Jung: supportive evidence - religion as a source of comfort

It is generally agreed that Jung's theories were experience driven

• His concepts were constructed form evidence derived from his personal experience and clinical observations
• He concluded that the archetypes occur universally in all cultures and historical periods
• Jung believed that the archetypes provided a way of interpreting dreams and myths and features of traditional religions

Jung viewed religion as a positive factor of psychological value

• Although religion was seen as error, it was a positive error in that it provided humankind with assurance and strength
• He viewed the idea of God and religious phenomena as…