Everyday Animism: Did Jung speak to his pots and pans?

This Jungian Life Podcast · Apr 1, 2024 · 39m · transcript

How do our interactions with the seemingly mundane objects around us reflect and influence our deeper psychological processes and connections with the broader universe?Jung held a fascinating belief in the soulful essence of inanimate objects. He engaged in daily greetings with his kitchenware at Bollingen Tower, expressing a unique form of animism that extended deeply into his personal and professional life. His collection of beer steins, each with its name, served not only as vessels for drink but as partners in dialogue, reflecting his practice of active imagination. This relationship with…