This paper represents an attempt to develop a psychological attitude to Jung's The Red Book. Less about interpretation, it hints at a process that involves the whole person, ready to explore those interim realms of human existence that are veiled in unfamiliar mystery. Such an attitude might be ambivalent, cautious, and uncertain, yet ventures to discover the new horizons of a divine presence in the human soul. A psychological attitude that embraces the transpersonal might well appreciate four gifts present in The Red Book. Jung's adventure provides posterity with a beautiful illuminated manuscript; his harrowing of hell challenges the traditional split between the eternal bliss of heaven and damnation of hell; his submission to the dictates of the soul encourages humans to create new icons of transcendence; and he accesses a wisdom that provides the foundations of his unique contribution to depth psychology. © 2011 Virginia Allan Detloff Library, C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco. All rights reserved.

Interim realms Hermann Hesse James Joyce God Heaven Purgatory God images Individuation The Red Book Celtic manuscripts The Beyond C. G. Jung Hell

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