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THE JUNG and the Seven Sermons to the ~ e a d + Wheaton, Illinois Chennai (Madras), India LearnmoreaboutStephanA.Hoellerandhisworkathttp://gnosis.org/ welcome.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_A._Hoeller Findmorebookslikethisatwww.questbooks.net Copyright(cid:1)C 1982byStephanA.Hoeller FirstQuestEdition1982 Seventhprinting2009 QuestBooks TheosophicalPublishingHouse POBox270 Wheaton,IL60187-0270 Withoutlimitingtherightsundercopyrightreservedabove,nopartofthis publicationmaybereproduced,storedinorintroducedintoaretrieval system,ortransmitted,inanyform,orbyanymeans(electronic, mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise),withouttheprior writtenpermissionofthepublisherofthisbook. Thescanning,uploading,anddistributionofthisbookviatheInternetor viaanyothermeanswithoutthepermissionofthepublisherisillegaland punishablebylaw.Pleasepurchaseonlyauthorizedelectroniceditions,and donotparticipateinorencourageelectronicpiracyofcopyrightedmaterials. Whiletheauthorhasmadeeveryefforttoprovideaccuratetelephone numbersandInternetaddressesatthetimeofpublication,neitherthe publishernortheauthorassumesanyresponsibilityforerrorsorfor changesthatoccurafterpublication.Further,thepublisherdoesnothave anycontroloveranddoesnotassumeanyresponsibilityforauthoror third-partywebsitesortheircontent. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Hoeller,StephanA. ThegnosticJungandTheSevenSermonstothedead. AQuestbook. AQuestoriginal. Includesbibliographicalreferences. 1.Jung,C.G.(CarlGustav),1875-1961. VIIsermonesadmortuos. 2.Occultsciences—Miscellanea. 3.Gnosticism—Miscellanea. I.Title. BF1999.J863H63 1982 299’93 82-50220 ISBN978-0-8356-0568-7 ISBNforelectronicedition,PDFformat:978-0-8356-4040-4 To Kristofer, a true son of Hermes, who brought the medium of the Conjunction to many, including the author. Contents ......................................... Preface ix ........................................ Prologue xi Part I: The Gnosis of C.G. Jung ....................... A Science Born of Mystery 1 ........................... Preaching to the Dead 7 .................. What in the World Are Gnostics 10 ............................ Jung and Gnosticism 16 ................... Jung and the Pansophic Gnosis 22 .......................... Towards a New Gnosis 31 Part 11: The Seven Sermons to the Dead ... (Text of Original Translation of the Sermons.). 44 Part 111: Interpretation of the Seven Sermons .... The Preamble-The Sage. the City and the Dead ............. The First Sermon: The Empty Fullness ......... The Second Sermon: Helios. Image of God The Third Sermon. Part 1: Abraxas. The Heavenly .................................. Chanticleer ... The Third Sermon. Part 2: Jung's Unknown God . The Fourth Sermon: Burning Bush and Tree of Life The Fifth Sermon: The Two Communities-Mother ....................... City and Father Fortress ....... The Sixth Sermon: The Serpent and the Dove The Seventh Sermon: Homeward Bound Among .................................... the Stars vii viii CONTENTS ........................................ Epilogue 202 ....................... Appendix: Translator's Note 219 ........................................... Notes 221 .................... Quintessential Gnostic Glossary 225 .................................... Bibliography 227 ........................................... Index 229 Preface The substance of the commentaries on the Seven Sermons to the Dead was delivered by the author in a class in the psychology of religion at the Institute for the Study of Religion East and West of the University of California at Los Angeles in the Spring Quarter of 1977. The Prologue, "Premonition of an Inescapable World of Shadows," was originally published in Psychological Perspectives (of the C.G. Jung Institute, Los Angeles) Spring issue, 1982. The author is profoundly grateful to the following facilitators of this book: The Academy of Creative Education, and its president, Dr. James C. Ingerbretsen, whose grant of funds made the writing possible. The Ourobouros Circle of Beverly Hills, California, and its generous host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Malvin. Irene Malvin, for specially creating and donating her drawing of Abraxas for this work. Professor John Algeo who, while reading the manuscript, enriched its quality with valuable suggestions.
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