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ALS in German, signed “C. G. Jung,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, personal 'Prof. Dr. C. G. Jung' letterhead, January 9, 1947. Handwritten letter to his mentee, Dr. Rivkah Scharf Kluger, in full (translated): “Please accept my warmest thanks for sending me the von Hammer-Purgstall paper. He usually comes upon interesting and inspiring subjects. I am slowly getting better. I am now able to get out of bed for a few hours each day, during which time I must painfully relearn how to walk. However, I still cannot get rid of the feeling that I am existing on the sharp point of a hypodermic needle. Best wishes for the New Year.” In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.
During the time of his letter, Jung was experiencing a period of significant illness. He suffered a second heart attack in 1946, leading him to retire from his professorship. The paper Jung is referring to is one by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856), an Austrian historian and diplomat considered one of the most accomplished orientalists of his time.
Jung is one of the most pioneering psychoanalysts of the 20th century, with his influence extending to literature, anthropology, religious studies, and psychiatry. Jung was also an artist, craftsman, builder and prolific writer. Many of his works were not published until after his death and some are still awaiting publication. Jung founded the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland in 1948 to provide training and conduct research in analytical psychology and psychotherapy. He led the Institute until the year of his death. In 1979, the Institute moved to its present location in Kusnacht, a few miles south of Zurich.
Rivkah Scharf Kluger (1907-1987) was a Swiss psychoanalyst who was born in Bern but lived in Zurich from the age of two. She received her doctoral degree in Semitic Languages and Religious History from the University of Zurich. Kluger trained directly with Carl G. Jung while in graduate school. Her dissertation on "Satan in the Old Testament" was later published as a book. Kluger practiced for many years in Los Angeles and taught seminars all over the world on mythology and biblical stories. She moved with her husband to Israel in 1969, where she continued practicing and teaching at various Jungian training centers.
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