It is the age-old truth that a true religion, expressed by a true symbol, works magic;

It is the age-old truth that a true religion, expressed by a true symbol, works magic;: Visions Seminar 18 May 1932 Visions Seminar LECTURE III We stopped last time in the middle of the new series of visions, and we were in rather a tangle, you remember. As soon as we got into that wi…

The ancient blind seer is mythological; he is physically blind and therefore he has the inner sight.

The ancient blind seer is mythological; he is physically blind and therefore he has the inner sight.: Visions Seminar by Carl Jung 9 March 1932 Visions Seminar Lecture VIII We spoke last time of the dead in the catacomb into which our patient was descending, and among them was one whose flesh was s…

Oh you mystery of the summer morning! Men and Gods greet you when you rise.

Oh you mystery of the summer morning! Men and Gods greet you when you rise.: Black Books VII. 18. Oh you mystery of the summer morning! Men and Gods greet you when you rise. I speak-is it you who speaks, I? is the I born? ro. 10 VII. 18. My soul, what is happening? What set…

Anahata is also the place where one first beholds Ishvara, the Lord, the symbol of completion.

Anahata is also the place where one first beholds Ishvara, the Lord, the symbol of completion.: Visions Seminar 18 January 1933 LECTURE I Ladies and Gentlemen: I should like to speak again of the armor symbolism with which we were dealing at the end of our last seminar. You remember, it was a…

Mani is a title of Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism

Mani is a title of Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism: Visions Seminar 2 March 1932 Visions Seminar Lecture VII We stopped where the patient put the piece of amber on the ground and heard it beating like a heart, and she said: “Soon the ground an…

The Chinese magician who performed this was Philemon., the many formed and mutable.

The Chinese magician who performed this was Philemon., the many formed and mutable.: Black Books I. 1919 Jung. A heavy sacrifice has been brought. A new way of life opens. At this point I must listen to you, my soul. Soul. [“I saw it. I stood and here and watched and was ther…

Mani is a title of Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism

Mani is a title of Buddha in Mahayana Buddhism: Visions Seminar 2 March 1932 Visions Seminar Lecture VII We stopped where the patient put the piece of amber on the ground and heard it beating like a heart, and she said: “Soon the ground an…

In order to express this secret the old masters readily resorted to allegory.

In order to express this secret the old masters readily resorted to allegory.: Black Books This treatise, although it is not so much a personal confession as a description of the golden age of alchemy, nevertheless tells us how the alchemist imagined the psychological structu…

Before I begin with the visions I want to show you some pictures.

Before I begin with the visions I want to show you some pictures.: Visions Seminar 2 December 1931  Visions Seminar  Lecture IV Before I begin with the visions I want to show you some pictures. We were speaking last time of the transformation of the principles of …

People nowadays go to the woods and the mountains just in order to become unconscious;

People nowadays go to the woods and the mountains just in order to become unconscious;: Visions Seminar 17 February 1932 Visions Seminar Lecture V Today we start a new series of visions. In the beginning our patient finds herself again in a cathedral. That was prepared for in the end …

As a doctor it is my task to help the patient to cope with life.

As a doctor it is my task to help the patient to cope with life.: Psychology and Alchemy I began my introduction with human wholeness as the goal to which the psychotherapeutic process ultimately leads. This question is inextricably bound up with one’s phil…

This reminds me of what you have said about man overcoming by killing the dragon, and woman by accepting her suffering.

This reminds me of what you have said about man overcoming by killing the dragon, and woman by accepting her suffering.: Visions Seminars Then here is a question by Miss Hannah: “You said in the last seminar, if the patient forgot the pain she would lose the symbol. This reminds me of what you have said about m…

Dr. Esther Harding, A Psychiatrist, 82 – New York Times Obituary

Dr. Esther Harding, A Psychiatrist, 82 – New York Times Obituary: DR. ESTHER HARDING, A PSYCHIATRIST, 82

Why have we neuroses? The ego consciousness is too narrow.

Why have we neuroses? The ego consciousness is too narrow.: Visions Seminar 11 November 1931 Visions Seminar  Lecture I Dr. Jung: Ladies and Gentlemen, I am curious to know whether you can remember anything of the last seminar, so you will permit me to ask …

She ought to be in relation to the animus as she ought to be the proprietor of her own shadow.

She ought to be in relation to the animus as she ought to be the proprietor of her own shadow.: Visions Seminar 3 February 1932 Visions Seminar Lecture III We stopped last time at the vision of the snake that crawled up to the altar and wound itself onto the cross. Our patient asked the snake…

But then he held out his hand against me and I realized that he was afraid of the evil eye.

But then he held out his hand against me and I realized that he was afraid of the evil eye.: Visions Seminar 6 May 1931 Visions Seminar Lecture I Ladies and Gentlemen: You remember that we were very much concerned in the last seminar with the question of the eyes; they appeared as a…

In Memoriam: Edward F. Edinger, 1922-1998

In Memoriam: Edward F. Edinger, 1922-1998: In Memoriam: Edward F. Edinger   In Memoriam: Edward F. Edinger, 1922-1998 A Personal Tribute by Daryl Sharp The writings of Edward Edinger have had a profound effect on my psychological attit…

Who created the religions of the world? Who produced Christ? Who produced the Buddha?

Who created the religions of the world? Who produced Christ? Who produced the Buddha?: Visions Seminar 10 June 1931  The Visions Seminar Lecture V We are now coming to the new series of visions, but continuing the same theme. You remember the Negro’s head was the most important…

Modern Day Cannibalism as a “Supreme Act of Devotion.”

Modern Day Cannibalism as a “Supreme Act of Devotion.”: Visions Seminar In primitive legends the old mother in the West is often a sort of cannibal, and primitive man eats the flesh of the dead. He celebrates cannibal feasts as a sort of sympathetic mag…

So the Pharaoh eats also the eyes of Horus, the white and the black eye.

So the Pharaoh eats also the eyes of Horus, the white and the black eye.: Visions Seminar 25 March 1931 Visions Seminar Lecture IX Last time we dealt with the symbol of the eye, which is a very widespread archetypal image; it appears in the history of the human mind at d…

What do you let yourself suffer through the suffering of another?

What do you let yourself suffer through the suffering of another?: Black Books III. 19. 132 Jung. My soul, it is hellishly difficult. Soul. It happens as it must. There is nothing more to say. I. But how must it happen? S. Should I foretell the future to you? Shou…

We assume that we will be in a blissful state when redeemed

We assume that we will be in a blissful state when redeemed: Visions Seminar 18 November 1931 Visions Seminar LECTURE II We were speaking last time of the vision of the white city which our patient saw beyond the giant, and I quoted that fragment from the sa…

The woman offering the child is Mary; Mary brought forth a child to be sacrificed on the cross.

The woman offering the child is Mary; Mary brought forth a child to be sacrificed on the cross.: Visions Seminar   24June 1931, Visions Seminar, Lecture VI Dr: Jung (upon being presented with roses): Thank you very much. This is the day of roses by the way; it is the day of St. John the B…

Jung had the Spanish flu, during which he had some visions of spheres,

Jung had the Spanish flu, during which he had some visions of spheres,: Black Books Monday. At some point in 1919, Jung had the Spanish flu, during which he had some visions of spheres, which he subsequently painted (The Art of C.G .Jung, cats. 56, 57, 58 , 59, 60, 61,…

Carl Jung: You do not want to meet the Gods halfway?

Carl Jung: You do not want to meet the Gods halfway?: Black Books Jung’s Soul: “You are unbelievably defiant and rebellious. Consider the fact that the Gods are strong.” Jung: I know. But for once they ought to use their strength for…

The animus impersonates the unconscious, as the anima impersonates it in a man’s case.

The animus impersonates the unconscious, as the anima impersonates it in a man’s case.: Visions Seminar   LECTURE VIII    3 December 1930 We stopped last time at the apparition of the swan, and we saw that our interpretation of the swan as a substitute for the white bird symboliz…

Carl Jung: What lies in the middle is the truth.

Carl Jung: What lies in the middle is the truth.: Black Books What lies in the middle is the truth. It has many faces; one is certainly comical, another sad, a third evil, a fourth tragic, a fifth funny, a sixth is a grimace, and so forth. ~Carl J…

In 1926, Wells presented a striking account of a meeting with Jung in his book The World of William Clissold

In 1926, Wells presented a striking account of a meeting with Jung in his book The World of William Clissold: In Search of the Rose : C. G. Jung Meets Orson Welles The reference is to H . G. Wells’s science fiction novel The Time Machine (London: William Heinemann, 1895). Jung had some contact with W…

Carl Jung: Doors of iron, walls of stone, cold darkness and the rations of penance-that is the bliss of redemption.

Carl Jung: Doors of iron, walls of stone, cold darkness and the rations of penance-that is the bliss of redemption.: Black Books Of course, here I have peace and can collect myself. Your human world makes me drunk so much human blood-I could get intoxicated on it to the point of madness. Doors of iron, walls of s…

Mrs. Fierz Reports on the Visions of Christiana Morgan

Mrs. Fierz Reports on the Visions of Christiana Morgan: Visions Seminar 21 May 1931 Visions Seminar  Lecture II Today Mrs. Fierz is going to read us a resume of the former visions. Even for those who were here, it will be useful to hear a review of the …

Jung’s Soul: I am even jealous of the hate you give others.

Jung’s Soul: I am even jealous of the hate you give others.: Black Books I understand, yet you know that it is the same. Both are valid for me. like all natural women, form matters less to me than having everything belong to me or else to no one. I am even j…

Marion Woodman Quotations – With Citations

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Carl Jung: I therefore distinguish between the I and the self,

Carl Jung: I therefore distinguish between the I and the self,: Black Books In 1921, Jung wrote concerning the self: “But inasmuch as the I is only the centre of my field of consciousness, it is not identical with the totality of my psyche, being merely o…

Carl Jung: We can never abandon self, or else we will abandon our work of redemption.

Carl Jung: We can never abandon self, or else we will abandon our work of redemption.: Black Books   It lies in giving. One should give what one can relinquish or the abundance that makes one suffer. Otherwise one gives according to the principle of the do ut des. The joy I have…

His nature is like the flame; he is like Eros, but a God; Eros is only a daimon.

His nature is like the flame; he is like Eros, but a God; Eros is only a daimon.: Black Books The God of the frogs or toads, the brainless, is the uniting of the Christian God with Satan. His nature is like the flame; he is like Eros, but a God; Eros is only a daimon.  ~Jung&#82…

The atom of which the physicist speaks is not an hypostasis, it is a model.

The atom of which the physicist speaks is not an hypostasis, it is a model.: Psychology and Alchemy Psychology, like every empirical science, cannot get along without auxiliary concepts, hypotheses, and models. But the theologian as well as the philosopher is apt to make th…

Carl Jung: What did you gain from the pagan symbol?

Carl Jung: What did you gain from the pagan symbol?: Black Books Jung: What did you gain from the pagan symbol? Jung’s Soul: “The phallus is not the foundation but the summit of a building, of a church that still lies sunken, like a tower…

The Pleroma, or fullness , is a term from Gnosticism. It played a central role in the Valentinian system.

The Pleroma, or fullness , is a term from Gnosticism. It played a central role in the Valentinian system.: Black Books The Pleroma, or fullness , is a term from Gnosticism. It played a central role in the Valentinian system. Hans Jonas states that “Pleroma is the standard term for the fully explic…

Fire and water are inherent opposites and it is just this which causes rebirth.

Fire and water are inherent opposites and it is just this which causes rebirth.: ETH Seminar The sick were pulled through this hole and this is still secretly done to sick children. I crept through it myself. These things really do work just as well as our own chemist’s s…

For most civilized people reality is a sort of dream, far away.

For most civilized people reality is a sort of dream, far away.: Visions Seminar 25 February 1931  Visions Seminars Lecture V We were talking last time about the question of the violation of the blood. It is rather important to understand that remark of the anim…

The principium individuation is is a notion from the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.

The principium individuation is is a notion from the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.: Black Books The principium individuation is is a notion from the philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer. He defined it as space and time, noting that he had borrowed the expression from scholasticism. T…

If thou wouldst complete the diamond body with no outflowing,

If thou wouldst complete the diamond body with no outflowing,: The Secret of the Golden Flower Cessation of Outflowing ~ If thou wouldst complete the diamond body with no outflowing, Diligently heat he roots of consciousness and life. Kindle light in the bless…

It is always interesting to me to see a craftsman at work.

It is always interesting to me to see a craftsman at work.: The Symbolic Life It is always interesting to me to see a craftsman at work. His skill makes the charm of a craft. Psychotherapy is a craft and I deal in my individual way—a very humble way with no…

Jung accords special significance to Joachim of Fiore

Jung accords special significance to Joachim of Fiore: Black Books In Alon (CW 9i, Para 139ff.), Jung accords special significance to Joachim of Fiore (1135-1202), who spoke of a series of three states of the world of increasing spirituality: the Age o…

People who live sterile lives are like that fig tree, they do not fulfill the will of the Lord.

People who live sterile lives are like that fig tree, they do not fulfill the will of the Lord.: Visions Seminar 18 February 1931, Visions Seminar, Lecture V Last week I read the first sentence of the new series of visions referring to the sacrifice of the sheep. That is the Christian sacrific…

This lack of parallelism is not just accidental or purposeless,

This lack of parallelism is not just accidental or purposeless,: Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche Experience in analytical psychology has amply shown that the conscious and the unconscious seldom agree as to their contents and their tendencies. This lack of …

Seen from this perspective, his personal transformation, his individuation, was a preparation for death.

Seen from this perspective, his personal transformation, his individuation, was a preparation for death.: Black Books In the Black Books in the 1920s, one finds the lengthening shadows of death, commencing with Jung’s grief at his mother’s death, followed by the premature deaths of close fr…

In the Orphic cult there was a snake crawling on the table amongst the little loaves of bread

In the Orphic cult there was a snake crawling on the table amongst the little loaves of bread: Visions Seminar 11 March 1931 Visions Seminar LECTURE VII We got as far last time as the union of that pair of opposites, the two white snakes that approached this woman and said that they were nig…

Dark One: My skin is dark and the white of my eyes shines. I bring you the Eastern way.

Dark One: My skin is dark and the white of my eyes shines. I bring you the Eastern way.: Black Books Jung: My soul, you separated doubleness, what is it? Someone is disturbing me. Speak: Who is it? Jung’s Soul: “A good friend.” Jung: Oh, are you an enemy? Who are you?…

The beginning of the enantiodromia must fall, logically, between the two fishes.

The beginning of the enantiodromia must fall, logically, between the two fishes.: Black Books The two fish appear to be related to the astrological sign of Pisces. In Aion, Jung studied the astrological symbolism of the precession of the equinoxes between the Ages of Pisces and …

Over the years he [John Weir Perry] became sexually involved with female analysands.

Over the years he [John Weir Perry] became sexually involved with female analysands.: The Jungians by Thomas Kirsch Over the years he [John Perry] became sexually involved with female analysands. In the early 1970s he was put on probation by the California State Medical Board, but, …

After those three dreams which ended with the remark about the lunatic asylum,

After those three dreams which ended with the remark about the lunatic asylum,: LECTURE IV               5 November 1930 After those three dreams which ended with the remark about the lunatic asylum, the patient had again several hypnogogic visions. These new ones were very mu…

Do you believe that I was dead? I am as living as you.

Do you believe that I was dead? I am as living as you.: Black Books I. 1927. Funeral. -I A vivid feeling the night after, as if he waved to me, standing at the foot of my bed. I decided to follow him (in thought). He led me out of the house, into the ga…

We were dealing last time with that rather remarkable mythological dream of the four valleys that converge.

We were dealing last time with that rather remarkable mythological dream of the four valleys that converge.: Visions Seminar   LECTURE III                             29 October 1930 We were dealing last time with that rather remarkable mythological dream of the four valleys that converge. Unless you…

He [George French Porter] bequeathed Jung $20,000.

He [George French Porter] bequeathed Jung $20,000.: Black Books George French Porter (1881- 1927) was an American businessman, collector, and philanthropist from Chicago and a patient of Jung’s and William Alonson White’s. He married a F…

Clement’s view is clearly Monotheistic, as it unites the opposites in one God.

Clement’s view is clearly Monotheistic, as it unites the opposites in one God.: Black Books In his later writings, Jung argued that the Christian God-image was one-sided in that it left out the factor of evil. Through studying the historical transformations of God-images, he a…

The real mystery does not behave mysteriously or secretively; it speaks a secret language,

The real mystery does not behave mysteriously or secretively; it speaks a secret language,: Psychology and Alchemy But mystification can also arise from another source. The real mystery does not behave mysteriously or secretively; it speaks a secret language, it adumbrates itself by a var…

As a God, you are the great Abraxas in your world.

As a God, you are the great Abraxas in your world.: Black Books As a God, you are the great Abraxas in your world. But as a man you are the heart of the one God who appears to his world as the great Abraxas, the feared, the powerful, the donor of ma…

But I should be in myself, and be with myself and so with God and in Gods.

But I should be in myself, and be with myself and so with God and in Gods.: Black Books IV. 18. S. What good fortune that you freed yourself from Ka’s prison! I. What do you mean? Explain it to me! S. Ka builds temples and tombs for all living Gods. If you are in you…

Don’t forget that you do people a favor if you let them love you.

Don’t forget that you do people a favor if you let them love you.: Black Books Jung. I reflect and try to figure out where I have made myself guilty of such intellectualism-I wouldn’t know where. Soul. “In your daily work. You always look for reasons w…

We were dealing with that first hypnogogic vision of the peacock last time…

We were dealing with that first hypnogogic vision of the peacock last time…: Visions Seminar LECTURE II                 22 October 1930 Dr. Jung: We were dealing with that first hypnogogic vision of the peacock last time, and you remember that was followed by another one: o…

Basilides was a Christian philosopher in Alexandria in the first part of the second century.

Basilides was a Christian philosopher in Alexandria in the first part of the second century.: Black Books The following six paragraphs were replaced in LN by “Then Philemon lifted his voice and taught them, saying (and this is the first sermon to the dead)” (p. 508). Jung’…

Soul: I see Salome at your side, freed from the human symbol.

Soul: I see Salome at your side, freed from the human symbol.: Black Books VII. 18. III Jung: If my work is to succeed and if everything is to reach its fulfilment, I must always submit myself first to you, my soul, so that you draw me toward that place where …