The Life, Work and Legacy of Carl Jung
Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology Lecture 1 Introduction I have given much thought as to how I should give this course introducing you to the symbolism of alchemy, and have decided on a short interpretation of a good many texts, instead of one text as at other times. As we have … Read more
Marie-Louise von Franz, Dreams, The Inner Eye The equation of this light or fish’s eye that exists in man’s unconscious with the eye of God is a widespread archetypal image. This eye looks at us from within. In its light lies the only nonsubjective source of self-knowledge. It is described as a bodiless inner eye … Read more
Marie-Louise von Franz, Projection and Re-Collection in Jungian Psychology Reflections of the Soul The Original Meanings of Reflection The “momentary flashes of consciousness” we recall when we look back on our childhood have usually grown together in adults into a more or less continuous field of egoconsciousness. But still earlier, before these momentary flashes were … Read more
Number is the most simple, the most primitive instrument of setting order. In this chapter also belongs the role of numbers. We know that eighty percent, if not more, of all mantic or divinatory methods are based on natural numbers. You can, for instance, make a divination by reading the name of a person: you … Read more