About the Class
Job was the Lord's most faithful servant. Yet his faith was to be tested. As a result, Job lost his family, his lands and his health, to such an extent that one would curse God and die. Yet Job’s faith remained strong. Having been so tested, his health was restored and he lived to be a great age.
The Book of Job is a troubling book of the Old Testament, as it reveals a tempestuous deity who would torment his subject for no apparent reason.
Jung's reflections upoin the The Book of Job caused himn to issue a revised model of the psyche and the archetype of the Self.
In this session, we will explore the darker face of the greater Self, through a reading and explorations of the Old Testament's The Book of Job and William Blakes painitings of its key imagery.
