Psychotherapist or the clergy?

What I learned from the last intervention was that even if it is a relaxed environment, but you are in a situation where all your acquaintances are socially connected, you will still be worried about your image and will not be able to face your 'shadow self' with complete ease.

This feedback reminds me of the ritual of people confessing to a priest in Western religious cultures. In front of the priest, the penitent can be very honest about the negative parts of themselves.

I was intrigued by this form, so I started to check out books on the subject and found another interesting point by Carl Jung that I thought could serve as a theoretical basis for my project.

Jung grew up in a heavily Christian atmosphere, but rather than resign himself to the unconditional acceptance of stereotypical doctrines, he was obsessed with his own exploration of the spiritual world. He has constructed his own view of God based on his own experience and that of his patients.

Jung described his religious experiences in detail in a number of writings, notably his personal autobiography. 

"Whatever the world may think of religious experience, the man who has it is like having a great treasure, and for him, it has become an inexhaustible source of life, meaning, and beauty, and it brings to the world and to humanity as a whole a new and glorious foundation." He said: "Because I am a doctor, and a specialist in neuropsychological disorders, my starting point is not religious doctrine, but a man of religious faith."

When it comes to the distinction between doctors and clergy, Jung's analytical psychology suggests that the two are in conflict with each other, but that this conflict should be directed towards mutual cooperation rather than hostility. "If the efforts of the psychotherapist can be supported and supplemented by the work of the clergy All rational psychotherapists should be happy if their efforts are supported and supplemented by the work of the clergy. It is true that the clergy and the doctors approach the problems of the human soul on the basis of differences of opinion and from opposing poles. It is true that for clergy and doctors to deal with the problems of the human soul on the basis of opposing points of view would pose conceivable difficulties for both sides. However, it is from this stimulation that we expect the most fruitful mutual It is from this encounter that we can expect the most fruitful stimulation.

The above passage also became the key to my desire to incorporate religious rituals as inspiration for my project as well as theoretical support.