A plea for the soul

A contribution from Jungian depth psychology to current individual and collective challenges

Authors

  • Renate Daniel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30820/1664-9583-2024-1-45

Keywords:

soul, postmodernism, climate, crisis, solution

Abstract

In this article, the question of how the concept of the soul can be grasped in postmodernity is explored. In doing so, proposed definitions of analytical psychology will be presented and placed in the contemporary historical context of postmodernism. Since the concept of soul is no longer en vogue in today’s world, a disenchantment of the world is increasingly taking place, which is paid with a great inner-psychic price, which can also be seen in the social reaction to the Corona pandemic, the climate crisis and wars. Proposed solutions are shown as to how, with the help of the use of concepts of analytical psychology, these crises can be faced, and at the same time the soul can be given a place again in postmodern society.

Author Biography

Renate Daniel

Dr. med. Renate Daniel ist Ärztin für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychoanalyse und Jung’sche Analytikerin. Sie ist Mitglied des Curatoriums und Lehranalytikerin am C. G. Jung-Institut Zürich und seit mehreren Jahrzehnten als Psychotherapeutin in eigener Praxis tätig.
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Daniel, R. (2024). A plea for the soul: A contribution from Jungian depth psychology to current individual and collective challenges. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 14(1), 45–51. https://doi.org/10.30820/1664-9583-2024-1-45

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2024): Die Unverfügbarkeit in der Psychotherapiewissenschaft

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Special Issue

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