„Země byla pustá a prázdná a nad propastnou tůní byla tma. Ale nad vodami vznášel se duch Boží. I řekl Bůh: ‚Budiž světlo!‘ A bylo světlo.4  Viděl, že světlo je dobré, a oddělil světlo od tmy. Světlo nazval Bůh dnem a tmu nazval nocí. Byl večer a bylo jitro, den první.“ (Genesis 1:2-8) Nejzákladnější funkcí […]

Odvrácená tvář amerického hrdiny[1] “…Sweetheart sweetheart are you fast asleep? Good. 'Cause that's the only time that I can really speak to you. And there is something that I've locked away A memory that is too painful To withstand the light of day...[2]” [The Hero’s Return, Pink Floyd]   Ve své slavné knize Hrdina tisíce […]

“Since life cannot tolerate a standstill, a damming up of vital energy results, and this would lead to an insupportable condition did not the tension of opposites produce a new, uniting function that transcends them. This function arises quite naturally from the regression of libido caused by the blockage” (Jung, C., G., CW 6, par. […]

“The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from […]

Addendum: Psychological parallels of Odysseus’ Mythical Journey   Jung (1916/1957) in his essay The Transcendent Function described a process of psychological change, i.e. self-regulation of the Psyche. His findings have great psychological implications with respect to clinical work. Follows I present his model and add comments pertaining to the archetypal process described in the myth […]

“Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know the birth of Santa!” [Bart Simpson]   When in 1989 Matt Groening introduced on America’s televisions the cartoon The Simpsons, he probably had not dreamt that it would become the longest played cartoon show and longest played sitcom of all times in the  history of […]

“Ve hre, se pozemska realita zahy stava veci pominutelne chvylky hozene za hlavu a pak pohrbene v minulosti; mysl je pripravena prijmout nepredstavitelne a neuveritelne, vstoupit do sveta, kde plati jine zakony, aby byla zbavena vseh zavazi, ktere ji tihnou k zemi, a stala se svobodnou, kralovsky nespoutanou a bozskou” [Hugo Rahner][1]   Nespoutane vasne, […]

Dear Mr. Shamdasani, My name is Vlado Solc; I work for Psychology Today (Psychologie Dnes) – Portal Publishing Co., Prague, Czech Republic. I would like you to answer my question for the magazine on the occasion of introducing the translation of The Red Book to Czech and Slovak audiences. 1)      The publication of the Liber […]

Volby do senatu a snemovny reprezentantu ve Spojenych statech byli letos necim vyjimecne.[1] To, ze vladnouci strana utrpi v mid-term elections (preklad) porazku, je temer pravidlem, to ale, ze volbam bude dominovat nove vznikla strana je prulom historicky nevidany. Za touto vychrici stoji tzv. Tea Pary, neboli Hnuti cajovych dychanku. Jazycek vah se po volbach […]

Brief Introduction Carl G. Jung’s Analytical Psychology Ashok Bedi Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung (1875-1961) are the twin pillars of the modern depth psychology. These two greats crossed path for a few years and then parted way to establish their own schools of psychoanalysis. Freud established psychoanalysis and Jung founded analytical psychology. One postulate that […]