Kabbalistic Visions

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C. G. Jung and Jewish Mysticism

By Sanford L. Drob

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Kabbalistic Visions explores C. G. Jung's profound 1944 visions centred on the mystic marriage of Kabbalistic tradition, including his identification with Rabbi Simon ben Jochai, attributed author of the Zohar. Sanford L. Drob examines the influence of Jewish mysticism on Jungian psychology, offering a comprehensive archetypal interpretation of Kabbalistic symbolism. The book situates Jung's Kabbalistic encounter alongside his work on the Red Book, Gnosticism, alchemy, and addresses the complexities of his attitudes towards Judaism and National Socialism. This pioneering study is the first full-length Jungian analysis of Jewish mysticism and its symbolism.
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Kabbalistic Visions is ideal for readers interested in Jungian psychology, Jewish mysticism, and the symbolic depths of spirituality. Scholars and students of psychology, religious studies, or those intrigued by the intersection of mysticism and analytical psychology will find this an illuminating and essential text.

Kabbalistic Visions is the first full-length study of Jung and Jewish mysticism in any language and the first book to present a comprehensive Jungian/archetypal interpretation of Kabbalistic symbolism.

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In 1944, C. G. Jung experienced a series of visions which he later described as "the most tremendous things I have ever experienced." Central to these visions was the "mystic marriage as it appears in the Kabbalistic tradition," and Jung’s experience of himself as "Rabbi Simon ben Jochai," the presumed author of the sacred Kabbalistic text, the Zohar.

Kabbalistic Visions explores Jung’s 1944 Kabbalistic visions, the impact of Jewish mysticism on Jungian psychology, Jung’s archetypal interpretation of Kabbalistic symbolism, and his claim late in life that a Hasidic rabbi, the Maggid of Mezhirech, anticipated his entire psychology.

This book places Jung’s encounter with the Kabbalah in the context of the earlier visions and meditations of his Red Book, his abiding interests in Gnosticism and alchemy, and what many regard to be his Anti-Semitism and flirtation with National Socialism.

Kabbalistic Visions is the first full-length study of Jung and Jewish mysticism in any language and the first book to present a comprehensive Jungian/archetypal interpretation of Kabbalistic symbolism.

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Stanton Marlan, PhD and Jungian Analyst, praises the book as a scholarly and provocative analysis that reveals Jung in a reparative transformative process linking him to Jewish mystical thinkers. The work is noted for its detailed exploration of the archetypal interplay between alchemy and the Kabbalah, expected to ignite ongoing dialogue. Another review hails it as a thoughtful bridge between Kabbalah and Depth Psychology, commending Drob's expertise in both fields and calling it an indispensable resource.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780367461232

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 April 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 292

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About the Author

Sanford L. Drob, PhD, teaches at Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara, CA, and the C.G. Jung Institute in New York. His most recent book is Archetype of the Absolute: The Unity of Opposites in Mysticism, Philosophy and Psychology. He is a visual artist whose paintings on archetypal themes can be viewed at www.sanforddrobart.com.