Inspired by carl jungs enigmatic the red book this arthouse style feature length film will. The red book is an immense illuminated manuscript, which jung indited on cream vellum in the private scriptorium of his study over a period of about sixteen years, copiously illustrated with elaborate, vivid, and occasionally ghastly painted panels, and bound in red leather. A new exhibition at the rubin museum of art in new york offers a public look at a private chronicle the psychologist carl g. The red book hardcover by carl gustav jung and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Liber novus philemon box by cg jung, sonu shamdasani, john peck, sonu shamdasani, mark kyburz isbn. Within only a few pages i was struck by many synchronicities another term coined by jung specific details that only a few books read in a lifetime. Liber novus combines both art and intimate descriptions of jungs personal spiritual journey. The red book, how carl jung saved his soul exploring. Jung in 1957, referring to the decades he worked on the red book from 1914 to 1930. Lizanicole favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite. They are boasting about their obsession with books and reading. Creation of a new cosmology, an exhibition of preeminent psychologist carl gustav jungs 18751961 famous red book, thought to be the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology by many contemporary scholars. This is his link, indirect though it was, with the founding and. Jung also considered the red book to be his most important work, or as he described it, the prima materia for. These visions were the confrontations with his own unconscious mind that most of his later works were derived from. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of. It recounts and comments upon the authors psychological experiments between 19 and 1916, and is based on manuscripts first drafted by jung in 191415 and 1917. Uaderni di cultura junghiana anno 3, numero 3 2014 101 alchemy in the red book of c.
A reading from carl jung s the red book the god egg the red book is a dive into the collective soul of the world as seen through carl jung s dreams and art. On view to the public for the first time, the book was the center piece of the exhibition the red book of c. They say that carl jung s the red book contains within its pages a mind that aspires to roam the underworld and rescue his soul. Because the text of liber novus as jung formally titled his red book is really more important than the art. When carl jung embarked on an extended selfexploration he called his confrontation with the unconscious, the heart of it was the red book, a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. The red book, shamdasani provides much more information about jungs history and the history of. Despite being nominated as the central work in jung s oeuvre, it was not published or made. The red book quotes showing of 94 be silent and listen. Season finale 7 malidoma some jung society of utah. Carl jung and jungian psychology, theory, and philosophy.
Jung, alcoholics anonymous, and drug seeking behaviour. Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism. Jungs therapeutic gnosticism by david bentley hart. Addiction is the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our being for wholeness. First in a threepart series of films produced by pbs, on the life and works of the great thinker and psychiatrist carl gustav jung.
I hear many say that they need no other guide than the big book. Some of jungs red book illustrations resemble this reproduction of a nineteenthcentury tibetan mandalaa symbolic, circular form, usually with symmetrical divisions and figures of deities in the center. It was, by jungs own account, a record of his confrontation with the unconscious. The top 10 books about addiction books the guardian. And i do respect that, but to get input from others is a great help to me. Friends and family of substance abusers carl jung on addiction heres one view on addiction.
It was here that he developed his theories that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the personality. Although its existence has been known for more than eighty years, the red book was never published or made available to. This addiction is a badge of honour, a status symbol. From 19 to 1930 carl jung engaged in an experiment that he referred to as a confrontation with his unconscious.
It would be nice if they would print the translations on opposing pages, but i guess that defeats the point of having it on display as a work of art. Both books contain the same textual material, but arranged differently. Everybody can remember having dreams when they were asleep. Jung is at the top of my list for most complex books read so far. Program description professor sonu shamdasani introduces the creation and significance of carl jungs red book. According to sonu shamdasanis introduction in liber novus the red book, he called this experiment or exercise of emptying his consciousness as his most difficult experiment. In addition to the oversized book, norton also published the regularsized book the red book. At times it flows easily, at other times it requires picking apart word by word, sentence by sentence. Carl jungs handdrawn, rarelyseen manuscript the red book. By mary addenbrooke jung wrote little about addiction. Eight addicts in search of a life by benoit denizetlewis. Quotes from memories, dreams, reflections and the red book by c. He was a talented amateur calligrapher, as well as a minor painter.
Creation of a new cosmology at the rubin museum of art from october 7, 2009 february 15, 2010. Jungs journey to selfunderstanding and what he called individuation was an intensely private, personal affair that took place over the course of sixteen years, during which he created an incredible, foliosized work of religious art called the red book. Carl jung considered the red book, a grand, illuminated volume in which he nurtured his theories, his most important work. In 2009 the red book, a manuscript that jung wrote during the years 191430, was published. For nearly three years, acclaimed journalist benoit denizetlewis immersed himself in the lives of eight addicts as they battled drug and alcohol abuse, overeating, and compulsive gambling and sexuality. The fact that jung circulated drafts of it and showed it to many different people makes it clear that he did intend it to reach a wider public. Carl jung had more experience with dealing with and treating addiction, and more of an impact on the origins of alcoholics anonymous, than is. It just so happens that he also had a knack for imagemaking. A similar perception was in the air when carl gustav jung worked on his red book. Jungs famous red book, which records the creation of the seminal theories that jung developed after his 19 split with sigmund freud, and explores its place in jungs work through related items from the librarys collections. The red book documents jungs dreamlike visions, such as those conversing with elijah.
See more ideas about red books, carl jung and book images. Jung intuited that those suffering from addiction were actually in search of the numinous, or a spiritual. Despite being nominated as the central work in jungs oeuvre, it was not published or made. If your self inquiry encountered autonomous archetypes then you might be interested in what jungs deep inquiry yielded in wisdom, i encourage you to read just a single note from the red book. Detail of an illustration of a solar barge on page 55 of carl jungs the red book. The liber novus, jungs red book, depicts the rebirth of god in the soul.
Jung and the labyrinth of addiction by roger published july 1, 2015 updated april 20, 2020 editors note. Based in part on the first set of red book lectures, in july 2010 dr. However, he has had a profound influence on one source of help available to people with problems of addiction. Containing both his account of his imaginings, fantasies, and induced hallucinations and his own colour. Professor sonu shamdasani introduces the creation and significance of carl jungs red book. Part one provides an overview of the major contributions made by jung in his long career. Jung carl jung was highly influential in the founding of alcoholics anonymous aa.
Born on july 26, 1875, in switzerland, jung became interested in. Associated programs in celebration of the exhibition. See more ideas about carl jung, red books and archetypes. The red book is a very personal record of psychiatrist c. Here he developed his principle theoriesof the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of. A weekly lunchtime documentary series featuring interviews with jung and some of his closest associates. On view to the public for the first time, the book.
This essay is a very brief version of some of the information presented in the portland lecture. However, jungs paintings are not reproduced in the readers edition. This clip describes the relation between the theories of carl gustav jung, and the creation of alcoholics anonymous. He claimed that he was afraid of being misunderstood by the scientific community of his day. Jung experienced and recorded his visions and then composed his draft manuscript of liber novus before beginning on the art. Jung believed the mandala was one of the oldest human religious symbols, found. In discussing the history of his own involvement with the. In this book jung recorded employed the method he called active imagination.
This is the red book carl jung by carolien oosterhoff filmmaker on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. This article is now available online in pdf format. Jung di angela connolly introduction i n his talk held during the presentation of the red book or liber novus at the library of congress, sonu shandasani compares the experiences which would eventually lead jung to compose. Jung s complicated, tortuous and lengthy quest to salvage his soul, and a firsthand description of a process that would later. His work was intellectually legendary enigmatic and fascinating, to many the holy grail for the irreverent, to others just the ravings of a madman who condemned all of humanity in a matter of seconds. This the compiled pdf version of the red book by carl gustav jung. Alternating with their stories is denizetlewiss candid. Have you noticed that all your foundations are completely mired in madness. The red book is a lovingly inscribed and illustrated account of a deep inner journey into the heart of god, spirituality, mythology, and primarily the depths that jung called the shadow. Jungs visionary experience and the events that led to creation of the red book, the hermeneutics of vision. Mandalas are used in buddhism and other religions as a representation of the universe and an aid to meditation. The most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. The top 10 books about addiction sex, food, envy, drugs, dreams and drink.
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