This seminar is open to anyone interested in the thought of CG Jung.

In The Red Book, C.G. Jung engaged in an encounter with his inner images and visions. These encounters allowed him to discover the method of Active Imagination. Active Imagination, with its emphasis on the power of images, also inspired Sandplay therapy.

Some passages in the Red Book anticipate the catastrophe of the First World War, others are reactions to it. The Red Book also expresses a critical passage and crisis in C.G. Jung's public and private life. It emphasizes the need to move away from the domination of what Jung called "the Spirit of the Ages" towards "the Spirit of the Depths" and a new synthesis. A rediscovery of forgotten qualities of the soul led to other important steps in his process of individuation.

Regarding the importance of reconnecting with what he calls the "soul," Jung says:

 "He whose desires turn away from external things reaches the place of the soul. If he does not find the soul, the horror of emptiness will overcome him... my friends, it is wise to nourish the soul."

 The depth of his process reveals universal levels of validity and addresses many aspects of the crisis we are experiencing today. If we wish to change the external world, it is good to learn about our inner world. Otherwise, we run the risk of our external actions becoming an expression of our unresolved inner problems.

In this seminar, we will follow some of Jung's stages of development through meditation, and through an approach that focuses on our inner resonance in the body and creative expressions. In this way, we can interact with the important message of the Red Book not only in a cognitive, but also an experiential and perhaps transformative way.

For this meeting, our exploration will focus on the themes developed in the initial parts of Liber Primus.