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“The main content of Jung’s private library was contemporary literature of the 19th and 20th century, mainly about medicine, psychiatry, psychology and philosophy. Additionally there are a great number of books on antique cultures, gnosis, christian symbols, eastern religion, ethnology and occultism. The library also contains a collection of about 300 rare books (printed before 1800) on alchemy, theurgy and kabbala, as well as antique literature on dreams, writings of church fathers and of the latin and greek classic.”

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My Most Difficult Experiments

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1 week 3 days ago #13 by Charles
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In 1912 Jung had a dream - and then again a half a year later; neither he nor Freud could determine their meaning. In 1925 Jung said that these dreams helped him realize that something living was in the unconscious. This is the first section of this topic - the topic will be continued as replies to this posting. Jung continued to develop his theories. In 1913 he identified two types: introverted and extroverted. Also in 1913 he had a waking vision about a catastrophic event happening in Europe. A similar vision occurred 2 weeks later. Jung understood this as an indication of his psychological state. At this time in Europe apocalyptic visions were common. However, Jung’s vision led him to self investigation; a study of the myth creation function of his mind. He picked up a brown journal. He wrote everything relating to fantasies in his life. As he wrote, in light of using a dialogue; he realized that he might be starting a dialogue with his unconsciousness. The voice of his soul. The writings from November to December 1913 are Jung’s search for a method. 

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And a method developed; based upon the dialogue process. The other conversation came from Jung’s active imagination.  He imagined himself in a dark cave. There he met Eve, Odysseus, Elijah; his fantasies were a reflection of his mythological studies. He had found his method. He was also influenced by his studies of psychic mediums and their use of trance states and waking fantasies. His method reflects the work of contemporary practices; such as that of Ludwig Staudenmaier.

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