developed than Logos.

Carl Jung: In men, Eros, the function of relationship, is usually less developed than Logos.: Woman is compensated by a masculine element and therefore her unconscious has, so to speak, a masculine imprint. This results in a considerable psychological difference between men an…

Wolfgang Giegerich: The End of Meaning and the Birth of Man – Quotations

Wolfgang Giegerich: The End of Meaning and the Birth of Man – Quotations: Wolfgang Giegerich: The End of Meaning and the Birth of Man “No, evidently we no longer have any myth.” “Our myth has become mute, and gives no answers.”  [Today] “we stand empty-handed, bewildered…

Sunday, July 5, 2020

[Carl Jung; Meister Eckhart; Gnostics, Red Book]

[Carl Jung; Meister Eckhart; Gnostics, Red Book]: The Red Book Jung elaborated on this issue many years later in Answer to Job (1952), where he studied the historical transformation of Judeo-Christian God images. A major theme in this is the conti…

Carl Jung Quotations from The Red Book [Posted July 5, 2017 #2]

Carl Jung Quotations from The Red Book [Posted July 5, 2017 #2]: The Red Book The mystery showed me in images what I should afterward live. I did not possess any of those boons that the mystery showed me, for I still had to earn all of them. ~Carl Jung, Liber No…

Carl Jung’s Letter to Gustav Schmalt

Carl Jung’s Letter to Gustav Schmalt: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Carl Jung’s Letter to Gustav Schmal…

When the dead one had ended this prayer…

When the dead one had ended this prayer…: The Red Book When the dead one had ended this prayer, she turned to me again and said: “Great is the need of the dead. But the God needs no sacrificial prayer. He has neither goodwill nor ill…

Dr. Jung’s Letter to J.C. Vernon

Dr. Jung’s Letter to J.C. Vernon: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Dear Sir: Since the archetypes are the instinctual forms of mental behavior it is quite certain that, inasmuch as animals possess a “mind,” their mind als…

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations [July 4, 2017 #4]

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations [July 4, 2017 #4]: The Red Book If the word is a sign, it means nothing. But if the word is a symbol, it means everything. ~Carl Jung, The Red Book, Page 310. One creates inner freedom only through the symbol.…

Carl Jung: It is always a naked figure because it shows man as he is without any veils, the true man.

Carl Jung: It is always a naked figure because it shows man as he is without any veils, the true man.: The Visions Seminar Dr. Bertine: Is that not connected also with the myth of Ishtar, who went to the underworld seeking her lover Tammuz and had to shed her seven veils one after another until she …

Carl Jung Some Red Book Quotations #2

Carl Jung Some Red Book Quotations #2: The Red Book The old prophet expresses persistence, but the young maiden denotes movement. ~Carl Jung, Liber Novus, Page 365. Nothing makes this effect clearer than the serpent. It signifies everyt…

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations #1

Carl Jung The Red Book Quotations #1: The Red Book Thus, the making of Liber Novus was by no means a peculiar and idiosyncratic activity, nor the product of a psychosis. Rather, it indicates the close intersections between psychologica…

Carl Jung: The ego changes all the time, it has every kind of illusion,…

Carl Jung: The ego changes all the time, it has every kind of illusion,…: The ETH Lectures V. We come next to the four-headed Vajra and the quaternitas of the four elements united in one. The Vajra is the incorruptible being, the diamond, corresponding to the lapis philo…

Carl Jung: The ego changes all the time, it has every kind of illusion,…

Carl Jung: The ego changes all the time, it has every kind of illusion,…: V. We come next to the four-headed Vajra and the quaternitas of the four elements united in one. The Vajra is the incorruptible being, the diamond, corresponding to the lapis philosop…

Dr. Jung: Yes, the god Pan is obviously a nature spirit, a sort of philosophical nature god.

Dr. Jung: Yes, the god Pan is obviously a nature spirit, a sort of philosophical nature god.: The Visions Seminar Dr. Jung: Yes, the god Pan is obviously a nature spirit, a sort of philosophical nature god. The original form of Pan was a petty, local field deity, like Priapus or Satu…

Friday, July 3, 2020

Carl Jung on the relationship of “Mind” and “Body."

Carl Jung on the relationship of “Mind” and “Body.": The Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche (Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Volume 8) [Carl Jung on the relationship of “Mind” and “Body.] We will put it aside for the time being and turn back to the o…

Roland Caen: Jung spoke of Freud always with much esteem and admiration

Roland Caen: Jung spoke of Freud always with much esteem and admiration: C.G. Jung, Emma Jung and Toni Wolff: A Collection of Remembrances Roland Cahen: Memory of C.G. Jung In this interview Dr. Cahen recounts how he first met Jung at the age of twenty-two, throu…

Carl Jung: If I imitate Christ…

Carl Jung: If I imitate Christ…: The Red Book If I imitate Christ, he is always ahead of me and I can never reach the goal, unless I reach it in him. But thus I move beyond myself and beyond time, in and through which I am as I am…

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Hermes on the Soul and Body…

Hermes on the Soul and Body…: The Hermetica Hermes: We have now to speak , my son, of soul and body; I must explain in what way the soul is immortal, and by the working of what sort of force…of the composition and dissolution o…

Carl Jung and Synchronicity

Carl Jung and Synchronicity: C.G. Jung Speaking Dr. Evans: We might go a little further into some of your recent works in this area which many consider quite profound, but are not too well known to many of our students.…

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLIII

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLIII: It requires no art to become stupid; the whole art lies in extracting wisdom from stupidity. Stupidity is the mother of the wise, but cleverness never. ~Carl Jung, CW 13, Para 222 The uttera…

Some Carl Jung Quotations from The Red Book

Some Carl Jung Quotations from The Red Book: The Red Book 31May17 Quotations Master – Copy 31May2017Anthologies Man is a gateway, through which you pass from the outer world of Gods, daimons, and souls into the inner world, out of the g…

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Carl Jung’s Letter to Maud Oakes…

Carl Jung’s Letter to Maud Oakes…: Letters of C. G. Jung: Volume 2, 1951-1961 Dear Miss Oakes, Since you want to hear my opinion about your e…

Carl Jung on “Motivational Concepts”

Carl Jung on “Motivational Concepts”: C.G. Jung Speaking Dr. Evans: One question which is quite important as we attempt to understand the individual centers around the problem of motivation, why the person does what he does. To some de…

Some Carl Jung Quotations

Some Carl Jung Quotations: You are the suffering heart of your one star God, who is Abraxas to his world. ~Carl Jung’s Soul, The Red Book, Page 371. You have the one God, and you become your one God in the innumerable number…

Carl Jung: Man is a gateway, through which you pass from the outer world of Gods

Carl Jung: Man is a gateway, through which you pass from the outer world of Gods: The Red Book “Man is a gateway, through which you pass from the outer world of Gods, daimons, and souls into the inner world, out of the greater. into the smaller world. Small and inane is ma…

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLII [Red Book, Liber Novus]

Some Carl Jung Quotations XLII [Red Book, Liber Novus]: The Red Book You should always ask yourself what you desire, since all too many do not know what they want. ~Carl Jung, Liber Novus, Page 249, Footnote 190. Salome’s approach and her worshipi…