CategoryJungian Psychology

I'm going to talk about the loss of our containing myth, its consequences, and the only remedy, which is the discovery of a new containing myth whose core idea is that the purpose of human life is the creation of consciousness.

The Ego's encounter with the Self, or the greater personality, follows a distinct pattern: encounter, wounding, perseverance, and revelation. I'm going to talk about 4 examples of this theme: Jacob and the angel of Yahweh; Arjuna's encounter with Krishna; Paul's encounter with Christ; and Nietzsche's encounter with Zarathustra.

I’m going to be talking tonight about the need for a myth, because we know from the work of historians and anthropologists that in order for a human society to remain alive and soundly functioning it requires a central operative myth, which conveys a religious way of life to the individual members of that society. It’s generally recognized by thoughtful people that western society no longer has a...

Source: Edward Edinger The psyche in antiquity Introduction and recommended literature Let’s begin. Welcome to class number one of Course on Gnosticism and Early Christianity. As you’ve probably learned from the assignment sheets the chief texts that I recommend are: Remark: Edinger tells the author’s last name first and then the book title. “The Gnostic Religion” by...

I’m gonna talk about the symbolism of Christianity today and I want to begin by making some introductory remarks first of all concerning the psychological approach to the Bible in general and then secondly more specifically to the psychological approach to the Christian image.

Source: Edinger-The-Opus-of-Alchemy Introduction This particular talk was not offered first to Los Angeles, it was offered first to San Francisco when they said they would like to have me give a public lecture there, so I wrote back, said to Dr Yandal, who is in charge of arranging such programs that I’ve been working on this Emerald Tablet material, my libido was in it, and I thought...