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Beginning in the years leading up to the Great War, both C. G. Jung and J. R. R. Tolkien independently began to undergo profound imaginal experiences. Jung recorded these fantasies in a large red manuscript that he named\u00a0Liber Novus<\/em>, referred to simply as\u00a0The Red Book<\/em>. For Tolkien, this imaginal journey revealed to him the world of Middle-earth, whose stories and myths eventually led to the writing of\u00a0The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, a book he named within its own imaginal history The Red Book of Westmarch. This workshop explores the many synchronistic parallels between Jung\u2019s and Tolkien\u2019s Red Books: the style and content of their works of art, the narrative descriptions and scenes in their texts, the nature of their visions and dreams, and an underlying similarity in world view that emerged from their experiences. The two men seem to have been simultaneously treading parallel paths through the imaginal realm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This webinar will consist of an opening lecture on the parallels between Jung\u2019s and Tolkien\u2019s Red Books, followed by a communal dialogue exploring the meaning of certain key visions and fantasies in C.G. Jung\u2019s Red Book. Participants can expect to engage a close reading of parts of the text and a collective exploration of the illustrations that illuminate Jung\u2019s\u00a0Liber Novus<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Beginning in the years leading up to the Great War, both C. G. Jung and J. R. R. Tolkien independently began to undergo profound imaginal experiences. Jung recorded these fantasies in a large red manuscript that he named\u00a0Liber Novus, referred to simply as\u00a0The Red Book. 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