27: Carl Jung • Seven Sermons to the Dead (Part I)

Creative Codex

In 1916, Dr. Carl Jung experienced a strange phenomenon that possessed him with tremendous creative force. The experience inspired him to write a philosophical & psychological scripture he called: The Seven Sermons to the Dead.

This is Jung's most mystifying work. It appears in the final chapter of The Red Book, and it embodies the culmination of Jung's numinous inner explorations from 1913 - 1916.

On this special episode, we will dive deep into Sermons One and Two, to attempt to understand this rare creative work the way that Jung understood it. Along the way we will delve into Gnostic scriptures which likely inspired Jung, explore key Jungian theories which are embodied in the Seven Sermons, and try to understand the larger significance of this esoteric literary work.

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Cover Artwork: Tree of Life by Carl Jung.

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Resources:

Memories, Dreams, Reflections: by Carl Jung and Aniella Jaffe

The Red Book: by Carl Jung

The Gnostic Scriptures: by Bentley Layton

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