Jung's Thoughts on God

by Donald R. Dyer, Carl Jung

I came across a quote by Carl Jung where he said “I do not need to believe in God; I know” which caught my attention. As explained in this book, Jung’s thoughts on God were that God is a real, psychic phenomenon. Through various selections of his essays, books, and speeches, a thread is created that focuses on the idea of the conscience (or inner voice) as God. This is coupled with Jung’s theories on the unconscious, positing that this is the realm where God resides within us.

This book is short but packed with a lot of helpful thinking that squared with my own. As I continue to better understand my own faith, I’ll carry a lot of this in mind. I’d encourage others—irrespective of religious beliefs—to give this a read. Lots of mind candy that will keep you busy long after you put it down.