What is the Psychology Of Mythology?

Can myths be understood on a psychological level? For Carl Jung, psychology was the key to understanding mythology. The dreams his patients relayed to him led him down the rabbit hole of comparative mythology and religion. He became obsessed with three questions:

What is the subject matter of myth?
What is the origin of myth?
What is its function?

Join us as we explore Jung’s psychology of mythology.

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