The Nietzsche Podcast 91: Carl Jung - Nietzsche on the Couch
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Apr 30, 2024 
Psychoanalyst Carl Jung and Nietzsche's interplay examined. Topics cover Jung's hypothesis of Nietzsche being possessed by an archetype, contrasting views on myth and religion, Nietzsche's declaration of God's death, and the reconnecting of the mythical with modern society.
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Self as God
- Jung observes patients using religious language like "I returned to myself" during self-transformation, even in secular contexts.
- He suggests the ideal self and God are psychologically identical, highlighting religion's inherent psychological role.
Beyond Psychologism
- Jung criticizes "psychologism", reducing phenomena to mere psychology.
- He argues for recognizing psychological phenomena's significance equal to myths and religious ideas.
God in the Belly
- Jung claims Nietzsche, despite proclaiming God's death, wasn't an atheist but became inflated by a god within him.
- He argues that "God" is a powerful psychic position, not a negation.