"The true history of the mind isn’t preserved in learned volumes but in the living psychic organism of every individual. Where all sources are collected “four is the origin and root of all nature” – Edward Zeller The fact that you perceive the voice in your dreams proves nothing at all, for you can also hear the … Continue reading Religion #10: Dogma & Natural Symbols – C.G. Jung
C.G. Jung
Religion #9: Psychological & Religious Ideals
Since religion is one of the earliest and most universal expressions of the human mind, it’s obvious that any psychologist which touches upon the psychological structure of human personality can’t avoid that religion isn’t only a sociological and historical phenomenon, but also something of considerable personal concern to a great number of individuals. Psychology, while having little … Continue reading Religion #9: Psychological & Religious Ideals
Religion Post #8: Religion Archetypes & the Soul
Equilibrium: is a religio- careful consideration of ever-present unconscious forces which we neglect at our peril. The individual's decision not to belong to a church doesn't necessarily denote an anti-Christian attitude; it may be exactly the reverse: a reconsideration of the kingdom of GOD in the human heart. Atenc, in the words of St. Augustine. "The mystcium pascheite" is accomplished "in interioribus a superioribus suis." … Continue reading Religion Post #8: Religion Archetypes & the Soul
Religion #7: C.G.Jung: Alchemy & Religion
Superstition only appears in such people if they are pathological, not if they can keep their balance. It then takes the form of fear of “Going Mad” for everything that the modern man can’t define it regards as insane. Archetypal contents of the collective unconscious can often assume grotesque and horrible forms in dreams and … Continue reading Religion #7: C.G.Jung: Alchemy & Religion
Religion #6: Cultural Diversion
This is another chapter in the Religion series, influenced by the works of C.G. Jung. Below, he expresses the importance of the self in nature and mythology, and how the modern world has separated us from our inner truth of the unconsciousness, to which this truth can still be found in primitive cultures. “The emotional … Continue reading Religion #6: Cultural Diversion
