023 - The Misunderstood Jung

“Everything unknown and empty is filled with psychological projection: it is as if the investigator’s own psychic background were mirrored in the darkness. What he sees in matter, or thinks he can see, is chiefly the data of his own unconscious which he is projecting into it.” C.G. Jung Jung and his ideas were already hard to understand in his time and while the concepts of psycho analysis found a strong footing in modern discourse and culture, getting an unobstructed view on Jung and his work is still difficult. One of my motivations for starting the C.G. Jung Helpdesk was to provide the clearest view possible, which sadly also includes challenging the notions and interpretations that people already have. So this is what this event will be about, drawing a line between what Jung said and those after him thought to understand.