Incredible Sync between Carl Jung and Asian Jeong. Jeong is something every sync nut and Jung fan should know about. It is a synchronicity of the name of the western man who coined the term synchronicity with the word for an Asian concept about relationship and interconnectedness. ...in English literature thus far there is much confusion in its use, even in its spelling, “cheong, ceng, jung Carl Jung was a psychologist who wrote extensively on interconnectedness and, as psychologists do, about relationships. Studies that eventually lead him to Synchronicity. More importantly in his work on the self and the Fish archetype he approaches the issue mentioned in the article quoted here, namely; The issue of ego boundaries blurring I wonder if he knew about jeong and I would be fascinated to read of his encounters with the concept. Also I have been unable to find the Chinese character for Jeong. Anybody have a reference? It is hard too define jeong in a few words but here are my two best efforts; Jeong- 1.Relationships between the self and the other or observer and observed. 2. The spirit (or strong feeling) of the interconnectedness or relationships between the self and the world. I am attaching the conclusion of and highly recommend reading the following article on jeong written by two psychologists, including a Dr. Chung, for a better understanding; Significance of “Jeong” in Korean Culture and Psychotherapy Christopher K. Chung, M.D. & Samson Cho, M.D. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center In order to help a patient suffering from the betrayal of jeong, we need to first identify jeong and free them from its bondage. Naturally, the issue of ego boundaries blurring must be addressed. Koreans say “our husband” or “our wife” rather than “my husband” or “my wife.” The concept of “I” seems weakened for the sake of strengthening jeong. In other words, the “cell membrane” of the self is thin enough to be permeated by jeong. One may easily interpret this as symbiosis with borderline dynamics; however, this may well be a very healthy part of a collective ego. The margin between bond versus bondage seems very narrow, and the physiology or pathology of jeong may have to be assessed very carefully. In Korea, “we” often means “I, bonded by jeong, to you,” whereas in English, “we” just represents any multiple “I’s.” I definitely urge the continuing study of jeong psychology to increase awareness of collectivism versus individualism and to increase understanding of patient’s in our population that are either jeong-deprived or jeong-intoxicated. prcp.org/publications/sig.pdf
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 17:44:59 +0000
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