Will We Experience World War III? Jung’s Answer

Recently, given all the media reports on the blustering by certain heads of state threatening nuclear war, a student asked me if Jung ever spoke about the likelihood of atomic war. In fact, he was asked this exact question around 1954, in a meeting of the Psychology...

Jung on Fate, Destiny and Vocation

Sue Mehrtens is the author of this and all the other blog essays on this site. The opinions expressed in these essays are her own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of other Jungian Center faculty or Board members. Honesty, as well as professional...

Jung and Others on Narcissism

Sue Mehrtens is the author of this and all the other blog essays on this site. The opinions expressed in these essays are her own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of other Jungian Center faculty or Board members. Honesty, as well as professional...

Is All Lost If We Are Going Backwards? Jung on Regression

“Regression… means a linking back with the world of natural instincts.” Jung (1950)[1] “… regression is not necessarily a retrograde step in the sense of a backwards development or degeneration, but rather represents a necessary phase of...

Jung on Politics

Sue Mehrtens is the author of this and all the other blog essays on this site. The opinions expressed in these essays are her own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of other Jungian Center faculty or Board members. Honesty, as well as professional...