Carl Jung’s Epitaph
PRIMUS
HOMO
DE TERRA
TERRENUS
“The first man comes from the earth and is of the earth;” [Left Side Panel]
VOCATUS ATQUE
NON VOCATUS
DEUS ADERIT
“Invoked or not invoked, the god is present.” [Center Panel]
SECUNDUS
HOMO DE
CAELO
CAELESTIS
“The second man comes from heaven and is of heaven.” [Right Side Panel]
Image: Jung’s family grave at the Protestant Church Graveyard in Kusnacht. The gravestone bears the arms of the Jung family, and beneath this the names of father, mother, sister Gertrud, wife Emma Jung-Rauschenbach, and C.G. Jung.
The top and bottom borders repeat in Latin the motto he chose for his house “Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit” (Called or not called, God will be present)
(photo courtesy of David Tacey)
