The Dark Shadow Of The Quaternity : A critique of the Jungian unitarian Self

[Mats Winther]

Abstract: In his 1925 seminar, Carl Jung accounts for a crucifixion fantasy where he takes the appearance of a pagan deity. The article argues that Jung misinterprets this and certain other motifs. Jung's unitarian model of the human Self harbours a multitude of opposites, which are disconsonant, such as unmixable pagan and Christian elements. The resultant Self ideal is overblown and therefore unhealthy. These elements ought to be separated into two spiritual realms, an upper and a lower, and the model of the Self ought to mirror this bipartition. Jung's own fantasies and dreams give evidence to this. Psychology's relation to trinitarian concepts of theology is discussed.

Keywords: quaternity, Self, transcendental, trinitarian, spirit, active imagination, circular distillation, complementation, integration.

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