Speaking of Jung: Interviews with Jungian Analysts Episode 1: Daryl Sharp
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Aug 26, 2015 Daryl Sharp, Jungian analyst, author, and founder of Inner City Books, shares vivid stories and memories from Zurich and his work publishing Jungian writers. He explores synchronicity and the psychoid archetype. He recounts training, shadow work, dream symbolism, and how he turned a thesis into a publishing mission. Short, personal anecdotes and practical mantras punctuate the conversation.
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Elephant Synchronicity Sparked Personal Work
- Daryl Sharp found a small ebony elephant in the Zurich hills and treated it as a synchronistic sign that launched deep personal inquiry.
- That event led him to research elephants, dream work, and identify an 'elephant complex' tied to Capricorn and life-direction shifts.
Synchronicity As A-Causal Meaningful Coincidence
- Jung defined synchronicity as an a-causal coincidence between an external event and a psychic event that share meaning.
- This concept pushed Jung toward the psychoid archetype and away from strict Newtonian causality.
Von Franz: Tough Examiner, Lasting Influence
- Daryl first encountered Marie-Louise von Franz through her books and later met her in Zurich, where she tested him in the fairy-tale exam.
- He initially blanked and she called him a 'real ninny', yet she passed him and later became influential in his training.
