Analytical psychology makes the singular claim that the psyche is, at its deepest and most unconscious level, structured. These fundamental psychic structures, called archetypes, produce spontaneous images that can be empirically studied through dreams, fairy tales, mythology, and religions.
CG Jung, Dream Analysis & The Red Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQJslrhOdQw
The full interview can be found below.
A fundamental distinction between most spiritual/religious practices and analytical psychology is the focus on the exploration of the dark side of one’s psyche. While Christians reflect and pray to the Love of God and New Age people bliss out in mass meditation, individuation requires to go the other way.
A Decade With a Broken Compass
As I am getting closer to my 30th birthday, I looked back at my twenties and feel astonished that I made it in one piece. I also feel burdened by the number of things I had to figure by myself to approach a life that I do not resent.
To access the mind map, click on https://coggle.it/diagram/X1YZRaqiwzXyWMm3/t/start-here
Why a Mind Map?
Despite clear writing, Jung is not an easy writer to understand. This task gets increasingly difficult when one aims at understanding his writings on alchemy and religion, which I call the “Later Works”.
When we start looking at our own dreams, we are faced with their symbolic mystery that appears to be insurmountable. Many people will simply dismiss them on the basis of their cryptic and confusing, if not downright disturbing, nature.
I grew up in Switzerland with no interest in psychology whatsoever. I had a facility for maths, enjoyed reading and got fascinated by music in all its forms.
