Make friend with our “Warrior”
Recently I read very good article and discussing a valid question, particularly for Germans. Yes, we do need also make friend with our “Warrior”. A year ago I went to a spiritual retreat in a catholic monastery led by a…
Demian and Abraxas – Hermann Hesse and C.G. Jung revisited
In Hermann Hesse’s Demian, protagonist Emil Sinclair receives a note about the Gnostic deity Abraxas after sending a drawing, highlighting a union of divine and devilish aspects. This figure symbolizes a journey toward individuation and the synthesis of all things…
Richard Wagner from Scene to Scene utilizing C.G. Jung
“Wagner’s Ring and Its Symbols” originally published 1984. (English and German article). Applied in my article C.G Jung and Wagner – Rainy Götterdämmerung in Munich. I wanted to learn more about Wagner and bought therfore recently a used copy of the English musicologist…
C.G Jung and Wagner – Rainy Götterdämmerung in Munich.
This is a very personal take on Götterdämmerung the last one in the four of the opera cycle by Richard Wagner’s “Ring” from a Jungian perspective. However also if the themes of the Ring, though universal, specifically apply to our…
Wong Kar Wai’s 2o46 – Hongkong’s Age of Aquarius?
Wong Kar Wai’s 2046 while still a beautiful movie, at first sight it is a bit disappointing after all the others spellbinding subtle storylines. 2046 doesn’t come near to it for me – some part of the story is even repetitive. Visually still…
C.G. Jung and George Orwell’s doublespeak
George Orwell’s iconic 1984 stand as perfect examples of the societal structures Jung warns against. Granted, all dystopian literature set in a totalitarian future could fall into this category, but two of his books are probably the two best examples of the…
C.G. Jung, Kepler and Pauli – The Synchronicity Triangle
The psychoanalytic C.G.Jung and the famous astronomer Kepler were both intuitive thinkers and empiric scientists with strong mystic tendencies. Pauli was a famous particle physicist, who collaborated with C.G. Jung on the concept synchronicity. When I studied Kepler’s work, I…
Alan Watts Tribute to C.G.Jung
This record of Alan Watts, done shortly after C.G. Jung’s death really blew me away. Alan Watts brings C.G. Jung’s concept of Good and Evil right to the point. Listen to Alan Watts. Watts believed that the key to the…
Male and female archetypes in Wong Kar Wai Films – Draft
For the uninitiated, Wong Kar Wai’s films seem pointless and confusing, which is reinforced by the director’s trademark cinematic indulgences, laggard pacing and minimalist plotting. However, upon closer inspection, it is easy to become intrigued by the rampant symbolism, the…