Carl Jung and the Neo-Shamanic Movement

"Consciousness" by Sar Maroof

Shamanic ideology has gradually entered Western humanities and social sciences and developed into the neo-shamanic movement. Neo-shamanism is a term used to describe the creation or revival of a shamanic culture. Mircea Eliade, a religious scholar, was perhaps the first to write about neo-shamanism, but it was Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung who actually revived shamanism in the West. His imaginal psychology -- a psychology of imagination -- provided a bridge between Shamanism and Western psychology. Jung's influence has been far-reaching, touching many of the human sciences, and his ideas have proved of value in such widely differing fields as biology and theology. To learn more, read "Neo-Shamanism & Jung's Influence on the Great Turning" by Randy Allen M.A.