All of the images from the red book by carl jung by jay see. Digitalfusion is pleased to release a series of limited edition fine art prints from carl jungs the red book. Carl jung turned to the occult much stronger when he was close to his deathbed. Limited edition fine art prints the red book limited. It just so happens that he also had a knack for imagemaking. Oct 19, 2009 carl jung considered the red book, a grand, illuminated volume in which he nurtured his theories, his most important work. As official publisher, digitalfusions imago novus series has released limited editions of jung s fullpage drawings, and official documentation from the jung foundation. When carl jung embarked on an extended selfexploration he called his confrontation with the unconscious, the heart of it was the red book, a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. F or the better part of a century, carl jung and later his estate kept the manuscript of his unfinished red book or liber novus, as he originally entitled ithidden safely away from public scrutiny.
Oct 19, 2009 the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. Heres 12 intense pictures from carl jung s red book carl gustav jung mvp work in progress the red book and beyond the red book of carl g. Jungs therapeutic gnosticism by david bentley hart. In 19, jung s willingness to open up to the world of no. It was with a sense of excitement that i opened the book and paged.
Take a look at pages from the red book by carl jung books the. Jung knew that his red book, should it be exposed, could be used against him professionally and personally. Here he developed his principle theoriesof the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuationthat. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the personality. Jung s famous red book, which records the creation of the seminal theories that jung developed after his 19 split with sigmund freud, and explores its place in jung s work through related items from the librarys collections. It recounts and comments upon the authors psychological experiments between 19 and 1916, and is based on manuscripts first drafted by jung in 191415 and 1917. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Take a look at pages from the red book by carl jung. Introduction to the red book lectures there are two sets of lectures presented below in mp3 audio format, all recorded during the original presentations. Carl jung and the holy grail of the unconscious the new.
For more than 25 years carl jung s red book was hidden away in a swiss bank vault. Inside the book now are 205 completed pages of text and illustrations including the loose. Most people know that carl gustav jung, the visionary swiss. Those with artistic training may find it useful to paint or draw with the nondominant hand.
The red book hours explores carl jungs creative process. He is a psychologist, author, researcher, and expert in mental. It presents, for the first time, jung s red book and his own drawings and sculptures within the context of his theories and the world of. Carl jung mandala drawing from the red book carl jung, sacred geometry art, gustav. Here he developed his principle theoriesof the archetypes, the. And finally, there sunbathing under the lights, sat carl jung s red book, splayed open to page 37. The red book is a lovingly inscribed and illustrated account of a deep inner journey into the heart of god, spirituality, mythology, and primarily the depths that jung called the shadow. One side of the open page showed an intricate mosaic painting of a. So look for the hidden egg and follow it through jung s red book drawings and marvel at what it might have meant to jung and what it might mean to you. Why i havent gotten around to reading jung s red book if jung was still alive, hed say its okay to delay reading his book. Liber novus philemon box by cg jung, sonu shamdasani, john peck, sonu shamdasani, mark kyburz isbn.
If he was born decades later, carl jung could have had a flourishing career as a graphic novelist. The lectures at the eth were open, and the audience for the lectures was made up of students at the eth, the general public and jung s followers. At the centre of this was an unpublished book entitled liber novus, also. The most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. Given the books disorienting and often disturbing content, this overgentle guidance seems appropriate. From 1916 through 1920, jung created mandala paintings and sketches that he felt corresponded to his inner situation at the time more about this and jung s red book in a future post. See more ideas about red books, book images and carl jung. The opening of the egg carl jung carl jung, hidden book. Or, centuries earlier, as a manuscript illuminator.
The hidden egg in jung s drawings from the red book. Jung had no formal art training, but his private journal, the red book, only recently published, gives an idea of what may emerge if one is determined to honor the psyche. Or do you, like jung, draw them out into the open, reveal them, and heal them. He was a pioneer of deep psychology and a prolific author. Carl jungs handdrawn, rarelyseen manuscript the red book. Carl jungs red book is filled with absolutely amazing art the famous psychologist composed privately for years.
Last year i ordered the red book from amazon after i read some fascinating articles about how it was written, rediscovered, translated and published. It recounts and comments upon the authors imaginative experiences between 19 and 1916, and is based on manuscripts first drafted by jung in 191415 and 1917. Jung s journey to selfunderstanding and what he called individuation was an intensely private, personal affair that took place over the course of sixteen years, during which he created an incredible, foliosized work of religious art called the red book. The art and calligraphy came later, they were composed over the following 16 years or so.
Here he developed his principle theoriesof the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of. The prints the red book limited edition fine art prints. Aug 07, 20 carl gustav jung and the red book, an all day symposium, featured presentations by prominent jungian scholars. One side of the open page showed an intricate mosaic painting of a giant holding an ax. Following his break with freud, jung went through a period of profound psychological disorientation marked by a series of disturbing dreams and visions. Jungs journey to selfunderstanding and what he called individuation was an intensely private, personal affair that took place over the course of sixteen years, during which he created an incredible, foliosized work of religious art called the red book. Carl jungs liber novus the red book quotes extrafilespace. Jung embarked upon an extraordinary imaginative journey. Jungs elaborate paintings show him every bit the artist the medieval. The years since have seen several exhibitions of the book, which could pass for a bible rendered by a medieval monk, writes art critic peter frank, especially for the. These explorations included some psychedelic drawings of mythical. His work was intellectually legendary enigmatic and fascinating, to many the holy grail for the irreverent, to others just the ravings of a madman who condemned all of humanity in a matter of seconds.
One of those ladies, tony wolff, inspired the process described in the red book. Jung s most ardent admirers, making their hopeful pilgrimages to zurich, were denied so much as a glimpse into its pages, no matter how plangent their entreaties. She wrote, the book is bombastic, baroque and like so much else about carl jung, a willful oddity, synched with an antediluvian and mystical reality. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of. Jung scholar sonu shamdasani is a londonbased author, editor. Jung experienced and recorded his visions and then composed his draft manuscript of liber novus before beginning on the art. He who sleeps in the grave of the millennia dreams a wonderful dream. The red book readers edition by jung c g by mailinator65 issuu. Jungs work was influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, and religious studies. See more ideas about carl jung, red books and archetypes. Carl jung 1875 1961 was a psychiatrist living in switzerland, married to one of the richest ladies of the country. Jung s newly published red book, i admit that i harbored a degree of skepticism.
This publication opens the possibility of a new era in the understanding of jungs work. This is an amazing book that carl jung worked on in private for many years. The first series of four lectures was presented at westminster college to the general public in january and february of 2010, shortly after the red book was published. Carl jungs books go beyond a simple analysis of human behavior. Here he developed his principle theoriesof the archetypes, the collective. The red book prints a series of limited edition fine art prints. Carl jung s liber novus, better known as the red book, has only recently come to light in a complete english translation, published by norton in a 2009 facsimile edition and a smaller readers edition in 2012. Few personalities stir up interest like this great analyst of the human psyche. Carl jung, the master of dream therapy, surreptitiously authored a secret book filled with his own ruminations, dreams, and hallucinogenic drawings the red book. Here he developed his principle theories of the archetypes, the collective. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share. Until now, very few have seen it, but a new facsimile makes its visionary. Now, 100 years after he began his books, the images from jung s visions have returned to life digitalfusion is pleased to release a series of fine art limited edition prints from carl jung s the red book. I copied these quotes from the red book into a booklet and from there copied what i thought were my favorites from the booklet onto my computer.
When carl jung embarked on an extended selfexploration he called it his confrontation with the unconscious, the heart of it was the red book, a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. And this is why this red book is of so much interest to us, showing how one of the greatest psychologists went about doing this. Drawing parallels to the old testament prophets, whom he quotes to open up the red book, jung feels similarly overwhelmed by a flood of visions and feels similarly compelled to record these as well as his understanding of them for his readers. Now, 100 years after he began his books, the images from jungs visions have returned to life digitalfusion is pleased to release a series of fine art limited edition prints from carl jungs the red book. Jung is at the top of my list for most complex books read so far. Some quotes from carl jung s liber novus the red book someone many thanks. Inducing and sustaining this state, one can then open a dialogue with the figures that. The rubin museum of art in new york city displayed the original red book journal, as well as some of jung s original small journals, from 7 october 2009 to 15 february 2010. Only a few people knew about it and his nearest family was not convinced that jung. The red book, how carl jung saved his soul exploring. The red book by c g jung liber novus free pdf excerpt.
Liber novus bound in red leather, accompanied by his own paintings. They say that carl jung s the red book contains within its pages a mind that aspires to roam the underworld and rescue his soul. A lot of people would not comprehend his occult writings pieces that were delicately pieced together to compose a one of a kind novel such as the red book. Carl gustav jung and the red book, an all day symposium, featured presentations by prominent jungian scholars. Read sara corbetts article in the news york times here. What leads me into the desert, and what am i to do there. Jungs newly published red book, i admit that i harbored a degree of skepticism. A window into jung s dreams the journal,16 years in the making, in which psychoanalyst carl jung documented his inner life was long hidden. A portable edition of the famous red book text and essay the red book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of c. All of the images from the red book by carl jung red books. The hidden egg in jungs drawings from the red book.
Should i open the airy magic garden of the wilderness. Oct 11, 2015 carl jung 1875 1961 was a psychiatrist living in switzerland, married to one of the richest ladies of the country. Carl g jung gustav jung red books book images illuminated manuscript book illustration illustrations book art art drawings. He was a charismatic man who was well liked by the ladies. This exhibition contains the majority of jung s artistic oeuvre, as well as many of his manuscripts and books on art with annotations by jung. Despite being nominated as the central work in jung s oeuvre, it was not published or made. Although its existence has been known for more than eighty years, the red book was never published or made available to the wide audience of jungs students and followers. Oct 10, 2015 these are the words of the psychologist c.
The fact that jung circulated drafts of it and showed it to many different people makes it clear that he did intend it to reach a wider public. Oct 03, 2009 the red book, an intricate 16year record of carl jung s journey into his unconscious that has never been seen publicly, is going on display in an exhibit at a new york museum that coincides with. Liber novus is interspersed with dazzling spreads of mandalas, dragons, spiritbeings and what look like ufos. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Jung, one of the fathers of modern psychology, which will debut at the red book gallery on november 2. The artist despite himself by peter frank on october 29, 20 in in the media the following is an essay by peter frank of a new and remarkable series of limitededition prints based on artwork by carl g. Why i havent gotten around to reading jungs red book. In 1930, jung stopped working on his red book and turned to the comparative study of the individuation process, starting with esoteric eastern systems, such as kundalini yoga. Jungs famous red book, which records the creation of the seminal theories that jung developed after his 19 split with sigmund freud, and explores its place in jungs work through related items from the librarys collections. Within only a few pages i was struck by many synchronicities another term coined by jung specific details that only a few books read in a lifetime. The first words of carl gustav jungs red book are the way of what is. Second day 46 the incantations 50 the opening of the egg 65 hell 73 the.
John grohol is the founder and editorinchief of psych central. Jan 20, 2010 the red book public library or liber novus latin for new book, as its known by his disciples was created by swiss psychoanalyst and theorist carl jung over a main period of six years beginning in 19. It involves a practice utilizing what he calledactive imagination and features strange paintings and dialogues from archetypal characters culled from jungs inner world. Carl jung considered the red book, a grand, illuminated volume in which he nurtured his theories, his most important work. Oct, 2009 the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. If i plunge into the death encompassing the world, then my buds break open. The red book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of c. At times it flows easily, at other times it requires picking apart word by word, sentence by sentence. Jung s red book contains many of his works of art based on his visual hallucinations and the fair copies of the texts he produced in calligraphy based on his auditory hallucinations. Because the text of liber novus as jung formally titled his red book is really more important than the art. His work contains a wonderful alchemy of psychoanalysis, spirituality, religion, philosophy, and the dream world.
Jung in 1957, referring to the decades he worked on the red book from 1914 to 1930. Carl jungs liber novus, better known as the red book, has only. In addition, some other material jung recorded in connection with his encounter with the unconscious is included in three appendices. Sep 20, 2009 and finally, there sunbathing under the lights, sat carl jungs red book, splayed open to page 37.