4.2.26 | Marie-Louise von Franz | C.G. Jung’s Rehabilitation of the Feeling Function in Our Civilization | Free Reading Discussion
This is the provocative, final lecture given in 1986 by Marie-Louise von Franz, a lifelong colleague of C. G. Jung and an accomplished scholar, teacher, analyst, and author. Her theme is Jung’s critique of twentieth century western culture for overvaluing the scientific method and rationalism at the expense of empathy and differentiated relatedness. She argues […]
3.5.26 | Marie-Louise von Franz | The Inferior Function | Free Reading Discussion
In this volume, two world-renowned psychologists, Marie-Louise von Franz and James Hillman, give detailed accounts of C.G. Jung’s personality types. In her essay, “The Inferior Function,” Marie-Louise von Franz shows the inferior shadow side of each of the eight kinds of typical functioning, while James Hillman differentiates in his essay, “The Feeling Function,” genuine feeling […]
2.5.26 | Erich Neumann | The Psyche and the Transformation of the Reality Planes | Free Reading Discussion
The Israeli analytical psychologist Erich Neumann, whom C. G. Jung regarded as one of his most gifted students, devoted much of his later writing to the theme of creativity. This is the third volume of Neumann’s essays on that subject. Neumann found his examples not only in the work of writers and artists—William Blake, Goethe, […]
11.6.25 | Marie-Louise von Franz | The Cat: A Tale of Feminine Redemption | Free Reading Discussion
The Cat is a Romanian fairy tale of some complexity and great charm. It is the story of a princess who at the age of 17 is bewitched-turned into a cat. She must remain in that form until an emperor’s son will come and cut off her head . . . . eventually a simple-minded […]
10.2.25 | Rafael Lopez-Pedraza | Dionysus in Exile | Free Reading Discussion
The internationally renowned Jungian analyst Lopez-Pedraza diagnoses the psychological illness at the core of modern society–the loss of embodied soulfulness in individual’s lives. In this study of the Greek god Dionysus, he offers insight for a cure. Dismemberment and cannibalism, Prometheus and Titanic nature, mystical experience, the communal aspect of Dionysiac worship, jazz, flamenco, and […]
9.4.25 | Euripides | The Bacchae | Free Reading Discussion
Considered by many to be Euripides’s most important work, The Bacchae has been rousing audiences since the fifth century BC. Appearing in human form, the Greek god Dionysus has come to seek vengeance on his mortal cousin, Pentheus, King of Thebes. The Greek ruler has proclaimed that, far from being the son of Zeus, Dionysus […]
8.7.25 | Henri Corbin | Mundus Imaginalis | Free Reading Discussion
Henry Corbin (1903-1978) was a groundbreaking French philosopher, theologian, and Islamicist whose visionary work unveiled the power of the imaginal realm. Corbin’s unique approach synthesized Islamic mysticism, Western philosophy, Jungian psychology, and the perennial wisdom traditions to illumine the transformative potency of creative imagination. His penetrating insights into the mediating realm between matter and spirit […]
5.1.25 | Marie-Louise Von Franz | The Psychological Meaning of Redemption Motifs in Fairy Tales (Part II of II) Free Reading Discussion
Why are we often at odds with ourselves? What lies behind our conflicts and relationship problems? Have they any purpose? This book, originally a series of lectures at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, explores these issues and many others. It is unique in its demonstration of the significance of fairytales for an understanding of […]
4.3.25 | Marie-Louise Von Franz | The Psychological Meaning of Redemption Motifs in Fairy Tales(Free Reading Discussion)
Why are we often at odds with ourselves? What lies behind our conflicts and relationship problems? Have they any purpose? This book, originally a series of lectures at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, explores these issues and many others. It is unique in its demonstration of the significance of fairytales for an understanding of […]
3.6.25 | Hermann Hesse: Steppenwolf | Part II of II (Free Reading Discussion)
Steppenwolf is a poetical self-portrait of a man who felt himself to be half-human and half-wolf. This Faust-like and magical story is evidence of Hesse’s searching philosophy and extraordinary sense of humanity as he tells of the humanization of a middle-aged misanthrope. Yet his novel can also be seen as a plea for rigorous self-examination […]