Carl and Sigmund Steam Bath

On the Road With Carl and Sigmund

by Stephen Parker, Ph.D (Article Selection and Commentary) on November 25, 2010

As evidenced in the last post on Freud and Jung’s Ill-fated Arctic Expedition, photos these days are not necessarily “real.” However, as Jungian analyst Brian Collison suggested in one of his comments, the imaginal realm is also very real. So herewith are other well-photoshopped images from the site: I would like to imagine they were possible. — they certainly seemed that way when I first saw them…. After all, Sigmund and Carl also must have been just regular guys, doing guy things….

Freud & Jung fishing halibut off the coast of the Rhine near Düsseldorf, ca. 1909.

Freud & Jung relaxing with freinds at a Turkish banya during a psychoanalysts’ retreat , ca. 1907.

Influenced by America’s burgeoning bohemian culture, Freud & Jung spent a short portion of their trip travelling the rails. Photo ca. 1908.