Forecastle Mts & Related Stuff

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<< ~ When you first joined this list, what were you expecting of it?

> ~ How do you see it's future - if future there is to be?

> ~ What would you to see like on it?

> ~ What would you NOT like to see on it?

> ~ What vision statement - if any - would you be prepared to accept?

> ~ Who would you like to captain it?

> ~ What name/names would you prefer it to have? >>

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Almost overlooked in haste.

1. What was I expecting of this list? Well, the excellent posts which

appeared here. Minus, of course, those occasional lapses into negative

complexes (probably neg. father or mother) which contain obvious projections.

Footnote here: And I'm thinking back to several posts of recent

vintage...... Jungians have to be especially careful about falling into

complexes because we spend more time working with unconscious material than

any other discipline or psychology. I've seen several unfortunate situations

arise in this area because we who dabble in Jung (and I include some

analysts) don't respect the unconscious and feel that we're immune from its

vagaries. I see this on this List. In outer life careers have been ruined

because of forgetting the dangers. Let me suggest to any of us who are going

to study Jung seriously that we regard unconscious contents as " radioactive

material " that will burn. That doesn't mean that we should refrain from this

explor-ation. But anytime we are aroused in some way by what someone else

says or does here, we should quickly take notes, because we have got to do

some work with ourselves here.

Whew! Looks like I got off the trolley here.

2. The future? May I suggest that we see Jung as the initiator and founder

of the most important psychology that has existed up till now, but also see

the value in how Jung's best interpreters may have wisely developed it

further (it must change, it must grow).

3. What would I see to like or like to see? More introspection when

challenged.

More simple deleting if someone is rude or spiteful. Don't fall into someone

else's complex.

4. What would I not like to see? Less rudeness and spitefulness. AT the

same time not to worry if we sometimes get off the subject. Deviations that

go on too long will usually die anyway, unless we keep watering them.

5. Vision statements? Let's " dance with the one who brung us " . Otherwise,

I usually dislike vision statements unless there are some misspellings. Good

for a few laughs. Now, visions I like.

6. Captain? Remember it was the captain who brought down the Titanic. How

about a chief petty officer? Hey, how about yourself?

7. Names? How about JUNG-FIRE? or JUNG-FUN? so we can take ourselves a

little less seriously.

Remember, " a soft answer turneth away wrath. " .

Then again, maybe everything is O.K. as it is.

Best wishes to all

Gene Baker