Jung Society Melbourne Podcast Robert A. Johnson: The Wounded Feeling Function
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Mar 23, 2022 In this enlightening discussion, Robert A. Johnson, a renowned Jungian analyst and author, delves into the complexities of consciousness and the healing of our wounded feeling function. He uses the Grail myth as a powerful metaphor for understanding how Western culture often sidelines emotional awareness. Johnson reflects on the joy found in simplicity during his travels to India, the implications of the mother complex, and the profound journeys of characters like Parsifal, highlighting the need for balance between rationality and feelings for deeper connections.
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Feeling as Inferior Function
- Western English-speaking culture overvalues thinking and undervalues feeling, making feeling an inferior function in the psyche.
- This imbalance wounds our feeling consciousness, represented mythologically by the wounded Fisher King.
Joy in India's Poverty
- Robert Johnson was astonished by the happiness of impoverished people in India despite severe material lack.
- This surprised him deeply and sparked his quest to understand the source of such joyfulness.
Language Reveals Feeling Deficit
- English language's poverty in feeling vocabulary signals cultural undervaluing of feeling.
- Sanskrit having 96 words for love versus English having one highlights this deficiency's impact on emotional expression.
