Jungian Theory: A Brief Overview, II

My previous post gave a (very) brief overview of Jung’s view of himself and his work. This post aims to provide an equally brief introduction to the premises behind Jung’s psycho-therapeutic method. Further posts will expand on Jung’s archetypal theory and his method of dream interpretation. (Please see BULGAKOV RESOURCES for works that discuss Jung’s…

Jungian Theory: A Brief Overview, I

From the start, Jung’s work included an interest in myth, symbolism, ritual, and the numinous.[1] Jung became a student of Sigmund Freud in 1906, however, the mentoring relationship ended in 1913 because of their professional differences.[2] Jung’s central issue with Freud’s method of psychoanalysis was its exclusivity and one-sided interpretations, which, he felt, left Freudian…

Overcoming Psychological Struggle: Introduction

Murray Stein refers to Swiss psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) as an “explorer and mapmaker” of the psyche and describes Jung’s psychotherapeutic method as a “map of the soul” focused on the psychic interplay between wounding and healing.[1] Through experiences of conflict (large and small), the world wounds an individual and severs the inner connection…