The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead (Quest Books)

Jungian psychology based on a little known treatise he authored in his earlier years. Contents 7 Preface 9 Prologue 11 I. The Gnosis of C.G. Jung 29 A Science Born of Mystery 29 Preaching to the Dead 35 What in the World Are Gnostics? 38 Jung and Gnosticism 44 Jung and the Pansophic Gnosis 50 Jung and the New Gnosticism 59 II. VII Sermones ad Mortuos 72 The First Sermon 72 The Second Sermon 76 The Third Sermon 78 The Fourth Sermon 80 The Fifth Sermon 82 The Sixth Sermon 84 The Seventh Sermon 85 III. Dr. Jung's Mysterious Treatise 87 The Preamble-The Sage, the City and the Dead 87 The First Sermon-The Empty Fullness 93 The Second Sermon-Helios: Image of God 104 The Third Sermon, Part I-Abraxas, the Heavenly Chanticleer 111 The Third Sermon, Part 2-Jung's Unknown God 119 The Fourth Sermon-Burning Bush and Tree of Life 134 The Fifth Sermon-The Two Communities: Mother City and Father Fortress 158 The Sixth Sermon-The Serpent and the Dove 177 The Seventh Sermon-Homeward Bound Among the Stars 203 Epilogue 229 Appendix 246 Notes 248 ." 143 Quintessential Gnostic Glossary 252 Selected Bibliography 254 Index 256

Gnosticism like mysticism pursues the inner way; its authority is not external but internal-a living personal experience-but without denying the outer world. Under the guise of Basilides, a second-century AD Gnostic sage, Jung wrote in 1916 the Seven Sermons to the Dead after he had received intense psychic experiences.The author has made his own translation of the sermons and sets forth a lengthy explanation and far-ranging commentary on Jung, Gnosticism, and the present condition of the Western individual. ---Choice Review

Gnosticism like mysticism pursues the inner way; its authority is not external but internal-a living personal experience-but without denying the outer world. Under the guise of Basilides, a second-century AD Gnostic sage, Jung wrote in 1916 the Seven Sermons to the Dead after he had received intense psychic experiences. The author has made his own translation of the sermons and sets forth a lengthy explanation and far-ranging commentary on Jung, Gnosticism, and the present condition of the Western individual