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The archetype of the magician

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1 Introduction. 2 Archetype, archetypal image, and symbol. 3 "Magician". 4 A gathering of magicians. 5 Tools of the trade. 6 The analyst as magician. 7 Conclusion
Abstract: 'The thesis begins by briefly describing Jung's concept of an archetype. I then discuss the origin of the termm "magician" and develop the concept by comparing it with those of mana personality, shaman, trickster, and fool. The middle sections of the thesis focus on four particular magicians and then on four of the magician's "tools". The last full chapter considers several ways in which the Jungian analyst can be understood as a type of magician....'
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Diploma thesis, C.G. Jung Institute, Zurich, 1996.

1 Introduction. 2 Archetype, archetypal image, and symbol. 3 "Magician". 4 A gathering of magicians. 5 Tools of the trade. 6 The analyst as magician. 7 Conclusion

'The thesis begins by briefly describing Jung's concept of an archetype. I then discuss the origin of the termm "magician" and develop the concept by comparing it with those of mana personality, shaman, trickster, and fool. The middle sections of the thesis focus on four particular magicians and then on four of the magician's "tools". The last full chapter considers several ways in which the Jungian analyst can be understood as a type of magician....'

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