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Jung, Izdubar, and Enantiodromion
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By Dr. Curtiss Hoffman

A Response to “Liber Secundus: Individuation as Integration”, an excerpt by Dr. Murray Stein from AJC #10: Carl Jung’s Red Book

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Jung, Izdubar, and Enantiodromion
Liber Secundus: Individuation as Integration
Liber Secundus: Individuation as Integration
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An excerpt by Murray Stein, Ph.D. from AJC10: Carl Jung’s Red Book
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Putting Aside Childish Things: Enantiodromia From Ancient Israel to the 2012 Presidential Election

Some of Barak Obama’s original supporters have grown disenchanted. The depth of disappointment moved inversely with the collective appetite to make him a king and savior savior during the 2008 election cycle. Our collective hopes for deliverance are now exposing the enantiodromia present in political fervor.

Thoughts from the Black Swan Seminar…

The seminar on Friday (still available for viewing) was an extraordinary opportunity for several people to come together, both on line and in person in Asheville.   There was so much to discuss with the Black Swan. It felt like the more we uncovered the more expansive the material became.  I was struck by the energy…

The Alchemy of the Black Swan: Nina’s Magnum Opus

Len’s posting last week about the film the Black Swan addresses not only an aspect of the protagonist’s nature, the pursuit of perfection, but it also reflect’s our society’s addiction to perfection. We not only want perfection, we want a shortcut to get there. Over the last few months postings on this blog regarding the…

Black Swan and Being a “Good Enough Therapist”

On August 26, 2011 the Asheville Jung Center will host a conference on the Black Swan. Don’t miss the conference or an excellent film review in Spring: : A Journal of Archetype and Culture.

Red Riding Hood: A New Twist

Is Little Red Riding Hood really a tale of sexual exploitation of the innocent feminine? What mother sends her daughter out amongst the wolves; unless of course, the daughter is a temptress, guilty of some sin. Read more.

True Grit- The Archetypal Realm of the Old West

The story of Rooster Cogburn and Mattie Ross must run deeply in the American psyche for there to be two films made from the book by Charles Portis. This latest version by the Coen Brothers is very loyal to the book and the changes they made are interesting to ponder as we will do later….

Helen Mirren’s Prospera & Lessons on Crafting the Persona

Helen Mirren’s gender-bending portrayal in The Tempest provides some ideas for the development of the “persona”. Check out 3/31 conference “Caring for the Soul” w/ Dr. Murray Stein.

Black Swan – A Film’s Descent into Darkness

Please note – the following is an in depth film analysis and reveals film plot… I could anticipate the reactions of fellow moviegoers to The Black Swan as I walked out of the theater. Those who were vocal about it thought it preposterous and laughable. I found it to be a wonderful depiction of a…

Rafael López-Pedraza: in Memoriam

A great analyst died last month. If you don’t know his work it is worth discovering.

Fall Conference in New Mexico: “Civilization in Transition”

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”  – Proverbs Civilization in Transition: Jungian Presence in Creative World Change. Carl Jung foresaw a change in world order that he believed was a “spiritual transformation” in civilization. Aware of both its dangers and positive potential, he spoke of it in Civilization in Transition, part of which…