Jung’s Guru – The Voice of Philemon

The third and final part of Jung’s Liber Novus (The Red Book*) he called Scrutinies. Jung is engaged in dialogues with his Soul and with Philemon. In his notebook, he draws a mandala, with many symbolic images. Then, one night, Jung has a vision - a “dark crowd” comes to his door and demands to be let in. They have many questions, for which Jung has no answers, and so Philemon appears and, over several nights, delivers The Seven Sermons to the Dead, describing and explaining the cosmology of Jung’s mandala.

Jung's Red Book experiences were the source material for all of his subsequent writings. They also birthed in him the experience of the Self and the process of individuation. In this study group we will contemplate Jung’s writing and how it touches our own soul and supports our life journey. To further illuminate and bring to life these readings, participants are encouraged to share their dreams, journaling, poetry, and art. *Required: Please bring your copy of The Red Book to each class.