Jung. Occultism

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• Carl Jung saw occult phenomena (alchemy, astrology, spiritualism) as symbolic expressions of the unconscious, not literal supernatural proof. He believed they reveal psychological processes and archetypes.
• He studied alchemy and the occult to support his idea of the collective unconscious, arguing that recurring mystical symbols across cultures point to shared human mental structures.
• Jung introduced synchronicity — meaningful coincidences without causal connection — suggesting some occult-like experiences may arise from psyche–world alignment rather than magic.

• Carl Jung once described a therapy session where a patient told him a dream about a golden scarab. At that moment, a beetle tapped on his window — he caught it and showed her. The event became his famous example of synchronicity: a meaningful coincidence that helped break the patient’s rigid skepticism.
• Jung reported that while writing Seven Sermons to the Dead, he felt his house was “filled with spirits.” He claimed the doorbell rang with no one there, and he sensed presences demanding he write — which he interpreted psychologically as unconscious material surfacing in symbolic form.
• As a child, Jung said he carved a tiny wooden figure, placed it in a hidden box with a stone, and secretly “consulted” it for guidance. Later he saw this as an early, spontaneous ritualistic/occult-like practice emerging from his unconscious mind.