Turbulent Times, Creative Minds: Erich Neumann and C.G. Jung in Relationship - from the Introduction

Excerpt from the Introduction

With the recent publication of the correspondence between C. G. Jung and Erich Neumann, the personality and significance of Neumann for analytical psychology heaves into view more sharply than ever before. 

Although Neumann’s classic works, such as The Great Mother and The Origins and History of Consciousness, have been widely read and appreciated inside and outside of Jungian circles, his full range of works and his vibrant personal qualities as an intellectual leader in the field fell sadly into the shadows following his early death in 1960 at the age of only fifty-five. 

Had he lived another thirty years to the ripe old age of eighty-five as Jung did, his name and contributions would be far more widely recognized among his analytic colleagues and in the world at large. Now with the publication of the extensive correspondence between Neumann and Jung and thoughtful contributions by scholars such as those included in this volume, the stage is set for a Neumann renaissance.

Neumann was clearly a star in the Jungian firmament during his last decade of life and was recognized as one of the most brilliant exponents of analytical psychology. Beyond that, he made genuinely original contributions in works that extended depth psychology’s range of application to areas of history and culture that Jung himself, as a pioneer, had not been able to work out in a systematic way. 

While the focus of many of the papers in this volume is on the relationship between Neumann and his mentor, others consider topics that represent original and groundbreaking expansions into territories such as cultural history, art, and religion.

...

The relationship between Jung and Neumann can be compared to that between Freud and Jung. Both involved an older senior mentor figure and a young aspiring student. A similarity between the two relationships lies in the fact that Neumann never conceded his intellectual independence, just as Jung had claimed similar autonomy vis-à-vis Freud. A difference is that Jung, in the position of mentor, was considerably more encouraging and supportive of Neumann’s individuation process, which inevitably included differences of opinion, than Freud had been of Jung’s. ...

Jung and Neumann shared roots in a common culture in central German-speaking Europe, with a shared love of the poets Goethe, Schiller, and Hölderlin and an education (Bildung) among great German philosophers such as Kant and Schelling. But they were also each indelibly steeped in their distinctly different heritages. 

Jung was a Swiss Protestant Christian, quite secularized as an individual but bearing the religious influences of his culture and of numerous pastors and theologians in his immediate family background. Neumann was a Jew who grew up in Berlin in a nonobservant family, and as a young man he looked to elements in Jewish culture for his identity and sympathized with Zionist ideas about a homeland for the Hebrew people in Palestine. 

Upon discovering Jung—they met for the first time at Jung’s famous Berlin seminar in 1933—Neumann quickly realized that Jung’s analytical psychology and his discovery of the objective psyche could offer a means to recover more of the profound value and meaning of his Jewish heritage. They could thus each separately but also in fruitful dialogue share an appreciation of the depths of the archetypal layers of the psyche as explicated in their separate cultures and envision general trends in and threats to humanity. The basis for collaboration was present despite what would turn out to be quite sharp cultural differences. ...

Contents:

Introduction (Erel Shalit and Murray Stein) ix
I. The Correspondence (1933–1960)

Uncertain Friends in Particular Matters: The Relationship between C. G. Jung and

Erich Neumann (Martin Liebscher) 25

Companions on the Way: Consciousness in Conflict (Nancy Swift Furlotti) 45

Neumann and Kirsch in Tel Aviv: A Case of Sibling Rivalry? (Ann Lammers) 71

II. Cultural Backgrounds

German Kultur and the Discovery of the Unconscious: The Promise and Discontents of the German-Jewish Experience (Paul Mendes-Flohr) 83

Basel, Jung’s Cultural Background and the Proto-Zionism of Samuel Preiswerk (Ulrich Hoerni) 95

The Cultural Psyche: From Ancestral Roots to Postmodern Routes (Erel Shalit) 111

III. Troubled Times

Carl Jung and Hans Fierz in Palestine and Egypt: Journey from March 13th to

April 6th, 1933 (Andreas Jung) 131

1933—The Year of Jung’s Journey to Palestine/Israel and Several Beginnings (Thomas Fischer) 135

Jungians in Berlin 1931–1945: Between Therapy, Emigration and Resistance (Jörg Rasche) 151

IV. The Problem of Evil

The Search for a New Ethic: Professional and Clinical Dilemmas (Henry Abramovitch) 167

Erich Neumann and C. G. Jung on “The Problem of Evil” (Murray Stein) 185

V. Neumann and Eranos (1948–1960)

Neumann at Eranos (Riccardo Bernardini) 199

“Dear, dear Olga!” - A Letter to Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn (Julie Neumann) 237

VI. On the Arts

The Great Mother in Israeli Art (Gideon Ofrat) 245

Jung, Neumann and Art (Christian Gaillard) 261

The Magic Flute (Tom Kelly) 299

A Brief Comment on Neumann and His Essay “On Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’” (Debora Kutzinski) 309

VII. Clinical Contributions

Erich Neumann’s Concept of the Distress-ego (Rina Porat) 315

Can You Hear My Voice? (Batya Brosh Palmoni) 333

Neve Tzeelim—A Field of Creation and Development (Rivka Lahav) 347

VIII. On Religion

Erich Neumann and Hasidism (Tamar Kron) 367

Theological Positions in the Correspondence between Jung and Neumann (Angelica Löwe) 385

IX. On Synchronicity

Toward Psychoid Aspects of Evolutionary Theory (Joseph Cambray) 401

X. “Memories from My (Grand)Father’s House”

Introduction 411

Some Memories of My Grandparents (Andreas Jung) 413

Memories (Ulrich Hoerni) 415

Memories (Micha Neumann) 417

Memories (Ralli Loewenthal-Neumann) 421

Memories (Debora Kutzinski) 425

A Response (Thomas B. Kirsch) 429

Remembering the Mamas and Papas (Nomi Kluger Nash) 433

Memories of Max Zeller (1904–1978) (Jacqueline Zeller) 437

Bibliography

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The Jung Neumann Conference - A Contribution

The Jung-Neumann Conference

A Celebration of a Creative Relationship

Kibbutz Shefayim, April 24-26, 2015, Trailer FaceBook

When we started planning the Jung Neumann Conference, which took place now half a year ago, we could not know how well it would turn out.

The challenge began in 2012, when as representative of the Erich Neumann Heirs, I signed the agreement to publish the correspondence between Jung and Neumann, together with the Stiftung der Werke von C.G. Jung, and the Philemon Foundation.

After signing, Jung's grandson, Mr. Ulrich Hoerni suggested we launch the book, and hold a conference in Israel.

To fulfill this in the spirit of Jung's and Neumann's writings on the psyche in the world, on evil, ethics, and the shadow, we decided that if there were to be any profit from the conference, we would donate this.

As it turned out, we did make a small profit, and decided to contribute to two organizations:

The Way to Recovery, which brings Palestinian children and adults to treatment in Israeli hospitals. You can read about the organization and its founder, Yuval Roth, here, and on their website.

Amalia, of Road to Recovery

The other organization, Hosen (Resilience), is located in the small town of Sderot, which has suffered thousands of missile attacks from Hamas-controlled Gaza. The organization works with post-trauma, from which many, perhaps most, in the town suffer. It is impressive how this town manages to keep life going, care for the appearance and infra-structure, as well as the psyche of its citizens.

Hilla Barzilai, director of Hosen/Resilience

While Erich Neumann did not work directly with children, after the Holocaust he was acutely aware of the need to treat children. He thus supervised child analysts in the treatment of children coming to Israel from the devastation in Europe.

While sadly there is a need for these organizations, we are pleased to have devoted a small sum of money, and much of our soul and heart, to the important causes that they serve.

Kibbutz Choir performance at the Jung Neumann Conference

The Jung-Neumann Letters

An International Conference in Celebration of a Creative Relationship

Kibbutz Shefayim, April 24-26, 2015,
Conference Website Trailer  FaceBook

  

And in between, there was music.

The following piece is from the delightful performance by the Kibbutz Choir

  

©Hugh Milstein DigitalFusion

Thanks to Hugh Milstein for the video!

A report from the Jung Neumann Conference, April 24-26, at kibbutz Shefayim

Official launch of

The Jung-Neumann Letters

An International Conference in Celebration of a Creative Relationship

Kibbutz Shefayim, April 24-26, 2015, Trailer FaceBook

A report by Lisbeth von Benedek.

The French is followed by the report in English.

Lisbeth von Benedek

Un congrès international en Israël à l'occasion de la sortie du livre "Analytical Psychology in Exile, The correspondence of C. G. Jung and Erich Neumann"

Ce congrès était l'occasion de souligner l'importance de la relation entre Neumann et Jung, rappelée par Martin Liebscher dans son introduction au livre sur leur Correspondance. Ils se sont rencontrés pour la première fois à Berlin en 1933 ; Neumann avait alors 28 ans et finissait ses études de médecine ; Jung, à 58 ans, était reconnu sur le plan international. Neumann, l'un des plus doués parmi ses étudiants, était capable de dialoguer fermement avec son aîné - notamment sur la position de Jung à propos de la question juive. Neumann et Jung ont correspondu pendant une trentaine d'années, l'un en Palestine depuis 1934, autre à Zurich - jusqu'à la mort prématurée de Neumann en 1960. Ces lettres mettent aussi en lumière la pensée politique de Jung, son attitude face à la question juive, ainsi que sa compréhension de la psychologie et du mysticisme juif.

Près de 300 personnes de 26 pays ont participé avec enthousiasme à ce congrès. Dès l'ouverture, Erel Shalit situait l'atmosphère et le niveau de ce congrès. Vendredi soir l'ouverture du Shabbat, à laquelle tous les congressistes ont été conviées, a été célébré par Tony Woolfson et Henry Abramovitch, toujours présent avec sa générosité, son accueil et sa joie.

Tout au long de ce congrès l'atmosphère était chaleureuse, conviviale et l'organisation impressionnante - avec un respect du cadre, une autodiscipline des orateurs, un respect du temps accordé, avec donc une absence de tension et de l'espace pour les questions. Les différentes présentations étaient d'une profondeur rare et les questions posées témoignaient de la réflexion des intervenants sur les sujets en question.
De plus, la créativité des organisateurs était remarquable : des lettres échangés entre Jung et Neumann, commentées par Murray Stein, étaient lus avec talent et conviction par deux analystes : Paul Brutsche au nom de Jung et John Hill au nom de Neumann. D'autre part, des extraits du film de Bergman sur "La flute enchantée" de Mozart, étaient commentés dans l'optique de Neumann et de Jung, par Tom Kelly et Dvorah Kuchinsky. Par ailleurs des enfants et petits enfants de Jung et de Neumann ont apportés des témoignages touchants.

Deux présentations stimulantes traitaient de la position de Jung et de Neumann face au "Mal", une par Henry Abramovitch sur "La recherche d'une nouvelle éthique" et une autre par Murray Stein à propos de la "Nouvelle éthique" de Neumann et de "La réponse à Job" de Jung. De plus, a été discutée la rivalité fraternelle entre les deux leaders de la psychanalyse jungienne à Tel Aviv, Neumann et Kirsch.

L'exposé de Paul Mendes-Flohr sur "La culture allemande et la découverte de l'inconscient: la promesse et les mécontentements de l'expérience juive-allemande" était dense et impressionnant par l'étendu de la culture - y compris kabbaliste.

L'art était aussi présent à ce congrès. Pour commencer, Tamar Kron a présenté et commenté les peintures de Neumann, dont certaines avaient un "air de famille" avec quelques planches du Livre Rouge. Deux présentations, évoquant la fonction de l'art et de l'artiste selon Jung et Neumann, avaient l'honneur de clôturer ce congrès : Gideon Ofrat exposait les "Grandes Mères dans l'art d'Israël", et Christian Gaillard présentait "Jung, Neumann et l'art", insistant sur le fait que l'art, selon la lecture jungienne, incarnait bien souvent, au delà de la Grande Mère, une régression jusqu'au démembrement.

Je garde de ce congrès le souvenir d'une ferveur, d'une volonté d'accueillir, de comprendre et du désir d'aller le plus loin possible. Les points de vue différents, parfois opposés, étaient reçus d'une manière tranquille ; ainsi Murray Stein répondait à une intervention contradictoire, avec un sourire bienveillant : "votre Jung n'est pas le mien".

Lisbeth von Benedek
Paris, le15 mai 2015
Lisbeth von Benedek est psychanalyste, membre de l‘IAAP et de la SFPA ; elle vit et travaille à Paris

Lisbeth von Benedek, docteur en psychologie, est psychanalyste didacticienne de la SFPA (Institut C.-G. JUNG, France). Elle a été responsable, pendant une vingtaine d'années, de l'enseignement de la psychologie clinique et de l'introduction à la psychanalyse à l'Université Paris XIII

An international conference in Israel on the occasion of the release of the book "Analytical Psychology in Exile:The correspondence of CG Jung and Erich Neumann"

April 24-26 2015, Shefayim, Israel.

This conference was an opportunity to highlight the importance of the relationship between Neumann and Jung, as recalled by Martin Liebscher in his introduction of the book on their correspondence. They first met in Berlin in 1933; Neumann was then 28 years and finished his medical studies; Jung, at 58, was internationally renowned. Neumann, one of the most gifted among his students, was able to firmly confront Jung - including his inner attitude in regards to the Jews. Neumann and Jung corresponded for thirty years, one living in Palestine since 1934, the other one in Zurich - until Neumann’s premature death in 1960. These letters also highlight political thoughts of Jung, as well as his understanding of Jewish psychology and mysticism.

Nearly 300 people from 26 countries participated with enthusiasm in this conference. In his opening welcome, Erel Shalit set the tone of the atmosphere and announced the challenging level of the presentations. Friday night, all participants were invited to the opening of Shabbat which was celebrated by Tony Woolfson and Henry Abramovich, always present with his generosity, hospitality and joy.

Throughout the conference the atmosphere was warm and friendly; besides that the organization impressive - with precise respect for the setting and the time allowed for the speakers, which prohibited tension and gave enough space for the questions. The presentations were of a rare depth and questions from the participants witnessed their own thoughtful reflections upon the topics in question.

In addition, the creativity of the organizers was remarkable: significant letters exchanged between Jung and Neumann emphasized by Murray Stein, were read with talent and conviction by two analysts: Paul Brutsche on behalf of Jung and John Hill on behalf of Neumann. Moreover, film excerpts of Bergman’s "Magic Flute" by Mozart were commented upon by Tom Kelly and Dvorah Kuchinsky, according to Jung’s and Neumann’s conceptions of the psyche. Furthermore, Jung’s and Neumann’s children and grandchildren gave moving testimonies of their respective fathers and families.

Two stimulating presentations gave an account of Jung’s and Neumann’s points of view in regards to the "Evil", one by Henry Abramovich on "The search for a new ethic" and another by Murray Stein discussing Neumann’s "New ethics" and Jung’s "The answer to Job". Additionally, there was room to discuss the sibling rivalry between the two leaders of Jungian psychoanalysis - Neumann and Kirsch - in Tel Aviv.

The presentation by Paul Mendes-Flohr on "German culture and the discovery of the unconscious: the promise and the discontent of the German-Jewish experience" highlighted the speaker’s widespread cultural knowledge, including that of the Kabbala, in relation to the Jungian perspective.

Art was also present at this conference. To start with, Tamar Kron presented and commented on paintings of Neumann, some of which had a "familiar resemblance" with some illustrations of the Red Book. Two presentations, evoking the function of art and the artist according to Jung and Neumann, had the honor of closing the conference: Gideon Ofrat exposed the "Great Mothers in Israeli art", and Christian Gaillard presented "Jung, Neumann and Art", insisting that art, according to Jungian reading, often embodies, beyond the Great Mother, a regression towards bodily disintegration and dismemberment.

I will always remember the ardor, the willingness to welcome, to understand and the desire to go as far as possible that I witnessed during this conference. The different, sometimes opposing point of views, were received with tranquility; thus, Murray Stein responded to a contradictory comment from one of the participants, with a warm smile: "Your Jung is not mine."

Paris, May 15TH 2015

Lisbeth von Benedek, Doctor of Psychology and Psychoanalyst, is a member of the IAAP and SFPA, Institute C.G. Jung, France. She was responsible, for more than twenty years, for teaching clinical psychology and the introduction of psychoanalysis at the University Paris XIII.

The lectures from the conference will be published in a volume edited by Erel Shalit and Murray Stein,
A Creative Relationship – C.G. Jung and Erich Neumann.

The photos from the conference by Odeliya Harel.

Jung Neumann Conference - THANK YOU ALL!!!!

The time has come to say THANK YOU!! - to all of you who attended, from near and afar. More than 260 attendees from 25 countries participated in the Jung Neumann Conference. We continue to receive wonderful responses, and we are grateful to all of you. All of you together created an atmosphere of creativity, warmth and reflection.

24 April 2015

Erel Shalit: Introductory greetings:

Dear friends and colleagues,

It is with the greatest pleasure that I welcome you all, who have gathered here at the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. Jung anchored here 82 years ago, in the spring of 1933, and Neumann lived here, close to the sea, from the time he stepped ashore, in the spring of 1934.

One of the more intriguing passages in Israel's Declaration of Independence says, as is commonly known, that the pioneers came here from all over the world to make deserts bloom. But if you read carefully, in Hebrew it is not written that they made deserts bloom, but that they came to make souls blossom. This remarkable interchange between soul, spirit, land and desert has its source in the book of Ezekiel.

I believe we have, indeed, arrived from around the world, gathering here to let the souls blossom, to kindle a light in our hearts and in the soul, especially, perhaps, at a time when unruly winds sweep across a sky that lends itself to all too concrete shadows of projection, and to the evils of the psyche.

And we have gathered to gain further insights into the pioneering work carried out respectively by Jung and Neumann, into the fields and the forests, the mountains and the depths of the mind.

The seed of this conference was planted by Mr. Ulrich Hoerni, who at the signing of the agreement to prepare the correspondence, suggested it be officially launched in Israel. I wish to thank the Philemon Foundation who under the presidency of Steve Martin and later Nancy Furlotti pursued and enabled the preparation of the correspondence, and, under Judith Harris, its publication, and Martin Liebscher who has brought this exchange into the light of day.

The letters were written at a time when writing went beyond the short message service, the SMS, or the senseless twitter of 140 characters; they were written when character was singular and individual, and made its soulful imprint on a meaningful dialogue of creative minds.

I want to greet and thank our sponsors, the Swiss Embassy and His Excellency, Ambassador Dr. Andreas Baum; the Philemon Foundation; Princeton and Fred Appel who has made this possible; the IAAP and its Presidents: Tom Kelly in the present, past presidents Thomas Kirsch, Christian Gaillard and Murray Stein, and President elect Marianne Mueller; the IIJP and Avi Baumann, FAJP; Recollections and Nancy Furlotti; Digital Fusion with Hugh Milstein, and the Jung Stiftung and the Neumann Heirs.

A very big THANK YOU goes to the people who have worked for more than a year to arrange this - the program and organizing committee: Batya, Yehuda, Tamar, Henry and Avi; and to the conference organizers, with Liron, Naama, Adi and Anat.

And a very, very special THANK YOU to Murray Stein, for the enormous work and your decisive contribution to this conference – you have firmly stretched out your hand, and kept the flame burning.

All speakers have been enthusiastic in their/your undertaking, and I know that you will bring us the fruits and the passion of your creativity, and I know that the fruit is very good.

And we have received tremendous support from the international advisory board, thank you!

We also want to greet the Grand Old Lady of Jungian Analysis in Israel, Dvorah Kuchinsky, an inspiration to all of us, who has carried the torch of life through the darkest chambers of evil, who continues to teach generation after generation the works of her friend and mentor, Erich Neumann.

And we mourn and are saddened by the loss of Eli Weisstub, past President of the Israel Association of Analytical Psychology, and past vice-President of the IAAP, who passed away only a few weeks ago after a long illness.

Israel, the land and the people, easily swings between hope and despair, between the soul that sinks deep into the swamps, and the spirit that rises high. Those of you who have been here for a few days have noticed how the sounding of the air raid sirens and the flames of Remembrance Day turn into the fireworks of Independence Day.

The close proximity between the individual and archetypal forces is ever-present. Few describe it better than Yehuda Amichai, the poet of Jerusalem, who writes:

I and Jerusalem are like a blind man and a cripple.
She sees for me
out to the Dead Sea, to the End of Days,
And I hoist her up on my shoulders
And walk blind in my darkness underneath.

And this particular proximity, and as a bond between people, peoples, cultures and nations, Yehuda Amichai was delivered into this world by the grandfather of Joerg Rasche.

I want to thank you all for coming, to make this a true celebration, a creative and fruitful gathering. We have truly gathered from the continents of the world, from North and South America, Europe East and West, from Africa, Australia, Asia and China.

I pray that with all the energy gathered here, the human spirit will rise up high, while firmly anchored in the landscape of the soul - Welcome!

I would now like to invite His Excellency Dr. Andreas Baum, Ambassador of Switzerland to Israel, to open the Conference –your presence, and hosting this event, is an honor to us:

The following are photographs by Odeliya Harel 

26 April 2015

Erel Shalit: Endnotes:

Dear friends and colleagues,

What a gathering! What a weekend!

At least I do not know the whereabouts of the original Jung-Neumann letters, in what cave, or in what library they are hiding. However, fifty years after the passing of Jung and Neumann the contents of the correspondence between them could emerge from the shadows and begin their journey into the public sphere. I believe we have held the infant, and guided the newborn into its life.

I believe we have here, together, helped this book in its first weeks of infancy; with careful hands we have held its essence, so that the body of the book shall live.

We live in an unruly world: oceans are poisoned. Mother Earth shakes, and our thoughts go to the victims in Nepal.

We live in a world of cataclysmic clashes, flooded by information to the extent that we get desensitized, and with the loss of our senses, we often fail being compassionate. Thus, evil becomes such an everyday commodity that we fail to see how unintegrated evil must be in order for us to realize its otherness and archetypal reality.

We live in an era in which we are flooded by information, easily confusing information with knowledge, knowledge with understanding and understanding with wisdom. We have gathered here in this kibbutz – which means ‘gathering,’ and spent fifty hours together on this island of apparent tranquility, drawing from the wells of wisdom that you have all brought here, mediated by the wealth of thoughts and reflections that our wonderful, incredible speakers – and actors, singers, and composers of challenging works – have so graciously shared with us.

Jung and Neumann, the young and the new, the old and the wise, may serve as profound inspiration not merely because of their extra-ordinary depth and creativity and their admirable traits, but perhaps no less because of their all too human weaknesses, as these come across in their conversations and controversies –in what is written, and perhaps no less in what unregistered by the written word.

Some of you will rush back home into everyday routine, some will fly off to the corners of the world that constitute your reality, and many will continue to explore this land where human ground and archetypal spirit sometimes unite – to form new religions, to reveal profound discoveries, and unique acts of human integrity. At other times, in the shadow under the often cruel, blazing and not always enlightening sun, human weaknesses may seem all too apparent, so dark that gods become demons, and ploughshares turn into swords of rivalry and animosity.

In olden times, the jubilee was celebrated every fiftieth year, with the emancipation of slaves and restoration of the land, with the possibility of turning the face inward, to the night and to the internal depths, to the wisdom from below, the domains of the Great Mother, that Neumann speaks about. The word jubilee comes from yovel, originally meaning bellwether – i.e., taking the lead, the initiative, intuiting future trends.

Neurosis is intimately bound up with the problems of our time, says Jung – and from what I have gathered during these days, I will hold on to the great gift of sitting with you all around this bonfire of mind and meeting, of the wisdom of the heart, which holds the promise that from this jubilee and jubilation we shall bring our individual contributions into an unruly world.

I want to thank all of you, all of you, who have come together here, and the members of the advisory board; the Kenes organizers – Na’ama and Liron, Moran and Keren, Adi and Anat; and the staff and the hospitality of kibbutz Shefayim; and the speakers who have inspired us profoundly; Tamar and Murray with whom we created this program; Batya, Yehuda, Tamar, Henry, Avi and Batya Stern, who have worked for more than a year to bring the idea into the fruition of reality.

We would like to end our gathering by reading a poem of Goethe’s, in German and English, and one of Yehuda Amichai, in English and Hebrew, and with that I wish you all well upon your fare.

People in a hall that’s lit so brightly
It hurts
Spoke of religion
In the lives of contemporary people
And on the place of God

People spoke in excited voices
Like in an airport
I left them
I opened an iron door that had written on it
“Emergency״ and I entered within.
Great serenity: Questions and answers

Yehuda Amichai

photo by Odeliya Harel 

Jung Neumann Letters Conference April 24-26, 2015

Official launch of

The Jung-Neumann Letters

An International Conference in Celebration of a Creative Relationship

Kibbutz Shefayim, April 24-26, 2015, Conference Website Trailer Face Book

In just a few days we will be welcoming the many who join us in the Jung-Neumann Celebration of their creative relationship. Having read many of the contributions, I know that they are of tremendous interest, bringing the speakers' creativity, heart and mind; this will be an exceptional treat, spanning many different aspects and fields of analytical psychology - Culture, history, religion, clinic, and much more.

Many have pre-ordered the boxes of unique drawings by Erich Neumann. We are producing an additional number, so that there will be sets available during the conference.

Looking forward to seeing you in Kibbutz Shefayim!

Erel Shalit • Murray Stein • Batya Brosch • Tamar Kron 

Henry Abramovitch • Yehuda Abramovitch • Avi Baumann

עופר אדרת: "צלה של הנפש הציונית" על ההתכתבות בין יונג לנוימן, הארץ, 13 באפריל, 2015

 Official launch of

The Jung-Neumann Letters

An International Conference in Celebration of a Creative Relationship

Kibbutz Shefayim, April 24-26, 2015, Conference Website Trailer Face Book

Ofer Aderet writes in Haaretz about the Jung Neumann Correspondence, and the conference

עופר אדרת: כתבה ב'הארץ' על התכתבות יונג נוימן, ועל הכנס שיתקיים בשפיים

ניתן לקרוא את הכתבה בגרסת האינטרנט  

The Jung-Neumann Conference, April 24-26

The Jung-Neumann Letters

An International Conference in Celebration of a Creative Relationship

Kibbutz Shefayim, April 24-26, 2015, Conference Website Trailer

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More than 250 attendees from 25 countries will take part in the Jung-Neumann Conference at Kibbutz Shefayim, north of Tel Aviv, April 24-26.

A year (or more) of preparations are now in their final stages, lecturers have prepared very interesting talks, rehearsals for Saturday night's performance are under way. Soon suitcases are being packed, posters put up, rooms inspected, and many are in the midst of reading the letters. 

The spirit of Jung and Neumann will be present in what arises from the springs of their creativity, and the depth of their reflections.

In December 1951, Neumann writes, "If one loves people beyond their qualities, how could God’s love, which is also supposed to exist beyond his qualities, become conscious in any other way than by God seeming terrible? … how could it be accomplished in any other way than with the help from Satan?" 

And a month later, Jung responds, "God himself is a contradictio in adjecto, therefore he requires the human being in order to become whole. Sophia is always one step ahead, the demiurge always one step behind. God is an affliction that man should cure."

And on it goes, in a dialogue that we shall take part in, and possibly carry onwards.

For the exciting program, see the conference website. We are looking forward to greeting you at Shefayim!

Erel Shalit

 The Conference is sponsored by

The Swiss Embassy in Israel

Princeton University Press

FAJP

Recollections

Digital Fusion

The Philemon Foundation

Israel Institute of Analytical Psychology

International Association of Analytical Psychology

together with the Jung Foundation and the Neumann Heirs

The Jung Neumann Letters Conference

International Advisory Board

Erel Shalit • Murray Stein • Batya Brosh • John Beebe • Riccardo Bernardini

Jerome Bernstein • Ann Casement • Angela Connolly • Tom Kirsch • Patricia Michan

Joerg Rasche • Nancy Swift Furlotti • Luigi Zoja • Liliana Wahba