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Carl Gustav Jung
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology Section section-0194
Section 194 of 508
Canonical reference section-0194
English
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Verse 35. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
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Verse 36. And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
Verse 37. For with God nothing shall be impossible.
The necessary continuation of the analysis of " Luke 137" demanded the looking up of Luke xiii. 7, where it says:
Verse 6. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
Verse 7. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
The fig-tree, which from antiquity has been a symbol of the male genital, is to be cut down on account of its unfruitfulness. This passage is in complete accord with innumerable sadistic phantasies of the dreamer, concerned with the cutting or biting off of the penis. The relation to her husband's unfruitful organ is obvious. That she withdraws her libido from her husband is clear for he is impotent as regard herself; it is equally clear that she undergoes regression to the father ("which the father hath put in his own power") and identifies herself with her mother who had twins. [166] By thus advancing her age the dreamer places her husband in regard to herself in the position of a son or boy, of an age at which impotency is normal. Furthermore, the desire to overcome her husband is easily understood from, and amply evidenced in her earlier analysis. It is therefore only a confirmation of what has been already said, if, following up the matter of " Luke 137," we find in Luke vii. verse 12, Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. (13) And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. (14) And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Verset 35. Le Saint-Esprit viendra sur toi, et la puissance du Très-Haut te couvrira de son ombre ; c'est pourquoi aussi le saint enfant qui naîtra de toi sera appelé Fils de Dieu.
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Verset 36. Et voici, Élisabeth, ta parente, a conçu, elle aussi, un fils dans sa vieillesse ; et celle qui était appelée stérile en est à son sixième mois.
Verset 37. Car rien ne sera impossible à Dieu.
La poursuite nécessaire de l'analyse de « Luc 137 » exigeait que l'on consultât Luc XIII, 7, où il est dit :
Verset 6. Un homme avait un figuier planté dans sa vigne ; il vint y chercher du fruit et n'en trouva point.
Verset 7. Alors il dit au vigneron : Voici trois ans que je viens chercher du fruit sur ce figuier, et je n'en trouve point ; coupe-le ; pourquoi occupe-t-il inutilement la terre ?
Le figuier, qui depuis l'Antiquité est un symbole de l'organe génital masculin, doit être coupé en raison de son infertilité. Ce passage s'accorde entièrement avec d'innombrables fantaisies sadiques de la rêveuse, relatives au fait de couper ou de mordre le pénis. Le rapport avec l'organe infertile de son mari est évident. Qu'elle retire sa libido à son mari est clair, car il est impuissant à son égard ; il est tout aussi clair qu'elle régresse vers le père (« que le Père a fixés de sa propre autorité ») et s'identifie à sa mère, qui avait eu des jumeaux. [166] En avançant ainsi son âge, la rêveuse place son mari, par rapport à elle, dans la position d'un fils ou d'un garçon, à un âge où l'impuissance est normale. En outre, le désir de dominer son mari se comprend aisément à partir de son analyse antérieure, qui l'atteste amplement. Ce n'est donc qu'une confirmation de ce qui a déjà été dit si, poursuivant la question de « Luc 137 », nous trouvons dans Luc VII, verset 12 : Lorsqu'il approcha de la porte de la ville, voici qu'on portait en terre un mort, fils unique de sa mère, qui était veuve. (13) En la voyant, le Seigneur fut ému de compassion pour elle et lui dit : Ne pleure pas. (14) Puis il s'approcha et toucha le cercueil ; ceux qui le portaient s'arrêtèrent. Et il dit : Jeune homme, je te le dis, lève-toi.
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Care of the soul
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Compassion
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Compassion as moral basis
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Desire
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Ether and field
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Family
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God
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Individuation
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Necessity
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Psychological complex
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Sin
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