Jungian Models applied to global corporations: Kings, warriors, magicians and lover archetypes
Recently I attended yet another team building “Engagement workshop”. It occurred to me that Jungian Models are well performing in multinational corporation has rather particular objectives by its mission, why it has such multiple and interesting cultural contexts. Culture is something we all…
The dangerous serpent – a Jungian view
Soon there will the year of the (water) serpent. Whether a “water serpent” a The dangerous serpent depends heavily on the specific type, but true marine sea snakes possess incredibly potent venom and can be dangerous to humans. My sign in…
C.G. Jungs Self in Quaternio Series of Aion – Jesus or Abraxas?
C. G. Jung had shown a pronounced and informed interest in Gnosticism and Alchemy. This is evident in the Quaternio Series of the Self in his book. “Aion”. In his early works “Seven Sermons to the Dead” (“Die sieben Reden an die Toten ”) and “The Red Book” (recently…
Mayan calenders and archetypes of apocalypse – a collective unconscious “death wish”?
The world might come down tomorrow according to Mayan calendar. Actually the Mayan never predicted an apocalypse, but a reset sure would be nice, at least in politics. There are many of unlikely astronomic mishaps which could happen, but I…
From language games to mysticism – Allan Watts and Wittgenstein’s Tractatus
This article explores Wittgenstein’s Tractatus as a mystical, metaphysical insight in the light of Eastern philosophy, Catholic mysticism and C. G Jung. Please be gentle and read this as an (intuitive) essay not as a scholarly article. There are methodological implications of Wittgenstein’s doctrine of silence for…
PTSD and Moral Injury seen from C.G. Jung – Achilles in modern wars
The Newsweek article “A New Theory of PTSD and Veterans: Moral Injury” was probably the best article I ever read about PTSD – besides Shay’s Achilles in Vietnam. Yes most important factors may very well be moral injury, traumatic events and…
Kepler’s harmonic archetypes and C.G. Jung’s spiritual wholeness
In the sixteenth century, the time of Johannes Kepler, fields such as alchemy, astrology, and harmonics were considered important subjects eyed suspiciously by theology which overtook metaphysics. Narrowed down to chemistry, astronomy and (some) art and a materialistic positivism, C.G…
“become what you are” C. G. Jung’s answer to aging
Todays answer to aging of medicine, psychology and sociology (or the happy union of postmodern and materialistic society) is contrary to common sense and spiritual void: Accept to be incomplete and fragmentary and the own life – regardless of the question how incomplete, unsuccessful void it has…
The Death of the Ego as prerequisite to find God
Translation of my article “Gedanken zur Predigt in St. Ottilien 2012-11-18 The Death of the Ego as prerequisite to find God“ By fallenAngel This Sunday sermon in St. Ottilien (2012-11-18-0915-konventamt.mp3) addressed an interesting line of thought: in order to experience God (via the…