The Bollingen Tower is a structure built by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung. In appearance, it is a small castle with four towers. It is located in the village of Bollingen on the shore of the Obersee (upper lake) basin of Lake Zürich.
Jung bought the land in 1922 after the death of his mother. In 1923 he built a two-storey round tower on this land. It was a stone structure suitable to be lived in. Additions to this tower were constructed in 1927, 1931, and 1935, resulting in a building that has four connected parts.[1]
A second storey was added to the 1927 addition after the death of Jung's wife in 1955, signifying "an extension of consciousness achieved in old age."
For much of his life Jung spent several months each year living at Bollingen. The Tower is now owned by a family trust and is not open to the public.
The Bollingen Foundation, created in 1945 but inactive since 1968, was named after it.
Inscribed cubeedit
The entrance to the Tower
In 1950, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, Jung set up a stone cube on the lakeshore, just west of the tower, inscribing it on three sides. One side contains a quote taken from the Rosarium philosophorum:
Hic lapis exilis extat, pretio quoque vilis, spernitur a stultis, amatur plus ab edoctis.
Here stands the mean, uncomely stone, 'Tis very cheap in price! The more it is despised by fools, The more loved by the wise.
A dedication is also inscribed on this side of the stone: IN MEMORIAM NAT[ivitatis] S[uae] DIEI LXXV C G JUNG EX GRAT[itudine] FEC[it] ET POS[uit] A[nn]O MCML (In memory of his 75th birthday, C.G. Jung out of gratitude made and set it up in the year 1950.)
The second side of the cube depicts a Telesphorus figure, a homunculus bearing a lantern and wearing a hooded cape. It is surrounded by a Greek inscription:
Time is a child — playing like a child — playing a board game — the kingdom of the child. This is Telesphoros, who roams through the dark regions of this cosmos and glows like a star out of the depths. He points the way to the gates of the sun and to the land of dreams.[2]
"Time is a child at play, gambling; a child's is the kingship" is a fragment attributed to Heraclitus.
"He points the way to the gates of the sun and to the land of dreams" is a quote from the Odyssey (Book 24, Verse 12). It refers to Hermes the psychopomp, who leads away the spirits of the slain suitors.
The second side also contains a four-part mandala of alchemical significance. The top quarter of the mandala is dedicated to Saturn, the bottom quarter to Mars, the left quarter to Sol-Jupiter [male], and the right quarter to Luna-Venus [female].
The third side of the cube is the side that faces the lake. It bears a Latin inscription of sayings which, Jung says, "are more or less quotations from alchemy."[3]
The inscription reads:
I am an orphan, alone; nevertheless I am found everywhere. I am one, but opposed to myself. I am youth and old man at one and the same time. I have known neither father nor mother, because I have had to be fetched out of the deep like a fish, or fell like a white stone from heaven. In woods and mountains I roam, but I am hidden in the innermost soul of man. I am mortal for everyone, yet I am not touched by the cycle of aeons.[4]
^Jung, Carl Gustav (1989). Aniela Jaffé (ed.). Memories, Dreams, Reflections. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 223–225. ISBN978-0-679-72395-0.
^Jung, Carl Gustav (1989). Aniela Jaffé (ed.). Memories, Dreams, Reflections. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 227. ISBN978-0-679-72395-0. (These are English translations of Jung's German translations.)
^Jung (1962), p. 230f. gives German translations of the inscriptions and attributes the Rosarium quote to Arnold of Villanova (d. 1311). See also Edward Armstrong Bennet, Meetings with Jung: Conversations Recorded During the Years 1946-1961 (1985), ISBN978-3-85630-501-7, p. 31 ("Summer 1951").
Dunne, Claire. Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul: An Illustrated Biography. Continuum International Publishing Group (2002), ISBN978-0-8264-6307-4, pp. 70f., 106-108, 139, 192. Google books
Hart, Vaughan. 'Carl Jung's Alchemical Tower at Bollingen', Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics, 25, 1994, 36-50
Jung, Carl Gustav (1989). Aniela Jaffé (ed.). Memories, Dreams, Reflections. New York: Vintage Books. ISBN978-0-679-72395-0.
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added to the 1927 addition after the death of Jung s wife in 1955 signifying an extension of consciousness achieved in old age For much of his life Jung spent several months each year living at Bollingen The Tower is now owned by a family trust and is not open to the public The Bollingen Foundation created in 1945 but inactive since 1968 was named after it Inscribed cube edit nbsp The entrance to the Tower In 1950 on the occasion of his 75th birthday Jung set up a stone cube on the lakeshore just west of the tower inscribing it on three sides One side contains a quote taken from the Rosarium philosophorum Hic lapis exilis extat pretio quoque vilis spernitur a stultis amatur plus ab edoctis Here stands the mean uncomely stone Tis very cheap in price The more it is despised by fools The more loved by the wise A dedication is also inscribed on this side of the stone IN MEMORIAM NAT ivitatis S uae DIEI LXXV C G JUNG EX GRAT itudine FEC it ET POS uit A nn O MCML In memory of his 75th birthday C G Jung out of gratitude made and set it up in the year 1950 The second side of the cube depicts a Telesphorus figure a homunculus bearing a lantern and wearing a hooded cape It is surrounded by a Greek inscription Ὁ Aἰὼn paῖs ἐsti paizwn petteywn paidὸs ἡ basilhih Telesforos dielaynwn toὺs skoteinoὺs toῦ kosmoy topoys kaὶ ὡs ἀstὴr ἀnalampwn ἐk toῦ ba8oys ὁdhgeῖ par Ἠelioio pylas kaὶ dῆmon ὀneirwn The inscription says Time is a child playing like a child playing a board game the kingdom of the child This is Telesphoros who roams through the dark regions of this cosmos and glows like a star out of the depths He points the way to the gates of the sun and to the land of dreams 2 Time is a child at play gambling a child s is the kingship is a fragment attributed to Heraclitus He points the way to the gates of the sun and to the land of dreams is a quote from the Odyssey Book 24 Verse 12 It refers to Hermes the psychopomp who leads away the spirits of the slain suitors The second side also contains a four part mandala of alchemical significance The top quarter of the mandala is dedicated to Saturn the bottom quarter to Mars the left quarter to Sol Jupiter male and the right quarter to Luna Venus female The third side of the cube is the side that faces the lake It bears a Latin inscription of sayings which Jung says are more or less quotations from alchemy 3 The inscription reads I am an orphan alone nevertheless I am found everywhere I am one but opposed to myself I am youth and old man at one and the same time I have known neither father nor mother because I have had to be fetched out of the deep like a fish or fell like a white stone from heaven In woods and mountains I roam but I am hidden in the innermost soul of man I am mortal for everyone yet I am not touched by the cycle of aeons 4 Gallery edit nbsp The Rosarium quote and Jung s dedication nbsp Latin alchemical inscription nbsp Greek inscription within a four part mandala nbsp An ancient statue of the god TelesphorusSee also editBollingen Foundation Bollingen Prize C G Jung House MuseumReferences edit Jung Carl Gustav 1989 Aniela Jaffe ed Memories Dreams Reflections New York Vintage Books pp 223 225 ISBN 978 0 679 72395 0 Jung Carl Gustav 1989 Aniela Jaffe ed Memories Dreams Reflections New York Vintage Books pp 227 ISBN 978 0 679 72395 0 These are English translations of Jung s German translations Jung 1962 p 230f gives German translations of the inscriptions and attributes the Rosarium quote to Arnold of Villanova d 1311 See also Edward Armstrong Bennet Meetings with Jung Conversations Recorded During the Years 1946 1961 1985 ISBN 978 3 85630 501 7 p 31 Summer 1951 Jung Memories Dreams Reflections p 227 Bibliography editDunne Claire Carl Jung Wounded Healer of the Soul An Illustrated Biography Continuum International Publishing Group 2002 ISBN 978 0 8264 6307 4 pp 70f 106 108 139 192 Google books Hart Vaughan Carl Jung s Alchemical Tower at Bollingen Res Anthropology and Aesthetics 25 1994 36 50 Jung Carl Gustav 1989 Aniela Jaffe ed Memories Dreams Reflections New York Vintage Books ISBN 978 0 679 72395 0 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bollingen Tower BBC co uk Ruedigersuenner de Der Turm am See in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bollingen Tower amp oldid 1144648520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
