You Know Jung?

A brief biography of Carl Jung and his theories

Jung’s Use Today Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology Best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and

symbolism Was a practising physician, but also devoted time to

philosophy, alchemy, astrology, sociology, literature and art Jung created the notion of individuation, a psychological

process of combining the opposites including the conscious with the unconscious while still maintaining their independence from one another, needed necessary for a person to become whole.

Individuation is the central concept of analytical psychology. Also well known for his theory of archetype

When Jung was Younger Parents were Paul Achilles Jung and Emilie Preiswerk, an odd couple Father was a poor Protestant minister, taught Latin to Yung from an early age Mother was a very depressed woman, who claimed to literally see dead people Mother was hospitalized a number of times and kept the family moving Was an only child (4 other siblings died), highly introverted and was content to

play alone Badly bullied at school One traumatic day, he was pushed by another boy and he fell unconscious Noted then that his childhood personalities have 2 sides Personality #1: a typical schoolboy living in the era of the time Personality #2: a dignified, authoritative and influential man from the past Built himself a mannequin and wrote secret messages to and from it He had strong anxiety attacks and would faint at the thought of attending class as

a boy Family thought he was epileptic

Schooling and Friends Always interested in science, he chose to go to the University of Basel (1895-1900) to

study medicine Received medical degree from University of Zurich in 1902 1903 he married his wife Emma Rauschenbach, his good friend and scientific partner Had 5 children together and resided in Zurich Begun studying psychology when he moved to France A copy of his dissertation was sent to Freud and the two became friends until their

theories veered off from one another When they became friends Freud was 50 and Yung was 30, Freud took him on as an

apprentice in a way Friendship lasted 6 years

Psychoanalysing the Psychologist

In 1913 (38 years old) Jung experienced a horrible mental breakdown of sorts

He hallucinated and heard voices Was worried he himself was a schizophrenic Recorded his visions and experiences in journals,

and then later into a large red-leather book- 1 16 year project, eventually publishing it (“The Red Book”) with the help of his grandson

Rubin Museum of Art (New York) displayed the book (2009-2010)

Appears to contain the bulk of his life’s work on the unconscious mind

Light and Shadow Shadow: a part of our unconscious mind, Our negative impulses (weaknesses, animal instinct) Our shortcomings are thought to be rooted in a universal, archetypal

aspect of the human psyche: “Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. At all counts, it forms an unconscious snag, thwarting our most well-meant intentions.”

To bring out our shadows in our conscious lives is to get to know them, confront them

According to Jung, the shadow, in being instinctive and irrational, is prone to projection: turning a personal inferiority into a perceived moral deficiency in someone else. If these projections are unacknowledged "The projection-making factor (the Shadow archetype) then has a free hand and can realize its object--if it has one--or bring about some other situation characteristic of its power." [

These projections cripple individuals by forming an ever thicker fog of illusion between the ego and the real world.

Jung also believed that we need the shadow to feed our creativity; it’s the inner rebel that pushes us to strike out ant let go of rules which can hinder

My Shadow (1885)Robert Louis Stevenson

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head;And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow—Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India-rubber ball,And he sometimes gets so little that there’s none of him at all.

He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play,And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.He stays so close beside me, he’s a coward you can see;I’d think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!

One morning, very early, before the sun was up,I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;But my lazy little shadow, like an errant sleepy-head,Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

How well do you know your shadow? When do you find opportunities to leave it home in bed?

Setting 1890 London, fog Poorly lit Queen Victoria: important to keep good face Remember the Bible at all times The Bible is a moral compass Hiding emotions, repression Social hierarchy People drinking at odd hours of morning, orphans on the

same street as well-dressed and successful doctors and lawyers

Utterson lives on Gaunt street Renting abandoned buildings Close-knit community

Jekyll Dr. Strayed from logic, a move toward alchemy Self-experiments Self-awareness Addicted to Hyde Can’t function as himself without Hyde An ego, struggling to stay balanced

Hyde

Id, shadow An animal Lurks around at night Irrational murderer Violent Not liked Powerful Shape-shifter

Symbolism Fog Walking stick Key Laboratory door Letters Handwriting House Darkness Potions, experiments