

What You'll Learn:
The late psychoanalyst Carl Jung was invited by Yale in 1937 to give a series of lectures on the light psychology sheds on religion. These are some of his reflections.
Key Insights:
- Organized religion always has its origin in an experience with something powerful and mysterious.
- However modern and sophisticated we consider ourselves, our distant primitive past is with us.
- Dreams and intuitions often give us a better idea of what truly matters to us than our conscious beliefs.
- We find peace by making peace with the “other side” of us that we repress and isolate.