Red book jung commentary

Jungs red book contains many of his works of art based on his visual hallucinations and the fair copies of the texts he produced in calligraphy based on his auditory hallucinations. In october 2009, with the cooperation of jungs estate, the red. At wilhelms request, jung wrote a commentary on the secret of the golden flower, which forms the preface of the book. Detail of an illustration of a solar barge on page 55 of carl jungs the red book. Jung and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Jungs newly published red book, i admit that i harbored a degree of skepticism. In this behind the scenes unedited livestream, skip conover is reading from appendix b.

Not only is the tone reminiscent of nietzsches masterpiece but so is the theme. Liber novus has initiated a broad reassessment of jung s place in cultural history. Here, in the very first passages of the red book, dr. Despite being nominated as the central work in jungs oeuvre, it was not published or made otherwise accessible for study until 2009. I have been planning on writing commentary on jung s red book for a long time, ever since it was released, actually. Jungs red book for our time points at the way to come the coming postmodern encounter with jung and his red book. It recounts and comments upon the authors imaginative experiences between 19 and 1916, and is based on manuscripts first drafted by jung in 191415 and 1917. Commentary on jung s red book in discussing some of the ideas reflected in the red book, jung looks into his own dream experiences for around one full year. Jungs red book is in many ways a response to nietzsches thus spake zarathustra. The red book faithfully transcribed visions jung recorded privately in his black books, adding commentary and painting what he had seen. Carl jung believed he had received illumination and that by working in alchemy he could communicate his visions. Jungs intense study of alchemy subsequently occupied him to such an extent that he discontinued work on the red book.

Jungs red book for our time part 4 the way of what. It provides a useful introduction to jung and his red book liber novus. Seven sermons to the dead carl jung the gnostic revelation found in jung s red book, full audio and original narration. Its here that perhaps the oddest portion of the red books history occurred. The result of this momentous decision is the red book, jungs record. Jung s red book for our time part 4 the way of what is to come. At wilhelms request, jung wrote a commentary on the secret of the golden.

In 1917 he compiled a further supplementary manuscript of visionary material and commentary, which he titled scrutinies. Here jung finds himself alone with i, who initially berates him as a selfish exploiter of others. Thomas arzt started this project by sending a challenge to a wide range of prominent jung scholars, asking for personal essays focused on. The third and final pictureless portion of the red book is scrutinies. Also present is jungs soul, a feminine presence whos far less abrasive than i but still quite firm.