The I Ching as a Potential Jungian Application
History and Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8984704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jingchao Zeng (0000-0002-6642-8283, Colchester UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 913-932 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-02 |
| 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 | 10.1111/1468-5922.12958 |
| PMID | 37782002 |
| OpenAlex | W4387241209 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung had a lifelong interest in the I Ching after discovering it in 1919. Jung's interest in the I Ching is arguably more practical than purely theoretical or intellectual, and references to I Ching divination appear frequently in his various publications, seminars, letters and clinical practice records. After a few observations on the history of the study of the I Ching in China, the author categorizes Jung's three uses of the I Ching as physical use (to preview future potentials of outer reality), psychological use (to reveal one's psychological state), and psychical approach (to engage with the divine through ""["shen", spiritual agencies]). Finally, the author discusses the current Jungian engagement by demonstrating clinical cases in contemporary times. Some Jungian analysts practise I Ching divination to obtain insights into the physical and psychological state of therapeutic relationships and for personal development. This paper is a historical and critical engagement of the Jungian practice of I Ching divination
Analytical psychology · Divination · Epistemology · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Theology · Antioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleracea · Chinese history and philosophy · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |