Sigmund Freud/Oskar Pfister Letters – Quotations

Sigmund Freud/Oskar Pfister Letters – Quotations: Psychoanalysis and Fiath, the Letters of Sigmund Freud and Oskar Pfiste Sigmund Freud/Oskar Pfister Letters Your name has often been mentioned to me by our common friend C. G. Jung, and I am glad n…

Carl Jung: Knowledge of God is a transcendental problem.

Carl Jung: Knowledge of God is a transcendental problem.: Undiscovered Self To this question there is a positive answer only when the individual is willing to fulfill the demands of rigorous self-examination and self-knowledge. If he follows through his i…

I consider it disgraceful for an educated man to accept the idea of the preeminent power of money.

I consider it disgraceful for an educated man to accept the idea of the preeminent power of money.: Zofingia Lectures If I were to select only the most extreme examples of those subjects that are of interest to educated people, I would first be compelled to find an audience that has forgotten how…

The Ezra Pound – Bollingen Prize Controversy

The Ezra Pound – Bollingen Prize Controversy: The Ezra Pound – Bollingen Prize Controversy In 1948 the Bollingen Foundation, which had been formed three years earlier, donated funds at the request of the Library of Congress to establish …

The Ezra Pound – Bollingen Prize Controversy

The Ezra Pound – Bollingen Prize Controversy: The Ezra Pound – Bollingen Prize Controversy In 1948 the Bollingen Foundation, which had been formed three years earlier, donated funds at the request of the Library of Congress to establish …

Carl Jung and Victor White discuss “Psychology and Alchemy”

Carl Jung and Victor White discuss “Psychology and Alchemy”: Jung-White Letters Easter Sunday 1946 Dear Dr. Jung Thank you so very much. It all sounds like my idea of heaven, & I am at once setting about to put passports, permits & tickets in order. …

But memory often suffers from the disturbing interference of unconscious contents.

But memory often suffers from the disturbing interference of unconscious contents.: Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious Unfortunately, the facts show the exact opposite: consciousness succumbs all too easily to unconscious influences, and these are often truer and wiser than …

The lady with the lotus net is the mistress of that prison.

The lady with the lotus net is the mistress of that prison.: ETH Lectures There is an interesting legend in one of the books of Madame David-Nee!. A young girl was fetching water at a spring when a man suddenly approached her and tried to have intercourse wi…

Maxie asks Support in Fighting Kidney Disease

Maxie asks Support in Fighting Kidney Disease: Support for Maxwell Purrington Requested: Sadly, Maxie has been diagnosed with Kidney Disease. He has lost over 30% of his body weight in recent weeks. It is unknown how long he will live but in th…

I was immensely honoured and gratified to receive your very kind letter of September 26th.

I was immensely honoured and gratified to receive your very kind letter of September 26th.: Jung-White Letters 9th October 1945 Herr Professor Dr. C.G. Jung Kusnacht-Zurich. I was immensely honoured and gratified to receive your very kind letter of September 26th. I had little thought tha…

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.: Letters Volume I To Kendig B. Cully Dear Sir, 25 September 1937 You can learn a great deal of psychology through studying books, but you will find that this psychology is not very helpful m practic…

Emma Jung: On the Nature of the Animus

Emma Jung: On the Nature of the Animus: Animus and Anima by Emma Jung ON THE NATURE OF THE ANIMUS THE anima and the animus are two archetypal figures of especially great importance. They belong on the one hand to the individual conscious…

I have defined intuition as “perception via the unconscious.”

I have defined intuition as “perception via the unconscious.”: Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious .Another example is intuition, which is chiefly dependent on unconscious processes of a very complex nature. Because of this peculiarity, I have defined int…

This brief note is just to thank you with all my heart.

This brief note is just to thank you with all my heart.: Jung-White Letters   My dear Professor Jung,                                              Oct. 14, 1945 Blackfriars Oxford Telephone, 3607 14.10.4540 I had hardly thanked you for your first le…

The most we can do is to dream the myth onwards and give it a modern dress.

The most we can do is to dream the myth onwards and give it a modern dress.: Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious As to the psychology of our theme I must point out that every statement going beyond the purely phenomenal aspects of an a.rchetype lays itself open to the…

The Christian deity is one in three persons.

The Christian deity is one in three persons.: Psychology and Alchemy In Eastern symbolism the square—signifying the earth in China, the padma or lotus in India—has the character of the yoni: femininity. A man’s unconscious is likewise fe…

Dr. June Singer Obituary

Dr. June Singer Obituary: June Singer Obituary   DR. JUNE SINGER, 85 Barbara Sherlock, Tribune staff reporterCHICAGO TRIBUNE It was happenstance that led Dr. June Singer to study the work of Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss…

J.B. Rhine: Letters 1923-1939: ESP and the Foundations of Parapsychology

J.B. Rhine: Letters 1923-1939: ESP and the Foundations of Parapsychology: J.B. Rhine: Letters 1923-1939: ESP and the Foundations of Parapsychology For example, the following quotation is from a letter to Rhine that did not find its way into Jung’s two-volume set of…

Sonu Shamdasani: The Magical Method that Works in the Dark – C. G. Jung, Hypnosis, and Suggestion.

Sonu Shamdasani: The Magical Method that Works in the Dark – C. G. Jung, Hypnosis, and Suggestion.: Sonu Shamdasani: The Magical Method that Works in the Dark – C. G. Jung, Hypnosis, and Suggestion. Psychoanalysis and analytical psychology today trace themselves back to Freud …

Miss Hannah: Do you suppose it has anything to do with ectoplasm?

Miss Hannah: Do you suppose it has anything to do with ectoplasm?: Black Books The physical substance purportedly formed by physical mediums in a trance state. In a seminar on March 21, 1934, Jung stated, “Ectoplasm is exactly like whitish worms; when photog…

Sonu Shamdasani – Questioning the Unconscious

Sonu Shamdasani – Questioning the Unconscious: Sonu Shamdasani – Questioning the Unconscious Is there an unconscious? This question has generally been posed and answered in a binary form. After centuries of disputation, one could d…

The mind shies away, but life wants to flow down into the depths.

The mind shies away, but life wants to flow down into the depths.: Symbols of Transformation The sun, rising triumphant, tears himself from the enveloping womb of the sea, and leaving behind him the noonday zenith and all its glorious works, sinks down again into …

Emma Jung: The Animus as it Appears in the Images of the Unconscious

Emma Jung: The Animus as it Appears in the Images of the Unconscious: Animus and Anima by Emma Jung The Animus as it Appears in the Images of the Unconscious Having tried to show in the foregoing how the animus manifests itself outwardly and in consciousness, I would…

Sonu Shamdasani – ‘S.W.’ and C.G. Jung: mediumship, psychiatry and serial exemplarity

Sonu Shamdasani – ‘S.W.’ and C.G. Jung: mediumship, psychiatry and serial exemplarity: Sonu Shamdasani – ‘S.W.’ and C.G. Jung: mediumship, psychiatry and serial exemplarity ‘In 1896 something happened to me that served as an impetus for my future life’, recalled C.G. Jun…

Carl Jung – J.B. Rhine Letters

Carl Jung – J.B. Rhine Letters: Rhine-Jung Letters Jung-Rhine Letters: For example, the following quotation is from a letter to Rhine that did not find its way into Jung’s two-volume set of letters: I regretted very much no…

Her surrender to the Self sustained her immense energy, physically and spiritually.

Her surrender to the Self sustained her immense energy, physically and spiritually.: The Inner Journey by Barbara Hannah Foreword by Marion Woodman Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit …

Carl Jung: Man is not only crucified, he is himself the cross.

Carl Jung: Man is not only crucified, he is himself the cross.: Black Books Przywara calls these opposites that come together in man : “the beams of the Cross”. That is for him the symbol of the reconciliation of the opposites, that unite so painful…

Sonu Shamdasani – Introduction to Jung’s 1925 Seminar

Sonu Shamdasani – Introduction to Jung’s 1925 Seminar: Sonu Shamdasani – Introduction to Jung   On March 24, 1925, Zurich. Cary Baynes noted: Yesterday began the new order, that is to say, the first of the seminars. these latter like the an…

James Kirsch’s Religious Debt to C. G. Jung by Ann Lammers

James Kirsch’s Religious Debt to C. G. Jung by Ann Lammers: Image: Ann Lammers James Kirsch’s Religious Debt to C.G. Jung by Ann Lammers James Kirsch’s Religious Debt to C. G. Jung by Ann Lammers ­As editor of ­e Jung-Kirsch Letters (Lammers 2011),1 i…

Sonu Shamdasani and John Beebe: A Dialogue on Liber Novus

Sonu Shamdasani and John Beebe: A Dialogue on Liber Novus: Jung Becomes Jung: A Dialogue on Liber Novus (The Red Book) SONU SHAMDASANI AND JOHN BEEBE: A DIALOGUE ON LIBER NOVUS C.G. Jung’s Liber Novus, his title for the long privately held work known famil…

Carl Jung: You mean “Being” consists only of deception? Do you want to lame me?

Carl Jung: You mean “Being” consists only of deception? Do you want to lame me?: Black Books Nov. 1932. I. I am worried. A dark dream torments me. I will first ask the I Ching. “Magic trick”? You say? No more ancient pranks. Did you stay behind? Soul. “You lef…

Carl Jung on “Saturn” – Quotations – Anthology

Carl Jung on “Saturn” – Quotations – Anthology: He [Jung] notes that around 7 BC there was a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, representing a union of extreme opposites, which would place the birth of Christ under Pisces. Pisces (Latin for &#82…

After Liber Novus by Sonu Shamdasani

After Liber Novus  by Sonu Shamdasani: After Liber Novus  by Sonu Shamdasani Abstract: This paper reflects on the conference question concerning the clinical and theoretical significance of Jung’s Liber Novus, two years after its…

But the passion is not really for the man in question, but for the archetypal image projected on to him.

But the passion is not really for the man in question, but for the archetypal image projected on to him.: The Dream of Poliphilo by Linda Fierz=David The inner development of women takes a course parallel to that of men, and their inner situation today is very like that of the men. Their intense partic…

The Cabiri are, in fact, the mysterious creative powers, the gnomes who work under the earth,

The Cabiri are, in fact, the mysterious creative powers,  the gnomes who work under the earth,: Black Books From the Cabiri episode of IN: “We carry what is not to be carried from below to above” (p. 426). Later in 1917- that is, after this entry- Jung made a painting of the Cabir…

Carl Jung: My wife stands in front of me, Maria on my left, and Toni on my right. I faint.

Carl Jung: My wife stands in front of me, Maria on my left, and Toni on my right. I faint.: Black Books Friday. Jung was sick and canceled appointments with seven patients. In “Dreams,” he recorded the following episode on this day: Sick since yesterday. Colitis mucosa. As . .…

The Collective Experiment

The Collective Experiment: Red Book The Collective Experiment In 1915, Jung held a lengthy correspondence with his colleague Hans Schmid on the question of the understanding of psychological types. This correspondence gives …

Liberating the soul begins with recognizing the darkness.

Liberating the soul begins with recognizing the darkness.: The Apocalypse of the Reluctant Gnostics by Stuart Douglas Jung identified two dimensions to the shadow: one personal, and the other, archetypal. The personal shadow consists of the disavowed parts…

I am Phanes, your light. – The Black Books

I am Phanes, your light. – The Black Books: Black Books Jung: I submit myself to your words. Speak! Phanes: It is at the beginning of all things-a secret subterraneanness-birth pangs of what is to come-the decline of the contemporary-look to…

Much consideration was given to what kind of audience this multilayered work should be directed:

Much consideration was given to what kind of audience this multilayered work should be directed:: Red Book Preface to the Reader’s Edition More than a decade has passed since the memorable decision of the former society of heirs of C. G. Jung to release The Red Book for publication. Much consid…

They left me laments and tears and delight themselves with plunder.

They left me laments and tears and delight themselves with plunder.: Black Books Jung: What awful company you keep? What shabby riff-raff! You can’t be serious? Why don’t you love me? Why do you always run away? Soul: “You give me too little. I mus…

Who was C. G. Jung?

Who was C. G. Jung?: Red Book Who was C. G. Jung? Jung was born in Kesswil, on Lake Constance, in 1875. His family moved to Laufen by the Rhine Falls when he was six months old. He was the oldest child and had one sist…

Serpent: Atmaviktu is a kobold, a conjuror of serpents, and is himself a serpent. Do I know who I am?

Serpent: Atmaviktu is a kobold, a conjuror of serpents, and is himself a serpent. Do I know who I am?: Black Books IV 17. Jung: What do you see? S. I stand at the gate of splendor and watch for who comes. Above to the left is a small black bird. Below to the right is a white serpent. There is a skel…

Toward a Visionary Science: Jung’s Notebooks of Transformation

Toward a Visionary Science: Jung’s Notebooks of Transformation: Red Book In 1935, Jung said: “A point exists at about the thirty-fifth year when things begin to change, it is the first moment of the shadow side of life, of the going down to death. It is c…

In The Gospel of Thomas, the saviour says that whoever is near to him is near to the fire.

In The Gospel of Thomas, the saviour says that whoever is near to him is near to the fire.: The Apocalypse of the Reluctant Gnostics by Stuart Douglas Similarly, Jung taught that we must pass through the inferno of the passions in order to overcome them. In contrast to the Gnostics, whose…

That is perception by way of the unconscious, and you can observe it with intuitive types.

That is perception by way of the unconscious, and you can observe it with intuitive types.: C.G, Jung Speaking Of course, tied in with your typology of—quotes—”introversion” and “extraversion” we know of your concepts of thinking, feeling, sensation, intuiti…

Questioning the unconscious by Sonu Shamdasani

Questioning the unconscious by Sonu Shamdasani: Questioning the Unconscious by Sonu Shamdasani ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Issue: Unlocking the Unconscious: Exploring the Undiscovered Self PERSPECTIVE Questioning the unconscious b…

Carl Jung on “Revenge” – Anthology

Carl Jung on “Revenge” – Anthology: Revenge is human. God does not know revenge. He knows only power and creation. He commands and you act. Your anxieties are laughable, there is only one road, the military road of the Godhead. ~The …

No differentiation, no life, and without life there can be no growth in consciousness.

No differentiation, no life, and without life there can be no growth in consciousness.: The Apocalypse of the Reluctant Gnostics by Stuart Douglas Consequently, the defining feature of Jungian Gnostic soteriology, one that does not have the same degree of emphasis in the Gnostic texts…

Sonu Shamdasani interviewed by Ann Casement

Sonu Shamdasani interviewed by Ann Casement: Sonu Shamdasani Interviewed by Ann Casement Sonu Shamdasani interviewed by Ann Casement Abstract: Sonu Shamdasani interviewed by Ann Casement about Jung’s The Red Book: Liber Novus in the co…

Jung Relating to Freud, Adler, and Rank

Jung Relating to Freud, Adler, and Rank: C.G, Jung Speaking Jung Relating to Freud, Adler, and Rank Dr. Evans: Dr. Jung, many of us who have read a great deal of your work are aware of the fact that in your early work you were in a…

Rebirth is not a process that we can in any way observe.

Rebirth is not a process that we can in any way observe.: Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Rebirth is not a process that we can in any way observe. We can neither measure nor weigh nor photograph it. It is entirely beyond sense perception. We hav…

Gnostic Antecedents of Jung’s Key Concepts by Craig Chalquist, PhD

Gnostic Antecedents of Jung’s Key Concepts by Craig Chalquist, PhD: Gnostic Gnostic Antecedents of Jung’s Key Concepts by Craig Chalquist, PhD A note to the reader: This inquiry into the Gnostic roots of Jung’s psychology landed on me one day as …

Every individual and every nation has its own modes of experiencing this psychic reality.

Every individual and every nation has its own modes of experiencing this psychic reality.: Interpretation of Fairy Tales In terms of Jung’s concept, every archetype is in its essence unknown psychic factor and therefore there is no possibility of translating its content into intell…

Carl Jung and Katy Cabot Correspondence:

Carl Jung and Katy Cabot Correspondence:: Jung My Mother and I Carl Jung to Katy Cabot: July 17, 1930 My dear Mrs. Cabot,               17 July 1930 Thank you very much for your kindness! We shall spend one or two nights with Frau F…

Toni Wolff Correspondence with Katy Cabot

Toni Wolff Correspondence with Katy Cabot: Jung My Mother and I Toni Wolff to Katy Cabot August 3, 1937 Toni, my mother eventually did so, and Toni replied from Ascona on 3 August 1937: Before I leave Ascona to-morrow I want you to have a f…

Katy Cabot Journal Entries of Sessions with C.G. Jung

Katy Cabot Journal Entries of Sessions with C.G. Jung: May 9th, 1932 Back again in Zurich & seeing Jung more often, so as to get at the “lump” that is causing my panics. I told him today about X, & he said that X was a great …

Worshipping Illusions: An Interview with Marion Woodman

Worshipping Illusions: An Interview with Marion Woodman: Image: Emil Nolde, Dance Around The Golden Calf, 1910 Worshipping Illusions: An Interview with Marion Woodman Marion Woodman (1928-2018) has left us a rich legacy of material for those in se…

Carl Jung: An old animus means opinions, and a young animus means an enterprise.

Carl Jung: An old animus means opinions, and a young animus means an enterprise.: Jung My Mother and I Onkel said that the analysis of the Weidmann dream shows a dangerous enterprise which might have murderous consequences. An old animus means opinions, and a young animus means …

It is interesting, or rather tragic, that God undergoes a complete relapse in the last book of the New Testament.

It is interesting, or rather tragic, that God undergoes a complete relapse in the last book of the New Testament.: Jung-White Letters Naturally we can believe that God is different from the image of him that we possess, but it must be admitted on the other side that the Lord himself, while insisting on the Fath…

My child, you are not God, how could you be God?

My child, you are not God, how could you be God?: The Black Books   15 Nov. 1913. My child, you are not God, how could you be God? You are my soul and I am not allowed-not yet-to know, why you call yourself “child” – …