• Critique of Jungian Psychology

    From M Winther@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 8 11:07:21 2016
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    "Critique of Individuation" (Critique of Jungian Psychology)

    Abstract: Individuation as the process of psychological maturation is
    connected with the way of the spirit, the same as the 'narrow path'.
    Social and worldly adaptation as a central aspect of individuation is overvalued. According to psychology, symbolic transformation of
    unconscious images fulfils a therapeutic function. This view is
    criticized as a way of upholding the stagnant ego, which should really
    undergo authentic transformation. The notion of ego abandonment in
    spiritual tradition must be taken seriously. Central to psychology is
    the integration of the unconscious. But equally important is the
    opposite process of 'complementation'. Consciousness is not only
    synthetic, it has also a 'sympathetic' function. Consciousness can give
    life back to the unconscious and not only empty it of its goods. To this
    end, a creative form of contemplation is recommended, in the manner of
    painting or writing. The destruction of the stagnant state of
    personality, and the riddance of aspects of personality, are part and
    parcel of individuation. Today, adaptation and assimilation are
    overvalued whereas negation is undervalued. The Self in Jungian
    psychology is a towering ideal, a conglomerate of contradictory aspects
    of personality. At a point in time, the spiritual seeker must abandon
    the ideal of completeness and begin to negate his profane obsessions,
    which are nothing but meaningless games of life.

    Keywords: integration, complementation, negation, destruction, spiritual
    path, art, individuation, apotheosis, alchemy, Gnosticism, Holy Grail,
    C.G. Jung, Emanuel Swedenborg, Poul Bjerre.

    Read the article here:
    http://mlwi.magix.net/individuation.htm

    Mats Winther
    http://two-paths.com

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