Psychology, Religion, and the East   [Archived Catalog]
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JS 8808 - Psychology, Religion, and the East


Volume 11 of the Collected Works of C.G. Jung contains shorter works on psychotherapy and religion. Part 1 focuses on western religion, while part two contains essays on eastern traditions, including commentaries on The Tibetan Book of the Great Liberation, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, The Psychology of Eastern Meditation, and an introduction that Jung prepared for Suzuki's classic Introduction to Zen Buddhism. This class will include readings from this volume and focus with particular attention to Jung's essay "The Secret of The Golden Flower" from CW Volume 15. This course explores the historical/cultural context of C.G. Jung's considerations of Eastern belief systems, similarities and differences in Jungian psychology and beliefs and practices of Hinduism and Buddhism, and compares concepts such as mindfulness, maya, and enlightenment with psychological concepts such as active imagination, projection, and individuation. November 13 & 14, 2015 1 credit(s)