Jung and Mr. Punch as Mythologems

This paper explores how we can make our own mythological version of ‘Jung’ say whatever we want. Excessive veneration gets in the way of his theories being allowed to stand on their own. Understanding ‘Jung’ as a mythologem provides a way out of this intoxication with identification by letting us re...

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Published in:Journal of analytical psychology Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 305 - 312
Main Author: Mathers, Dale
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2018
Subjects:
agiografia
collective unconscious
hagiografía
hagiographie
hagiography
Identification
inconscient collectif
inconsciente colectivo
inconscio collettivo
Intoxication
Jung
Jung, Carl Gustav (1875-1961)
Kollektives Unbewußtes
mitologema
Monsieur Punch
Mr. Punch
mythologem
mythologème
Unconsciousness
агиография
коллективное бессознательное
мистер Панч
мифологема
Юнг
圣徒传
庞奇先生
神话主题
荣格
集体无意识
mythologem
hagiography
Mr. Punch
collective unconscious
Jung
Kollektives Unbewußtes
Hagiographie
mitologema
мистер Панч
mythologème
inconscient collectif
集体无意识
Mythologem
Юнг
мифологема
庞奇先生
коллективное бессознательное
inconsciente colectivo
圣徒传
荣格
агиография
Monsieur Punch
hagiografía
agiografia
inconscio collettivo
神话主题
ISSN:0021-8774, 1468-5922, 1468-5922
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Summary:This paper explores how we can make our own mythological version of ‘Jung’ say whatever we want. Excessive veneration gets in the way of his theories being allowed to stand on their own. Understanding ‘Jung’ as a mythologem provides a way out of this intoxication with identification by letting us recollect and re-connect to the Collective Unconscious.
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ISSN:0021-8774
1468-5922
1468-5922
DOI:10.1111/1468-5922.12411