DREAMS
OF WHOLENESS
A COURSE OF INTRODUCTORY
LECTURES
ON RELIGION, PSYCHOLOGY AND
PERSONAL GROWTH
Copyright 1997
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LIST
OF LECTURES
(Page numbers refer to the printed version of this book.)
Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .iv
STAGE
ONE: THE EGG
RECALLING DREAMS
Lecture 1. Who Am I? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Lecture 2. Recalling Dreams and Setting the Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Lecture 3. Some Common Questions on Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Lecture 4. Religion and the Spirit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Lecture 5. Philosophy and the Soul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Lecture 6. Science and the Body. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Lecture 7. Psychoanalysis and Sex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Lecture 8. The Origin and Structure of the Psyche. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Lecture 9. The Principle of Wish-Fulfillment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
STAGE
TWO: THE CATERPILLAR
INTERPRETING DREAMS
Lecture 10. Psychoanalysis vs. Psychosynthesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Lecture 11. Soul-Loving Stories and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Lecture 12. The Principle of Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Week
V. The Psychologist's Stone
Lecture 13. Encountering the Unconscious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Lecture 14. The Amplification Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Lecture 15. Dream Series and Life Stages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Week
VI. Anatomy of the Psyche
Lecture 16. The Ego and its Personas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Lecture 17. Facing the Shadow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Lecture 18. Integrating the Anima/Animus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
STAGE
THREE: THE COCOON
BECOMING THE DREAM
Week
VII. The Archetype of Wholeness
Lecture 19. Approaching the Self . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Lecture 20. The Archetypes as a Family Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Lecture 21. Transformation: Alchemy and the Self . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Week
VIII. Psychological Types
Lecture 22. Four Levels of Attitude Adaptation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Lecture 23. Balancing the Personality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Lecture 24. Spirituality and Prayer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Lecture 25. Dealing with the Devil's Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Lecture 26. Religion and the "Dark Side" of God. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Lecture 27. Therapy's Aim: From Evil to Love. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
STAGE FOUR: THE BUTTERFLY
ENJOYING
THE DREAM
Lecture 28. The Art of Unifying Opposites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Lecture 29. The Ideal Lover: An Impossible Dream?. . . . . . . . . . . .218
Lecture 30. Therapeutic Friendship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226
Week
XI. Psychology of Religion
Lecture 31. Freud on Psycho-Historical Origins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Lecture 32. Jung's Religious Reformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .242
Lecture 33. Quaternity and Christian Critique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
Lecture 34. Heaven and Wholeness in Nature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Lecture 35. Forgiveness: Quest for the Self in God . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Lecture 36. Am I Who I Am? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Dedicated to four
friends:
TLCL and CLHK, MSOM and CCWE
-and to all the students in my
PHIL 2690 and RP1070 classes
at Hong Kong Baptist University
who have contributed with their dreams
to making these lectures what they are today.
"Self-Discovery is ... like climbing Mount
Qomolangma-
it can be very dangerous." - Tong Kin
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