Theology and Psychology at the Crossroads as My Mother Waves Good-Bye
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21204693 |
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| Authors | Paula Smith-Marder (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 74-88 |
| Publication date | 2009-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Jung Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1934-2039 • E-ISSN: 1934-2047 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/jung.2009.3.2.74 |
| OpenAlex | W2064213843 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This writer’s study of the Jung-White letters, her correspondence with analyst-theologian John Dourley, and an apocalyptic dream evoked a psychic upheaval that challenged her belief in a supernatural God. She left Catholicism as a young adult, but remnants of early convictions complicated her thinking, leading to a dualistic relationship to the God-image within and the theological God of her roots. Shortly after her mother’s death, she dreamed of her mother driving away and waving good-bye. Was this a dream releasing the author from the Catholic tradition that still clung? This talk reviews the Jung-White correspondence and White’s inability to free himself from the concrete thinking of his faith. It considers John Dourley as a contrasting figure who is moving theological thought beyond the confines of the three monotheisms. The author relates the transformation in her life that these events have initiated
Dream · Faith · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Theology · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Themes in Literature Analysis
| Highly cited | No |
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