{"id":6065,"date":"2015-02-24T13:48:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T13:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/?product=various-fairy-tales-mp3"},"modified":"2023-08-21T22:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T03:56:11","slug":"various-fairy-tales-mp3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/jungchicago.org\/blog\/product\/various-fairy-tales-mp3\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology of Fairy Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topics: Archetypes, Myth and Fairy Tale.<\/p>\n

The Psychology of Fairy Tales<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFairy tales are the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious processes… They represent the archetypes in their simplest, barest, and most concise form … [and] afford us the best clues to the understanding of the processes going on in the collective psyche.\u201d\u00a0 \u2014 Marie-Louise von Franz<\/p>\n

This program examines the psychological richness of the fairy tale. Each lecture in the series focuses on a single fairy tale and explores the tale\u2019s insight into a particular psychological theme and inner logic.\u00a0 This set includes the following stories and topics:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cGo I Know Not Whither, Bring Back I Know Not What\u201d: Moving Into Consciousnes<\/i> (Listen free on the Jungianthology Podcast)<\/a>\u00a0– Lois Khan<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cThe Spirit in the Bottle\u201d: The Nature of Spirit and the Spirit of Nature<\/i> – Barry Williams<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cThe Old Woman in the Wood\u201d: A Tale of a Woman\u2019s Journey<\/i> – Caroline Stevens<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cThe Two Brothers\u201d: A Question of Shadow <\/i>– James Wyly<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cThe Legend of the Bluebonnet\u201d: The Ego-Self Relationship <\/i>– Louise Bode<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cThe White Snake\u201d: On Individuating the Masculine<\/i> – Murray Stein<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cThe Sleeping Queen\u201d: The Child as Savior<\/i> – John Giannini<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Click Here to Listen to a Sample<\/a>
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    Suggested readings:<\/p>\n