The Philosophy Behind and Around Carl Jung

The Philosophy Behind and Around Carl Jung

What were Carl Jung’s Major Influences? Carl Jung was profoundly influenced by a wide range of philosophers, thinkers and mystics in developing his groundbreaking theories of analytical psychology. He drew upon ideas from existentialism, phenomenology, German...
The Neoplatonic Philosophy of Plotinus: Insights for Jungian Psychology and the Individuation Process

The Neoplatonic Philosophy of Plotinus: Insights for Jungian Psychology and the Individuation Process

What was Neoplatonism: Plato, the renowned ancient Greek philosopher, can be considered one of the first depth psychologists due to his pioneering concept of the tripartite soul. In Plato’s view, the human soul is composed of three distinct parts: the rational...