The Life, Work and Legacy of Carl Jung
Carl Jung: Why are people such fools that they do not simply do this? Black Books Thursday. Jung saw one patient. Scrutinies {4} (IN, pp. 483ff.). On November 6, he concluded his theoretical correspondence with Hans Schmid in a manner that signaled a return to the elaboration of his fantasies in the Black Books. On November 5, … Read more
The atom of which the physicist speaks is not an hypostasis, it is a model. Psychology and Alchemy Psychology, like every empirical science, cannot get along without auxiliary concepts, hypotheses, and models. But the theologian as well as the philosopher is apt to make the mistake of taking them for metaphysical postulates. The atom of … Read more
Carl Jung: What did you gain from the pagan symbol? Black Books Jung: What did you gain from the pagan symbol? Jung’s Soul: “The phallus is not the foundation but the summit of a building, of a church that still lies sunken, like a tower erected over a dome. We need this church since we … Read more
The Pleroma, or fullness , is a term from Gnosticism. It played a central role in the Valentinian system. Black Books The Pleroma, or fullness , is a term from Gnosticism. It played a central role in the Valentinian system. Hans Jonas states that “Pleroma is the standard term for the fully explicated manifold of … Read more