Soul exploration is the means to recover the meaning of life. Carl Jung proposed finding our personality in a theory about psychological types. However, the Red Book could guarantee a deeper connection—sometimes risky and almost wild—to transcend beliefs and find the true “I.”
That is what Carl Jung was looking for, to understand the art of being through any method that allows us to unlock full consciousness. It doesn’t matter if you choose , psychology or any other stream, the goal is to consider an option, among which could be the Red Book.
This manuscript is a prophetic literary work that invites us to understand life and consciousness from another perspective. The stunning paintings that rest on its pages are (possibly) the battle Jung waged with his unconscious. A vivid image of what was in his mind.
These imaginative fantasies built the Red Book and, according to Jung: “led me to the conviction that there are other things in the soul that I do not do, but that occur by themselves and have their own life.”
Jung’s psychotherapy cuts across all human concerns; reveals the deepest and darkest realities. Ancient texts and illustrations preserve what was once considered Jung’s journey into the underworld of the mind. This text takes us on a journey that could be confused with a story about Greek gods.
Here we all harbor demons, fantastic characters, a powerful spiritual force and inexhaustible creativity. However, not all of us dare to face these human complexities. As a story of a dreamlike nature, Jung’s Red Book could be the archetype of a journey through the unconscious to find our authentic self.