Jung and Freud on the Psychology of Possession The name ‘analytical psychology’ was adopted by Jung to differentiate his theory of psychological development from Freudian ‘psychoanalysis’. Jung’s model departs considerably from Freud’s in several respects. Arguably the most notable disagreement between the two concerns the nature of the unconscious; and it is this disagreement that…
The Influence of Alchemy on the Work of C.G. Jung 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 historical evidence. This method also enabled him to view his own psychic experiences objectively…
Your Negroid and Indian Behavior by Carl G. Jung FORUM MAGAZINE March 1936 It woul never occur to the naive European to regard the psychology of the average American as particularly complicated or sophisticated. On the contrary, he is rather impressed by the simplicity and straightforwardness of American thought and manners. He likes to think of Americans as being a very active, businesslike,…
The worldwide rumour about Flying Saucers presents a problem that challenges the psychologist for a number of reasons. Flying Saucers A MODERN MYTH OF THINGS SEEN IN THE SKIES TRANSLATED BY RFC, HULL PREFACE TO THE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION The worldwide rumour about Flying Saucers presents a problem that challenges the psychologist for a number…
The body also forms the basis of what we might call the mental individuality As I have already pointed out, individuality reveals itself primarily in the particular selection of those elements of the collective psyche which constitute the persona. These components, as we have seen, are not individual but collective. It is only their combination,…