Prophets in Our Midst
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"This book begins with a chapter about Sri Aurobindo and the prophetic nature of his opus magnum, Savitri, using references from Carl Jung. I then examine Jung?s creation myth, using comparative material form Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. I end with a note on heart-Self centered transformation and one involving spiritual transfiguration. I follow with a discussion on the work of J. R. R. Tolkien from the perspective of the mythical psyche, using comparative material from Jung. I subsequently discuss Jung?s take on contemporary religion, Gnosticism and alchemy, along with his encounter with the East. Jung emphasizes the compensatory needs of the Western psyche with prophetic declarations on the psychological and spiritual transformations required for the new aeon. I subsequently examine Jean Gebser?s study on the evolution of consciousness, and the demand today to develop an integral structure of consciousness, referring to both Jung, and Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.
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Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Introduction xv
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother xvi
C. G. Jung xix
J. R.R. Tolkien xxi
Jean Gebser xxiv
Jungian Lights on Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri : A Myth for Our Time 1
Introduction 3
The Need for a Vision and the Cry for Myth 4
Savitri as Legend and Symbol 5
The Cry for Myth in the Contemporary World 6
Jung’s Gnostic Creation Myth: The Creative Shadow
Pleroma, and Sri Aurobindo and the Mother 13
Introduction 15
Jung’s Initial Fantasies and his Scientific Work 15
Sri Aurobindo’s, the Mother’s and Jung’s Creation Stories 17
Jung’s Seven Sermons to the Dead 20
The Pleroma and the Principle of Individuation 21
Abraxas, Helios and the Devil 22
Abraxas : Primordial Creative Shadow Pleroma 24
Transcending the Contraries of Life 25
The Four Principal Deities in Jung’s Gnostic Creation Myth 27
The Dynamic Interplay between Logos and Eros: Intrapsychic and
Interpsychic 29
Two of Jung’s Initiation Dreams: Childhood and Midlife 34
The Path of Individuation 37
Detachment and Involvement: Psychic Transformation and
Spiritual Ascension 39
J. R.R. Tolkien’s Prophetic Voice and the Mythical Psyche:
With Reference to C. G. Jung 45
Introduction 47
The Lord of the Ring’s in Brief 48
The Prophetic Voices of C. G. Jung and J. R. R. Tolkien 50
Jung, the Individuation Process and the Individuation of Humankind 51
Tolkien’s Compensatory Myth for Our Times 53
The Self and the Deeper Meaning of The Lord of the Rings 65
The Four Ages of Man and the Four-fold Path 80
Individuation: Earth, Air, Fire and Water 81
Individuation and the Four Functions of Consciousness 84
Frodo and the Superior Function: Intuition 84
Sam and the First Auxilliary Function: Feeling 86
Merry and the Second Auxilliary Function: Thinking 87
Pippin and the Inferior Function: Sensation 88
Individuation of the Four Soul-Types 91
The Soul-Type of the Priest and Magus 91
The Soul-Type of the Leader and King 95
The Soul-Type of the Trader and Quest Hero 103
The Soul-Type of the Servant and Mayor 111
Jung on Religion, Gnosticism, His Encounter with the East,
and Alchemy 123
Introduction 125
The Religious Function 126
Christianity 127
Gnosticism 128
Sources of Defense against Gnosticism and Jung 135
Encounter with the East 140
Alchemy and the Grail Tradition 145
Nazism: The Perverted Grail 146
Alchemy 149
The Living God and Unus Mundus 152
Sri Aurobindo and Jung 163
Introduction 165
Stages in the Evolution of Consciousness 167
The Archaic Structure of Consciousness 168
The Magic Structure of Consciousness 169
The Mythical Structure of Consciousness 171
The Mental Structure of Consciousness 173
The Contemporary World 176
The Integral Structure of Consciousness 177
The Ever-Present Future 179
Appendix 182
Index 185

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