Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Red Book
So, how cool is it that Jung's The Red Book will be on "store shelves" next month? I, for one, buy my books from Amazon (prime), and signed up to be notified upon publication. The NYT magazine article started out eerily similar to the opening of "The People of the Book" and just got better from there. 205 oversize pages with elaborate calligraphy and with richly hued, staggeringly detailed paintings? Ten years in translation? 1,000 footnotes, citing everyting from mythology to the alchemical formulation of gold? Jerry Garcia wishes his long, strange trip could have been as deep a dive into the unconscious. Or maybe he doesn't. I just can't wait to get a glimpse of what has been locked away for so many decades. It may confuse rather than illuminate the layers of the mind, but the journey promises to be rich.
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I just wanted to be the first to comment on your blog...welcome to the word of blogging...aka stress relief at lunch.
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Read the NYT piece and am intrigued. Also intimidated by the fact that a major Jung scholar admitted he might not understand it. Maybe I should read "Memories, Dreams, Reflections" first.
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm new to this. How do I respond to individual's comments? Until someone tells me, thanks to Kathy for the welcome, and to John, I think that since The Red Book informed "Memories, Dreams, Reflections" you should go on The Red Book journey and then read MDR to see if you arrived at the same place as Jung
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