Interview with Edward F. Edinger Lawrence Jaffe, Interviewer Jaffe: I’m going to start by reading you a paragraph from Jung that you are very familiar with: I had to understand that I was unable to make the people see what I am after. I am practically alone. There are a few who understand this and…
Aniela Jaffe, From the Life and Work of C.G. Jung, Alchemy Jung’s method of research was pre-eminently historical. It consisted essentially in comparing his ideas and intuitions, and the insights he had gained from the empirical material provided by his patients, with the historical evidence. This method enabled him to view his own psychic experiences…
The Olympian Gods Edinger explores the Olympian gods as archetypal presences within the collective unconscious—psychic entities that persist beyond the transient ego. In The Iliad, gods and mortals share the battlefield, illustrating how archetypal forces interpenetrate human experience. Though consciousness often drowns out their influence, these powers remain active beneath the surface. The sacred number…
~Jeffrey Raff, Jung and the Alchemical Imagination, Page 8-10 INTRODUCTION When I was 22 years old, I experienced a spiritual awakening. Long before I ever heard of either C. G. Jung, or alchemy, a spiritual current raced through my soul and summoned me to experiences I had never imagined could exist. I was young and…