08-03-2014, 11:57 AM
It sounds as though King Ludwig might have been replaying the mythical death and dismemberment of Osiris, who is said to have been dismembered into 14 pieces with the pieces then hidden by his brother Seth?
The whole thing about the ossuary story reminds me of those supposedly "eternal lamps" that were placed in certain tombs and which bore a glimmering flame for ever after. Very archetypal.
The whole thing about the ossuary story reminds me of those supposedly "eternal lamps" that were placed in certain tombs and which bore a glimmering flame for ever after. Very archetypal.
The shadow is a moral problem that challenges the whole ego-personality, for no one can become conscious of the shadow without considerable moral effort. To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. This act is the essential condition for any kind of self-knowledge.
Carl Jung - Aion (1951). CW 9, Part II: P.14