Passion: What Can We Learn About It from Jung?
Human beings are born naturally passionate, according to Jung, but the "blocking of libido" (CW 5, p.170-171), as he called it, can lead to a feeling that life has lost its zest and enjoyment, as well as to a feeling of being stuck, or lost. Jung has much to say about how we can create a new channel for passion in work and relationships, in order to be creatively engaged and involved in our lives. In this course we will explore Jung's ideas about passion as well as the ideas of his main pupil, Marie-Louise Von Franz.