Quadrant: The Journal of the C.G. Jung Foundation

Volume XXXII:2 Summer 2002

Psychoanalysis and Spirituality — Murray Stein

In a short story called The God's Script the Argentinian writer Borges tells of an Aztec magician, Tzinacán, who was captured by the Spaniard Pedro de Alvarado, tortured for a confession, and finally permanently imprisoned in a deep underground dungeon. This prison is divided into two sections: on the one side lives Tzinacán; the other side is occupied by a jaguar, an animal sacred to the native peoples of the Americas. … Tzinacán believes that the High God's secret code words are inscribed in the markings on the jaguar. Whoever learns and deciphers this code will become as powerful as the God Himself. If he, Tzinacán, can only come to understand the code inscribed on the jaguar, he will understand God, and with this knowledge he will be able to free himself, to avenge himself against Pedro de Alvarado, and to restore his traditional religion to his tribe to greatness. …

Befriending the Dark Witch of Countertransference Resistance — Aprill Cameron

In the work of psychotherapy the raw materials of the encounter are bestowed as gifts upon the practitioner, as is the case with any of the healing arts. Tumbling out of this cornucopia are: faith, being, silence, seeing, waiting, and eros; and these, coupled with intuition and inspiration, are the source-ground of the art. As D. H. Lawrence said in Song of a Man Who Has Come Through (1977, p.250): Not I, not I, but the wind that blows through me! / A fine wind is blowing the new direction of Time. / If only I let it bear me, carry me, if only it carry me! / If only I am sensitive, subtle, oh, delicate, a winged gift! …

Persephone’s Path (Part 2) — Anastasia Prentiss

In Part One of the essay Persephone's Path, Persephone recognized her ability to help unsettled souls in the world. When she encountered Hades for the first time she experiencd her first inkling of sexuality. Because of that encounter she learned the truth about her family history from her mother, Demeter. Armed with this new knowledge about her family, her own curiosity, and desire to fulfill her family destiny, Persephone made the decision to lead the "lost souls" down to the underworld. We find her now as her mother, Demeter, and grandmother, Hecate, prepare her for her journey. …

Visions Never Cease: Edith Wallace at Ninety-One — Janice W. Henderson and Robert S. Henderson

Edith Wallace is an artist, Jungian Analyst, and Psychiatrist who has been a leader in the art therapy movement. She was in analysis with both Carl Gustav and Emma Jung. She has taught at the Pratt Institute, the Institute for Expressive Analysis, the Jung Institute of New York, and the Jung Institute in Santa Fe. She is a founding member of both the C.G. Jung Foundations of New York and of Santa Fe. … We met with Edith on a beautiful December morning in her lovely home in Santa Fe. She is a small, gentle, ninety-one-year-old woman who sparkles with creative energy and a delightful sense of humor.

A Man’s Journey to Recover his Soul: Psychological Reflections on the Movie The Shipping News

One lazy afternoon, my wife suggested we take in Lasse Hallström's movie, The Shipping News. Though based on Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the film departs a great deal from the book. "I think you will like it," she encouraged. "It's your kind of picture." She was more than right. I couldn't sleep after seeing it. The film awakened something in my psychic depths that wanted to retell this richly symbolic story psychologically. That night I began writing. …

An Index to Quadrant

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