When Carl Jung embarked on the extended self-exploration he called his ‘confrontation with the unconscious’, the heart of it was “The Red Book”, a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. Here he developed his principal theories – of the archetypes, the collective unconscious and the process of individuation – that transformed psychotherapy from a practice concerned with treatment of the sick into a means for higher development of the personality. While Jung considered “The Red Book” to be his most important work, only a handful of people have ever seen it. Now, in a complete facsimile and translation, it is available to scholars and the general public. It is an astonishing example of calligraphy and art on a par with “The Book of Kells” and the illuminated manuscripts of William Blake. The publication of “The Red Book” is a watershed that will cast new light on the making of modern psychology.
In 2007 I produced this documentary about the mystical experiences of sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick.
Philip K. Dick is considered by many to be one the world’s greatest science fiction writers ever; as a sufferer from mental illness himself he had the ability to turn his hallucinations about the universe into an extraordinary writing career.
During his lifetime, Dick produced an astonishing amount of prize winning novels and short stories, which were translated into more than 25 languages. Three of his literary works were transformed into blockbuster movies: Blade Runner, Minority Report and Total Recall.
Several years before his death, Philip started having mystical experiences that affected his everyday life. As a result, he started to wonder if what he had imagined for his stories was real and if life was just an illusion or the creation of each person’s subjectivity.
This in-depth program explores Philip K. Dick`s world, a universe full of mysteries and intrigues.
‘VALIS’ is a fascinating book to read. I also recommend ‘a scanner darkly’.I hope to read more of his work in the near future.
“A documentary film by Jack Oatmon ( http://twitter.com/jackoatmon ).
A look into the hardware hacking community in Montreal, including the Foulab collective. Why are more and more hobbyists experimenting with hacks and circuit bends? What relationship does this imply about consumer society and technological advancement? Is this a real-world analog of ‘user generated content’?
Check out the lab: http://foulab.org/
Check out more music by XC3N: http://www.last.fm/music/XC3N“
“A boy has a dream that he can float, but unless he holds on, he will drift away into the sky. Even when he is grown up, this idea recurs. After a strange accident, he walks through what may be a dream, flowing in and out of scenarios and encountering various characters. People he meets discuss science, philosophy and the life of dreaming and waking, and the protagonist gradually becomes alarmed that he cannot awake from this confusing dream.“
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