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Bokbreath t1_j7j8hhg wrote

How do you know he read all those works ? I can quote from books I've not read and movies I've never seen, simply because others have passed them on.

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Fragrant_Penalty_ OP t1_j7jb03c wrote

He had correspondence and collaborations with Einstein, Wolfgang Pauli, Marie Von Franz, James Joyce, Alan Watts, priests, monks, the U.S. military and never did someone write about Jung fibbing his knowledge.

Jung’s footnotes on one book reference will sometimes take up multiple pages in order to contextualize why the source material was brought up to begin with.

He also hired people to read and interpret books for him because he knew he couldn’t finish certain books within his lifetime.

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stavis23 t1_j7je1qe wrote

That’s amazing- where did you find this out? Jung is one of the most amazing people to have lived and what a claim that is.

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autumnjager t1_j7n8i7l wrote

I read Symbols of Transformation, and others. I Found his knowledge of obscure ancient texts dizzying. It is beyond me how he could read and retain so many ancient works. So I agree with you, and I don't know how he did it.

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StoneTwin t1_j7jco2t wrote

So you're bewildered he's read over 20 books? 1 per 100 years? Not hard, especially if they're popular & known.

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Fragrant_Penalty_ OP t1_j7jcv4x wrote

Per decade dating back to BC and across multiple languages, since he spoke 7 and has an understanding of a several ancient languages.

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