Was Jung a Mystic?
02 February 2011, 19.00 - 20.15
The psychologist Carl Jung insisted that he
was first and foremost a scientist, yet from the start his interest
in human psychology had a decidedly paranormal, even occult, slant.
This talk will chart his occult history, look into the reasons
behind his early reticence and later advocacy, and finally ask, was
Jung a scientist or a mystic, or perhaps something else?
Speaker: Gary Lachman
Gary Lachman is the author of several books on the meeting
ground between consciousness, culture, and the western esoteric
tradition, including Politics and the Occult, Rudolf Steiner:
An Introduction to His Life and Work, In Search of P.D.
Ouspensky, A Secret History of Consciousness and
The Dedalus Book of the 1960s: Turn Off Your Mind. He is a
regular contributor to several journals, including the
Independent on Sunday, Guardian, Times
Literary Supplement, and Fortean Times, and
frequently broadcasts for the BBC. As Gary Valentine, he was a
founding member of the rock group Blondie, and wrote some of their
early hits. His New York Rocker: My Life in the Blank
Generation is an account of his years as a musician, and in
2006 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His most
recent book is Jung the Mystic: The Esoteric Dimensions of Carl
Jung's Life and Work.
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