Creation MythsCreation myths are the deepest and most important of all myths because they are concerned with both the basic patterns of existence and the ultimate meaning of life. In this book, an eminent Jungian analyst examines the recurring motifs that appear in creation myths from around the world and shows what they teach us about the mysteries of creativity, the cycles of renewal in human life, and the birth of consciousness in the individual psyche. Among the topics discussed are: Why the creative process is often accompanied by anxiety, depression, loneliness, and fear of the unknown. The meaning of creation motifs such as the egg, the seed, the primordial being, the creative fire, the separation of heaven and earth, and the four stages of creation. Creation symbolism in the alchemical opus of medieval tradition. How creation-myth motifs appear in the dreams of people who are on the verge of a leap forward in consciousness. |
Contents
The Creation Myth | 1 |
The Cosmogonic Awakening | 28 |
Creation from Above Creation from Below | 38 |
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alchemical alchemists anima animals archetypal aspect awareness basic become beginning body C. G. Jung called child collective unconscious collisions comes completely connected consciousness constellated cosmogony cosmos create the world creation myths creative creator darkness dead divine dream dwarfs ego complex emotional Ennoia everything evil existence experience fact fantasy Father Raven feeling Fidi Mkullu fire four Gnostic Godhead Gods heaven and earth human idea impulses Indian inner instance instinct Iroquois Kami kind Kolombo later live look Marie-Louise von Franz material means mother motif Mwile mythology Naareau namely naturally Ongwe original outer Paul Radin person philosophers preconscious preconscious totality pregnant primitive problem produced projection psyche psychic psychological Purusha reaction reality realization Rigveda scious Simon Magus sometimes soul speak spirit suddenly symbol Tangaloa Taoism thing thought tion tribes uncon unconscious unus mundus whole woman word Ymir
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Living in the Borderland: The Evolution of Consciousness and the Challenge ... Jerome S. Bernstein No preview available - 2005 |