Man & His Symbols, Chapter 3

Individuation by Marie von Frantz

Leaders: Mike Schaefer, Catherine Ballard, Stephen Weed

Synopsis: A journey of “The Process of Individuation,” Chapter 3 of Jung’s Book “Man & His Symbols.”  There is much to ponder in this chapter and so we will have several “leaders” to take us through Dr. Marie Louise von Franz’s Path to Individuation.  Mike Schaefer will begin our journey, followed by Catherine Ballard, and wrapped up by Stephen Weed.

As stated by Von Franz:

“The individuation process is more than a coming to terms between the inborn germ of wholeness and the outer act of fate.  Its subjective experience conveys the feeling that some supra-personal force is actively interfering in a creative way.  One sometimes feels that the unconscious is leading the way in accordance with a secret design.  It is as if something is looking at me, something that I do not see but that sees me…”