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[The psychotherapist] is not just working for this particular patient, who may be quite insignificant, but for himself as well and his own soul, and in so doing he is perhaps laying an infinitesimal grain in the scales of humanity\u2019s soul. Small and invisible as this contribution may be, it is yet an opus magnum, for it is accomplished in a sphere but lately visited by the numen, where the whole weight of mankind\u2019s problems has settled.<\/em><\/p>\n

C.G. Jung, The Psychology of the Transference, CW 16, paragraph 449<\/em><\/p>\n

From both writings and anecdotal stories, we have the psychological idea from C. G. Jung that the reigning god image of our collective civilization and its corresponding patterns can only transform through the vessel of the individual psyche.\u00a0 In a way, this implies that\u00a0ultimately\u00a0group activism is limited and\u00a0individuals\u00a0should therefore preserve their energy for inner work in response to difficult outer societal circumstances. However, even though coming from Jung himself, this notion is seemingly easier said than understood\u00a0for its\u00a0deep psychological meaning and reality.<\/p>\n

This lecture will examine the psychological reasons for Jung\u2019s hypothesis in an attempt to bring its meaning into everyday experience for the everyday person. Contemporary dreams of individuals currently in analysis will be considered for how they help illustrate the response from the unconscious regarding conscious reactions to current outer collective circumstances.\u00a0The goal is to understand what one can do privately and in conjunction with a wisdom from the unconscious to contribute that infinitesimal grain Jung cites as the most important analytic result: the\u00a0opus magnum.<\/p>\n

The ultimate questions of psychotherapy are not a private matter\u2014they represent a supreme responsibility. (ibid.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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