![]() The great psychotherapist and psychiatrist, and the founder of Analytical Psychology, Carl Jung.Īccording to Jung, the psychic events and those events happening in the outside world, may not be coincidental and even have an acausal source that is beyond the laws of cause and effect. Jung hypothesised that our inner and outer worlds are deeply connected and mirror one another. This echoes the teaching of Hermes, the Greek God: “As above, so below, as within, so without.” Instead, he believed the psyche and physical matter are related. ![]() Jung also felt validated by Wilhelm through their shared use of the healing power of medieval alchemical symbolism.Īmong Jung’s most important work, was his in-depth analysis of the psyche, which he explained as follows: “By psyche I understand the totality of all psychic processes, conscious as well as unconscious.” Jung separated the concept of the psyche from the conventional concept of the mind, which is generally limited to the processes of consciousness. This fateful meeting helped to build a bridge of psychological understanding between the East and the West. In an interesting synchronicity, he had been practicing with the oracle for over 30 years when he met Richard Wilhelm, the German translator of the book in 1929. Jung introduced the I Ching to the English-speaking world in the early 1950s. The great psychotherapist and psychiatrist, and the founder of Analytical Psychology, Dr Carl Jung, used the oracle in his therapy sessions with clients. The I Ching is the world’s oldest and most sophisticated system of wisdom divination. Divination as a tool, when used in a rounded way, can open up the psyche to higher inspiration and guidance, while teaching you to trust your inner-knowing. These provide guidance on your current situation, but not the future. Working with the I Ching can help you be clear on life decisions, and will enhance your intuition. There are 64 main kinds of situations that can be looked up in the I Ching book. The I Ching was read as a microcosm of the universe that offered complex and symbolic meanings, using a type of divination called ‘cleromancy’ – this is like the casting of lots, where the outcome produces apparently random numbers. It is said that the I Ching brings out the shen, or helping spirit (the inner voice), that guides us. Also known as the “Book of Changes,” it is the most ancient Chinese classical text and has been widely used for centuries in the Far East.īased on a series of sixty-four, six-line symbols – known as hexagrams – it is a powerful tool that can help people navigate the journey of life, and is designed to help us understand and work with the unconscious forces shaping the situations we face, while keeping us connected with the creative process of life.
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