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<blockquote data-quote="leanbo" data-source="post: 36193" data-attributes="member: 263">Used AI to summarize the story but this is basically what went down:<h3>The Context</h3>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Freud (the father of psychoanalysis) was Jung’s mentor early on, but they later split over fundamental differences.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Freud viewed the unconscious as a repository of repressed desires (mostly sexual), while Jung believed it held archetypes, spirituality, and mystical experiences.</li>
</ul><h3>The Paranormal Incident</h3>During a 1909 meeting in Vienna, Jung pressed Freud on his dismissal of the supernatural. When Freud rejected the idea outright, Jung recounts in his memoirs (Memories, Dreams, Reflections) that he felt a strange sensation:Jung declared, &quot;There, that is an example of a so-called catalytic exteriorization phenomenon.&quot; (Essentially, a poltergeist-like event caused by unconscious energy.)Freud dismissed it, saying, &quot;That is sheer bosh.&quot; Jung predicted another loud noise—and it happened again. Freud was visibly shaken.<h3>The Aftermath</h3>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">This moment deepened the rift between them. Freud feared Jung’s interest in the occult would discredit psychoanalysis.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jung saw it as proof that the psyche could influence reality—a core idea in his later work on synchronicity and the collective unconscious.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Their relationship deteriorated, leading to Jung’s eventual break from Freudian theory.</li>
</ul><h3>Why It Matters</h3>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">This story symbolizes the clash between materialist psychology (Freud) and transcendent/spiritual psychology (Jung).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jung’s openness to the supernatural shaped his theories on archetypes, synchronicity, and alchemy.</li>
</ul>Freud later admitted in a letter that he wished he could believe in the occult—but his rationalism wouldn’t allow it. Jung, meanwhile, spent his life exploring the mystical dimensions of the psyche.funny story innit</blockquote>

[QUOTE="leanbo, post: 36193, member: 263"] Used AI to summarize the story but this is basically what went down: [HEADING=2][B]The Context[/B][/HEADING] [LIST] [*][B]Freud[/B] (the father of psychoanalysis) was Jung’s mentor early on, but they later split over fundamental differences. [*]Freud viewed the unconscious as a repository of repressed desires (mostly sexual), while Jung believed it held [B]archetypes, spirituality, and mystical experiences[/B]. [/LIST] [HEADING=2][B]The Paranormal Incident[/B][/HEADING] During a 1909 meeting in Vienna, Jung pressed Freud on his dismissal of the supernatural. When Freud rejected the idea outright, Jung recounts in his memoirs ([I]Memories, Dreams, Reflections[/I]) that he felt a strange sensation: Jung declared, [I]"There, that is an example of a so-called catalytic exteriorization phenomenon."[/I] (Essentially, a poltergeist-like event caused by unconscious energy.) Freud dismissed it, saying, [I]"That is sheer bosh."[/I] Jung predicted another loud noise—and it happened again. Freud was visibly shaken. [HEADING=2][B]The Aftermath[/B][/HEADING] [LIST] [*]This moment deepened the rift between them. Freud feared Jung’s interest in the occult would discredit psychoanalysis. [*]Jung saw it as proof that [B]the psyche could influence reality[/B]—a core idea in his later work on synchronicity and the collective unconscious. [*]Their relationship deteriorated, leading to Jung’s eventual break from Freudian theory. [/LIST] [HEADING=2][B]Why It Matters[/B][/HEADING] [LIST] [*]This story symbolizes the clash between [B]materialist psychology (Freud) and transcendent/spiritual psychology (Jung).[/B] [*]Jung’s openness to the supernatural shaped his theories on [B]archetypes, synchronicity, and alchemy.[/B] [/LIST] Freud later admitted in a letter that he wished he could believe in the occult—but his rationalism wouldn’t allow it. Jung, meanwhile, spent his life exploring the [B]mystical dimensions of the psyche. funny story innit[/B] [/QUOTE]

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