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The only thing to do is to get the animus out of the way and the rest comes by itself.: Remembering Jung by Marie-Louise Von Franz “Feminism has driven women to their animus, into a compensatory behavior. Imitating men, behaving in brutal, in animus-like ways because they have no self…

Carl Jung on “Mask” – Quotations Anthology

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Emptiness comes as the first of the three contemplations. All things are looked upon as empty.

Emptiness comes as the first of the three contemplations. All things are looked upon as empty.: paypal_donation_button border=”5″]   Psychology of Yoga and Meditation Emptiness comes as the first of the three contemplations. All things are looked upon as empty. Then follows d…

Jung in America, 1924-1925 by William McGuire

Jung in America, 1924-1925 by William McGuire: Spring Publications JUNG IN AMERICA, 1924-1925 by WILLIAM McGuire (Princeton) In my next trip to the United States,” we read in Memories, Dreams, Reflections, “I went with a group of Am…

Herr [Franz] Jung went to the bookshelves and brought back two books to show us.

Herr [Franz] Jung went to the bookshelves and brought back two books to show us.: About Franz: Remembering C. G. Jung-A Son’s Story We returned to the subject of music. Herr [Franz] Jung did not play an instrument but was particularly fond of baroque music. He said that wh…

Here at last is the translation of passages in the “Protocols” that did not go into Memories Dreams Reflections

Here at last is the translation of passages in the “Protocols” that did not go into Memories Dreams Reflections: The Original Protocols for Memories, Dreams, Reflections [This letter is from a draft of Aniela Jaffe’s “Protocols” It may not be perfectly accurate.] Princeton University Press P…

In our yearning to be perfect, we have mistaken perfection for wholeness.

In our yearning to be perfect, we have mistaken perfection for wholeness.: Dancing in the Flames by Marion Woodman In our yearning to be perfect, we have mistaken perfection for wholeness. We think we cannot love ourselves until we and others meet some external standard. …