Friends of Jung-South

“Sanctuary: The Inner Life of Home” is a collection of essays by Jungian analysts, including Jean Bolen, Tom Singer, Helen Marlo, Gilda Frantz and James Hollis, as well as those in allied disciplines.

The essays were first published in the nonprofit digital magazine, “Reinventing Home: Culture, Creativity, Character," begun by Ms. Andrews near the beginning of the pandemic. Her goal was to explore the archetype of home as its role as a stabilizing force when our environment, our economy and our politics are in a state of flux. (www.reinventinghome.org)

Her inspiration was found in Jung, who felt that home was a refuge from the speed and stress of the modern world. This talk will address the role of his retreat at Bollingen as a stanchion of his inner life; he built much of it by hand, using tools from the Middle Ages, addressed his pots and pans, and enjoyed living close to nature. While Jung maintained a grand house in Kusnacht, where he saw his patients and was known as the great psychiatrist, he retreated to his tower at Bollingen to see the world from the viewpoint of eternity.

Jung predicted there would come a time when Americans would have to stop their striving and simply pay attention to the simple domestic routines that connect us with our ancestors and with the flow of time. Our culture has too long emphasized wealth, conforming, and striving, over the benefits of living simply, and spending time at home.