Creative Illness : Jung and the Red Book

Was Carl Jung’s Red Book a descent into madness or a revolutionary act of creative genius? In this episode of The Mad Genius Thesis, we explore C.G. Jung's Red Book: Journey into Analytical Psychology by Walter Boechat, examining how Jung’s confrontation with his unconscious mind shaped modern psychology.

Written during a midlife crisis, The Red Book became the foundation of Jung’s key ideas—individuation, archetypes, and the collective unconscious. Using active imagination, personification, and symbolic language, Jung documented a visionary journey that blurred the line between mysticism and scientific inquiry. Was he on the brink of psychosis, or was this deep engagement with the unconscious the very essence of creative insight? This episode unpacks Jung’s exploration of the psyche, the therapeutic legacy of The Red Book, and the fine line between madness and self-discovery.

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