In Reflections of a Passerby: Jesus, Jung, and the Power of Choice, Eleanor Norris, PhD, takes us along on her search for meaning through the study of the life of Jesus-the Christian myth. Was Jesus solely human or solely divine? Was he the symbol of the Self, as C.G. Jung proposed? Through Norris's personal journey, we're introduced to Jungian perspectives and in-depth study of the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, weaving together critical thinking, imagination, and somatic knowing, challenging us to understand her and our own assumptions and contributing to each of our journeys of individuation and awakening consciousness.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction - Am I a Christian?

Part One - The Christian Myth: C. G. Jung and Elizabeth Boyden Howes

Chapter 1 - Jung's Vision of Christianity

Chapter 2 - Other Jungian Views on Christianity

Chapter 3 - Elizabeth Howes's Search for the Historical Jesus

Chapter 4 - Was There a Historical Jesus?

Part Two - The Guild Seminars

Chapter 5 - My First Seminar

Chapter 6 -The Work of Discerning

Chapter 7 - Meeting the Three

Chapter 8 - Into the Depths

Chapter 9 - Ministry and Miracles

Chapter 10 - Who Forgives? What Heals?

Chapter 11 - Myth or History: Finding Great Truths

Chapter 12 - Choosing Life

Chapter 13 - The Kingdom of Heaven Is Like ...

Chapter 14 - Gathering Strands

Chapter 15 - Jesus's Final Days

Chapter 16 - The Empty Tomb

Chapter 17 - The Journey Onward

Acknowledgments

Permissions

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Guild for Psychological Studies

About the Author