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1/31/2007 Carl G. JungFirst, don't get excited. Just cuz I've done two entries in two days probably doesn't mean that I'll be writing regularly. I can write only when the time is right. Thanks for understanding. I've started reading Carl G. Jung's (pronounced yung) autobiography called "Memories, Dreams, Reflections." Jung lived from 1875 - 1961 and he seems to have done a lot with his dash. I am finding it fascinating that such an eminent leader in the area of psychology was so spiritually connected, conscious and aware. Much of what I'm learning in my classes goes along with his teachings. He is one that subscribed to the theory of the archetypal nature of people's personalities. My third year of classes will go more deeply into the learning of archetypes. Anyways, I wanted to share something I read in his book today. Jung was telling about a moral religious dilemma he encountered when he was 12 years old in 1887. Jung was walkinghome from school one day. He stopped to admire the beauty of the cathedral on a summer sunlit day. His thought as he looked was "the world is beautiful and the church is beautiful, and God made all ofthis and sits above it far away in the blue sky ona goolden throne and ..." Before his thoughts went any further he suddenly felt numb and had a choking feeling which made him feel that he should not go on iwth the thought. He was completely panicked and dared not finish the thought. He agonized over it for days, having trouble sleeping and feeling tormented, trying so hard to not finish the thought. In the middle of the night of the third day, he finally decided that "It must be thought out before hand." So he went through a long process of thinking why he should not think "that thought". His rationalized reasoning went on for three pages! Now remember, this is a 12 year old boy. Carl finally decided it would be okay with God for him to finish, saying "Obviously, God also desires me to show courage. If that is so and I go through with it, then He will give me His grace and illumination." Jung continues, "I gathered all my courage as though I were about to leap forthwith into hell-fire, and let the thought come. I saw before ;me the cathedral, the blue sky, God sits on His throne, high above the world - and from under the throne an enormous turd falls upon the sparkling new roof, shatters it, and breaks the walls to the cathedral asunder." Now of course the humor for me is that this is a typical thought of a 12 year old boy. Kids do have such thoughts. But for Jung it was a spiritual learning experience. He came to understand that God was a living God who stands above the Bible and religion. Very extraordinary considering the times and his age. Hope you enjoyed the story. Love, Light, and Laughter, Starstuff |
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