A Jungian perspective on the symbolic meaning of depression.
“When we must deal with problems,
we instinctively resist the way
that leads through obscurity and darkness…”
~ Carl Jung, CW 8 ¶752
This video explores depression not as a flaw or a failure, but as a meaningful message from the psyche. Drawing from the writings of Carl Jung, we explore how neurosis, numbness, and collapse can be signs of an inner transformation pushing to occur.
What if your depression isn’t a malfunction – but an initiation?
What if the pain is not asking for a quick fix – but for a deeper listening?
We journey through:
– The false stories we’ve been told about depression
– Jung’s understanding of neurosis as a self-regulating attempt at healing
– The archetypal pattern of descent and rebirth across mythology
– The symbolic function of symptoms and the voice beneath the void
– How depression may mark the beginning of individuation – the becoming of your whole self
This is not a clinical analysis. It’s a reflection, a companion in the dark.
A video for those who feel the stillness that doesn’t bring peace – but also for those ready to listen for what the soul might be saying.
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00:00 Intro
01:15 Chapter 1: The False Stories We’ve Been Told
02:23 Chapter 2: The Archetypal Message
04:14 Chapter 3: The Trick of the Mind & the Truth Beneath It
05:33 Chapter 4: The Turning – What Can We Do?
06:22 Chapter 5: The Threshold of Individuation
08:31 Prologue: Marie-Louise von Franz
Quotes referenced include:
Jung, Collected Works Vol. 8 ¶752
Vol. 10 ¶355
Vol. 16 ¶26
Vol. 18 ¶389
Vol. 9ii ¶40
With love,
Avi
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