An Aberrant Gnostic

 In the last post, there was a discussion surrounding the mysterious obtainment of  the so-called  Jung Codex through what I can only imagine were "shady dealings."  Such is the way the world works, I guess, but at least Dr. Jung somehow managed to accumulate the collection and have his named attached to it forever more.  So what is the  Jung Codex? According to a Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky dated November 19, 1953, more details were shared with the public.  According to the article and the statements of Professor Henri-Charles Puech, the  Codex contains four texts.  They include: Gospel of Truth Apocryphal Letter of Jacobus Letter to Rheginos Treastie in the Free Natures Professor Puech is mentioned in the article as saying all four works were written by Valentinus himself.  The four works deal with the Christ's ascension, resurrection, and the outline of Valentinus system of belief...interesting. My plan is to read all four...

  Per the The Dayton Daily News of November 1953, a query on my favorite newspaper database queues up an article regarding the Jung Codex .  The article hints that one book of the NHL curiously made its way out of Egypt and into the hands of Dr. Carl Jung at his Jung Institute for Analytical Psychology.  No real details are given on how the Institute managed to obtain the copy; however, it hints that a "lengthy and somewhat bizarre negotiation" was required to obtain the leather-bound book. Jung is referenced in the article with respect to his interest in Gnosticism.  Gnosticism, as I think the article defines Jung's reference of the ancient religion, is "a process of discovering the self in response to a call of God and by doing so renewing man's lost knowledge of God and his oneness of God."  The human experience is constantly encountering problems of reality and illusion...unconscious and conscious stimulation,...symbols, dreams, and images...and the re...