This book is not an exposition of jungian psychology at all. Introduction to carl jung the psyche, archetypes and the. But christ and christendom are beyond enantiodromia as well as jungian psychology. This characteristic phenomenon practically always occurs when an extreme, onesided tendency dominates conscious life. The red book, or liber novus, narrates and illustrates the terrifying visions that jung had between 19 and 1916. In jungs terms, the individuation means the realization of the self, which is the conjunction of the conscious and the unconscious. The self, according to jung, is realized as the product of individuation, which is defined as the process of integrating ones personality.
Because one tends to reject or remain ignorant of the least desirable. Jung is at the top of my list for most complex books read so far. The archetypes and the collective unconscious carl gustav jung. Jobs journey parallels jungs own experienceas reported in the red book.
First taking notes in a series of small, black journals, he then expounded upon and analyzed his fantasies, writing in a regal, prophetic tone in the big redleather book. My study of jung on dreams extracted all the articles that are in the collected works of c. Many of jung s most important works have been collected, translated, and published in a 20volume set by princeton university press, entitled the collected works o f c. Melanie starr costello about the meaning of mysticism catherine of siena featured prominently in our talk. Eon, a long length of time, also meant for jung the twothousandyear christian eon. The extended chapters that give general descriptions of the types and definitions of jungs. Works arranged by original publication date if known. This book is, nonetheless, also motivated by the wish to bring some fresh blood to the hughes studies by. Enantiodromia and the new age of sustainability voice of the planet. Enantiodromia available for download and read online in other formats. The prophecies of nostradamus carl jung carl jung depth.
Other topics at least touched on include the globalist media, fake news and my time living at the new age community of findhorn in scotland, prior to my conversion. Deirdre bairs top 10 jungian books books the guardian. For jung, the self is symbolized by the circle especially when divided into four quadrants, the square, or the mandala. Although it would be better to read freuds three contributions to the theory of sex before reading jungs book, since jung refers to it often and refutes some of its assertions. In this essay i will define what jung meant by the enantiodromia and consider its relation to the opposites. Jung 19501 in part i of this essay we defined jungs. Instead of two people being opposites, this is one person with given set of character traits.
It recounts and comments upon the authors imaginative experiences between 19 and 1916, and is based on manuscripts first drafted by jung in 1914. Despite being nominated as the central work in jungs oeuvre, it was. See more ideas about carl jung, jungian psychology and psychology. Enantiodromia and the tension of opposites it is the opposite which is good for us. Jung, the psychiatrist, talking about john author of revelation as a modern doctor might. Jung has had very little influence on modern psychology. Jung, volume 11 the prophecies of nostradamus carl jung note. Posts about enantiodromia written by symbol reader. At times it flows easily, at other times it requires picking apart word by word, sentence by sentence. Enantiodromia principle enantiodromia is the ideas that the super abundance of any force inevitably produces its opposite psychically transmogrifies into its shadow opposite, in the repression of psychic forces that are thereby cathected into. The red book, published to wide acclaim in, contains the nucleus of c. This characteristic phenomenon practically always occurs when an extreme, onesided. Upon it rests the popular myerbriggs although leaving a rich cultural legacy, c.
Based on the concept of enantiodromia devised by jung. See rick tarnass interesting book, the passion of the western mind, for some other flips. When things move toward extremes, reversals are more likely. In posting this essay i was unable to post the greek and latin symbols that are important in fully grasping what dr. In psychological types, jung defines enantiodromia as the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. Enantiodromia and the tension of opposites think jung.
This version of the work is an english translation as carl jung was unquestionably german in the earthy, ancestral. This is a variation on the maxim, opposites attract. Here, he confronts the story of the man who challenged god, the man who experienced hell on earth and still did not reject his faith. Literally, running counter to, referring to the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. Steps of the individuation process the individuation is an autonomous process of accomplishing of the individual wholeness experienced as a psychological completeness.
A concept of heraclitus that all things eventually turn in to or are replaced by their opposite. His purpose in writing the book was to try to understand these images and unearth the associated symbols. Jungs idea of compensation is related to heraclitus idea of enantiodromia, and jung. Part of the past masters series, this book provides a concise introduction to the basic concepts of analytical psychology revealing how they arose directly from the life and personality of their originator, carl gustav jung. The black books are a collection of seven private journals recorded by carl gustav jung principally between 19 and 1932. It is still a mystery as to how i found myself kneeling at her tomb, on multiple occasions, unbeknownst to me. The red book the secrets of c g jung part 1 download as pdf file. The one book jung published which stands out as an exception is his psychological types. In jungian psychology, the shadow, id, or shadow aspectarchetype may refer to 1 an unconscious aspect of the personality which the conscious ego does not identify in itself, or 2 the entirety of the unconscious, i.
It is a valuable foundation of his initial theory and practice, which he modified by further research in latter. Jung adopted this principle of enantiodromia as his own. The coming of the antichrist is not just a prophetic predictionit is an invariable psychological law whose existence brought him john, author of the book of revelation a sure knowledge of the impending enantiodromia c. Ju ng this is a list of writings published b y carl ju ng. This book, therefore, seems like a good starting point for anyone interested in learning more of jungs ideas. Popular carl jung books meet your next favorite book. Jungs early work, 1915, is fundamentally clear and interestingly written. Enantiodromia is really another representation of what is called the karmic law of action and reaction, just as heraclitus ethos anthropoi.
Essays which state the fundamentals of jungs psychological system. The development of a viable social persona is a vital part of adapting to, and preparing for, adult life in the external social world. Liber novusof descending into the depths of his own. The book is rich in material drawn from literature, aesthetics, religion, and philosophy. I use heraclitus discovery of enantiodromia for the emergence of the unconscious opposite in the course of time. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Jung 1949 this essay arose from several recent experiences, in classes and in individual sessions with my students, when it became clear to me that jung s concept of the enantiodromia was unfamiliar, and some of the insights that jung drew from this concept were not only unfamiliar but surprising, perhaps even shocking to my students. The swiss psychiatrist carl jung drew heavily upon the ancient greek philosophers in formulating his groundbreaking theories in analytical.
The red book jung project gutenberg selfpublishing. Jungs work was influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, and religious studies. Enantiodromia was a term invented by the depth psychologist carl jung, following heraclitus, to describe a reversal at the extremity, or how actions turn into their ostensible opposites. What distinguishes jungian psychology from previous iterations is the idea that. In the first part of our introduction to jung link to part 2 below, we look at jungs ideas on the conscious and unconscious realms of the mind.
Considered one of jungs most controversial works, answer to job also stands as jungs most extensive commentary on a biblical text. The only person who escapes the grim law of enantiodromia is the. Our book discussion group is now reading three essays on style, by the. Jungs concept of enantiodromia describes a condition where we search out our opposite qualities. Jungs red book reveals his belief in the painful, personal process of discovering how the unconscious manifests itself in conscious life mon jun 2011 06. I performed a comprehensive search of all essays explicitly citing the word dream in the title although there is no doubt that jungs references and discussions on dreams are spread much farther and wider throughout numerous other writings in cw. Enantiodromia is a principle introduced in the west by psychiatrist carl jung. A natural history of the self, the roots of war, on jung and the two millionyearold self.