Jung as �Old Wise Man�
In its 1955 cover story about Carl G. Jung, Time concluded that Jung�s �greatest achievement is that he has shown psychology a new direction: he has constructed a psychology for human beings who reach out toward the unknown, the intangible, the spiritual.� The story was titled �The Old Wise Man,� referring to a Jungian archetype that, representing insight and wisdom, guides others to discover who they are and who they might become. Fictional examples include Merlin (King Arthur legends), Gandulf (Lord of the Rings trilogy), and Dumbledore (Harry Potter series). In the Red Book Jung depicts a wise character he calls �Philemon� as a bearded old man with wings.
In its 1955 cover story about Carl G. Jung, <em>Time</em> concluded that Jung�s �greatest achievement is that he has shown psychology a new direction: he has constructed a psychology for human beings who reach out toward the unknown, the intangible, the spiritual.� The story was titled �The Old Wise Man,� referring to a Jungian archetype that, representing insight and wisdom, guides others to discover who they are and who they might become. Fictional examples include Merlin (King Arthur legends), Gandulf (Lord of the Rings trilogy), and Dumbledore (Harry Potter series). In the <em>Red Book</em> Jung depicts a wise character he calls �Philemon� as a bearded old man with wings.