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29: Carl Jung • Seven Sermons to the Dead (Part III)

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The seven sermons to the dead is a modern gnostic scripture inspired by texts from a spiritual tradition of nearly two thousand years ago. It's important to acknowledge that the seven sermons isn't written as some intellectual exercise. It's a text born with creative force. As young mentions in memories, dreams, reflections, he feels a compulsion bubbling forth. Something is calling to be brought into form. He mentions that his home seems to be filled with spirits, and they all dissipate when he begins writing. What do we call that? Is it inspiration, or is it possession?

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