Carlos Amadeu Botelho Byington Knihy

Exploring Jungian symbolic psychology, this work delves into how symbols represent the entirety of the individual and collective psyche. It highlights the interplay between structuring symbols, complexes, and functions, framing them as polarities that bridge subjective experiences and objective realities. The book offers a comprehensive understanding of how these elements shape human consciousness and behavior.

Focusing on the integration of pleasure and emotion in education, this book presents Jungian symbolic education as a transformative teaching approach. It emphasizes the use of expressive techniques to foster spontaneity and enhance the engagement of both teachers and students. By promoting a lively method rooted in pedagogic transference, it encourages a holistic learning experience that unites reason, emotion, and creativity. The approach aims to enrich consciousness and social participation, allowing students to fully engage with knowledge and discover its inherent joy.

Jungian symbolic education emphasizes the integration of pleasure and emotion in teaching, transforming them into meaningful existential experiences. By incorporating expressive techniques, it encourages spontaneity and enhances the active participation of both teachers and students. This dynamic approach fosters pedagogic transference, promoting a holistic learning environment where consciousness develops alongside social engagement. It trains educators to harmonize subjective and objective perspectives, allowing students to engage fully with knowledge through the unity of reason, emotion, and creativity.

Exploring the intersection of Jungian psychology and psychoanalysis, the book delves into the archetypal roots of ego defense mechanisms. By analyzing Peter Shaffer's Amadeus, it reveals how envy operates both creatively and defensively in the dynamic between Mozart and Salieri. The author argues that psychoanalysis, influenced by biblical narratives and Christian doctrine, has unfairly stigmatized envy, stemming from cultural pathology that suppresses its revolutionary potential for personal and societal growth.