The Life, Work and Legacy of Carl Jung
The archetypes always appear as mythological figures or motifs. A. CHILDREN’S DREAMS Further remarks on the interpretation of dreams1 (Professor Jung) Professor Jung: We are dealing here with children’s dreams of a particular kind, which are very often not understood correctly, because it is thought that these dreams are being observed in children—that is, are … Read more
the Kore in a woman is generally a double one, i.e., a mother and a maiden THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE KORE 306 Not only is the figure of Demeter and the Kore in its threefold aspect as maiden, mother, and Hecate not unknown to the psychology of the unconscious, it is even something of … Read more
The Meaning of Myth Myth comes via mythos from the Greek root V (mu) meaning to make a sound with the mouth and is thus basic to human existence as we know it: “In the beginning was the Word.” To the orthodox believer what we call myth is the word of God—the metaphorical, symbolical, or … Read more
I first got the idea of writing it from C. Kerenyi’s essay on the Aegean Festival in Goethe’s Faust. FOREWORD This book—my last—was begun more than ten years ago. I first got the idea of writing it from C. Kerenyi’s essay on the Aegean Festival in Goethe’s Faust.1 The literary prototype of this festival is The Chymical Wedding … Read more