Myths are the original manifestations of the unconscious mind, involuntary statements about unconscious mental events, and not an allegory of mental processes. Myths, then, are symbols. They are not just a representation (a product of intellectual activity), they are the very life of a primitive tribe, which will immediately disintegrate and collapse if it loses its mythological heritage, like a man who has lost his soul. The task of psychological interpretation is to translate symbols into a language that effectively connects consciousness with its archetypal roots. Symbols do not disappear, but they are easily out of context as times change. "If we cannot abandon the archetypes or neutralize them in some other way," writes Jung, "then at each new stage of the differentiation of consciousness that a civilization reaches, we are faced with the task of finding a new interpretation suitable for that stage, in order to connect the past life, which still exists in us, with the present life, which tends to escape." The interpretation must be used to "dream the continuation of the myth". The interpretation of archetypal images, whether mythical figures and stories, dogmas and theological teachings, or the production of fantasies and dreams, is the translation of the meaning first expressed by a symbol, that metaphorical self-portrait of the unconscious core of meaning, into a hermeneutically effective language system for modern people. The language of depth psychology is a modern variation of other languages ​​that used this function in the past. This language is suitable for people whose consciousness was formed in modern conditions, in which the language of psychology was also formed. "The Power of Myth: A Conversation Between Jay Campbell and Moyers" online starting November 6, Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 18.30, Moscow time, training module once a month and practical lessons once a week between sessions. 64 lectures and 24 practical lessons.

Myths are the original manifestations of the unconscious mind, involuntary statements about unconscious mental events, and not an allegory of mental processes. Myths, then, are symbols. They are not just a representation (a product of intellectual activity), they are the very life of a primitive tribe, which will immediately disintegrate and collapse if it loses its mythological heritage, like a man who has lost his soul. The task of psychological interpretation is to translate symbols into a language that effectively connects consciousness with its archetypal roots. Symbols do not disappear, but they are easily out of context as times change. "If we cannot abandon the archetypes or neutralize them in some other way," writes Jung, "then at each new stage of the differentiation of consciousness that a civilization reaches, we are faced with the task of finding a new interpretation suitable for that stage, in order to connect the past life, which still exists in us, with the present life, which tends to escape." The interpretation must be used to "dream the continuation of the myth". The interpretation of archetypal images, whether mythical figures and stories, dogmas and theological teachings, or the production of fantasies and dreams, is the translation of the meaning first expressed by a symbol, that metaphorical self-portrait of the unconscious core of meaning, into a hermeneutically effective language system for modern people. The language of depth psychology is a modern variation of other languages ​​that used this function in the past. This language is suitable for people whose consciousness was formed in modern conditions, in which the language of psychology was also formed. "The Power of Myth: A Conversation Between Jay Campbell and Moyers" online starting November 6, Saturday and Sunday from 10.00 to 18.30, Moscow time, training module once a month and practical lessons once a week between sessions. 64 lectures and 24 practical lessons.