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2. Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961)
As a Swiss psychiatrist, he broke with Freud's psycho-analysis. He gave depth psychology a direction, which he called 'analytic psychology' and in which the concept 'libido' got the meaning of general vitality. In this concept religious feelings have also a positive meaning (contrary to Freud's theory). By seeing the individual consciousness in relation to the collective consciousness, Jung and Teilhard show many similarities. Teilhard was a palaeontologist and a mystic. Jung was a psychologist and a mystic too. Teilhard was focussed on relation between physics and religion. Jung' focus was the relation between psychology and religion. From his works we only mention: "The secret of the golden Flower" (with Wilhelm, 1929), "Modern Man in Search of a Soul" (English translation 1933), "Essays on Contemporary Events" (Eng. trans. 1947), "Answer to Job" (Engl. trans. 1954),"Memories, dreams, reflections" (Eng.trans.1963), "Man and His Symbols" (Eng. trans. 1964).
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The Sixteenth International Teilhard Conference at All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney, from 18 till 20 April 1997 was devoted to "Jung and Teilhard - An exploration in Complementarity". Lectures were held there by:
- Mrs.Emily Binns Ph.D. from the Villanova University in Pennsylvania
- Mr. Robert Faricy S.J.
- Mr. Fabio Mantovani, the president of the Italian Teilhard Association
- Mr. John Woodcock
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