ARCHETYPES, AND SYNCHRONICITY – THE WORK OF CARL JUNG AND ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES
If you take one of my tarot classes, listen to me on Blogtalk Radio (Rowdy Readers or Tarot Today), you will me hear me talk about Carl Jung, who was a pioneer in the field of psychiatry. Many people are surprised or even skeptical to hear about a point where science and mysticism meet.
However, Jung himself studied both the Tarot and the IChing and saw applications in the field of personal development and psychiatry.
Jung was born Karl Gustav II Jung in Kesswil, in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, on 26 July 1875. Jung is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as "by nature religious" and make it the focus of exploration. Jung is one of the best known researchers in the field of dream analysis and symbolization. Non-traditional therapies can use symbolization, and of course, dream interpretation to help other people interpret what’s going on in their lives. A key concept in Jung’s symbolization is the archetype. In Jung’s psychology, an archetype is a model of a person, personality, or behavior. In this sense, the concepts of a "mother figure" may be considered an archetype.