The patient selecting the symptoms of their disease.

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The patient selecting the symptoms of their disease. C.G. Jung Speaking : Interviews and Encounters Dr. Evans: Speaking of such psychosomatic disturbances, as, for instance, your experiences and studies into tuberculosis, do you have any ideas as to why the patient selects this type of symptom? Dr. Jung: He doesn’t select; they happen to him. You … Read more

Carl Jung on Meditation and Imagination.

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Carl Jung on Meditation and Imagination. Carl Jung Depth Psychology Group on Facebook Psychology and Alchemy (Collected Works of C.G. Jung Vol.12) Carl Jung on “Meditation and Imagination.” The point of view described above is supported by the alchemist’s remarkable use of the terms meditatio and imaginatio. Ruland’s Lexicon alchemiae defines meditatio as follows: “The … Read more

The Black Books, Vol. 1, Quotations

The Black Books, Vol. 1, Quotations Black Books A point exists at about the thirty-fifth year when things begin to change, it is the first moment of the shadow side of life, of the going down to death. It is clear that Dante found this point and those who have read Zarathustra will know that … Read more