Carl Jung Paranormal, Part 6: Jung vs. Freud

October 8, 2012 by Doug Dillon 3401 0 0

Carl Gustav Jung

It was Jung vs. Freud when explosive, unaccounted for knocking erupted from a nearby bookcase. Such experiences and coincidences will lead to a more complete theory of mind as well as the development of what Jung will call, Synchronicity.

For the initial posting that began this series, click here.

In 1909, Jung visited Sigmund Freud in Vienna. Jung very much wanted his views on the paranormal, something that he, Jung, thought was very important.

Sigmund Freud

As they talked, it became apparent that Freud had no time for such far-out ideas. Jung vs. Freud. The more Freud talked, the more discouraged Jung became until he felt a very weird sensation in the area of his solar plexus. In fact, that region of his body actually became, as he called it, “tight and hot.”

Just as Jung became aware of those sensations a loud noise erupted from a bookcase standing very close to both men, startling them and making them jump. The noise was so loud, Jung thought the bookcase might fall on them but didn’t.

A noisy bookcase

Feeling certain that the noise had a paranormal origin, Jung told this to Freud. He tried to explain how in that Jung vs. Freud situation, what had just happened was just a sample of such events, but Freud would have none of it.

When Freud continued to argue, Jung interrupted him and warned that another such noise was about to come from the bookshelf. Jung had no idea why he was so certain this would happen, but he felt compelled to make that prediction forcibly.

The second Jung finished speaking, another loud sound exploded from the bookcase, seemingly to accentuate the already frosty Jung vs. Freud atmosphere. When that happened, Freud just stared at Jung in apparent amazement.

Jung and Freud never spoke about that incident again and their relationship cooled considerably. It was at that point in their friendship, Jung believed, that Freud lost trust in him.

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The blog post above, and the others like it, became so popular that I created a book using them as the basis for particular explorations of the paranormal. Titled, Carl Jung, Hauntings, and Paranormal Coincidences, it combines the Jung material with supporting information from my own experiences and those of others.

If you are interested in reading that book, you can find it in most online bookstores. Listed below, however, are direct book links to some of the larger retail outlets in the English speaking world: