... of which more later
In which Mike is captivated by Jung.
If I may, dream 20 of the Mandala dreams from Jung's
Psychology and
Alchemy. May I draw your attention to the
wonderful final sentence.
Dream
20:
There are two boys in a cave. A
third falls in as if through a
pipe.
The cave represents the
darkness and seclusion of the unconscious; the two boys correspond to the two
unconscious functions. Theoretically the third must be the auxiliary function,
which would indicate that the conscious mind had become completely absorbed in
the differentiated function. The odds now stand 1 : 3, greatly in favour of the
unconscious. We may therefore expect a new advance on its part and a return to
its former position. The "boys" are an
allusion to the dwarf motif, of which more
later.
How great is that? "... The
dwarf motif, of which more later." What the respected Dr. Beadle would have
called, "somewhat decontextualized," that is -- completely without anything to
support it at all -- save one lonely "of which more later". The whole seems to
me to be rather lopsided. I'm thinking of Douglas Adams' award for "the most
gratuitous use of the word 'fuck' in a serious screenplay" of a
sudden....
Posted: Sat
- September 27, 2003 at 12:31