WOMEN IN THE LIFE AND WORK OF JUNG: THE INFLUENCE AND INSPIRATION

The article is devoted to the role of women in the work and life of Karl Gustav Jung, one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century. The relations with women and female images not only shed light on Jung’s personal life, but also give an idea of how gender dynamics manifested itself in the field of psychoanalysis during the psychotherapist’s time. The religious beliefs of Jung’s mother and her visions of ghosts influenced his concept of the collective unconscious. His wife Emma played a decisive role in the formation of analytical psychology. Female patients made an important contribution to Jung’s ideas about the shadow, archetypes and self. In general, women who influenced Jung played a decisive role in his development as a thinker and helped to form his theory. Their influence can be seen in various aspects of his work, from the concept of the collective unconscious to the theories of anima and animus. The article shows that women were not only objects of study for Jung, but also important participants in the development of his ideas.