Tradition
Jungian Psychology
Era · Early 20th century — presentRegion · Switzerland → global
Carl Jung's depth psychology — a translation of the mystical traditions into clinical language: archetypes, the collective unconscious, individuation, and the wedding of conscious ego to the larger Self.
Core beliefs
- 01The collective unconscious: an inherited stratum of symbolic patterns.
- 02Archetypes: the Self, Shadow, Anima/Animus, Persona, Wise Old Man, etc.
- 03Individuation: the lifelong work of integrating the unconscious.
- 04Synchronicity: meaningful, acausal connection of inner and outer events.
Practices
- Dream analysis
- Active imagination
- Symbol amplification
- Reading mythology as a mirror of the psyche
Key figures
- · Carl Jung
- · Marie-Louise von Franz
- · Erich Neumann
- · James Hillman
Bridges to other traditions
- Self ↔ Atman ↔ Christ within ↔ Philosopher's Stone
- Shadow ↔ klesha ↔ the fall
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