About this episode
The episode explores Carl Jung's perspective on the existence of demons and the unseen powers that influence modern man.
“[Modern man] is blind to the fact that, with all his rationality and efficiency, he is possessed by powers beyond his control. The gods and demons have not disappeared at all, they have merely got new names.” Carl Jung, Collected Works Volume 18 For millennia, in cultures spanning the globe, men and women believed in […] The post Carl Jung – Are Demons Real? first appeared on Academy of Ideas .
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Topics covered
- psychology
- demons
- rationality
- mythology
- cultural beliefs
Keywords
- Carl Jung
- demons
- psychology
- rationality
- cultural beliefs
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