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68 Chicken Little: The Inside Story “It became clear to me that beside Jung the others—including, alas, the three close to my heart—fell far short. Indeed, the primary limitations of every other commentator on the subject—and I think this is still true—were two-fold. First, they did not discriminate between ego consciousness and the unconscious; and second, they did not take into account the difference between the ‘I’ that bespeaks a socially-conditioned persona and a potentially more authentic ‘I’ behind it. This is not to mention the added nuance of the ‘I’ who nightly participates in dreams. 78 “Of course, there was also the matter of conflict, which everybody else sought utopian ways to get rid of, while in Jung’s view— amply supported by my own experience—conflict was extremely positive in terms of the relationship between the higher Self and what we think of as ‘I.’ 79 We needn’t, I think, go into that today.” It was early afternoon as Brillig concluded an historical sketch of depth psychology—from shamanism to the present—with a thumbnail analysis of Jung’s profound theoretical differences with Freud and Adler. 80 “I trust that by now,” he said, “the analogy between my pursuits and those of the alchemists will be obvious.” He pulled a large red and white handkerchief from his trouser pocket and blew his nose. “I thank you for being attentive,” he bowed. He drained the water in his glass and abruptly left the room. No one said a word as we followed the sound of Brillig’s halting steps mounting to the third floor. Sunny heaved to her feet and shook herself. She ambled over to Rachel, begging for a scratch. I looked at my notes and wondered if they’d make sense later. 81 “I expect he’s going for a nap,” remarked Norman, putting things away. “He tires easily these days, you know.” 78 There is a section on this in James A. Hall, Jungian Dream Interpretation: A Handbook of Theory and Practice (pp. 107-108), a book Brillig may well have chanced upon in his early morning jaunt in the basement. 79 See Memories, Dreams, Reflections, pp. 344ff. 80 Much of Brillig’s source material was familiar to me, being readily available in Henri F. Ellenberger, The Discovery of the Unconscious. 81 They didn’t, but I didn’t need them anyway, thanks to Norman’s tape (see above, note 70).
Search for the Self 69 “You could have fooled me,” said Rachel. I looked at Arnold. “He’s either completely mad or a good actor,” said Arnold, shak-ing his head. I didn’t think these were mutually exclusive, but I took it to mean he had some doubts. “Well, I was impressed,” I said. “How about a sandwich?” asked Rachel brightly. “Rare roast beef smattered with peppercorns and horseradish? Sour dill pickle and white radish on the side?” I was full up to here, so I left them snacking in the kitchen while I went out to clear the driveway. What had started some hours ago as a cheery fall of light flakes had become something close to a raging blizzard. It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, and the contractor I paid would soon be here with his plow. I just felt like some exercise after sitting for so long. What a lot to take in, I thought, shoveling first to one side, then the other, while Sunny ran around in circles, snarfing up snow. Car-dio-vas-cu-lar, I chanted, to pass the time. It was heavy work, but quite exhilarating. Brillig’s monkish background and literary interests; Kraznac, Chicken Little, Jung, the Self . . . and alchemy? God, the man must have a mind of steel to hold onto his sanity. And then, beating away at a knotty piece of ice, I suddenly saw how they were all connected. Talk about epiphany. Everything fell into place. I tossed the shovel aside and leaped for joy. “So happy to be a tomato!” I hollered. I threw snowballs at Sunny and she threw them back. Next week, I thought, I’ll teach her how to make a snowdog.
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Page 37 and 38: The Meeting 37 “May I?” he aske
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Page 45 and 46: 3 An Unveiling I awoke at 5:30. Tha
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Page 51 and 52: An Unveiling 51 sensuous mate befor
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Page 67: Search for the Self 67 Rachel looke
Page 71 and 72: Intermezzo 71 town and sent to the
Page 73 and 74: Search for the Self 73 Alchemical l
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Page 99 and 100: New Dimensions 99 had a session wit
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Bibliography Birkhäuser-Oeri, Siby
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