Mundane And Mystical: A Panentheistic Perspective On C.G. Jung’s Late Thoughts About Consciousness, Ego, And Self with Roderick Main
Mundane And Mystical: A Panentheistic Perspective On C.G. Jung’s Late Thoughts About Consciousness, Ego, And Self with Roderick Main
10,00€
June 12, 2021 – C.G. Jung insisted that there could be no consciousness without an ego, and accordingly he expressed scepticism about the desirability and even the possibility of experiencing pure consciousness or egoless awareness—a view seemingly at odds with worldwide mystical experience as well as much Asian philosophy. In his presentation Roderick Main re-examined Jung’s position on this issue in light of Jung’s own mystical experiences in 1944, some late developments in his thinking about the relationship between the ego and the self, and the case for his being viewed as an implicit panentheist. He argued that Jung’s thought can provide a much richer and more socially relevant account of mystical experience, including of the experience of egoless awareness, than is often supposed and than some of his own comments might lead one to expect.
Length: 2 hours
