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Carl Jung and Freemasonry
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Carl Jung and Freemasonry
So, I was recently invited to join a FB group called Mystic Jung. I honestly have never read up on him before now, but there appears to be a Masonic connection of some sort. I think his father was Grand Master of Switzerland or something and his philosophy is connected to Freemasonry from what I can tell at first glance. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thanks.
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In the winter of 1955-56 I chiseled the names of my paternal ancestors on three stone tablets and placed them in the courtyard of the Tower. I painted the ceiling with motifs from my own and my wife's arms, and from those of my sons-in-law. The Jung family originally had a phoenix for its arms, the bird obviously being connected with "young", "youth", "rejuvenation." My grandfather changed the elements of the arms, probably out of a spirit of resistance toward his father. He was an ardent Freemason and Grand Master of the Swiss lodge. This had a good deal to do with the changes he made in the armorial bearings. I mention this point, in itself of no consequence, because it belongs in the historical nexus of my thinking and my life.
In keeping with this revision of my grandfather's, my coat of arms no longer contains the original phoenix. Instead there is a cross azure in chief dexter and in base sinister a blue bunch of grapes in a field d'or; separating these is an estoile d'or in a fess azure. The symbolism of these arms is Masonic, or Rosicrucian. Just as cross and rose represent the Rosicrucian problem of opposites ("per crucem ad rosam"), that is, the Christian and Dionysian elements, so cross and grapes are symbols of the heavenly and chthonic spirit. The uniting symbol is the gold star, the aurum philosophorum.
from Memories, Dreams, Reflections p.232
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Great quote. There is a lot of interest in Jung in my SRIA college, not surprisingly.
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It depends on how you define "masonic". I've read a few of your posts and I think you will find his work very compelling, his red book notably, but basically woven throughout the very fabric of his legacy are concepts of alchemy and symbology.
Edit: I see you've discovered the Red Book! Jung is fascinating, particularly for those of any sort of esoteric bent. There is no evidence he was a mason as far as I know (and I've looked extensively), but again, depending on how you see masonry, I think his work is very compelling.
Edit again; what I'm trying to say is, some people think Manly P Hall has nothing "masonic" to contribute based on the reasoning that he wasn't a mason when he wrote "Secret Teachings of all Ages". So that person would definitely think Jung has nothing masonic to say. I, however, think he is a treasure trove of Hermetic, Alchemical, Symbolical and Esoteric thought, which makes him invaluable reading for the esoteric mason.
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I know Jung was Freud's more "mystical," counterpart and gave more emphasis to the meaning of dreams. He believed in the theory of Archetypes and studied the Tarot. I don't know of anything connecting him to the Craft, but if any Brothers can add something I would be glad to read it!
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That's how I met the person who invited me to the new group - a discussion on the Tarot.
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I see a Jungian therapist for anxiety and depression. It is very effective but hard work and life changing.
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I haven't gone down that rabbit hole, but I've met some Gnostics (who are also Masons) who were disciples of Stephan Hoeller in Los Angeles, and he apparently delves heavily into Jung.
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