What Carl Jung Did When He Feared He Was Going Mad

You push a thought away before you finish reading it, and in 1913 Carl Jung feared he was going mad. What he did next is not a story about genius, but about a decision. In 1913, after the break with Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung was seized by a vision of a flood and wrote that he feared he was menaced by a psychosis. This story follows his own account of those years, from a child's pencil case hidden in an attic to the figures he met in his fantasies. Through Jungian psychology, it asks what becomes of a thought you refuse to hear, and whether you run from your own mind or listen. It is Jung's reading, not settled fact, and the Red Book is one man's account, not a manual for inner work. If you hear voices, see things other people do not, or feel your hold on what is real slipping, please see a doctor. Which side are you on tonight? Answer with Run, or listen, in the comments, and subscribe so the next story is waiting like a clean page on your desk. Chapters: 0:00 A doctor afraid of his mind 1:37 The autumn the flood arrived 2:59 What people do with fear 4:08 A secret in a pencil case 5:18 The years of falling stones 6:35 The old man with wings 8:10 Strange is not dangerous 9:49 What he did instead Subscribe animation: Adapted from "Subscribe Button" by MrNumber112. Sound effects: THE_bizniss, unfa & Zabuhailo — CC BY 3.0. Used with permission from the creator. #CarlJung #JungianPsychology #InnerWork