Jung on active imagination PDF

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) war ein Schweizer Psychiater, ein einflussreicher Denker und Begründer der analytischen Psychologie (auch als Jungsche Psychologie bekannt). Jungs radikale Herangehensweise an die Psychologie war einflussreich auf dem Gebiet der Tiefenpsychologie und in gegenkulturellen Bewegungen auf der ganzen Welt. Jung gilt als der erste moderne Psychologe, der feststellte, dass die menschliche Psyche „von Natur aus religiös“ ist, und sie eingehend erforschte. Zu seinen zahlreichen Hauptwerken gehören „Analytische Psychologie: ihre Theorie und Praxis“, „Der Mensch und seine Symbole“, „Erinnerungen, Träume, Reflexionen“, „Die gesammelten Werke von Carl G. Jung“ und „Das Rote Buch“.

Jung on active imagination pdf von Carl Gustav Jung

All the creative art psychotherapies (art, dance, music, drama, poetry) can trace their roots to C. G. Jung's early work on active imagination. Joan Chodorow here offers a collection of Jung's writings on active imagination, gathered together for the first time. Jung developed this concept between the years 1913 and 1916, following his break with Freud. During this time, he was disoriented and experienced intense inner turmoil --he suffered from lethargy and fears, and his moods threatened to overwhelm him. Jung searched for a method to heal himself from within, and finally decided to engage with the impulses and images of his unconscious. It was through the rediscovery of the symbolic play of his childhood that Jung was able to reconnect with his creative spirit. In a 1925 seminar and again in his memoirs, he tells the remarkable story of his experiments during this time that led to his self-healing. Jung learned to develop an ongoing relationship with his lively creative spirit through the power of imagination and fantasies. He termed this therapeutic method "active imagination."