A Jungian and Phosphenic Reading of Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy Cinema sometimes becomes more than a story, it turns into a mirror of the mind itself. Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy (2013) is such a film: mysterious, slow, and haunting. Beneath its thriller surface lies a meditation on consciousness, identity, and the strange geometry of fear. The film … Continue reading The Spider of the Inner Light
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The Descent of Lucea
It began in a kitchen, the kitchen of my childhood home, the place where the first sensations of warmth and light once entered the world. Yet in the dream it was completely dark. I tried to strike a match to make fire, but each match failed to ignite. The air was thick with waiting, as … Continue reading The Descent of Lucea
Carl Gustav Jung’s Inner Light Yoga Path: phosphenes and migraine aura in the Red Book
Possible Migraine-Equivalent Phosphene in The Red Book Jung describes intense inner visions, including luminous phenomena, patterns, and symbolic imagery that closely resemble scintillating scotomas or migraine aura phosphenes. These are common in migraine aura without headache, where people experience flickering lights, geometric patterns, or expanding colored shapes. While Jung did not diagnose himself with migraines, … Continue reading Carl Gustav Jung’s Inner Light Yoga Path: phosphenes and migraine aura in the Red Book
Entering the Sacred world beyond the Black Mirror and insights from Jung’s approach in his Red Book
Entering Nâ-Kojâ-Abâd Through the Black Mirror The black mirror is more than a reflective surface, it is a gateway to the imaginal world, an entry point into Nâ-Kojâ-Abâd, the land beyond physical space described by Sohrawardi. To use the mirror in this way requires a different kind of seeing, one that moves beyond ordinary vision … Continue reading Entering the Sacred world beyond the Black Mirror and insights from Jung’s approach in his Red Book
Writing the Myth of Your Life: Jung’s Challenge to Live Authentically
The lesson for us given by professor C.G. Jung Carl Gustav Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, posed one of the most profound existential questions of the 20th century: "Are you prepared to live and write the myth of your life?" This challenge is both an invitation and a confrontation. It demands that we face … Continue reading Writing the Myth of Your Life: Jung’s Challenge to Live Authentically
Let us create our Most Sacred Myth!
Professor Carl Gustav Jung explored the question "What myth am I living?" in various works, most notably in his autobiographical reflections, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, and in his more theoretical writings, such as The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. Jung believed that this question is central to understanding the human psyche, as myths form the foundation … Continue reading Let us create our Most Sacred Myth!
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