Carl Jung on “Primitive.” Lexicon

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Carl Jung on “Primitive.” Lexicon Primit!ve: Descriptive of the original, or undifferentiated, human psyche. (See also archaic.) I use the term “pr!mitive” in the sense of “primordial,” and . . . do not imply any kind of value judgment. Also, when I speak of a “vestige” of a primitive state, I do not necessarily mean … Read more

With the voice I am in a similar situation.

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With the voice I am in a similar situation. Psychology and Religion: West and East (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 11) “I have often met with the objection that the thoughts which the voice represents are no more than the thoughts of the individual himself. That may be; but I would call … Read more

Carl Jung and the “Rhizome”

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Carl Jung and the “Rhizome” Carl Jung: His Life And Work, A Biographical Memoir Back to the Rhizome 1960–1961 Although he was eighty-five in July, 1960, fate that year demanded yet another great effort from Jung. I do not remember hearing him speak of his original refusal to become involved in a popular exposition of … Read more

This is the Image of the Divine Child

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This is the Image of the Divine Child             The Red Book To deliver the men of his time from the stretched hanging, Christ effectively took this torment upon himself and taught them: “Be crafty like serpents and guileless like doves.” For craftiness counsels against chaos, and guilelessness veils its … Read more