Jung and Hercules When a Jungian hears about tasks that some mythical or fairy-book character has to do, they get pretty excited. There must be some good psychological reasons for these tasks– some analogies, metaphors, similes and parallels to examine. Amplification is the name of the game. So what is the deal with…
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…
“Freud & Jung posing for a photo during an ill-fated arctic expedition ca. 1912. One man and three dogs met their deaths during this endeavor. This traumatic episode put a great deal of strain on the two mens’ relationship.” (Source) I must say, when I first came across the photos at this website, it was…
Sigmund Vs. Carl at the Pool Table Carl “CG” Jung, also known as the “Smokin’ Shrink”, was well known in the pool halls of Vienna and Zurich. He almost always beat Freud, which allegedly made Sigmund have bad dreams about pool clues and billiard balls and left him feeling very inferior. Well,…
Why Did Jung Cross the Road? A) Carl Jung didn’t cross the road. He followed the road, to individuation. B) Carl Jung didn’t need to cross to the other side. He could get to the Other Side with active imagination. C) To integrate the other side. (Thanks to Peter Lakanan, from the…
When I awoke two years ago in Fairbanks, Alaska and heard that John McCain had chosen Sarah Palin as a Vice-Presidential candidate, I felt I had woken up in a never-ending dream, an improbable parallel reality. (We Alaskans knew she had to be better than the previous governor, Frank Murkowski, but that was a very…