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Post by Admin on Aug 1, 2022 21:33:56 GMT
Scholarliness alone is not enough; there is a knowledge of the heart that gives deeper insight. The knowledge of the heart is in no book and is found in the mouth of any teacher, but grows out of you like the green seed from a dark earth. Carl Jung The Red Book: Liber Novus
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Post by Admin on Aug 6, 2022 12:57:10 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 7, 2022 12:19:06 GMT
“How can I be substantial If I do not caste a shadow? I also must have a dark side, If I am to be whole.” ~— 𝐂.𝐆. 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐠 |CW10, 𝒑.872| "Anyone who perceives his shadow and light. simultaneously sees himself from two sides and thus gets in the middle." ~— 𝐂.𝐆. 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐠 |𝑨 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍| "Such a man knows that whatever is wrong in the world is wrong in himself, and if he only learn to deals with his own shadow he has done something real for the world" ~— C.G Jung - |CW 11, Para 140|
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Post by Admin on Aug 15, 2022 22:28:27 GMT
AEON ASTRI - Disenchantment & (Re)enchantment of the Psyche in Jung's Worldview of Aeon www.academia.edu/6963432/AEON_ASTRI_Disenchantment_and_Re_enchantment_of_the_Psyche_in_Jungs_Worldview_of_Aeon""‘The present age must come to terms drastically with facts as they are, with the absolute opposition that is not only tearing the world asunder politically but has planted a schism in the human heart. We need to find our way back to the original living spirit, which, because of its ambivalence, is also a mediator and uniter of opposites, an idea that preoccupied the alchemists for many centuries’. - From: Jung, The Collected Works of C.G. Jung, Volume 9, Part II: 'Aion, Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self', translated by R.F.C. Hull (1978), p. 86. This essay aims to position Carl Jung’s (1875 – 1961) perspective on the shift of ‘Aeons’ (derived from the Greek αἰών), - the transition from the Aeon of Pisces to the Aeon of Aquarius corresponding to a change of the human psyche and a shift in human consciousness - as described in his 'Aion' (1951) in context of the disenchantment process as conceptualized by the sociologist Max Weber (1864 – 1920). Not only could Jung’s narrative - although being considered as an antithesis to the historical approach itself - be seen as a specific manifestation of the (general) Western esoteric counter category that arose, at least to some extent, in reaction to the disenchanted tendencies of the Enlightenment. It also outlines in its contents how this counter-reaction is part of the internal logic of the collective historical evolution of consciousness that manifests differently in time (Gnosticism, Pagan mystery traditions, alchemy, occultism, psychology) though always representing the hidden ‘secret’ of (human) existence. The disenchanting character of the Enlightenment, its Western esoteric counter-reaction, (modern) occultism and the psychoanalytical movement with its emphasis on the Self and the unconscious are therefore closely connected, each taking part in the larger ‘narrative’ of modernity. [...] "
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Post by Admin on Sept 2, 2022 12:32:34 GMT
"The state of imperfect transformation, merely hoped for and waited for, does not seem to be one of torment only, but of positive, if hidden, happiness. It is the state of someone who, in his wanderings among the mazes of his psychic transformation, comes upon a secret happiness which reconciles him to his apparent loneliness. In communing with himself he finds not deadly boredom and melancholy but an inner partner; more than that, a relationship that seems like the happiness of a secret love, or like a hidden spring-time, when the green seed sprouts from the barren earth, holding out the promise of future harvests." ― Carl Jung
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Post by Admin on Sept 12, 2022 16:33:49 GMT
“If we feel our way into the human secrets of the sick person, the madness also reveals its system, and we recognize in the mental illness merely an exceptional reaction to emotional problems which are not strange to us." -"The Content of the Psychoses”, Carl Gustav Jung
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Post by Admin on Sept 13, 2022 14:32:40 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 15, 2022 14:16:10 GMT
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Post by Admin on Oct 6, 2022 0:43:28 GMT
Since the shadow, in itself, is unconscious for most people, the snake would correspond to what is totally unconscious and incapable of becoming conscious, but which, as the collective unconscious and as instinct, seems to possess a peculiar wisdom of its own and a knowledge that is often felt to be supernatural. This is the treasure which the snake (or dragon) guards, and also the reason why the snake signifies evil and darkness on the one hand and wisdom on the other. Its unrelatedness, coldness, and dangerousness express the instinctuality that with ruthless cruelty rides roughshod over all moral and any other human wishes and considerations and is therefore just as terrifying and fascinating in its effects as the sudden glance of a poisonous snake.” ― C.G. Jung, Aion: Researches into the Phenomenology of the Self carljungdepthpsychologysite.blog/2021/04/23/carl-jung-the-dragon-is-the-mythological-form-of-the-snake-2/#.Yz4kp7bMJPY
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Post by Admin on Oct 10, 2022 3:32:22 GMT
Carl Jung and the Development of Contemporary Paganism www.academia.edu/9885665/Carl_Jung_and_the_Development_of_Contemporary_PaganismCarl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), founder of analytical psychology, originated what has become one of the world’s most widely known psychotherapeutic schools. Jung has entered public consciousness not only as a psychiatrist-turned-psychotherapist, but also as a cultural commentator and quasi-mystic. While Jung’s early writings drew on his psychiatric work, later work represents a sweep through the world’s major religious traditions and many of its esoteric ones. Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christianity, Gnosticism, alchemy and paranormal phenomena pass under Jung’s scrutinizing gaze and are dissected, not for their religious or metaphysical truths, which Jung claimed did not interest him, but for their psychological meaning: how could they help human beings live in contemporary society? Jung was born into an era in which science was disproving the literal truth of religious teachings and people were seeking new ways of interpreting them. One route lay through ‘scientifically’ proving religious claims, particularly that of life after death. Another route, which Jung condemned, was to seek inspiration from the East. A third route was to reinterpret religious teachings as symbolic. Religious symbols, their interpretation, reinterpretation and revivification became the major focus of Jung’s later written work. Jung’s religious writings have produced a vast volume of secondary literature. Christians, Buddhists, Hindus and Pagans find inspiration in Jung and claim him as their own. As yet, other than Noll’s hostile and emotive work, there has been little examination of Jung’s influence on the development of contemporary Paganism. This paper examines Jungian influences in Wicca.
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Post by Admin on Oct 15, 2022 18:33:04 GMT
“I am an orphan, alone; nevertheless I am found everywhere. I am one but opposed to myself. I am youth and old man at one and the same time. I have known neither father nor mother, because I have had to be fetched out of the deep like a fish or fell like a white stone from heaven. In woods and mountains I roam, but I am hidden in the innermost soul of man. I am mortal for everyone, yet I am not touched by the cycle of eons.”
– Alchemical text. Carl Gustav Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections,
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Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2022 8:51:40 GMT
...''The coming new age will be as vastly different from ours as the world of the 19th century was from that of the 20th with it's atomic physics and it's psychology of the unconscious..Never before has mankind been torn into 2 halves,and never before was the power of absolute destruction given into the hand of man himself.It is a 'godlike' power that has fallen into human hands.'' (...C.G.Jung,Letters)
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Post by Admin on Nov 20, 2022 8:57:25 GMT
...''The coming new age will be as vastly different from ours as the world of the 19th century was from that of the 20th with it's atomic physics and it's psychology of the unconscious..Never before has mankind been torn into 2 halves,and never before was the power of absolute destruction given into the hand of man himself.It is a 'godlike' power that has fallen into human hands.'' (...C.G.Jung,Letters) "And,here we sit today with Vladimir Putin waging an unprovoked war in Ukraine,Kim Jong-Un in a rush to achieve missiles capable of reaching the mainland U.S.,ex-President Trump seeking leadership again in 2024 after inspiring an insurrection against democracy.We are all aware of many other examples now.And,the divisiveness and polarization referred to here by Jung as being ''torn into 2 halves''..is more than obvious to us all.Meanwhile,the moving force behind all the political,social,and military upheaval centers around the insatiable thirst for power and the abuse of that power.Our cultures are crumbling,our systems are collapsing and our environments,as well as the climate,are all within a state of chaos due to that Greed-for-Power.Considering that,we need to take a much closer look at the deep association between Power and Evil...in order to really comprehend and approach the problem. A major reason we fail to untangle the Problem of Power is our very reluctance to consider Evil.And,because of that fear,we tend to picture it as ''outside'' of us.So...we project it upon the ''other''...we exile it to Hell or the Demonic...we ignore it in general...or,we refuse to believe in it at all.Sadly,each of those approaches only ensures that we will have even more of it...and,often within our own houses.And,when we deny all this long enough and powerfully enough...the ''Return-of-the-Repressed'' can generate more than a few volcanos,quakes or tsunamis.And that,as Jung was intuiting...is exactly where we sit today. Consider Nature.At times it can be fierce in tooth and claw...and,it will always have it's upheavals.Nevertheless,within the Natural World it is also all balanced within a greater harmony.However,we are the one species that sits both within and outside of Nature.So,while the placement of Evil in Nature is a nonexistent situation...it's location within the geography of the human heart...is not.And,while the Devil or his allies never actually ever made anyone ''do it''...there is definitely an archetypal realm of darkness within the individual and the collective unconscious of the human species.The reality of that explains why and how people will do horrific things within a group which they'd never consider doing alone.There is a personal as well as a group or collective ''shadow''...and clearly,the latter can be much more potent,dangerous and destructive. Now,let's bring Narcissism into the equation involving Power & Evil.Our world is becoming ever more narcissistic as we progress from a more rooted and communal past into societies with more emphasis upon egoic individualism.America itself,has become more narcissistic for a number of unique reasons.A certain amount of narcissism is natural and even healthy at certain stages of life(...consider the infant and young child)...but,as we age and grow we are intended to become authentic individuals rather than ego-possessed centers of desire and will.Meanwhile,the specific brand of narcissism which becomes a serious problem for us all is ''Malignant Narcissism.'' And,like autistic disorders,narcissism has it's own spectrum. I don't intend to get into the psychology of narcissism in depth here.What I'd rather do is bring in a bit of Jung to condense it all.Jung's psychology is based upon the concept that we become true individuals through the process of ''Individuation''...which,in the simplest of terms,suggests that we grow and fully develope by making what is unconscious within us increasingly conscious.And,we do that in multiple ways: ...by exploring our emotions,our relationships,our dreams-fears & desires.If we are wounded or traumatized in serious ways(..and,we all are to one degree or another) we just can't resolve and heal without grappling with the shadows and hidden stories within.We just can't meaningfully move-on if we bury our emotions,our pain and our suffering.In fact,there is no way to move from being fated into our potential destiny without finding-our-real-story.And,despite all that we and others might have told ourselves otherwise...the ego alone just doesn't carry all the threads of Who-We-aAre and Why-We-Are-Here. OK,the deeper aspect of Jung's thought involves what he called the ''Self''(...with a capital ''S''.) From his own in-depth experiences and those of his clients...he came to understand that we have a deeper organizing center at the heart of the psyche.Accessing the Self was the purpose of the individuation process.The Self serves as an image of the Unity of the personality as a whole....and,acts as a central organizing or ordering principle.Picture the image of a Mandala.We could imagine the ego as the center of the conscious mind...but,the Self as the center of the mind in it's totality.In the Orient,they would refer to the Atman.In the West,the mystics would speak of the Beloved or the God-Within.This is a difficult and mysterious thing to convey(...the ''Numinous'' in Jung-speak)...as it is nothing less than what Jesus referred to as ''The-Kingdom-Within.'' For simplicity,we could just call it the ''Soul.'' Alright,so what does this have to do with Narcissism,and especially,with malignant narcissism? In serious cases of narcissism,there is little or no access to the sense of the Self within the psychic deeps.Think of the Self as a great radiating sun.In that sense,we all feel it's warmth and radiations without having to actually touch it's center.Yet,the neurotic narcissist doesn't...or rarely does.Why? Well,he or she has an intense core of Shame that blocks the radiations.P.S. This is why narcissists are so resistant to doing therapy.In fact,much of their lives center around avoiding the shame in one form or another.Considering that,yes...they are also very skilled at projecting blame and casting their own shadows elsewhere. Their poor self-esteem also relates intimately to their inner sense of shame.So,isn't it interesting that they try to display(...and,often exude) such an outer sense of confidence and power?When a person spends their entire life avoiding certain things...they simultaneously devote incredible energies to crafting external images of themselves that directly oppose what they most fear.So...the confidence,bravado,success and power...try to invert the actual feelings of doubt,fear,failure and weakness.OK,but what does all this have to do with potential Evil and the misuse or abuse of Power? Paradoxically,the more unconscious of something we are..the more ''identified'' we become with that something.So,if a person rarely embraces their own unconscious psyche due to the fear of facing and embracing core shame...the more they will identify with that unconscious...becoming ''inflated'' in the process.Meanwhile,upon a more conscious level...they will also become obsessed with images and ideas of power,success,greatness,etc...with images and thoughts of superiority and grandeur.And,of ideas of oneself sitting on golden thrones...while others occupy the sewers.Read a little Ayn Rand...and,you'll get the distorted idea.Or,of course,just closely observe Trump,DeSantis,Putin and friends. So,we brought-up narcississtic inflation.What exactly happens there anyhow? When someone can't sense the light of the Self within...they will reach for it in other ways.If you've been out in the cold...you'll desire to get near the fire again,right? Well,the narcissist does this by confusing their ego with the Self....which is why the sense of ''self-worship'' begins to predominate.Think of the image of Narcissus gazing lovingly at himself in the pond.At any rate,a deeper relationship to the Self is only to occur AFTER the heroic journey within...AFTER a considerable initiatory period within the individuation process.So,you could say that malignant narcissists skip those vital intermediary steps and become over-inflated and even god-like.That is where the danger enters and the potential for Evil.It doesn't derive so much from possession by Beelzebub or Mephistopheles...from ''The-Devil-Made-Me-Do-It.'' Thus,the ancient warnings against the uninitiated playing with Holy Fire. Meanwhile,the more the inflated ego expands...the more it also projects it's own shadows upon others...and the more it will identify them as Evil.Now,hopefully...you better understand Trump's words about immigrants,Mexicans,dark-skinned peoples or ''shithole countries.'' Now,you may better appreciate Hitler's projections upon the Jews,Gypsies,Russians,mentally ill and the disabled.His entire ''Pure Aryan'' fantasy was based upon this...as is Trump's version of ''Making-America'Great-Again''(...but,only according to his disturbed and distorted vision.)And,of course,Vladimir's vision of a united and expanded Russia follows the same grandiose misinformed neurotic type of vision. During Hitler's Nazi Germany,his own psychosis became the collective or mass psychosis of the German people.Why and how? The constantly repeated idea of the ''Pure Aryan Race'' infected the masses like a psychic pandemic...and,as they more deeply identified with the Pure Aryan nonsense...it became much easier to project the German Collective Shadow upon the Jews.America's recent experience with ''Election Denialism'' is made of the same disturbing fabric...as is the rise of so many extreme Republican officials and candidates.Then,we also have the disturbing realities of Christian Nationalism and White Supremacy strongly associating with Trumpism.Meanwhile,the only way out of the muck and beyond it is by witdrawing the personal and collective projections from others.You can't exactly vote that in or out or change it via specific political policies or directives...so yes,it remains a long,strange trip ahead." ...Next time,we'll go on from here and talk about the more literal meaning of...''WHEN-THE-SHIT-HITS-THE-FAN'' as that relates to all this. (...Rob Two Hawks Circling & Maggy-dog / 11-19-22) ...WordPress
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Post by Admin on Nov 26, 2022 16:17:03 GMT
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Post by Admin on Nov 28, 2022 22:03:43 GMT
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