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Whatever happens in the fantasy must happen to you.

Whatever happens in the fantasy must happen to you. C.G. Jung Letters, Vol. 1: 1906-1950 To Sibylle Birkhauser-Oeri Dear Frau Birkhauser, 13 July 1950 As unfortunately so often happens (when one is as old as I am ), l’esprit d’ escalier is beginning to play its unwelcome role. Your case went on tormenting me until… 

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Carl Jung’s advice on how to converse with one’s Anima

Carl Jung’s advice on how to converse with one’s Anima C.G. Jung Letters, Vol. 1: 1906-1950 To Mr. 0. My dear 0., 7 May 1947 Your material is, as I feared, much too rich! It needs a tremendous amount of mental work to reduce it. Your first vision where your Beatrice appears contains a point… 

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The East Siberian shamans.

The East Siberian shamans. Alchemical Studies (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.13) Our material is, however, fully in accord with the widespread, primitive shamanistic conceptions of the tree and the heavenly bride, who is a typical anima projection. She is the ayami (familiar, protective spirit) of the shaman ancestors. Her face is half black, half… 

trees

1. According to ancient tradition men came from trees or plants.

According to ancient tradition men came from trees or plants. Alchemical Studies (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.13) According to ancient tradition men came from trees or plants. The tree is as it were an intermediate form of man, since on the one hand it springs from the Primordial Man and on the other hand… 

Tao

1. Carl Jung on the Attributes of Tao

Carl Jung on the Attributes of Tao Psychological Types (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Vol. 6) (Bollingen Series XX) Attributes of Tao: The way The middle way between the opposites Method Principle The natural force or life force The regulated processes of nature The idea of the world The prime cause of all…