Marie-Louise von Franz on Depression's Gift with Jung's Writings and Commentary by T.J.Aion

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A Jungian perspective on the symbolic meaning of depression.

“When we must deal with problems,
we instinctively resist the way
that leads through obscurity and darkness...”
~ Carl Jung, CW 8 ¶752

This video explores depression not as a flaw or a failure, but as a meaningful message from the psyche. Drawing from the writings of Carl Jung, we explore how neurosis, numbness, and collapse can be signs of an inner transformation pushing to occur.
What if your depression isn’t a malfunction - but an initiation?
What if the pain is not asking for a quick fix - but for a deeper listening?

Marie's excerpt is from her rare and fascinating interview with Suzanne Wagner. It was filmed in 1977 at von Franz’s tower retreat in Bollingen, Switzerland - a place blessed with Jung’s spirit and in the silence of the Swiss landscape.

Von Franz, Jung’s closest collaborator and interpreter of alchemy, dreams, and fairy tales, speaks here with clarity and depth. This conversation opens a window into her way of seeing the psyche, where symbols are living realities and the unconscious is treated as a guiding presence rather than an abstract idea.

With Love and Gratitude,
Avi

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00:00 Marie's Video
07:05 Start of my commentary and Jung's writings
08:17 Chapter 1: The False Stories We’ve Been Told
09:25 Chapter 2: The Archetypal Message
11:16 Chapter 3: The Trick of the Mind & the Truth Beneath It
12:35 Chapter 4: The Turning - What Can We Do?
13:24 Chapter 5: The Threshold of Individuation

Quotes referenced include:
Jung, Collected Works Vol. 8 ¶752
Vol. 10 ¶355
Vol. 16 ¶26
Vol. 18 ¶389
Vol. 9ii ¶40