Another edition of Filosophy Fridays.
Today we discuss the underdog of Psychology, Carl Jung.
He's been called many things, but I like to refer to him as the Nikola Tesla of Psychology (although this is still an understatement of Tesla's genius).
He lives, historically, in the shadow of his former mentor Freud (THE Freud!), as did Tesla with Edison. Only recently are the geniuses of both parties finally coming to light.
He was one of the most eccentric characters in his field, experiencing visions and feverish dreams (like Tesla), driving him to an 'outside of the box' approach.
His eccentricity eventually translated (evolved?) into hybrid works of psychology; he had dabbled in alchemy, Eastern and Western spirituality, religion, astrology and even the Occult.
Like Tesla, Jung is famous for many concepts; many of which we all know, but do not know the origin of.
In his lifetime, Jung had conceived and furthered the concepts of the archetype, intro-extroverted personalities, the 'complex' and the 'collective unconscious'.
His work has inspired many, many others and his scribblings stretch the outer limits of your open-mindedness.
If you're unsure of any of the aforementioned concepts, google them and enjoy the read!
Today's Daily Quota is an article which praises this heavyweight, whilst simultaneously providing an enlightening take on his philosophies. It takes a particular focus on his more eccentric side - including his Red Book and his infamy among more conventional psychologists.
It's called Psychology's Magician and it can be found below in the Spring 2011 issue of The New Atlantis.
It's a great piece, well worth the time taken to read it.
Pair this article with a morning coffee and you have yourself one hell of an enlightening day.
READ IT HERE
Today we discuss the underdog of Psychology, Carl Jung.
He's been called many things, but I like to refer to him as the Nikola Tesla of Psychology (although this is still an understatement of Tesla's genius).He lives, historically, in the shadow of his former mentor Freud (THE Freud!), as did Tesla with Edison. Only recently are the geniuses of both parties finally coming to light.
He was one of the most eccentric characters in his field, experiencing visions and feverish dreams (like Tesla), driving him to an 'outside of the box' approach.
His eccentricity eventually translated (evolved?) into hybrid works of psychology; he had dabbled in alchemy, Eastern and Western spirituality, religion, astrology and even the Occult.
Like Tesla, Jung is famous for many concepts; many of which we all know, but do not know the origin of.
In his lifetime, Jung had conceived and furthered the concepts of the archetype, intro-extroverted personalities, the 'complex' and the 'collective unconscious'.
His work has inspired many, many others and his scribblings stretch the outer limits of your open-mindedness.
If you're unsure of any of the aforementioned concepts, google them and enjoy the read!
Today's Daily Quota is an article which praises this heavyweight, whilst simultaneously providing an enlightening take on his philosophies. It takes a particular focus on his more eccentric side - including his Red Book and his infamy among more conventional psychologists.
It's called Psychology's Magician and it can be found below in the Spring 2011 issue of The New Atlantis.
It's a great piece, well worth the time taken to read it.
Pair this article with a morning coffee and you have yourself one hell of an enlightening day.
READ IT HERE
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