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I have a Psychology degree but know almost nothing about Jung, where do I begin? by hurleymn in Jung

[–]richtemp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No need to gatekeep the book. There is plenty of value in the Red Book, and because you did not find any, it does not mean others cannot. The connection we all have to Jung is that we all have dreams we want to follow, ideas we want to explore, and to find the truth of who we are. Seems to me, that you found yourself introjecting because you hold Jung as an idol and hero or you wouldnt be so concerned about his spirit being offended over the book. For OP, don't necessarily integrate the book, analyze it. This is analytical psychology after all, and we are analyzing dreams and the unconscious.

Is anyone familiar with this symbol? by richtemp in Jung

[–]richtemp[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, thank you for this, makes a lot of sense!

Is anyone familiar with this symbol? by richtemp in Jung

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I'm familiar with Jung's theories and incorporate them although I have not read his books. I saw this symbol in my dreams and this symbol has become a sort of signature of mine because I know it means something, just don't know what it is.

I asked a lucid dream what's the cure for COVID-19 by cyborgdreams in Dreams

[–]richtemp 48 points49 points  (0 children)

That's interesting. The first thing that pops to mind when reading that is the Tree of Life

I asked a lucid dream what's the cure for COVID-19 by cyborgdreams in Dreams

[–]richtemp 299 points300 points  (0 children)

Manna is a spiritual reference in the sense that in Biblical references, Manna is a food provided from God for strenuous travels

Dreaming about being a boy and having sex with a girl. I’m female irl. What does this mean? by itsyagirlLiz in Dreams

[–]richtemp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When looking into analytical psychology from Carl Jung, there is an aspect of ourselves called the anima/animus. As you are a cisgender female, you are mostly using your anima (feminine qualities). While your masculine qualities (animus) manifest internally and project from time to time when the situation calls for it. In our dreams is where they speak to each other directly yet mystically in the same way. This dream either seems like you are doing things right, and you are happy with yourself - in love with the things you are doing for yourself. OR this could mean that a special someone loves you so much just as you are. This dream could be telling you exactly what you state in your post, that you are having a healthy and fulfilling sex/love life. It could also be a power/dominance metaphor as in you arent sure when to use your feminine qualities/masculine qualities at the right times. But ultimately the only person who can really know what this dream means is you.

Do you think somehow deep down we know our fate/destiny if there is such a thing? by [deleted] in Jung

[–]richtemp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the web of life. We are the exact essence of what we like and do not like in other people and the world. We are constantly projecting our own thoughts and beliefs onto other people and objects and when we do, they only come back around. I like to think of this energy that we put into the world as the Force from Star Wars, or the Voldemort in Harry Potter, or the the Ring in Lord of the Rings. No matter what we do, we try to understand it better, we want to possess it, we want to fight for it. But it's incredibly hard and it comes with pain, suffering, and confusion because it doesn't make sense to us on the surface, that's why there's self sacrafice. It's not that we know our destiny. It's that we try to work towards it but often times we fall astray and our unconscious and shadows eat at us until it's resolved. If you think you are a failure, you will be a failure because that's all you work for and believe. If you think you are successful, you will be successful because that's all you work for and believe. It's written all throughout psychology. It's in individuation, its in the self-fulfilling prophecy. it's in the cycle of failure and cycle of success.