Friday, December 31, 2021

The Bardo Thodol considers souls in the same way.

The Bardo Thodol considers souls in the same way.: Psychology of Yoga and Meditation This is typical of the Eastern mind-set. Souls are flying around and seeking places where sexual intercourse is happening and then they are caught. The Bardo Thodo…

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Deviation from the truths of the blood begets neurotic restlessness

Deviation from the truths of the blood begets neurotic restlessness: Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche CW 8 The nature of the psyche reaches into obscurities far beyond the scope of our understanding. It contains as many riddles as the universe with its galactic …

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

23 January 1935 LECTURE I Zarathustra Seminar

23 January 1935 LECTURE I Zarathustra Seminar: Zarathustra Seminar 23 January 1935 LECTURE I Zarathustra Seminar Prof Jung: Ladies and Gentlemen: We were speaking a while ago of the Oxyrhynchus papyrus. Do you remember in what connection? Mrs. …

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Carl Jung: …as a boy I was the victim of a sexual assault by a man I once worshipped.

Carl Jung: …as a boy I was the victim of a sexual assault by a man I once worshipped.: Freud – Jung Letters Dear Professor Freud, Burgholzli-Zurich, 28October 1907 I immediately put your good advice’ about the case of obsessional neurosis into practice with good results. …

1934 21 November LECTURE 7

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1934 21 November LECTURE 7

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31 October 1934 LECTURE 4 Zarathustra Seminar

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Monday, December 27, 2021

31 October 1934 LECTURE 4 Zarathustra Seminar

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Sunday, December 26, 2021

~Marie-Louise von Franz The Idea of the Macro- and Microcosmos in the Light of Jungian Psychology

~Marie-Louise von Franz The Idea of the Macro- and Microcosmos in the Light of Jungian Psychology: Marie-Louise von Franz (1965) The Idea of the Macro- and Microcosmos in the Light of Jungian Psychology,   THE title of this paper, which seeks to combine such widely separated subjects as alc…

Lecture 9 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Van Der Flue

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Lecture 8 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Van Der Flue

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Saturday, December 25, 2021

Lecture 7 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Van Der Flue

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Lecture 6 The Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Van Der Flue

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Friday, December 24, 2021

Carl Jung: …a poem is never a confrontation with it-it is only a formation of the unconscious.

Carl Jung: …a poem is never a confrontation with it-it is only a formation of the unconscious.: Black Books Tuesday. Jung saw five patients. On November 10, Julius Vodoz gave a presentation to the Association for Analytical Psychology on Victor Hugo’s Marriage of Roland. In the discussi…

17 October 1934 LECTURE II Zarathustra Seminar

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Lecture 5 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Von der Flue

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Lecture 4 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Von Der Flue

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1934 27 Jung LECTURE 8 Zarathustra Seminar

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Lecture 3 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Van Der Flue

Lecture 3 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Van Der Flue: Dreams and Visions of St. Niklaus Van Der Flue by Marie-Louise Von Franz Lecture 3 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Van Der Flue Jung Institute May 22, 1957 Last time a member of the class enquired ab…

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Lecture 3 Dreams and Visions of Niklaus Van Der Flue

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Carl Jung Hundreds of Quotations from The Collected Works with Citations

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Lecture 2 Dreams and Visions of St. Niklaus Van Der Flue

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Mother Emma asked whatever happened to the nice tweed suit

Mother Emma asked whatever happened to the nice tweed suit: About Franz: Remembering C. G. Jung-A Son’s Story He [Franz Jung] suddenly turned and spoke to me directly, “Don’t you think it a bit strange that a young man should have and own …

Monday, December 20, 2021

1934 20 June LECTURE 7 Zarathustra Seminar

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1934 13 June LECTURE 6 Zarathustra Seminar

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Sunday, December 19, 2021

23 May 1934 LECTURE 4 Zarathustra Seminar

23 May 1934 LECTURE 4 Zarathustra Seminar: Zarathustra Seminar 23 May 1934 LECTURE 4 Dr. Jung: I have here a question by Mrs. Bailward: “l understood you to say last time that the powers in us, which we call God, are powers of self re…

1934 3 June LECTURE 5 Zarathustra Seminar

1934 3 June LECTURE 5 Zarathustra Seminar: Zarathustra Seminar 1934 3 June LECTURE V, Zarathustra Seminar Dr. Jung: Here is a question by Miss Hannah: “It seems to me so odd that Zarathustra should use the expression ‘bowels of …

Saturday, December 18, 2021

One would like to say that you are too patient, too good, if it weren’t too stupid.

One would like to say that you are too patient, too good, if it weren’t too stupid.: Black Books   X. 17 Jung: My soul, speak to me! S. What reason do you have to hesitate and doubt? Didn’t you see how everything develops? What lives is just-so. Why should you let yourse…

Friday, December 17, 2021

If ever any woman had a personal concretized animus experience…

If ever any woman had a personal concretized animus experience…: About Franz: Remembering C. G. Jung-A Son’s Story We went down the stairs again and out into the courtyard to visit the stone carvings: the famous Bollingen stone, the alchemical pictures, th…

1934 16 May LECTURE 3 Zarathustra Seminar

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

The egg, the vessels and the words. From Izdubar to Answer to Job

The egg, the vessels and the words. From Izdubar to Answer to Job: Christian Gaillard – The egg, the vessels and the words. From Izdubar to Answer to Job1 The egg, the vessels and the words: From Izdubar to Answer to Job; For an imaging thinking by Ch…

Purification of the senses:

Purification of the senses:: A Psychology of Yoga and Meditation Purification of the Senses: As one desires a precious object by exclusive means of which one can acquire merits the purification and mental transmutation of all …

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Art and the Zürich School

Art and the Zürich School: Red Book Art and the Zürich School Jung’s library today contains few books on modern art, though some books were probably dispersed over the years. He possessed a catalogue of the graphic works of …

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Jung, for his part, explicitly refused to accept the role of guru, as we read in Sabi’s journal.

Jung, for his part, explicitly refused to accept the role of guru, as we read in Sabi’s journal.: Encounters with C. G. Jung: The Journal of Sabi Tauber (1951–1961) Introduction About this Edition “I am handing you my journal,” Sabi Tauber is reported to have said to her son Christi…

Monday, December 13, 2021

Is a body becoming spirit something which we can confirm from experience, has it ever happened?

Is a body becoming spirit something which we can confirm from experience, has it ever happened?: Black Books We will now turn to the real Jesuit Meditation of the Fundamentum as it is practised in the exercises. I will again give you some examples from Przywara’s book “Deus semper …

19 MAY 1939 Lecture 4 Psychology and Yoga Meditation

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Sunday, December 12, 2021

19 MAY 1939 Lecture 4 Psychology and Yoga Meditation

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9 JUNE 1939 Lecture 7 Psychology Meditation and Yoga

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Saturday, December 11, 2021

9 JUNE 1939 Lecture 7 Psychology Meditation and Yoga

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1939 23 JUNE Lecture 9 Psychology and Yoga Meditation

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Friday, December 10, 2021

before sleeping I saw my mother, somewhat as I saw her in the coffin, floating upward

before sleeping I saw my mother, somewhat as I saw her in the coffin, floating upward: Black Books I. 23. This evening I slept a bit at 6 o’clock. Before sleeping I suddenly saw the face of my father, very vividly. He smiled and seemed to be in a very good mood. At II o’c…

1939 2 JUNE Lecture 6 Psychology and Yoga Meditation

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

Carl Jung: Tuesday evening 6.40 my mother died in Kusnacht, Seestrasse.

Carl Jung: Tuesday evening 6.40 my mother died in Kusnacht, Seestrasse.: Black Books I. 1923. Tuesday evening 6.40 my mother died in Kusnacht, Seestrasse. Pulmonary and cerebral embolism. Almost 75 years old. The agony was short. 2 seizures. She died on the 2nd. Her las…

A sickness disturbs you, your sleep is light. What are you suffering from?

A sickness disturbs you, your sleep is light. What are you suffering from?: Black Books I. 1923. My soul, help me and tell me, did you see him? S.  Yes, I saw him in a new and unexpected form. Did I not say he hastened away to the mountains? From there he comes in the form…

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

A sickness disturbs you, your sleep is light. What are you suffering from?

A sickness disturbs you, your sleep is light. What are you suffering from?: Black Books I. 1923. My soul, help me and tell me, did you see him? S.  Yes, I saw him in a new and unexpected form. Did I not say he hastened away to the mountains? From there he comes in the form…

8 November 1933 Visions Seminar LECTURE V

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Marie-Louise Von Franz on the “Animus” – Quotations

Marie-Louise Von Franz on the “Animus” – Quotations: The animus fosters loneliness in women, whereas the anima thrusts men headlong into relationships and the confusion that accompanies them. ~Marie-Louise Von Franz, Interpretation of Fairy Ta…

Tuesday, December 7, 2021

A dream and a vision of shooting stars by Sabina Spielrein

A dream and a vision of shooting stars by Sabina Spielrein: A dream and a vision of shooting stars by Sabina Spielrein (Translated by Pramila Bennett in collaboration with Barbara Wharton) These two observations are interesting because of thei…

Monday, December 6, 2021

28 APRIL 1939 Lecture 1 Psychology and Yoga Meditation

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Sunday, December 5, 2021

Oh my soul, you must truly refrain from all moods and infidelities.

Oh my soul, you must truly refrain from all moods and infidelities.: Black Books XII. 1922. [I]. Your voice called me. You have disturbed my sleep. You came to me in the middle of the night and attacked me with fear. You are not my soul. Or are you? Answer. S. It&#8…

Oh my soul, you must truly refrain from all moods and infidelities.

Oh my soul, you must truly refrain from all moods and infidelities.: Black Books XII. 1922. [I]. Your voice called me. You have disturbed my sleep. You came to me in the middle of the night and attacked me with fear. You are not my soul. Or are you? Answer. S. It&#8…

Saturday, December 4, 2021

Instead, secretly carry your God to a hospitable roof.

Instead, secretly carry your God to a hospitable roof.: Red Book Take your God with you. Bear him down to your dark land where people live who rub their eyes each morning and yet always see only the same thing and never anything else. Bring your God dow…

Friday, December 3, 2021

That’s why you are my soul, a changing moon. Your light is borrowed. You will wax again tomorrow.

That’s why you are my soul, a changing moon. Your light is borrowed. You will wax again tomorrow.: Black Books II. 18. I recognize him. He makes my heart rejoice, the old rebel-yet his hand brings death and the lower half of his body is of stone. Soul. Yet in his But-his brother is the Buddha, t…

Thursday, December 2, 2021

21 June 1933 Visions Seminar LECTURE VIII

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

14 June 1933  LECTURE 7 Visions Seminar

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Philemon: His distant star illuminates him. To him I am a flame.

Philemon: His distant star illuminates him. To him I am a flame.: Black Books V. 17. Jung: There is dissension in the air. Why this hesitation and indecision? Soul: [“]Why do you not claim your rights? You should act as you like.[“] Jung: I don’…