Graham Pemberton
1 min readMar 1, 2023

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Obviously the one interpreting the dream is the ego consciousness, but by so doing it gets in touch with the deeper, wiser aspects of our hidden nature, and therefore to some extent learns that its point of view is limited, and part of the illusion.

You are wrong to say that I cannot stand the thought of self-transcendence. I am very happy to contemplate that. It's just that Jung's ideas are true from my own experience, so in order to be true to myself I choose to follow them as best I can.

I do not refuse any suggestion of meditation practice outright. I don't know whether you've read my latest article on Jung and Sufism. There I say that I attended the group of the Sufi teacher Irina Tweedie. Her sessions consisted of both dream interpretation and meditation. However, she told me that meditation was not my path – she was in communication with her deceased teacher, who seemed to know a lot about me – rather serving the divine, what is sometimes called in Hinduism Karma Yoga.

Unless you try Jung's individuation process, you cannot say whether or not it leads to self-transcendence.

Thanks for the link.

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Graham Pemberton
Graham Pemberton

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I am a singer/songwriter interested in spirituality, politics, psychology, science, and their interrelationships. grahampemberton.com spiritualityinpolitics.com

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