The Life, Work and Legacy of Carl Jung
Symbolism in the Bible and the Church Archetypes, in Jung’s thought, are analagous to instincts a “given disposition to behave in a certain way in particular circumstances : they can also be thought of (as Jung suggests) as the abstract ‘lattice-structure’ of crystals, i.e. the pre-determined pattern which is common to all the possible varieties … Read more
Edward F. Edinger, Transformation of Libido, Epigraph [The god] appears at first in hostile form, as an assailant with whom the hero has to wrestle. This is in keeping with the violence of all unconscious dynamism. In this manner the god manifests himself and in this form he must be overcome. The struggle has its … Read more
Carl Gustav Jung and The Red Book: Liber Novus by Lance S. Owens and Stephan A. Hoeller Description The Red Book is an exquisite red leather‐bound folio manuscript crafted by the Swiss psychologist and physician Carl Gustav Jung between 1915 and about 1930. It recounts and comments upon the author’s imaginative experiences between 1913 and … Read more
June Singer, Jung and the Lost Gospels Foreword When the canon of the Bible was closed, those who determined what should constitute the Holy Writ and stand as a bulwark against heathenism and heresy had their reasons for excluding some writings while including others. Surely there were questions of authenticity and quality, but there was … Read more