The memory of original wholeness and conscious differentiation in Genesis 1:1-2:4a

Sakkie Spangenberg has written a number of articles dealing with Gen 1-3 in terms of its place in traditional Christian dogma and the paradigm shifts he has experienced in his understanding of this text. In this article, I would like to honour Sakkie by providing a Jungian psychoanalytic interpretat...

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Main Author: Efthimiadis-Keith, Helen (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Dep. [2017]
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2017, Volume: N.S.30, Issue: 2, Pages: 283-299
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Bible. Genesis 1,1-2,4
B Creation
B Genesis
B Genesis paradigm Jungian psychoanalysis wholeness creation
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Summary:Sakkie Spangenberg has written a number of articles dealing with Gen 1-3 in terms of its place in traditional Christian dogma and the paradigm shifts he has experienced in his understanding of this text. In this article, I would like to honour Sakkie by providing a Jungian psychoanalytic interpretation of Gen 1:1-2:4a, focusing primarily on the memory of original wholeness and the conscious differentiation that are reflected in this text. I conclude that the psyche that produced this creation story had stalled at the third stage of individuation as a result of a traumatic experience which caused it to long for its erstwhile memory of original wholeness.
ISSN:1010-9919
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.17159/2312-3621/2017/v30n2a6