Jung and the Lost Gospels: Insights into the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library

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Hoeller has written a masterpiece that combines both Jungian and Gnostic thought. He sheds light on how one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century (Carl G. Jung) provides rare insight on the gnosis that dominated religious thought in the first three centuries of the Christian era. Although the author is a self professed gnostic himself, he still unbiasedly and objectively examines the nature of this mystical tradition through modern day analytical psychology. This book is a work of genius and I highly recommend it to readers of Jungian psychology and Gnosticism.

Hoeller opened up an understanding of Jung for me and places Jung's thoughts clearly in context among Gnostic and religious traditions. It feels much as when the book quotes Barbara Hannah "I felt as if I had found a circle of friends who understood me."

Excellent, reading but book was marked up inside more than I expected

Dr. Hoeller has wet my appetite for further study of The Dead Sea Scrools and the Nag Hammadi Library. His book satisfies many of my questions regarding content in the Old and New Testaments of The Bible--expanding my view of Christianity. I have a greater sense of how myth plays a part in explaining the deeper reality of my life here on earth.

No so much on Jung, but excellent on Gnosticism. One of the best books on Gnosticism I've read and I've read many. His translation of the Hymn of the Pearl is the best I've seen. I highly recommend it.

This is another point of view to contemplate. It is great!

This was given as gift to a friend. I have not read it, but they did and loved it. They like to read anything that Jung wrote.

My heart sank as I read the acknowledgement section at the beginning of this book. The author expressing his appreciation to the “ Lawrence Rockefeller foundation....whose GENEROUS financial assistance made the writing possible.” Anyone unaware of this name should BE aware. How can any publication be so indebted to such a foundation and it’s content not be influenced towards an agenda. An interesting read, but I’m afraid you may find yourself “guided”, in a very subtle way toward something these writings were not intended to portray. It’s telling the reader what key elements “mean”. A simple translation without the original authors intent being implied is of no educational value. As for Jung’s hypotheses being interposed...remember Jung had no knowledge of these scriptures. The Nag Hammadi discovery washed away previous miscellaneous dogmatic beliefs about the Gnostic writings..they were untainted by the discourse of those who pontificate. Read with an open mind, but remember that there is an underlying problem with the architecture of this whole book. Telling us what things “mean”. Focused through the lense of ancient writings as being grasping hands at the machinery of our universe. The application of today’s incessant need to fit certain criteria... Using the teachings of a man who never actually read the material is at best the authors attempt to justify his own interpretation, but what is ever more worrisome, is the motivation of the organisation that funded this project.

happy as a bee

Exelent

Couldn't get through it after the first third , maybe later.

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