Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 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. " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 >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. Re: impressive ad about our military "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> > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 >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. _____________________________ 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 Re: impressive ad about our military 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." No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.454 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4135 - Release Date: 01/10/12 19:34:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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 http://www.healthforlifecoloncare.com/ http://www.traditionalnutrition.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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/* > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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/ No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.454 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/4137 - Release Date: 01/11/12 19:34:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 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. > > Subject: Re: Re: impressive ad about our military > To: " JUNG-FIRE " <JUNG-FIRE > > Date: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 11:33 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > From: > dwatkins5qwestnet > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012  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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 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. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 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. > > Subject: Re: impressive ad about our military > To: " JUNG-FIRE " <JUNG-FIRE > > Date: Friday, January 13, 2012, 7:00 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012   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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 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? 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 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. 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 see m to have little feeling for human life. God forgive you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 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. . -- 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 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. -- "Good health is not the absence of symptoms, it is the presence of peace." - Neale Walsh http://www.healthforlifecoloncare.com/ http://www.traditionalnutrition.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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