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According to novelist Alberto Moravia. who interviewed Jung in 1948, Jung at

that time attributed the savagery of WWI and WWII to " the absence of a healthy

relationship with the devil. " I take this to mean something along the lines of

at least knowing of, if not resolving, the battle inside themselves. Based on

other things Jung has said, however, I would think that, for many people, " the

devil " needs to be literal. Hence in another place Jung refers to the doctrine

of original sin as " most salutary " - it teaches people about the devil within.

In yet another place, Jung said that, before attempting analysis, he would

first try to send people back to church, if they could go. If people do not know

- which means, if they are not taught and then often reminded - of the evil or

savagery within themselves, then that evil will be acted out unconsciously,

sometimes by means of savage war. " It is the psyche of man that makes wars. Not

his consciousness. His consciousness is afraid, but his unconscious, which

contains the inherited savagery as well as the spiritual striving of the race,

says to him, Now it is time to make war. Now is the time to kill and destroy.'

And he does it " (CGJ, 1934). Jung described Hitler in particular as a sort of

unconscious carrier of the shadow of the German psyche: " Hitler has sacrificed

his individuality, or else does not possess one in any real sense, to this

almost complete subordination to collective unconscious forces and he is able to

draw upon this hidden store. He himself has spoken of being able to hear a

voice. To him it is as if he does, and the voice which he hears is that of the

collective unconsciousness, especially of his own race. " (emphasis added).

regards,

Dan

>

> Steve et al

>

> Wow....this was certainly not my intention..................my point and my

only point with the ad was not to support or anything else.  My point was

this.  People in America are often totally naive (and 9/11 changed this a bit)

as to what it means to have war on your soil or marshal law.  Coming from a

family which did experience that I can tell you it is not pretty and has

consequences for generations.  I also saw this living in Japan for ten

years--generations of consequences.  Oh yes, they stupidly (and maybe not so

stupid in the long run....did we know they were going to do it....I think so)

bombed Pearl Harbor, but what did we do in return.  So the ad for me showed what

it would be like to have war on our soil and so the breathless pace of the ad,

because that is what you feel in those types of situations--like you can not

breathe.  Do you think really and truly, if we keep doing what we are doing that

sooner or later, it won't

> happen?  Furthermore, we, while this look in another direction diversion goes

on, have been losing our constitutional rights day after day.  We complain about

other countries where the right to protest is destroyed, and here?  What is

happening?  What would the founding father's say?  Who now controls this

country?  Do we still have a democracy?  What are we leaning towards with this

capitalistic society where business, banking and politics has lost it sense of

integrity to the hilt if you ask me and get away with it.  What will happen if

people get fed up and revolt?  Will we be any better than what we have been

fighting.  Right now we are so far from agreement with each other that the whole

political process is generally thwarted and we just want to blame the other

camp, creating a war dynamic in the minds of the majority of Americans.  What

happens when you don't want to come to terms with something in yourself?  You

either fragment or

> your project it out?  And so, the multitude of Christian groups, etc.

>

>

> So here we have another situation where those wanting to protect themselves

from being bullied or others from being bullied become bullies themselves. A

good percentage of the American population feels, right now, like bugs on the

windshield and that my dears is very very dangerous.  I really do not know what

Jung said about war directly or about the second coming, but I do believe that

it is internal, can be experienced through many processes and is the only way,

when there are enough blossoms of it, that society will come out of this

barbaric state we have been in for centuries.  I certainly am not one of those

blossoms yet.  I struggle day after day with this that is in a state of

knowingness in the center of my being...every day.  I am not detached enough

looking at what is happening and it is very frustrating for me, especially

seeing how fearful, asleep and in denial people are.  The only thing stopping

people from being friends with everyone,

> in my book, is that we are in an uncivilized hell where we are invested in

looking for how to blame and how to disagree instead of looking for agreement. 

That's it for me.  Saying this, no I do not believe the best protection for war

is to prepare for war.  I believe, and I think Jung would agree if I take the

liberty, is that the best protection against war is for as many people as

possible to find the battle inside themselves and solve it.  Personally, I think

I should shut my mouth, because a good job of this I don't think I have done, as

of yet.

>

> One last thing, I have friends who are so vested in the law of silence that

they never disagree or confront anything in the world around them.  They think

this is not being disagreeable.  I am not talking about this type of denial

where the disagreement is never resolved, but we are taught to believe in that

type of agreement.  On the internet about a year ago was a .jpg of a young woman

in a group overseas.  She was very unsophisticated looking in very humble

clothes and she was holding a sign that said, " Silence is a war crime. "   I say

this clearly, " I am not good at all of this.  I am still trying to sort out

something, which is very difficult for me, but I am trying. "

>

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>Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability.

The problem is that we are today under an ideal of thieves

and hoods with their hands in our pockets.

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"Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an upheaval of the unfit against attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world."CG Jung, from "The Psychology of Dictatorship," 1936.> > > > >> > > > > Steve....I understand your heat and your concerns, but I think he was saying that about the bugs on the windshield in regards to what he feels about how Ron 's politics are. Personally, I tend to think they are all bought out these days and have no control and I have deep concerns, but I also think that a balance is needed. We need to become as conscious as we can, but we also need focus on something higher and what we can create or the battle is lost. A lot of people are just asleep. As I have said previously, we need to be really awake to what are ideas of Satan are and things like Armageddon. If we just want to blame, we are part of the problem to and we are already giving in to defeat. Society these days is so ready to pull the skeleton out of the closet on everyone. Certainly, I could not run. Jefferson, Lincoln all had skeletons as JFK did, but it is the sum total balance of things and what someone's intentions are. If things> > > > > go a miss totally, it is the consciousness of society that created it. This is why I hate all the new age adages about changing yourself and changing the world. I believe one can change and it has no effect on others around us, especially sometimes those closest to us unfortunately, but it does have a ripple effect and one does not know where the ripples go and how they will create circles and we can swim to a greater circle. The Romans were, no matter what philosophy they brought forward, were military warriors. This ugly battle which, Christianity took hold of, has gone on for centuries. The real return of what Christ represents ( and I was raised Jewish, but have a more eclectic practice) will be if everyone decided to let go of all of this and go wait a minute. I do believe movies tell us a lot about where our culture is going. So there are two lines in movies which I always remember and I suggest you see the movies. In a river runs> > > > > through, the hero and heroine are walking down a path together in the countrry after having very difficult scenarios with those close to them and the hero says the the heroine " Why is it that those closest to us and need us the most listen to us the least." The other is Star Man and the alien in the movie talks about the many races all over the universe and he talks about humans being interesting, because, "You are at your best when things are at their worst." RR> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------> > > > > > > > "Our highest duty as human beings is to search out a means whereby beings may be freed from all kinds of unsatisfactory experience and suffering."> > > > > > > > H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th. Dalai Lama> > > > > > > > > > > >

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>Oh yes, they stupidly (and maybe not so stupid in the long run....did we know they were going to do it....I think so) bombed Pearl Harbor, but what did we do in return.

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Yes we knew that they were going to do it. The intelligence knew a week ahead.

They secretly let it happen so war can be justified. So too they knew that the

World Trade buildings would be attacked and also secretly let it happen, so that

justified war with Iraq who had nothing to do with it. It also justified Bush's

passages of his Nazi bills and the Homeland Security. They can pass any unpopular

law by simply creating disasters. I personally believe that those who piloted the

airplanes were patsies. Why did building 7 come down demolition style when it

was never hit?

I agree with your post very much!

Steve

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Steve et al

Wow....this was certainly not my intention..................my point and my only point with the ad was not to support or anything else. My point was this. People in America are often totally naive (and 9/11 changed this a bit) as to what it means to have war on your soil or marshal law. Coming from a family which did experience that I can tell you it is not pretty and has consequences for generations. I also saw this living in Japan for ten years--generations of consequences. Oh yes, they stupidly (and maybe not so stupid in the long run....did we know they were going to do it....I think so) bombed Pearl Harbor, but what did we do in return. So the ad for me showed what it would be like to have war on our soil and so the breathless pace of the ad, because that is what you feel in those types of situations--like you can not breathe. Do you think really and truly, if we keep doing what we are doing that sooner or later, it won't happen? Furthermore, we, while this look in another direction diversion goes on, have been losing our constitutional rights day after day. We complain about other countries where the right to protest is destroyed, and here? What is happening? What would the founding father's say? Who now controls this country? Do we still have a democracy? What are we leaning towards with this capitalistic society where business, banking and politics has lost it sense of integrity to the hilt if you ask me and get away with it. What will happen if people get fed up and revolt? Will we be any better than what we have been fighting. Right now we are so far from agreement with each other that the whole political process is generally thwarted and we just want to blame the other camp, creating a war dynamic in the minds of the majority of Americans. What happens when you don't want to come to terms with something in yourself? You either fragment or your project it out? And so, the multitude of Christian groups, etc.

So here we have another situation where those wanting to protect themselves from being bullied or others from being bullied become bullies themselves. A good percentage of the American population feels, right now, like bugs on the windshield and that my dears is very very dangerous. I really do not know what Jung said about war directly or about the second coming, but I do believe that it is internal, can be experienced through many processes and is the only way, when there are enough blossoms of it, that society will come out of this barbaric state we have been in for centuries. I certainly am not one of those blossoms yet. I struggle day after day with this that is in a state of knowingness in the center of my being...every day. I am not detached enough looking at what is happening and it is very frustrating for me, especially seeing how fearful, asleep and in denial people are. The only thing stopping people from being friends with everyone, in my book, is that we are in an uncivilized hell where we are invested in looking for how to blame and how to disagree instead of looking for agreement. That's it for me. Saying this, no I do not believe the best protection for war is to prepare for war. I believe, and I think Jung would agree if I take the liberty, is that the best protection against war is for as many people as possible to find the battle inside themselves and solve it. Personally, I think I should shut my mouth, because a good job of this I don't think I have done, as of yet.

One last thing, I have friends who are so vested in the law of silence that they never disagree or confront anything in the world around them. They think this is not being disagreeable. I am not talking about this type of denial where the disagreement is never resolved, but we are taught to believe in that type of agreement. On the internet about a year ago was a .jpg of a young woman in a group overseas. She was very unsophisticated looking in very humble clothes and she was holding a sign that said, "Silence is a war crime." I say this clearly, "I am not good at all of this. I am still trying to sort out something, which is very difficult for me, but I am trying."

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I must come back to this post. It has been revolving in my head and

I cannot let it go.

This quote by Jung was stated.

>>"Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an upheaval of the unfit against attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world."<<"Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability."Well , Really ??

As much as I love Jung and have all his collected works, and as much as his writings

have changed my life for the better, I have shelved many of his statements as he was

not always right. This is normal, no one is a God.

To say the above, and to totally accept it is insanity.

The gentlemen in England have caused more wars than any peasant or

surf ever dreamed of being capable. The French revolution that ended up decapitating

most of the aristocracy was no one else's fault than the very aristocracy that could not see

the hunger and the misery in the very streets of their land. " Let them eat cake" replied Antoinette when she was told her people hunger.The Czars of Russia were assassinated because of the revolution brought about by the very same insensitive respect for their own Russian people who hungered in the streets.

WW1 was planned for 20 years, they just couldn't get it started. Finally in 1914 they managed it with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty. The Austro-Hungarian

Empire at the time was the most flourishing Empire of Europe. It had law and order second to none in Europe. They had prosperity and everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate into that

country for jobs.

A big change was happening in Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS BANKERS

especially from England were infiltrating governments of countries to accept their banking system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need them as it was already a very

prosperous country in itself and they had the Gold to sustain them. Over and over the bankers kept trying. In the end they orchestrated WW1. That was the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces giving half the Empire to Romania, a big portion to the Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles Treaty headed by the British and the French. Banks were then free to invade.

So let us not be totally blinded by Aristocratic values. Some were virtuous, some were

Tyrants. The money changers always win in the end. They are the true rulers , even of the

aristocrats. Their power of money have brought down Empires. This is going on today.

The Rothchilds estate is worth $4 trillion today. Do we believe they want more money?

Power, control and dynasty is what they are after. And what of the other 20 families that

rule the world today all in unison?

All Best,

Steve Kalec

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Hello Steve,

I'm having some difficulty getting my thoughts into words, so please

bear with me.

With Jung's statement "Without the aristocratic ideal there is no

stability" taken out of context, I would have to completely agree

with your statement, "To say the above, and to totally accept it is

insanity." I would need to know exactly Jung's definition of

"aristocratic" before I could accept it. But putting it back into

the context, could it be that what Jung was saying is that no matter

what government is in place ("call it aristocracy if you like"), it

is good that said government has an ideal? Moreover, could the

entire paragraph be implying that when "a government" (again - "call

it aristocracy if you like" ;-) has a "good"(a.k.a. gentlemanly)

ideal, goodness results. An example of a gentlemanly ideal might be

"to serve the people." Is it possible that in his statement "You in

England owe it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world," that

Jung was trying to applaud the "gentlemanly" actions that England

took? It seems to me that he was trying to show that extremes

("socialistic upheavals" vs. "enforced order, or fascism") aren't

what brings results, but it was the "gentlemanly" actions that

resulted in England's ability to "possess the world?"

I don't know, what do you think? Am I explaining myself clearly?

Thanks,

Robin

I must come back to this post. It

has been revolving in my head and

I cannot let it go.

This quote by Jung was stated.

>>"Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an

upheaval of the unfit against attempts at order. Consider

the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic

upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder

called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own

reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European

nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of

disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or

fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you

like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the

aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe

it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world."<<

"Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability."

Well , Really ??

As much as I love Jung and have all

his collected works, and as much as his writings

have changed my life for the

better, I have shelved many of his statements as he was

not always right. This is normal,

no one is a God.

To say the above, and to totally

accept it is insanity.

The gentlemen in England have

caused more wars than any peasant or

surf ever dreamed of being capable.

The French revolution that ended up decapitating

most of the aristocracy was no one

else's fault than the very aristocracy that could not see

the hunger and the misery in the

very streets of their land. " Let them eat cake" replied Antoinette when she was told her

people hunger.The

Czars of Russia were assassinated because of the revolution

brought about by the very same insensitive respect for their own Russian people who

hungered in the streets.

WW1 was planned for 20 years, they

just couldn't get it started. Finally in 1914 they managed it

with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg

Dynasty. The Austro-Hungarian

Empire at the time was the most

flourishing Empire of Europe. It had law and order second to

none in Europe. They had prosperity and everyone in Europe

wanted to emigrate into that

country for jobs.

A big change was happening in

Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS BANKERS

especially from England were

infiltrating governments of countries to accept their banking

system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need

them as it was already a very

prosperous country in itself and

they had the Gold to sustain them. Over and over the bankers

kept trying. In the end they orchestrated WW1. That was the

end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces giving half the Empire to

Romania, a big portion to the Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big

portion to Serbia, some to Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles Treaty headed by

the British and the French. Banks were then free to invade.

So let us not be totally blinded by

Aristocratic values. Some were virtuous, some were

Tyrants. The money changers always

win in the end. They are the true rulers , even of the

aristocrats. Their power of

money have brought down Empires. This is going on today.

The Rothchilds estate is worth $4

trillion today. Do we believe they want more money?

Power, control and dynasty is what

they are after. And what of the other 20 families that

rule the world today all in unison?

All Best,

Steve Kalec

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I have found that some people who are lovers of Jung – most of whom

(inexplicably to me, I must confess) seem to be of the " progressive " political

stripe – appear to find themselves embarrassed about some of Jung's political

views, his views on the proper relationships between the sexes, and other

political or " social " issues. Therefore they argue something as follows: Well,

Jung was a brilliant psychiatrist with many great insights into the human soul,

but he was also a man of his time, he wasn't perfect, and unfortunately he had

some of these wacky political ideas (which, it is implied, we should just

ignore).

My view, on the other hand, is that Jung's political or " social " views are of a

piece with his so-called individual psychology – they are completely consistent,

one flowing from the other. It is one psychology. Jung's political and social

views are part of the warp and woof of his overall view of human nature. Even

his views about such things as inflation, the abandonment of the gold standard,

or modern art, fit.

Whatever one might say about Jung, he was no egalitarian. " Nature is

aristocratic " he says ( " The Psychology of Dictatorship, 1936). That does apply

also to human nature: " Not everybody has virtues, but everybody has the low

animal instincts, the basic primitive caveman suggestibility, the suspicions and

vicious traits of the savage " ( " Diagnosing the Dictators " , 1938). To say the

least, for Jung, " enlightenment " will not be universal. This means that the

savage or bad parts of human nature must be otherwise contained, and contained

not only by individual teaching (in particular, religious teaching), but also by

social or political institutions (like aristocracy). I find Jung to be at most

reserved in his praise of democracy, dismissive of anything that smacks of

socialism, and and supportive of benevolently inegalitarian regimes. In 1961,

in an interview with Serrano, Jung stated that " (E)veryone must live in

accordance with his nature, both individually and collectively. The best example

of that method is to be found in India, and the worst, I suppose, is in Russia.

Russia is a country with a magnificent organization, but it doesn't function at

all, as is obvious in its agricultural failures. The Russians haven't bothered

to discover what man really is; it simply try to treat him as a wholly rational

and mechanical being. Obviously what is necessary for them is not to devise a

theory about agriculture, but to devise a theory about man, and to impose that

theory or concept. " For some time, this passage puzzled me – obviously, I get

the point about Russia, but to praise India this highly? On reflection, though,

it makes sense despite India's ongoing problems with poverty and its other

problems. My interpretation would be that it reflects for Jung a coming together

of the best of the West and the East – Eastern spiritual practices, and British

government, to put it succinctly.

When it comes to the ordering of the individual soul, as opposed to the ordering

of the collective, Jung favors organized religion, and in particular he praises

Catholicism: " Catholicism in particular, with its ceremonial and liturgy, gives

fantasy a priceless support, for which reason I have found in my practice that

believing Catholics suffer less from neurosis and are easier to cure than

Protestants and Jews. For the need of religion, for its validity as a primary

instinct of man, there are abundant proofs reaching back to the dawn of time.

Then it was part of man's unconscious, and now it is part of his conscious,

psychic diet …. ( " Three Versions of a Press Conference in Vienna, " 1928).

And, to repeat, one of the great advantages of religion is that it informs human

beings of their dark side – that it acquaints him with the devil, as it were –

and also provides a means for coping with the dark side. Hence, for example, the

doctrine of original sin is, according to Jung, " most salutory. "

regards,

Dan Watkins

>

> I must come back to this post. It has been revolving in my head and

> I cannot let it go.

>

> This quote by Jung was stated.

>

> >> " Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an upheaval of the unfit against

attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in France, the former

socialistic upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder called

democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own reaction - enforced order. In as

much as the European nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of

disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or fascism .. A decent

oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of

government.. Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in

England owe it to the " gentleman " that you possess the world. " <<

>

> " Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. "

> Well , Really ??

>

> As much as I love Jung and have all his collected works, and as much as his

writings

> have changed my life for the better, I have shelved many of his statements as

he was

> not always right. This is normal, no one is a God.

>

> To say the above, and to totally accept it is insanity.

> The gentlemen in England have caused more wars than any peasant or

> surf ever dreamed of being capable. The French revolution that ended up

decapitating

> most of the aristocracy was no one else's fault than the very aristocracy that

could not see

> the hunger and the misery in the very streets of their land. " Let them eat

cake " replied Antoinette when she was told her people hunger.The Czars of Russia

were assassinated because of the revolution brought about by the very same

insensitive respect for their own Russian people who hungered in the streets.

>

> WW1 was planned for 20 years, they just couldn't get it started. Finally in

1914 they managed it with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg

Dynasty. The Austro-Hungarian

> Empire at the time was the most flourishing Empire of Europe. It had law and

order second to none in Europe. They had prosperity and everyone in Europe

wanted to emigrate into that

> country for jobs.

>

> A big change was happening in Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS BANKERS

> especially from England were infiltrating governments of countries to accept

their banking system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need them

as it was already a very

> prosperous country in itself and they had the Gold to sustain them. Over and

over the bankers kept trying. In the end they orchestrated WW1. That was the end

of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces giving half the

Empire to Romania, a big portion to the Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion

to Serbia, some to Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles

Treaty headed by the British and the French. Banks were then free to invade.

>

> So let us not be totally blinded by Aristocratic values. Some were virtuous,

some were

> Tyrants. The money changers always win in the end. They are the true rulers ,

even of the

> aristocrats. Their power of money have brought down Empires. This is going on

today.

> The Rothchilds estate is worth $4 trillion today. Do we believe they want more

money?

> Power, control and dynasty is what they are after. And what of the other 20

families that

> rule the world today all in unison?

>

> All Best,

> Steve Kalec

>

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Hi Robin,

You didn't ask me, but "aristocracy" means "rule of the best," which

Jung surely knew. The problem, as always, is how to bring that

about. Jung repeatedly praised British aristocracy, presumably as a

"real world" example of a decent regime.

best regards,

Dan Watkins

Hello Steve,

I'm having some difficulty getting my thoughts into words,

so please bear with me.

With Jung's statement "Without the aristocratic ideal

there is no stability" taken out of context, I would have

to completely agree with your statement, "To say the

above, and to totally accept it is insanity." I would

need to know exactly Jung's definition of "aristocratic"

before I could accept it. But putting it back into the

context, could it be that what Jung was saying is that no

matter what government is in place ("call it aristocracy

if you like"), it is good that said government has an

ideal? Moreover, could the entire paragraph be implying

that when "a government" (again - "call it aristocracy if

you like" ;-) has a "good"(a.k.a. gentlemanly) ideal,

goodness results. An example of a gentlemanly ideal might

be "to serve the people." Is it possible that in his

statement "You in England owe it to the "gentleman" that

you possess the world," that Jung was trying to applaud

the "gentlemanly" actions that England took? It seems to

me that he was trying to show that extremes ("socialistic

upheavals" vs. "enforced order, or fascism") aren't what

brings results, but it was the "gentlemanly" actions that

resulted in England's ability to "possess the world?"

I don't know, what do you think? Am I explaining myself

clearly?

Thanks,

Robin

I must come back to this

post. It has been revolving in my head and

I cannot let it go.

This quote by Jung was

stated.

>>"Communistic or Socialistic

democracy is an upheaval of the unfit against

attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in

France, the former socialistic upheavals in Germany

and Italy. This state of disorder called democratic

freedom or liberalism brings its own reaction -

enforced order. In as much as the European nations

are incapable of living in a chronic state of

disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order,

or fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it

aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of

government.. Without the aristocratic ideal there is

no stability. You in England owe it to the

"gentleman" that you possess the world."<<

"Without the aristocratic ideal there is no

stability."

Well , Really ??

As much as I love Jung and

have all his collected works, and as much as his

writings

have changed my life for

the better, I have shelved many of his statements as

he was

not always right. This is

normal, no one is a God.

To say the above, and to

totally accept it is insanity.

The gentlemen in England

have caused more wars than any peasant or

surf ever dreamed of being

capable. The French revolution that ended up

decapitating

most of the aristocracy was

no one else's fault than the very aristocracy that

could not see

the hunger and the misery

in the very streets of their land. " Let them eat

cake" replied Antoinette

when she was told her people hunger.The Czars of Russia were

assassinated because of the revolution brought about

by the very same insensitive respect for their own Russian people who

hungered in the streets.

WW1 was planned for 20

years, they just couldn't get it started. Finally in

1914 they managed it with the assassination of Franz

Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty. The

Austro-Hungarian

Empire at the time was the

most flourishing Empire of Europe. It had law and

order second to none in Europe. They had prosperity

and everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate into that

country for jobs.

A big change was

happening in Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS

BANKERS

especially from England

were infiltrating governments of countries to accept

their banking system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs

said they did not need them as it was already a very

prosperous country in

itself and they had the Gold to sustain them. Over and

over the bankers kept trying. In the end they

orchestrated WW1. That was the end of the

Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces giving half the Empire

to Romania, a big portion to the Czechs as

Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to

Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles Treaty

headed by the British and the French. Banks were then

free to invade.

So let us not be totally

blinded by Aristocratic values. Some were virtuous,

some were

Tyrants. The money changers

always win in the end. They are the true rulers , even

of the

aristocrats. Their power of

money have brought down Empires. This is going on

today.

The Rothchilds estate is

worth $4 trillion today. Do we believe they want more

money?

Power, control and dynasty

is what they are after. And what of the other 20

families that

rule the world today all in

unison?

All Best,

Steve Kalec

--

"Good health is not the absence of symptoms, it is the

presence of peace." - Neale Walsh

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Hi Robin,

You didn't ask me, but " aristocracy " means " rule of the best, " which Jung surely

knew. The problem, as always, is how to bring that about. Jung repeatedly

praised British aristocracy, presumably as a " real world " example of a decent

regime.

best regards,

Dan Watkins

> >

> >

> > I must come back to this post. It has been revolving in my head and

> > I cannot let it go.

> > This quote by Jung was stated.

> > >> " Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an upheaval of the unfit

> > against attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in France, the

> > former socialistic upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of

> > disorder called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own

> > reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European nations are

> > incapable of living in a chronic state of disorder, they will make

> > attempts at enforced order, or fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it

> > aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of government..

> > Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England

> > owe it to the " gentleman " that you possess the world. " <<

> >

> > " Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. "

> > Well , Really ??

> > As much as I love Jung and have all his collected works, and as much

> > as his writings

> > have changed my life for the better, I have shelved many of his

> > statements as he was

> > not always right. This is normal, no one is a God.

> > To say the above, and to totally accept it is insanity.

> > The gentlemen in England have caused more wars than any peasant or

> > surf ever dreamed of being capable. The French revolution that ended

> > up decapitating

> > most of the aristocracy was no one else's fault than the very

> > aristocracy that could not see

> > the hunger and the misery in the very streets of their land. " Let

> > them eat cake " replied Antoinette when she was told her people

> > hunger.The Czars of Russia were assassinated because of the revolution

> > brought about by the very same insensitive respect for their own

> > Russian people who hungered in the streets.

> > WW1 was planned for 20 years, they just couldn't get it started.

> > Finally in 1914 they managed it with the assassination of Franz

> > Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty. The Austro-Hungarian

> > Empire at the time was the most flourishing Empire of Europe. It had

> > law and order second to none in Europe. They had prosperity and

> > everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate into that

> > country for jobs.

> > A big change was happening in Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS

> > BANKERS

> > especially from England were infiltrating governments of countries to

> > accept their banking system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs said they

> > did not need them as it was already a very

> > prosperous country in itself and they had the Gold to sustain them.

> > Over and over the bankers kept trying. In the end they orchestrated

> > WW1. That was the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it

> > up into pieces giving half the Empire to Romania, a big portion to the

> > Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to Germany and

> > some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles Treaty headed by the

> > British and the French. Banks were then free to invade.

> > So let us not be totally blinded by Aristocratic values. Some were

> > virtuous, some were

> > Tyrants. The money changers always win in the end. They are the true

> > rulers , even of the

> > aristocrats. Their power of money have brought down Empires. This is

> > going on today.

> > The Rothchilds estate is worth $4 trillion today. Do we believe they

> > want more money?

> > Power, control and dynasty is what they are after. And what of the

> > other 20 families that

> > rule the world today all in unison?

> > All Best,

> > Steve Kalec

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

> --

> * " Good health is not the absence of symptoms, it is the presence of

> peace. " - Neale Walsh

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> http://www.traditionalnutrition.org/*

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Yes, yes. That's it exactly, Dan. I wish I could have expressed it

so simply. I believe Jung was trying to define "best" by saying it

is a government composed of gentlemen - "gentle men." Of course, I

hope that includes women, too ;-). And these gentle men would work

within a balance without succumbing to the extremes we as humans can

tend towards when we are feeling anxious. It's funny, I've been

watching a fun British television show lately called "Merlin," and

the BBC advertising for their American cable channel found on the

DVD seems to illustrate they may be finding a balance through poking

a bit of fun at themselves. I can't remember the quote verbatim,

but I think it goes something like this... "Thousands of years of

unexpressed emotion makes for good drama." There is quite a bit

more to the ad, and I find it incredibly funny. If you haven't seen

the British comedy "Death at a Funeral," I highly recommend it if

you want a good belly laugh.

Cheers,

Robin

Hi Robin,

You didn't ask me, but "aristocracy" means "rule of the best," which Jung surely knew. The problem, as always, is how to bring that about. Jung repeatedly praised British aristocracy, presumably as a "real world" example of a decent regime.

best regards,

Dan Watkins

I must come back to this post. It has been revolving in my head and

I cannot let it go.

This quote by Jung was stated.

"Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an upheaval of the unfit

against attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world."<<

"Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability."

Well , Really ??

As much as I love Jung and have all his collected works, and as much as his writings

have changed my life for the better, I have shelved many of his statements as he was

not always right. This is normal, no one is a God.

To say the above, and to totally accept it is insanity.

The gentlemen in England have caused more wars than any peasant or

surf ever dreamed of being capable. The French revolution that ended up decapitating

most of the aristocracy was no one else's fault than the very aristocracy that could not see

the hunger and the misery in the very streets of their land. " Let them eat cake" replied Antoinette when she was told her people hunger.The Czars of Russia were assassinated because of the revolution brought about by the very same insensitive respect for their own Russian people who hungered in the streets.

WW1 was planned for 20 years, they just couldn't get it started. Finally in 1914 they managed it with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty. The Austro-Hungarian

Empire at the time was the most flourishing Empire of Europe. It had law and order second to none in Europe. They had prosperity and everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate into that

country for jobs.

A big change was happening in Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS BANKERS

especially from England were infiltrating governments of countries to accept their banking system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need them as it was already a very

prosperous country in itself and they had the Gold to sustain them. Over and over the bankers kept trying. In the end they orchestrated WW1. That was the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces giving half the Empire to Romania, a big portion to the Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles Treaty headed by the British and the French. Banks were then free to invade.

So let us not be totally blinded by Aristocratic values. Some were virtuous, some were

Tyrants. The money changers always win in the end. They are the true rulers , even of the

aristocrats. Their power of money have brought down Empires. This is going on today.

The Rothchilds estate is worth $4 trillion today. Do we believe they want more money?

Power, control and dynasty is what they are after. And what of the other 20 families that

rule the world today all in unison?

All Best,

Steve Kalec

-- *"Good health is not the absence of symptoms, it is the presence of peace." - Neale Walsh

http://www.healthforlifecoloncare.com/

http://www.traditionalnutrition.org/*

------------------------------------

"Our highest duty as human beings is to search out a means whereby beings may be freed from all kinds of unsatisfactory experience and suffering."

H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th. Dalai Lama

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Hi Robin,

Yes I agree with you very much. That is why we call it Nobility, as in Noble thoughts and actions. All I am saying is that not all is the truth that it seems to be, as we have seen in France's, Russia's and other Revolution. What happened to the gentlemen there? I do understand what you mean that Jung means it in a general way to indicate gentlemanly rulers. The Austro Hungarian Empire was destroyed by Gentlemen from other countries, very rich gentlemen. Of course there is no better Government than the autocratic rule of the likes of lets say the good King Arthur and his virtuous knights of the round table. There have been great kings like le Magne and his Magna Carta and King who civilized Hungary and many more who shaped society. The Napoleonic codes of law are still used today.

Steve Kalec

Re: Re: impressive ad about our military

Hello Steve,I'm having some difficulty getting my thoughts into words, so please bear with me.With Jung's statement "Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability" taken out of context, I would have to completely agree with your statement, "To say the above, and to totally accept it is insanity." I would need to know exactly Jung's definition of "aristocratic" before I could accept it. But putting it back into the context, could it be that what Jung was saying is that no matter what government is in place ("call it aristocracy if you like"), it is good that said government has an ideal? Moreover, could the entire paragraph be implying that when "a government" (again - "call it aristocracy if you like" ;-) has a "good"(a.k.a. gentlemanly) ideal, goodness results. An example of a gentlemanly ideal might be "to serve the people." Is it possible that in his statement "You in England owe it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world," that Jung was trying to applaud the "gentlemanly" actions that England took? It seems to me that he was trying to show that extremes ("socialistic upheavals" vs. "enforced order, or fascism") aren't what brings results, but it was the "gentlemanly" actions that resulted in England's ability to "possess the world?"I don't know, what do you think? Am I explaining myself clearly?Thanks,Robin

I must come back to this post. It has been revolving in my head and

I cannot let it go.

This quote by Jung was stated.

>>"Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an upheaval of the unfit against attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world."<<"Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability."Well , Really ??

As much as I love Jung and have all his collected works, and as much as his writings

have changed my life for the better, I have shelved many of his statements as he was

not always right. This is normal, no one is a God.

To say the above, and to totally accept it is insanity.

The gentlemen in England have caused more wars than any peasant or

surf ever dreamed of being capable. The French revolution that ended up decapitating

most of the aristocracy was no one else's fault than the very aristocracy that could not see

the hunger and the misery in the very streets of their land. " Let them eat cake" replied Antoinette when she was told her people hunger.The Czars of Russia were assassinated because of the revolution brought about by the very same insensitive respect for their own Russian people who hungered in the streets.

WW1 was planned for 20 years, they just couldn't get it started. Finally in 1914 they managed it with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty. The Austro-Hungarian

Empire at the time was the most flourishing Empire of Europe. It had law and order second to none in Europe. They had prosperity and everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate into that

country for jobs.

A big change was happening in Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS BANKERS

especially from England were infiltrating governments of countries to accept their banking system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need them as it was already a very

prosperous country in itself and they had the Gold to sustain them. Over and over the bankers kept trying. In the end they orchestrated WW1. That was the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces giving half the Empire to Romania, a big portion to the Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles Treaty headed by the British and the French. Banks were then free to invade.

So let us not be totally blinded by Aristocratic values. Some were virtuous, some were

Tyrants. The money changers always win in the end. They are the true rulers , even of the

aristocrats. Their power of money have brought down Empires. This is going on today.

The Rothchilds estate is worth $4 trillion today. Do we believe they want more money?

Power, control and dynasty is what they are after. And what of the other 20 families that

rule the world today all in unison?

All Best,

Steve Kalec

-- "Good health is not the absence of symptoms, it is the presence of peace." - Neale Walsh http://www.healthforlifecoloncare.com/ http://www.traditionalnutrition.org/

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Hi Dan,

> I get the point about Russia, but to praise India this highly?

I think he is referring to the cast system, which is hierarchical

and a very aristocratic system.

Remember I said I have shelved some of Jung's ideas.

I never said thrown away. I am open but yet reserve the

right to question.

All Best,

Steve

Re: impressive ad about our military

I have found that some people who are lovers of Jung - most of whom (inexplicably to me, I must confess) seem to be of the "progressive" political stripe - appear to find themselves embarrassed about some of Jung's political views, his views on the proper relationships between the sexes, and other political or "social" issues. Therefore they argue something as follows: Well, Jung was a brilliant psychiatrist with many great insights into the human soul, but he was also a man of his time, he wasn't perfect, and unfortunately he had some of these wacky political ideas (which, it is implied, we should just ignore). My view, on the other hand, is that Jung's political or "social" views are of a piece with his so-called individual psychology - they are completely consistent, one flowing from the other. It is one psychology. Jung's political and social views are part of the warp and woof of his overall view of human nature. Even his views about such things as inflation, the abandonment of the gold standard, or modern art, fit.Whatever one might say about Jung, he was no egalitarian. "Nature is aristocratic" he says ("The Psychology of Dictatorship, 1936). That does apply also to human nature: "Not everybody has virtues, but everybody has the low animal instincts, the basic primitive caveman suggestibility, the suspicions and vicious traits of the savage" ("Diagnosing the Dictators", 1938). To say the least, for Jung, "enlightenment" will not be universal. This means that the savage or bad parts of human nature must be otherwise contained, and contained not only by individual teaching (in particular, religious teaching), but also by social or political institutions (like aristocracy). I find Jung to be at most reserved in his praise of democracy, dismissive of anything that smacks of socialism, and and supportive of benevolently inegalitarian regimes. In 1961, in an interview with Serrano, Jung stated that "(E)veryone must live in accordance with his nature, both individually and collectively. The best example of that method is to be found in India, and the worst, I suppose, is in Russia. Russia is a country with a magnificent organization, but it doesn't function at all, as is obvious in its agricultural failures. The Russians haven't bothered to discover what man really is; it simply try to treat him as a wholly rational and mechanical being. Obviously what is necessary for them is not to devise a theory about agriculture, but to devise a theory about man, and to impose that theory or concept." For some time, this passage puzzled me - obviously, I get the point about Russia, but to praise India this highly? On reflection, though, it makes sense despite India's ongoing problems with poverty and its other problems. My interpretation would be that it reflects for Jung a coming together of the best of the West and the East - Eastern spiritual practices, and British government, to put it succinctly.When it comes to the ordering of the individual soul, as opposed to the ordering of the collective, Jung favors organized religion, and in particular he praises Catholicism: "Catholicism in particular, with its ceremonial and liturgy, gives fantasy a priceless support, for which reason I have found in my practice that believing Catholics suffer less from neurosis and are easier to cure than Protestants and Jews. For the need of religion, for its validity as a primary instinct of man, there are abundant proofs reaching back to the dawn of time. Then it was part of man's unconscious, and now it is part of his conscious, psychic diet .. ("Three Versions of a Press Conference in Vienna," 1928).And, to repeat, one of the great advantages of religion is that it informs human beings of their dark side - that it acquaints him with the devil, as it were - and also provides a means for coping with the dark side. Hence, for example, the doctrine of original sin is, according to Jung, "most salutory."regards,Dan Watkins>> I must come back to this post. It has been revolving in my head and> I cannot let it go.> > This quote by Jung was stated.> > >>"Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an upheaval of the unfit against attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world."<<> > "Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability."> Well , Really ??> > As much as I love Jung and have all his collected works, and as much as his writings> have changed my life for the better, I have shelved many of his statements as he was > not always right. This is normal, no one is a God.> > To say the above, and to totally accept it is insanity.> The gentlemen in England have caused more wars than any peasant or> surf ever dreamed of being capable. The French revolution that ended up decapitating> most of the aristocracy was no one else's fault than the very aristocracy that could not see> the hunger and the misery in the very streets of their land. " Let them eat cake" replied Antoinette when she was told her people hunger.The Czars of Russia were assassinated because of the revolution brought about by the very same insensitive respect for their own Russian people who hungered in the streets. > > WW1 was planned for 20 years, they just couldn't get it started. Finally in 1914 they managed it with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty. The Austro-Hungarian> Empire at the time was the most flourishing Empire of Europe. It had law and order second to none in Europe. They had prosperity and everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate into that> country for jobs. > > A big change was happening in Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS BANKERS> especially from England were infiltrating governments of countries to accept their banking system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need them as it was already a very> prosperous country in itself and they had the Gold to sustain them. Over and over the bankers kept trying. In the end they orchestrated WW1. That was the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces giving half the Empire to Romania, a big portion to the Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles Treaty headed by the British and the French. Banks were then free to invade. > > So let us not be totally blinded by Aristocratic values. Some were virtuous, some were> Tyrants. The money changers always win in the end. They are the true rulers , even of the> aristocrats. Their power of money have brought down Empires. This is going on today.> The Rothchilds estate is worth $4 trillion today. Do we believe they want more money?> Power, control and dynasty is what they are after. And what of the other 20 families that > rule the world today all in unison? > > All Best,> Steve Kalec>------------------------------------"Our highest duty as human beings is to search out a means whereby beings may be freed from all kinds of unsatisfactory experience and suffering."H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th. Dalai Lama

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I hear what you each are saying in you understanding of Jung's philosophy over both government and religion, however, the era that he was speaking about is long gone. I believe that in Jung's ideology he stressed the need to change as society changes also. What he was writing about was an era that is long gone and I am certain IF he were here to judge the times that we are living in, and noting the scandals of both the catholic church and the US government, his opinion would not be the same as it was at the time he wrote the things you are quoting. Storm To: JUNG-FIRE Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 9:04 AM Subject: Re: impressive ad about our military

I have found that some people who are lovers of Jung – most of whom (inexplicably to me, I must confess) seem to be of the "progressive" political stripe – appear to find themselves embarrassed about some of Jung's political views, his views on the proper relationships between the sexes, and other political or "social" issues. Therefore they argue something as follows: Well, Jung was a brilliant psychiatrist with many great insights into the human soul, but he was also a man of his time, he wasn't perfect, and unfortunately he had some of these wacky political ideas (which, it is implied, we should just ignore).

My view, on the other hand, is that Jung's political or "social" views are of a piece with his so-called individual psychology – they are completely consistent, one flowing from the other. It is one psychology. Jung's political and social views are part of the warp and woof of his overall view of human nature. Even his views about such things as inflation, the abandonment of the gold standard, or modern art, fit.

Whatever one might say about Jung, he was no egalitarian. "Nature is aristocratic" he says ("The Psychology of Dictatorship, 1936). That does apply also to human nature: "Not everybody has virtues, but everybody has the low animal instincts, the basic primitive caveman suggestibility, the suspicions and vicious traits of the savage" ("Diagnosing the Dictators", 1938). To say the least, for Jung, "enlightenment" will not be universal. This means that the savage or bad parts of human nature must be otherwise contained, and contained not only by individual teaching (in particular, religious teaching), but also by social or political institutions (like aristocracy). I find Jung to be at most reserved in his praise of democracy, dismissive of anything that smacks of socialism, and and supportive of benevolently inegalitarian regimes. In 1961, in an interview with Serrano, Jung stated that "(E)veryone must live in accordance with his nature, both

individually and collectively. The best example of that method is to be found in India, and the worst, I suppose, is in Russia. Russia is a country with a magnificent organization, but it doesn't function at all, as is obvious in its agricultural failures. The Russians haven't bothered to discover what man really is; it simply try to treat him as a wholly rational and mechanical being. Obviously what is necessary for them is not to devise a theory about agriculture, but to devise a theory about man, and to impose that theory or concept." For some time, this passage puzzled me – obviously, I get the point about Russia, but to praise India this highly? On reflection, though, it makes sense despite India's ongoing problems with poverty and its other problems. My interpretation would be that it reflects for Jung a coming together of the best of the West and the East – Eastern spiritual practices, and British government, to put it succinctly.

When it comes to the ordering of the individual soul, as opposed to the ordering of the collective, Jung favors organized religion, and in particular he praises Catholicism: "Catholicism in particular, with its ceremonial and liturgy, gives fantasy a priceless support, for which reason I have found in my practice that believing Catholics suffer less from neurosis and are easier to cure than Protestants and Jews. For the need of religion, for its validity as a primary instinct of man, there are abundant proofs reaching back to the dawn of time. Then it was part of man's unconscious, and now it is part of his conscious, psychic diet …. ("Three Versions of a Press Conference in Vienna," 1928).

And, to repeat, one of the great advantages of religion is that it informs human beings of their dark side – that it acquaints him with the devil, as it were – and also provides a means for coping with the dark side. Hence, for example, the doctrine of original sin is, according to Jung, "most salutory."

regards,

Dan Watkins

>

> I must come back to this post. It has been revolving in my head and

> I cannot let it go.

>

> This quote by Jung was stated.

>

> >>"Communistic or Socialistic democracy is an upheaval of the unfit against attempts at order. Consider the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe it to the "gentleman" that you possess the world."<<

>

> "Without the aristocratic ideal there is no stability."

> Well , Really ??

>

> As much as I love Jung and have all his collected works, and as much as his writings

> have changed my life for the better, I have shelved many of his statements as he was

> not always right. This is normal, no one is a God.

>

> To say the above, and to totally accept it is insanity.

> The gentlemen in England have caused more wars than any peasant or

> surf ever dreamed of being capable. The French revolution that ended up decapitating

> most of the aristocracy was no one else's fault than the very aristocracy that could not see

> the hunger and the misery in the very streets of their land. " Let them eat cake" replied Antoinette when she was told her people hunger.The Czars of Russia were assassinated because of the revolution brought about by the very same insensitive respect for their own Russian people who hungered in the streets.

>

> WW1 was planned for 20 years, they just couldn't get it started. Finally in 1914 they managed it with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty. The Austro-Hungarian

> Empire at the time was the most flourishing Empire of Europe. It had law and order second to none in Europe. They had prosperity and everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate into that

> country for jobs.

>

> A big change was happening in Europe at the time. The BIG BUSINESS BANKERS

> especially from England were infiltrating governments of countries to accept their banking system of interests ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need them as it was already a very

> prosperous country in itself and they had the Gold to sustain them. Over and over the bankers kept trying. In the end they orchestrated WW1. That was the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces giving half the Empire to Romania, a big portion to the Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles Treaty headed by the British and the French. Banks were then free to invade.

>

> So let us not be totally blinded by Aristocratic values. Some were virtuous, some were

> Tyrants. The money changers always win in the end. They are the true rulers , even of the

> aristocrats. Their power of money have brought down Empires. This is going on today.

> The Rothchilds estate is worth $4 trillion today. Do we believe they want more money?

> Power, control and dynasty is what they are after. And what of the other 20 families that

> rule the world today all in unison?

>

> All Best,

> Steve Kalec

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The " new world order " is not of the Rothschilds but of the Rothschild-wannabes.

The Bushes, the Bakers and the Candlestickmakers, the " missile makers " as I call

them. One of their aims was to be rid of the Rothschilds. The Rothschilds

merely moved on to other things. And other countries. They also wanted to

" replace " the British Empire with their own. Both empires have fallen although

the empire of the Rothschild remains. The French " nationalized " one of the

Rothschild banks in the 1990s. They just merely founded a new private bank. And

didn't blink an eye over their losses. Which were minimal in terms of their

overall wealth. But it is wise to remember the " motto " of Mayer Rothschild.

" Allow me to control a nation's currency and I care not who makes its laws. " The

Rothschilds have survived the past century quite well as you point out. I doubt

anyone can say what the actual " worth " of the family is. Although it is in the

trillions. With regard to its

influence, that influence is quite evident in two of its main banking " centers "

that remain. London and Hong Kong. According to rumor they opposed Great Britian

adopting the EU Constitution and switching to the Euro. The Queen followed suit.

So it was never brought to a vote. Under threat of her dismissing Parliament and

calling for new elections. A constituional power few realize she has. So there

is a little wisdom to be found in the " balance " of the East and West with the

" ideal " of the East found in the " aristocracy " of Great Britain.

As for " Utopia " the only " Utopia " that exists is the one we create for

ourselves. We cannot change the world. Only ourselves.

Our main mistake in the West, which has been slowly adopted in the East, is

believing in the maxim of " I have, therefore I am. " A growing number of people

no longer have. And are finding they no longer are. Whatever happiness, or

contentment in the Eastern philosophies, exists simply does not exist without.

It exists within.

The justxaposition of India and Great Britain is an interesting one. Both Mother

Theresa and Princess died the same week. I thought at the time, who has

framed their lives with Mother Theresa and who has framed their lives with

Princess ? The former, " I am, therefore I have. " The latter, " I have,

therefore I am. " The generosity, the humanity, of Mother Theresa borne of

redemption within. The generosity, the humanity, of Princess borne of

revenge. Beware the gods and gurus. And the goddesses.

The world is not coming to an end. But the world as we know it, including this

" new world order " is. Those who survive the " transition " will do so within. Not

without.

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> are living in, and noting the scandals of both the catholic

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> relationships between the sexes, and other political or

> " social " issues. Therefore they argue something as

> follows: Well, Jung was a brilliant psychiatrist with many

> great insights into the human soul, but he was also a man of

> his time, he wasn't perfect, and unfortunately he had

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> " social " views are of a piece with his so-called

> individual psychology – they are completely consistent,

> one flowing from the other. It is one psychology. Jung's

> political and social views are part of the warp and woof of

> his overall view of human nature. Even his views about such

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> Psychology of Dictatorship, 1936). That does apply also to

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> suggestibility, the suspicions and vicious traits of the

> savage " ( " Diagnosing the Dictators " , 1938).

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> not be universal. This means that the savage or bad parts of

> human nature must be otherwise contained, and contained not

> only by individual teaching (in particular, religious

> teaching), but also by social or political institutions

> (like aristocracy). I find Jung to be at most reserved in

> his praise of democracy, dismissive of anything that smacks

> of socialism, and and supportive of benevolently

> inegalitarian regimes. In 1961, in an interview with

> Serrano, Jung stated that " (E)veryone must live in

> accordance with his nature, both

> individually and collectively. The best example of that

> method is to be found in India, and the worst, I suppose, is

> in Russia. Russia is a country with a magnificent

> organization, but it doesn't function at all, as is

> obvious in its agricultural failures. The Russians

> haven't bothered to discover what man really is; it

> simply try to treat him as a wholly rational and mechanical

> being. Obviously what is necessary for them is not to devise

> a theory about agriculture, but to devise a theory about

> man, and to impose that theory or concept. " For some

> time, this passage puzzled me – obviously, I get the point

> about Russia, but to praise India this highly? On

> reflection, though, it makes sense despite India's

> ongoing problems with poverty and its other problems. My

> interpretation would be that it reflects for Jung a coming

> together of the best of the West and the East – Eastern

> spiritual practices, and British government, to put it

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> When it comes to the ordering of the individual soul, as

> opposed to the ordering of the collective, Jung favors

> organized religion, and in particular he praises

> Catholicism: " Catholicism in particular, with its

> ceremonial and liturgy, gives fantasy a priceless support,

> for which reason I have found in my practice that believing

> Catholics suffer less from neurosis and are easier to cure

> than Protestants and Jews. For the need of religion, for its

> validity as a primary instinct of man, there are abundant

> proofs reaching back to the dawn of time. Then it was part

> of man's unconscious, and now it is part of his

> conscious, psychic diet …. ( " Three Versions of a

> Press Conference in Vienna, " 1928).

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> that it informs human beings of their dark side – that it

> acquaints him with the devil, as it were – and also

> provides a means for coping with the dark side. Hence, for

> example, the doctrine of original sin is, according to Jung,

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> an upheaval of the unfit against attempts at order. Consider

> the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic

> upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder

> called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own

> reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European

> nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of

> disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or

> fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you

> like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the

> aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe

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> assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty.

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> Europe. It had law and order second to none in Europe. They

> had prosperity and everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate

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> ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need them as it was

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> sustain them. Over and over the bankers kept trying. In the

> end they orchestrated WW1. That was the end of the

> Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces

> giving half the Empire to Romania, a big portion to the

> Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to

> Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles

> Treaty headed by the British and the French. Banks were then

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COOL POST!

>As for "Utopia" the only "Utopia" that exists is the one we create for ourselves. We cannot change the world. Only ourselves.

YES! Absolutely! We all see the world as per our projections upon it.

Maybe there are as many worlds as there are people conscious of it.

Despite all that, the money changers rule, the rest of us drool, regardless

of autocracy or democracy.

Steve Kalec

> Re: impressive ad about our military> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have found that some people who are lovers of> Jung – most of whom (inexplicably to me, I must confess)> seem to be of the "progressive" political stripe> – appear to find themselves embarrassed about some of> Jung's political views, his views on the proper> relationships between the sexes, and other political or> "social" issues. Therefore they argue something as> follows: Well, Jung was a brilliant psychiatrist with many> great insights into the human soul, but he was also a man of> his time, he wasn't perfect, and unfortunately he had> some of these wacky political ideas (which, it is implied,> we should just ignore). > > > > My view, on the other hand, is that Jung's political or> "social" views are of a piece with his so-called> individual psychology – they are completely consistent,> one flowing from the other. It is one psychology. Jung's> political and social views are part of the warp and woof of> his overall view of human nature. Even his views about such> things as inflation, the abandonment of the gold standard,> or modern art, fit.> > > > Whatever one might say about Jung, he was no egalitarian.> "Nature is aristocratic" he says ("The> Psychology of Dictatorship, 1936). That does apply also to> human nature: "Not everybody has virtues, but everybody> has the low animal instincts, the basic primitive caveman> suggestibility, the suspicions and vicious traits of the> savage" ("Diagnosing the Dictators", 1938).> To say the least, for Jung, "enlightenment" will> not be universal. This means that the savage or bad parts of> human nature must be otherwise contained, and contained not> only by individual teaching (in particular, religious> teaching), but also by social or political institutions> (like aristocracy). I find Jung to be at most reserved in> his praise of democracy, dismissive of anything that smacks> of socialism, and and supportive of benevolently> inegalitarian regimes. In 1961, in an interview with > Serrano, Jung stated that "(E)veryone must live in> accordance with his nature, both> individually and collectively. The best example of that> method is to be found in India, and the worst, I suppose, is> in Russia. Russia is a country with a magnificent> organization, but it doesn't function at all, as is> obvious in its agricultural failures. The Russians> haven't bothered to discover what man really is; it> simply try to treat him as a wholly rational and mechanical> being. Obviously what is necessary for them is not to devise> a theory about agriculture, but to devise a theory about> man, and to impose that theory or concept." For some> time, this passage puzzled me – obviously, I get the point> about Russia, but to praise India this highly? On> reflection, though, it makes sense despite India's> ongoing problems with poverty and its other problems. My> interpretation would be that it reflects for Jung a coming> together of the best of the West and the East – Eastern> spiritual practices, and British government, to put it> succinctly.> > > > When it comes to the ordering of the individual soul, as> opposed to the ordering of the collective, Jung favors> organized religion, and in particular he praises> Catholicism: "Catholicism in particular, with its> ceremonial and liturgy, gives fantasy a priceless support,> for which reason I have found in my practice that believing> Catholics suffer less from neurosis and are easier to cure> than Protestants and Jews. For the need of religion, for its> validity as a primary instinct of man, there are abundant> proofs reaching back to the dawn of time. Then it was part> of man's unconscious, and now it is part of his> conscious, psychic diet …. ("Three Versions of a> Press Conference in Vienna," 1928).> > > > And, to repeat, one of the great advantages of religion is> that it informs human beings of their dark side – that it> acquaints him with the devil, as it were – and also> provides a means for coping with the dark side. Hence, for> example, the doctrine of original sin is, according to Jung,> "most salutory."> > > > regards,> > > > Dan Watkins> > > > > > >> > > I must come back to this post. It has been revolving> in my head and> > > I cannot let it go.> > > > > > This quote by Jung was stated.> > > > > > >>"Communistic or Socialistic democracy is> an upheaval of the unfit against attempts at order. Consider> the stay-in strikes in France, the former socialistic> upheavals in Germany and Italy. This state of disorder> called democratic freedom or liberalism brings its own> reaction - enforced order. In as much as the European> nations are incapable of living in a chronic state of> disorder, they will make attempts at enforced order, or> fascism .. A decent oligarchy - call it aristocracy if you> like - is the most ideal form of government.. Without the> aristocratic ideal there is no stability. You in England owe> it to the "gentleman" that you possess the> world."<<> > > > > > "Without the aristocratic ideal there is no> stability."> > > Well , Really ??> > > > > > As much as I love Jung and have all his collected> works, and as much as his writings> > > have changed my life for the better, I have shelved> many of his statements as he was > > > not always right. This is normal, no one is a God.> > > > > > To say the above, and to totally accept it is> insanity.> > > The gentlemen in England have caused more wars than> any peasant or> > > surf ever dreamed of being capable. The French> revolution that ended up decapitating> > > most of the aristocracy was no one else's fault> than the very aristocracy that could not see> > > the hunger and the misery in the very streets of their> land. " Let them eat cake" replied Antoinette when> she was told her people hunger.The Czars of Russia were> assassinated because of the revolution brought about by the> very same insensitive respect for their own Russian people> who hungered in the streets. > > > > > > WW1 was planned for 20 years, they just couldn't> get it started. Finally in 1914 they managed it with the> assassination of Franz Ferdinand of the Hapsburg Dynasty.> The Austro-Hungarian> > > Empire at the time was the most flourishing Empire of> Europe. It had law and order second to none in Europe. They> had prosperity and everyone in Europe wanted to emigrate> into that> > > country for jobs. > > > > > > A big change was happening in Europe at the time.> The BIG BUSINESS BANKERS> > > especially from England were infiltrating governments> of countries to accept their banking system of interests> ect. The Hapsburgs said they did not need them as it was> already a very> > > prosperous country in itself and they had the Gold to> sustain them. Over and over the bankers kept trying. In the> end they orchestrated WW1. That was the end of the> Austro-Hungarian Empire. They chopped it up into pieces> giving half the Empire to Romania, a big portion to the> Czechs as Czechoslovakia, a big portion to Serbia, some to> Germany and some to Yugoslavia. This was the Versailles> Treaty headed by the British and the French. Banks were then> free to invade. > > > > > > So let us not be totally blinded by Aristocratic> values. Some were virtuous, some were> > > Tyrants. The money changers always win in the end.> They are the true rulers , even of the> > > aristocrats. Their power of money have brought down> Empires. This is going on today.> > > The Rothchilds estate is worth $4 trillion today. Do> we believe they want more money?> > > Power, control and dynasty is what they are after. And> what of the other 20 families that > > > rule the world today all in unison? > > > > > > All Best,> > > Steve Kalec> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------"Our highest duty as human beings is to search out a means whereby beings may be freed from all kinds of unsatisfactory experience and suffering."H.H. Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th. Dalai Lama

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Well, in this case, it seems gentlemen who bare a lot of racism are in this group, so there is a background Catholic cult going on here, and darlings I am one of those Jews that grew up one the East Coast......know very well the neuroticim of nuns, priests, Catholics and the like and the church holdings of major slum properties......wrap your mind around that dearie.....let alone the centuries of wars in the name of the Catholic church......right are we talking about the Jews who got destroyed by Hitler, perhaps he was justified in your mind or the centuries of pursecution they went through forced to live in hovels in the name of Christianity or some or other so called gentlemen. Or how about the millions of people all over the world starving, because no gentlemen wants to start a shift to create a society where there is a

chance for them to get out of their poverty and become educated......I think I am about out of this group. You are wrapped around theory and seem to have little feeling for human life. God forgive you.

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I think perhaps Jung simply was mystified by the theatrical trappings of Catholicism ie.the beautiful cathedrals, rituals,elaborate costumes( robes) etc.And it was the opposite of the stringent, stripped down Proteststantism he was entrenched in from both sides of his family.I think it is unfortunate that these man-made religious institutions, have historically caused significant problems such as wars, keeping consciousness limited ( opiate of the masses),sexism,racism,etc.Religion should be kept totally out of state affairs.Yet, I would support one's personal choice and right to worship. If one needs this type of institutionalized mythology, I would support one's right to do so. Life is at times is painful,especially for those born into poverty or abuse, and religion can give people something to live for, when there is essentially nothing else. I'm not for abolishing religions for compassionate reasons,and because it takes away individual freedom,but it has absolutely no business influencing state affairs.And the state should support and protect the well being and the rights of all of the people. Yes, I agree, theory, in and of itself, without a trace of social conscious or compassion, seems pompous, empty, and out of touch.

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Well, in this case, it seems gentlemen who bare a lot of racism are in this group, so there is a background Catholic cult going on here, and darlings I am one of those Jews that grew up one the East Coast......know very well the neuroticim of nuns, priests, Catholics and the like and the church holdings of major slum properties......wrap your mind around that dearie.....let alone the centuries of wars in the name of the Catholic church......right are we talking about the Jews who got destroyed by Hitler, perhaps he was justified in your mind or the centuries of pursecution they went through forced to live in hovels in the name of Christianity or some or other so called gentlemen. Or how about the millions of people all over the world starving, because no gentlemen wants to start a shift to create a society where there is a chance for them to get out of their poverty and become educated......I think I am about out of this group. You are wrapped around theory and seem to have little feeling for human life. God forgive you.

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Well, in this case, it seems gentlemen who bare a lot

of racism are in this group, so there is a background

Catholic cult going on here, and darlings I am one of

those Jews that grew up one the East Coast......know

very well the neuroticim of nuns, priests, Catholics and

the like and the church holdings of major slum

properties......wrap your mind around that

dearie.....let alone the centuries of wars in the name

of the Catholic church......right are we talking about

the Jews who got destroyed by Hitler, perhaps he was

justified in your mind or the centuries of pursecution

they went through forced to live in hovels in the name

of Christianity or some or other so called gentlemen. Or

how about the millions of people all over the world

starving, because no gentlemen wants to start a shift to

create a society where there is a chance for them to get

out of their poverty and become educated......I think I

am about out of this group. You are wrapped around

theory and seem to have little feeling for human life.

God forgive you.

It is true that Jung praised Catholicism as a "psychological

system," but to say that he was a devout Catholic, or that he

praised everything that was ever done by Rome, would be ridiculous.

His father was a Protestant minister, and he described himself as a

Protestant: "In this connection I regard religious ideas as of the

utmost importance, by which I do not, of course, mean any particular

creed. Even so, as a Protestant, it is quite clear to me that, in

its healing effects, no creed is as closely akin to psychoanalysis

as Catholicism. The symbols of the Catholic liturgy offer the

unconscious is such a wealth of possibilities for expression that

they act as an incomparable diet for the psyche" (CGJ, "Three

Versions of a Press Conference," 1928.) In 1957, in "the Houston

Films," Jung said that "Again, in the teachings of the Catholic

Church there are several thousand saints. They show us what to do,

they serve as models. They had their legends, and that is Christian

mythology. In Greece there was Theseus, there was Hercules, models

of fine men, a gentlemen, you know, and they teach us how to behave.

They are archetypes of behavior." Jung praised Catholicism because

it was psychologically and architecturally rich, providing psychic

food for the souls of the people: "The archetypes are, so to speak,

like many little appetites in us, and if, with the passing of time,

they get nothing to eat, they start rumbling and upset everything.

The Catholic Church takes this very seriously. Just now it is

setting about reviving the old Easter customs. The abstract greeting

"Christ is risen!" no longer satisfies the cravings of the

archetypes for images. So in order to set at rest, they have had

recourse to the hair goddess, a fertility symbol" ("Jung and the

Christmas tree," 1957). For true Catholics, the Catholic Church,

according to Jung, even "carries" the unconscious:

"For instance, a book has just appeared, by a Catholic, called....

"The Dark Kingdom within Us," which is about the psychological

problems; and the author says that there is really no proof of the

existence of the unconscious -- that there really is no unconscious

-- it is merely imagination. Of course, almost any man nowadays in

his normal senses, as we must assume he is, is simply unable to make

such a statement; but a Catholic can easily, because he really has

no unconscious. It is in the church (emphasis added) (CGJ, Nietzsche's

Zarathustra: Notes of the seminar given in 1934 -- 1939, lecture

given June 20, 1934, page 121.)

The above should give just a taste of Jung's thoughts about religion

in general and Catholicism in particular. Religion reflects the

archetypes, and serves as a projected "psychic system." In the case

of Catholicism in particular, however, it is also a deliberately

managed, very ancient political regime which has a great

institutional knowledge of human nature. This is, of course, not to

say that the Church never does anything wrong.

Jung's views on these matters, as on most matters, are "shot

through" his collected works. I cannot here try to organize and

present a thoroughgoing treatise about everything he says in these

works. I have often thought that, in a sense, to read one of his

major works is to read all of them, if you see what I mean.

To imply, as you do, that Jung was somehow an anti-Semite is simply

wrong. During the second world war, Jung literally risked his life

to help his Jewish colleagues.

I hope you will not choose to leave the group, although I can

certainly see why you might do so if you find Jung's philosophy

distasteful. It might be better, however, to hang around and learn

more about him. To paraphrase Jung, when we find ourselves getting

upset, irate, or discombobulated, that is the time to pay attention

to what is going on with us within, rather than simply to avoid the

issue. Indignation is a poor counselor.

Best regards, Dan Watkins.

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I think we end up on a slippery slope when we move from psychological theory to

ideological positions with regard to Jung. My personal impression is that Jung

" moved beyond " it all. What happens when you do the work. He did the work. Quite

a few who claim to have in fact have not. But, well, they're on Amazon.

Personally I wish nothing to do with the " Jesus Saves " Jungians or the " Church

of Jung " of which Philemon Foundation seems to have established itself as the

Vatican. Remember always the words of Jung. " I am glad I am Jung and not a

Jungian. " His version of " beware the gods and gurus. " And goddesses of course.

And beware the greedy grandchildren who take the diary out of the kitchen

cupboard and sell it to the highest bidder. The Red Book is about egos. None of

them Jung's. And about greedy grandchildren.

For truth to be truth, it must be a universal truth. Christian truth is merely

an expression of truth. As is Buddhist truth. Or Islamic truth.

But when you start with the " truth " in an exclusionary manner, as many Jungians

do, you lose the truth. " My god is better than your god. "

Truth must also be transcendent. It must transcend the human ego. So most truth

as we know it in modern times on that basis alone is not truth.

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  I think perhaps Jung simply was mystified by the

theatrical trappings of Catholicism ie.the beautiful

cathedrals, rituals,elaborate costumes( robes) etc.

Was Jung easily entranced? He wrote quite a bit and very

deliberately about the advantages of Catholicism as a psychic

system. It fits with his theory of the archetypes.

And it was the opposite of the stringent,

stripped down Proteststantism he was entrenched

in from both sides of his family.I think it is

unfortunate that these man-made religious

institutions, have historically caused significant

problems such as wars, keeping consciousness limited (

opiate of the masses),sexism,racism,etc.

Jung said repeatedly that religion was salutary and indeed necessary

for the people, or the "masses." (Jung had little or nothing good to

say about Marxism, and he did not dismiss religion as "the opiate of

the people," although I must acknowledge that he did sometimes use

the Marxist term "masses" to refer to the people.) Jung writes: "Out

of my experience with those thousands of patients, I have become

convinced that the psychological problem of today is a spiritual

problem, a religious problem. Man today hungers and thirsts

for a safe relationship to the psychic forces within himself. His

consciousness, recoiling from the difficulties of the modern world,

lacks the relationship to safe spiritual conditions. This makes him

neurotic, ill, frightened. Science has told him that there is no

God, and that matter is all there is. This has deprived humanity of

its blossom, it's feeling of well-being and safety in a safe

world.... Man in the middle ages lived in a meaningful world. He

knew that God had made the world for a definite purpose; it made him

for a definite purpose -- to get to Heaven, or to get to Hell. It

made sense. Today the world in which all of us live is a madhouse.

This is what many people are feeling. Some of these people come to

tell me so." ( "The World on the Verge of Spiritual Rebirth?", 1934,

emphasis in the original.)

"Christianity is a beautiful system of psychotherapy. It heals the

suffering of the soul" (Ibid)..

Religion should be kept totally out of state

affairs.

Many people think so, but I'm not sure that Jung would agree.

Yet, I would support one's personal choice and

right to worship. If one needs this type of

institutionalized mythology, I would support one's

right to do so. Life is at times is painful,especially

for those born into poverty or abuse, and religion can

give people something to live for, when there is

essentially nothing else. I'm not for abolishing

religions for compassionate reasons,and because it

takes away individual freedom,but it has absolutely no

business influencing state affairs.

If religion is as psychically powerful as Jung says it is, as key to

the human psyche, if it is a reflection of fundamental instinct (as

he says somewhere), then it is inevitable that religion will

influence political affairs. Politics, political affairs, are about

the human things, and religion is one of the big human things.

Religion, at least per Jung, is not a childish delusion which the

"masses" must en masse outgrow. Rather, it is key to human

experience. In fact, if I were to guess, I would say that Jung might

have thought that religion was more suited to or necessary for the

political sphere than the strictly personal or private sphere--

after all, certain individuals may not require religion, but society

always does (again, at least according to Jung).

Best regards, Dan Watkins

And the state should support and protect the well

being and the rights of all of the people. Yes,

I agree, theory, in and of itself, without a trace of

social conscious or compassion, seems pompous, empty,

and out of touch.

 

 

 

Re: impressive ad about our

military

 

Well, in this case, it seems

gentlemen who bare a lot of racism are

in this group, so there is a background

Catholic cult going on here, and

darlings I am one of those Jews that

grew up one the East Coast......know

very well the neuroticim of nuns,

priests, Catholics and the like and the

church holdings of major slum

properties......wrap your mind around

that dearie.....let alone the centuries

of wars in the name of the Catholic

church......right are we talking about

the Jews who got destroyed by Hitler,

perhaps he was justified in your mind or

the centuries of pursecution they went

through forced to live in hovels in the

name of Christianity or some or other so

called gentlemen. Or how about the

millions of people all over the world

starving, because no gentlemen wants to

start a shift to create a society where

there is a chance for them to get out of

their poverty and become educated......I

think I am about out of this group.  You

are wrapped around theory and seem to

have little feeling for human life.  God

forgive you.

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I disagree with Jung on several accounts, however blasphemous. Jung was a man with brilliant insights into the human psyche, however the conclusion you come to is quite different than my own. If your conclusion, is that Jung thought religions in general, specifically Christianity, would be better at running the state,than the state, I find this deeply disturbing and naive.Have we learned nothing from history?

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Well, in this case, it seems gentlemen who bare a lot of racism are in this group, so there is a background Catholic cult going on here, and darlings I am one of those Jews that grew up one the East Coast......know very well the neuroticim of nuns, priests, Catholics and the like and the church holdings of major slum properties......wrap your mind around that dearie.....let alone the centuries of wars in the name of the Catholic church......right are we talking about the Jews who got destroyed by Hitler, perhaps he was justified in your mind or the centuries of pursecution they went through forced to live in hovels in the name of Christianity or some or other so called gentlemen. Or how about the millions of people all over the world starving, because no gentlemen wants to start a shift to create a society where there is a chance for them to get out of their poverty and become educated......I think I am about out of this group. You are wrapped around theory and seem to have little feeling for human life. God forgive you.

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I think Jung was correct in his insight that there is in all probability an innate fundamental drive or archetypal religious energy in the collective human psyche however, there are many archetypal,instinctual aspects of the human psyche which although a part of us collectively, cannot and should not, completely color our vision and direct our collective behavior. We need to acknowledge their presence,perhaps honor them symbolically( religion,etc. if you so choose), and we need to reason as well, thus separation of church and state, a important balance of the unconscious and of conscious reasoning.

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Well, in this case, it seems gentlemen who bare a lot of racism are in this group, so there is a background Catholic cult going on here, and darlings I am one of those Jews that grew up one the East Coast......know very well the neuroticim of nuns, priests, Catholics and the like and the church holdings of major slum properties......wrap your mind around that dearie.....let alone the centuries of wars in the name of the Catholic church......right are we talking about the Jews who got destroyed by Hitler, perhaps he was justified in your mind or the centuries of pursecution they went through forced to live in hovels in the name of Christianity or some or other so called gentlemen. Or how about the millions of people all over the world starving, because no gentlemen wants to start a shift to create a society where there is a chance for them to get out of their poverty and become educated......I think I am about out of this group. You are wrapped around theory and see m to have little feeling for human life. God forgive you.

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First, if you redo your reading, you will see I never said Jung was an anti-Semite. I was referring to the darlings in the group who had the nerve to glorify the elite (especially in this day and age with what is going on) and then also say bravo to Catholic myths and then say that Jews were more neurotic, so I spoke of the neurotic things in the Catholic church. You have laid out the good of what you see in the Catholic Church, but it is not a balanced view, and let me say that in the practice I participate in there are things that are not balanced as well and skeletons in the closet and things swept under the carpet. Furthermore, there are many many myths that do many wonderful things. Personally, I am more

interested in what the Catholic religion has done for you personally, than quoting Jung who is no longer here to sort it out. If you start talking to me about Easter, well dearest we are of totally contrary views, starting with the fact that I do not believe that Christ when he said " I am that I am was trying to separate himself from all others." Even the pope has declared the bible is not to be taken literally(after all it was written and translated how many time and after Christ and in how many languages). I lived in Japan for ten years. There are sacred stones in Japan written by Masters of Japanese language, which few if any can decipher because the writing was different and more fluid and artistic and not how it changed in the modern world. Think of how our language, for better or worse, changed in the last fifty years. So I will go to the point of view of many Gnostics and many who believe Jesus

traveled to India. What Christ's disciples, in my humble opinion saw, was the light body rising from Christ, because they were so in harmony with him. People have seen it in India and other places too when religious people die. I don't want to bring in too many airy fairy things, because one tends to be of the bent these days that if it is not my God it could not be and/or if you pray to God you are religious, but if you hear God you are insane, so we lock all others as inferior or insane. What they believe is that the idea of one's light body rising, which each human being should strive is the resurrection and the way and not anything given only to Jesus or only to Christianity. That body of Christ is a light body of many people from many religions only Christians have their verbiage and other religions have theirs. It has lost its mystery and been mortified in theory for the average person. How do the majority of

Catholics practice? It is not okay to have an abortion, but it is okay to kill woman and children, even pregnant women, in war. They depend on ritual, but they do them, because they think it will get them to heaven not because they really have internalized the meaning of the rituals.Metaphor is powerful very powerful and it can become stonified beyond repair. There are many beautiful myths all over the world. How many have been killed off by so called Christianity. What would Jesus say seeing that? What would he have said of the crusades?People try and make religion into a cup to hold their pain and suffering, so that they can live. But, in Buddhism, when you can feel the pain and suffering of the world you are close to enlightenment, but now one wants to allow anyone these days to feel the pain and suffering of the world and let that take them to another

level. We give them drugs instead. But, if you really look at that suffering of the world you can no longer defend war and history and elitism. We defend those things because it is too much for us to see and feel the suffering of the world and take that first step towards humanism and spiritual maturity. This is what I believe, and I believe it about many people who meditate and think they are following a path of detachment, but are following a path of denial (not all), and I see it in the practice I belong to and all over. It is a big step to decide to be part of the no, thank you, I don't want to be part of the suffering in the world and to admit to one's own part in it. I am not good at this. I have not become enlightened, but I am taking steps. If they succeed inside myself, before I expire, who knows. I am not about, if I pray to the right God, what I do does not matter.

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Bravo Charlie.....I did not know about that group, but I was sensing something. Seems my intuition was right. I agree with you up down and sideways and turn once around for good luck LOL

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The symbols of the Catholic liturgy offer the unconscious is such a wealth of possibilities for expression that they act as an incomparable diet for the psyche" (CGJ, "Three Versions of a Press Conference," 1928.) In 1957, in "the Houston Films," Jung said that "Again, in the teachings of the Catholic Church there are several thousand saints. They show us what to do, they serve as models.

But the ancient Africans from whom Jung took many of his concepts also had thousands of "saints" called orishas. Or energies. The difference is that modern man has been "taught" to "pray to the noun" and ask "the noun" to cure all ills including the psychic ills while ancient man knew to "engage the verb" to cure himself. Jung simply did not stay in Africa long enough. Or was merely delusional with regard to the "truth" as confined within the framework of Christian philosophical and theological tradition. Tradition does not a truth make. The slaves who came to North America and Europe assimilated into that tradition. The slaves who went to South America and the Caribbean hid their religion within that tradition. Many of the orishas of "macumba" particularly in Umbanda were interestingly "assigned" to saints of the Catholic Church - the noun was different. The verb was the same. People really don't get the "noun versus

verb" of archetypes.

In the case of Catholicism in particular, however, it is also a deliberately managed, very ancient political regime which has a great institutional knowledge of human nature. This is, of course, not to say that the Church never does anything wrong.

All religions are political regimes. They serve to oppress. And to suppress. God is not dead to the enlightened mind. But religion, organized religon in particular, simply no longer serves a purpose. The enlightened mind no longer needs religion. The enlightened mind has moved beyond the noun and discovered the verb.

As for the "truth" of Christianity, I have to wonder if our society might have done better had we had neon signs on our street corners proclaiming "Buddha Saves" instead of "Jesus Saves." Although honestly Buddhists are very good "warriors" in wars just like everyone else. It's part of their collective unconscious. Many of the "principles of war" still utliized today were developed by the ancient Chinese. We hear a lot of "waterboarding" these days. A variation of a technique of torture developed by the Chinese.

The noun does not individuate. The noun does not heal the soul. The noun does send the soul to hell in order to be healed. Only the verb does. When the student is ready, the student goes "deep sea diving." The vast majority of people who claim to be enlightened merely put on a snorkel and splashed around a little in some very shallow water. And many of them have deluded themslves into thinking that dark is light, evil is good, the vices are virtues. Not my definition of enllightenment. But it is the definition of many Jungians who have not really studied Jung and instead just applied the basis of Jung to the principles of Ayn Rand and so many others before her and after her.

As for Hilter the Catholic Church also claimed that Pope Pius was not anti-Semitic and in fact the Church saved many Jews. The Church, however, did not rise up and speak out against Hitler. And neither, really, did Jung. The greatest evil is silence. Jung moved beyond it. The Catholic Church appears not to have.

As for the elitism of Jung, I believe it is more a matter of the elitism of Jungians. And would remind everyone of Jung's own comment about Jungians. That he was glad he was Jung and not a Jungian. .

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Subject: Re: Re: impressive ad about our militaryTo: JUNG-FIRE Date: Friday, January 13, 2012, 8:40 AM

Well, in this case, it seems gentlemen who bare a lot of racism are in this group, so there is a background Catholic cult going on here, and darlings I am one of those Jews that grew up one the East Coast......know very well the neuroticim of nuns, priests, Catholics and the like and the church holdings of major slum properties......wrap your mind around that dearie.....let alone the centuries of wars in the name of the Catholic church......right are we talking about the Jews who got destroyed by Hitler, perhaps he was justified in your mind or the centuries of pursecution they went through forced to live in hovels in the name of Christianity or some or other so called gentlemen. Or how about the millions of people all over the world starving, because no gentlemen wants to start a shift to create a society where there is a chance for them to get out of their poverty and become educated......I think I am about out of this group. You are wrapped

around theory and seem to have little feeling for human life. God forgive you. It is true that Jung praised Catholicism as a "psychological system," but to say that he was a devout Catholic, or that he praised everything that was ever done by Rome, would be ridiculous. His father was a Protestant minister, and he described himself as a Protestant: "In this connection I regard religious ideas as of the utmost importance, by which I do not, of course, mean any particular creed. Even so, as a Protestant, it is quite clear to me that, in its healing effects, no creed is as closely akin to psychoanalysis as Catholicism. The symbols of the Catholic liturgy offer the unconscious is such a wealth of possibilities for expression that they act as an incomparable diet for the psyche" (CGJ, "Three Versions of a Press Conference," 1928.) In 1957, in "the Houston Films," Jung said that "Again, in the teachings of

the Catholic Church there are several thousand saints. They show us what to do, they serve as models. They had their legends, and that is Christian mythology. In Greece there was Theseus, there was Hercules, models of fine men, a gentlemen, you know, and they teach us how to behave. They are archetypes of behavior." Jung praised Catholicism because it was psychologically and architecturally rich, providing psychic food for the souls of the people: "The archetypes are, so to speak, like many little appetites in us, and if, with the passing of time, they get nothing to eat, they start rumbling and upset everything. The Catholic Church takes this very seriously. Just now it is setting about reviving the old Easter customs. The abstract greeting "Christ is risen!" no longer satisfies the cravings of the archetypes for images. So in order to set at rest, they have had recourse to the hair goddess, a fertility symbol" ("Jung and the Christmas tree," 1957).

For true Catholics, the Catholic Church, according to Jung, even "carries" the unconscious: "For instance, a book has just appeared, by a Catholic, called.... "The Dark Kingdom within Us," which is about the psychological problems; and the author says that there is really no proof of the existence of the unconscious -- that there really is no unconscious -- it is merely imagination. Of course, almost any man nowadays in his normal senses, as we must assume he is, is simply unable to make such a statement; but a Catholic can easily, because he really has no unconscious. It is in the church (emphasis added) (CGJ, Nietzsche's Zarathustra: Notes of the seminar given in 1934 -- 1939, lecture given June 20, 1934, page 121.)The above should give just a taste of Jung's thoughts about religion in general and Catholicism in particular. Religion reflects the archetypes, and serves as a projected "psychic system." In the

case of Catholicism in particular, however, it is also a deliberately managed, very ancient political regime which has a great institutional knowledge of human nature. This is, of course, not to say that the Church never does anything wrong.Jung's views on these matters, as on most matters, are "shot through" his collected works. I cannot here try to organize and present a thoroughgoing treatise about everything he says in these works. I have often thought that, in a sense, to read one of his major works is to read all of them, if you see what I mean.To imply, as you do, that Jung was somehow an anti-Semite is simply wrong. During the second world war, Jung literally risked his life to help his Jewish colleagues.I hope you will not choose to leave the group, although I can certainly see why you might do so if you find Jung's philosophy distasteful. It might be better, however, to hang around and learn more about him. To

paraphrase Jung, when we find ourselves getting upset, irate, or discombobulated, that is the time to pay attention to what is going on with us within, rather than simply to avoid the issue. Indignation is a poor counselor.Best regards, Dan Watkins.

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Hello Everyone,

This morning I read this quote - "Knowledge is not always

understanding; for these are as knowledge in the daily experiences

that are as miracles, yet they become so often as everyday facts

that there is no understanding in the mercies or the glories that

are showered upon the sons of men from an All-Wise Creator. Few get

understanding that have mere knowledge." (Edgar Cayce reading

262-19).

What I have observed with this entire conversation is a great deal

of knowledge with very little understanding.  As long as we believe

there are "others," we haven't begun to think straight.

I believe the answer to our dilemma was given by a lowly Nazarene

over 2000 years ago, “Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, thy

mind, and thy strength and thy neighbor as thyself.â€Â  And who is thy

neighbor?  He who stands before you this day, this moment in time. 

There is only one moment and that is this moment - the now.  Are we

able to throw away our idea that there are "others?"  Jean-

Sartre said, "L'enfer, c'est les autres" (Hell is other people), and

he was correct.  "We have met the enemy, and he is us." (Pogo)

May we all be blessed with wisdom (the blending of both knowledge

and understanding),

Robin

The symbols of the Catholic liturgy offer the

unconscious is such a wealth of possibilities for

expression that they act as an incomparable diet for

the psyche" (CGJ, "Three Versions of a Press

Conference," 1928.) In 1957, in "the Houston Films," 

Jung said that "Again, in the teachings of the

Catholic Church there are several thousand saints.

They show us what to do, they serve as models.

 

 

But the ancient Africans from whom Jung took many of

his concepts also had thousands of "saints" called

orishas. Or energies.  The difference is that modern man

has been "taught" to "pray to the noun" and ask "the

noun" to cure all ills including the psychic ills while

ancient man knew to "engage the verb" to cure himself.

Jung simply did not stay in Africa long enough. Or was

merely delusional with regard to the "truth" as confined

within the framework of Christian philosophical and

theological tradition. Tradition does not a truth make. 

The slaves who came to North America and Europe

assimilated into that tradition. The slaves who went to

South America and the Caribbean hid their religion

within that tradition. Many of the orishas of "macumba"

particularly in Umbanda were interestingly "assigned" to

saints of the Catholic Church - the noun was different.

The verb was the same. People really don't get the "noun

versus verb" of archetypes.

 

In the case of Catholicism in particular,

however, it is also a deliberately managed, very

ancient political regime which has a great

institutional knowledge of  human nature. This is, of

course, not to say that the Church never does anything

wrong.

All religions are political regimes. They serve to

oppress. And to suppress.  God is not

dead to the enlightened mind. But religion, organized

religon in particular, simply no longer serves a

purpose. The enlightened mind no longer needs religion.

The enlightened mind has moved beyond the noun and

discovered the verb. 

 

As for the "truth" of Christianity, I have to wonder

if our society might have done better had we had neon

signs on our street corners proclaiming "Buddha Saves"

instead of "Jesus Saves."  Although honestly Buddhists

are very good "warriors" in wars just like everyone

else. It's part of their collective unconscious. Many of

the "principles of war" still utliized today were

developed by the ancient Chinese. We hear a lot of

"waterboarding" these days. A variation of a technique

of torture developed by the Chinese.

 

The noun does not individuate. The noun does not heal

the soul. The noun does send the soul to hell in order

to be healed. Only the verb does. When the student is

ready, the student goes "deep sea diving." The vast

majority of people who claim to be enlightened merely

put on a snorkel and splashed around a little in some

very shallow water.  And many of them have deluded

themslves into thinking that dark is light, evil is

good, the vices are virtues. Not my definition of

enllightenment. But it is the definition of many

Jungians who have not really studied Jung and instead

just applied the basis of Jung to the principles of Ayn

Rand and so many others before her and after her.  

 

As for Hilter the Catholic Church also claimed that

Pope Pius was not anti-Semitic and in fact the Church

saved many Jews. The Church, however, did not rise up

and speak out against Hitler. And neither, really, did

Jung.  The greatest evil is silence. Jung moved beyond

it. The Catholic Church appears not to have.

 

As for the elitism of Jung, I believe it is more a

matter of the elitism of Jungians. And would remind

everyone of Jung's own comment about Jungians. That he

was glad he was Jung and not a Jungian. .

 

-- On Fri, 1/13/12, Dan Watkins

wrote:

Subject: Re: Re: impressive ad about our

military

To: JUNG-FIRE

Date: Friday, January 13, 2012, 8:40 AM

 

On 1/13/2012 10:00 AM, Roseroberta ing

wrote:

 

Well, in this case, it seems

gentlemen who bare a lot of racism are

in this group, so there is a background

Catholic cult going on here, and

darlings I am one of those Jews that

grew up one the East Coast......know

very well the neuroticim of nuns,

priests, Catholics and the like and the

church holdings of major slum

properties......wrap your mind around

that dearie.....let alone the centuries

of wars in the name of the Catholic

church......right are we talking about

the Jews who got destroyed by Hitler,

perhaps he was justified in your mind or

the centuries of pursecution they went

through forced to live in hovels in the

name of Christianity or some or other so

called gentlemen. Or how about the

millions of people all over the world

starving, because no gentlemen wants to

start a shift to create a society where

there is a chance for them to get out of

their poverty and become educated......I

think I am about out of this group.  You

are wrapped around theory and seem to

have little feeling for human life.  God

forgive you.

 It is true that Jung praised Catholicism as a

"psychological system," but to say that he was a

devout Catholic, or that he praised everything

that was ever done by Rome, would be ridiculous.

His father was a Protestant minister, and he

described himself as a Protestant: "In this

connection I regard religious ideas as of the

utmost importance, by which I do not, of course,

mean any particular creed. Even so, as a

Protestant, it is quite clear to me that, in its

healing effects, no creed is as closely akin to

psychoanalysis as Catholicism. The symbols of

the Catholic liturgy offer the unconscious is

such a wealth of possibilities for expression

that they act as an incomparable diet for the

psyche" (CGJ, "Three Versions of a Press

Conference," 1928.) In 1957, in "the Houston

Films,"  Jung said that "Again, in the teachings

of the Catholic Church there are several

thousand saints. They show us what to do, they

serve as models. They had their legends, and

that is Christian mythology. In Greece there was

Theseus, there was Hercules, models of fine men,

a gentlemen, you know, and they teach us how to

behave. They are archetypes of behavior." Jung

praised Catholicism because it was

psychologically and architecturally rich,

providing psychic food for the souls of the

people: "The archetypes are, so to speak, like

many little appetites in us, and if, with the

passing of time, they get nothing to eat, they

start rumbling and upset everything. The

Catholic Church takes this very seriously. Just

now it is setting about reviving the old Easter

customs. The abstract greeting "Christ is

risen!" no longer satisfies the cravings of the

archetypes for images. So in order to set at

rest, they have had recourse to the hair

goddess, a fertility symbol" ("Jung and the

Christmas tree," 1957). For true Catholics, the

Catholic Church, according to Jung, even

"carries" the unconscious:

"For instance, a book has just appeared, by a

Catholic, called.... "The Dark Kingdom within

Us," which is about the psychological problems;

and the author says that there is really no

proof of the existence of the unconscious --

that there really is no unconscious -- it is

merely imagination. Of course, almost any man

nowadays in his normal senses, as we must assume

he is, is simply unable to make such a

statement; but a Catholic can easily, because he

really has no unconscious. It is in the

church (emphasis added) (CGJ,  Nietzsche's

Zarathustra: Notes of the seminar given in

1934 -- 1939, lecture given June

20, 1934, page 121.)

The above should give just a taste of Jung's

thoughts about religion in general and

Catholicism in particular. Religion reflects the

archetypes, and serves as a projected "psychic

system." In the case of Catholicism in

particular, however, it is also a deliberately

managed, very ancient political regime which has

a great institutional knowledge of  human

nature. This is, of course, not to say that the

Church never does anything wrong.

Jung's views on these matters, as on most

matters, are "shot through" his collected works.

I cannot here try to organize and present a

thoroughgoing treatise about everything he says

in these works. I have often thought that, in a

sense, to read one of his major works is to read

all of them, if you see what I mean.

To imply, as you do, that Jung was somehow an

anti-Semite is simply wrong. During the second

world war, Jung literally risked his life to

help his Jewish colleagues.

I hope you will not choose to leave the group,

although I can certainly see why you might do so

if you find Jung's philosophy distasteful. It

might be better, however, to hang around and

learn more about him. To paraphrase Jung, when

we find ourselves getting upset,  irate, or

discombobulated, that is the time to pay

attention to what is going on with us within,

rather than simply to avoid the issue.

Indignation is a poor counselor.

Best regards, Dan Watkins.

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"Good health is not the absence of symptoms, it is the presence

of peace." - Neale Walsh

http://www.healthforlifecoloncare.com/

http://www.traditionalnutrition.org/

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