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youngelephantI haven’t posted in awhile but I was just hit with a stroke of inspiration. I literally just finished reading the intro to the second edition of Psychology and Alchemy by C.G. Jung. This quote struck me as particularly meaningful in current times:
“It [Gnosticism] was founded on the perception of symbols thrown up by the unconscious individuation process which always sets in when the collective dominants of human life fall into decay. At such a time there is bound to be a considerable number of individuals who are possessed by archetypes of a numinous nature that force their way to the surface in order to form new dominants (Jung, C.G. 1953. Psychology and Alchemy. Oxfordshire, England: Routledge)”.
From this quote, I’m getting the take away that the loss of efficacy in religions leads to the triggering of the individuation process in those whose tempestuous unconsciouses the dying religion can not temper. In other words, religions aren’t working, so the ripe among us seek alternatives.
Christianity stopped working long ago. The problem is most people who reject Christianity turn to the religion of Progess to fill that void. To truly wake up, one must reject the myth of Progress and allow the unconscious to produce new urgings, callings, and images which then must be integrated if one is to individuate.
“It [Gnosticism] was founded on the perception of symbols thrown up by the unconscious individuation process which always sets in when the collective dominants of human life fall into decay. At such a time there is bound to be a considerable number of individuals who are possessed by archetypes of a numinous nature that force their way to the surface in order to form new dominants (Jung, C.G. 1953. Psychology and Alchemy. Oxfordshire, England: Routledge)”.
From this quote, I’m getting the take away that the loss of efficacy in religions leads to the triggering of the individuation process in those whose tempestuous unconsciouses the dying religion can not temper. In other words, religions aren’t working, so the ripe among us seek alternatives.
Christianity stopped working long ago. The problem is most people who reject Christianity turn to the religion of Progess to fill that void. To truly wake up, one must reject the myth of Progress and allow the unconscious to produce new urgings, callings, and images which then must be integrated if one is to individuate.
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Date: 2021-09-15 11:22 pm (UTC)That sounds lovely and also hard to experience, I feel the same sometimes here in Mexico. If you feel compelled to it would be nice to look at it, but if you prefer to not share that is also good :-)
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Date: 2021-09-16 12:49 am (UTC)I was scrolling around your journal trying to find the PM button and couldn't, but I did see your first post which I think you mentioned in your first reply to this journal entry. It's a good read. One of these days I will share exactly how the narrative of progress fell like a house of cards from around me, but I don't think it's time.
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Date: 2021-09-16 01:09 am (UTC)Thank you for reading it! I also reread it and was a little embarrassed about it.
About the messages, that is one thing I hadn't noticed. The style which I loaded into my journal makes entries pretty and easier to read but it is really wonky outside of that. I think that if you go to your message inbox a click compose and then type my user name you should be able to.
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Date: 2021-09-16 02:22 am (UTC)