Psychology and Religion

Main Ideas

• Exploration of the connection between psychology and religion, where Jung views religious symbols as expressions of the collective unconscious.
• The concept of archetypes, which manifest in religious images and symbols, and their influence on the human psyche.
• Analysis of dreams and their religious motifs as a way to understand the inner world of an individual and their spiritual experiences.
• The role of religious experience in the process of individuation, which Jung sees as a path to self-knowledge and personal wholeness.
• Critique of the reductionist approach to religion, which reduces it to mere psychological phenomena, and affirmation of its significance for mental health.
• Investigation of Christian symbolism and its psychological significance, including images like the cross and resurrection.
• Understanding religion as a necessary element of human culture that helps address existential questions and crises.