May 28, 2016 | Essays
“… anyone accepting the task of individuation… is destined to descend into a deep pit [and] had better set about it with all the necessary precautions rather than risk filling into the hole backwards.” Jung (1951)[1] Having been through the process himself, Jung...
Apr 29, 2016 | Essays
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. The Bipolarity of Human Nature...
Mar 31, 2016 | Essays
Why Do We Do What We Do? Part II: Some Examples Part I of this essay discussed Jung’s list of determinants of human behavior. In this part Jung’s ideas get illustrated by real-life examples. I will illustrate as many of his ideas as I can, drawing on my...
Feb 27, 2016 | Essays
Why Do We Do What We Do? Part I: Jung on Some Determinants of Human Behavior … from the psychological standpoint five main groups of instinctive factors can be distinguished: hunger, sexuality, activity, reflection, and creativity. In the last analysis,...
Feb 26, 2016 | Essays
“… nobody knows what is good and what is evil. It would all be terribly simple if we could go by the Decalogue or the penal code or any other moral codex, since all the sins catalogued there are obviously so pointless or morbid that no reasonable person could fail to...
Feb 20, 2016 | Essays
The Religious Impulse in the Human Being: Jung on Religion, Spirituality and the Life Worth Living I want to make clear that by the term “religion” I do not mean a creed. It is, however, true that every creed is originally based on the one hand upon the...
