The Archetypal Symbolism of Animals: Lectures Given at the C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich, 1954-1958In The Archetypal Symbolism of Animals, Barbara Hannah, a student and a close friend of C.G. Jung, presents lectures on the symbolic meaning of several domestic and wild animals. According to Jung, the animal is sublime and, in fact, represents the "divine" side of the human psyche. He believed that animals live much more in contact with a "secret" order in nature itself and--far more than human beings--live in close contact with "absolute knowledge" of the unconscious. In contrast to humankind, the animal is the living being that follows its own inner laws beyond good and evil--and is, in this sense, superior. Hannah's previously published lectures were on the cat, dog, and horse. These lectures add material on the serpent, the lion, the cow, and the bull, illustrating how, in the light of consciousness, the archetypal images of animals can be positive and helpful. Here Hannah shows how our animal nature can become the psychic source of renewal and natural wholeness. The Archetypal Symbolism of Animals is the second volume in the "Polarities of the Psyche" series, edited by Emmanuel Kennedy-Xypolitas. This series focuses on the broad theme of the opposites in the psyche. In 2004, Chiron published the first volume, Lectures on Jung's Aion, by Barbara Hannah and Marie-Louise von Franz. Also in this series is the two-volume set of Barbara Hannah's Animus: The Spirit of Inner Truth in Women (2010): Volume 1 and Volume 2. This volume and its companions in the series are invaluable resources for a deeper understanding of Jung's ideas on archetypes in the human psyche. |
Contents
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Coziness and Laziness | 38 |
Independence and SelfReliance | 41 |
Notes on the Biological Background | 54 |
Notes on the Biological Background | 152 |
The Serpent as Demon of the Earth Darkness and Evil | 168 |
The Serpent in Christianity | 193 |
The Serpent as Spirit of Light and Wisdom | 202 |
The Serpent as the Uroboros of Cyclic Life | 227 |
The Serpent as a Symbol of Ghosts and Renewal | 230 |
The Serpent as Union of the Opposites and Communication with the Divine | 236 |
THE ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLISM OF THE LION | 265 |
Friend and Betrayer | 58 |
Guide and Trickster | 71 |
Watchdog and Thief | 78 |
Healer and Corpse Eater | 85 |
Notes on the Biological Background | 90 |
Obedient Worker and Unruly Spirit | 95 |
Helper and Victim | 99 |
Imparter of Vitality and Destruction | 112 |
Panic and ESP | 116 |
Conclusion of the Cat Dog and Horse | 122 |
THE ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLISM OF THE SERPENT | 127 |
Introduction to the Symbolism of the Serpent | 129 |
The Lion as a Solar Symbol | 275 |
The Lion as a Symbol of Order | 309 |
The Lion as Resurrection and Spiritual Mana | 340 |
Editorial Foreword | 346 |
The Bull as a Symbol of Impetus and Piercing | 355 |
The Bull as Spiritual Regeneration | 363 |
The Cow as Mother | 372 |
The Docility of the | 379 |
NOTES | 387 |
SOURCES | 395 |
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The Archetypal Symbolism of Animals: Lectures Given at the C.G. Jung ... Barbara Hannah No preview available - 2005 |
The Archetypal Symbolism of Animals: Lectures Given at the C.G. Jung ... Barbara Hannah No preview available - 2005 |