Randall Mishoe – Wotan: The Archetype of War and the Authoritarian Impulse
October 5, 2024 at 06:07PM
Like all archetypal powers deep within the human psyche, Wotan (sometimes called Odin) can seize individuals and infect entire nations. Carl Jung describes in his essay, written in 1936, how Wotan occupied the German people, giving rise to Hitler and the Nazi conquest of that country. With attention to Jung’s description of Wotan’s power to dominate and destroy, we will consider how such an archetypal power may disrupt our lives at this present time, evoking the archetype of war and the authoritarian impulse.
Randall Mishoe is a graduate of the CG Jung Institute of New England, following graduate studies at Harvard University, Andover Newton Theological School, and clinical training at Boston City Hospital as well as the Middleton Pastoral Counseling Center that provided services to all persons regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender identity, cultural background, and sexual orientation. More information is provided at the website, randallmishoe.com.
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