Jung's Erotic Phenomenology
I. A New Translation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8982432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wes Wallace (0000-0002-4279-5687, Dublin Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-50 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Analytical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8774 • E-ISSN: 1465-5922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-5922.12978 |
| PMID | 38321836 |
| OpenAlex | W4391607743 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
In the introduction to The Psychology of the Transference (1946), Carl Jung sketched out a theory of "erotic phenomenology" which condenses his teaching about sexuality and romantic love into a very concise summary. But the meaning of this passage is obscured in the English translation given in the Collected Works of C. G. Jung. I propose here a new translation which makes Jung's meaning clearer, along with a commentary which explains it in the context of Freudian drive theory and German 19 th century philosophy. Invoking the concepts of instinct, mind, and Eros (both the passion and the divine figure), Jung's theory says that male sexual desire can be cultivated or repressed in four distinct ways, each associated with a female symbolic figure or anima image: Eve, Helen, Mary and Sophia
Epistemology · Freudian slip · Humanities · Instinct · Meaning (existential · Passion · Phenomenology (philosophy · Psychoanalysis · Jungian Analytical Psychology · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |