175.4 R44 M67 2001 Robert sicheeype of initiation Coppi ©2041 by Rabe L Moore: 0.192737 0.7388-4765-8 78H TOEK ia Congres Number SBS Hagaowe Safer igh asored No prof this honk soaybeeprodves ante in optic means clecronic or mechanical incuing phorocosyng, Feeorlngerbyanyniomarionsings ac evicalgotem, wiht pion inweting from rhe npr. “Thsbook wn pnd in che Une States of Ameria Cie: Nasa nian ereronial psisingwith our oly wnssstanding ontop oat aly ountsins Telia potion apunstallknds fella harm, bucespecilly for oung wars about ogo to bate. Dsnvena hy Mau aes 1964“ wl de Nava servation ia New Mesico with special payers ends nescmowil uslessng young Nevsho men emg i Sian by Jf King, 3°, Minn: The Prisetoa | World Mythology {Prinsston: Princeton University Press, FOR MARGARET A DREAM OB INITIATION [in an an lg 4 mony ea bg sen sanding nurs: pod, Ths people steauinds ing the pond on thes sid. On th fourth se dae a Iie of escrners, mostly picts ad nos, iwi Tn he ofthe Fine there is pret. Te is dhe sper Helis Iam essing an ancien ite of these poops nd th nisin swe thir customs along tine, epithe res, perform this rte. e ‘The priest raises bis hands and begins to speak in tongue, which Tdo noe wnlestand. As he speaks in ‘way, he alo. performs a eetemoniel danas anciene nite, All the missionaries hold ‘The people abo respond. The this manace SU a dis chice mcd cl sete eh fe come in ev evangelize, especially one chat isnot af she Chistian pr The pris sata conta lear, he people are on chree sce ‘The only open sput fs in the chil, bebind the priest. 1 sit here and others come anc juin me. Take up knowing chat his is an important dreany an that in will take some time to fully understand it, It may be sransfinonig. Anonymous Analysand {used by permission) CONTENTS A DREAM OF INITIATION LIST OF DIAGRAMS FOREWORD (Don Jones) PREFACE am ACKNOWLEDGMINTS 1. SACRED SPACE... : 2. LIMINOID AND LIMINAL SACRED S2ACE, 3. THE VESSEL. OF ANALYSIS 4 THE ARCHETYPE OF INITIATION 6 ANALYSIS AS INITIATORY PROCESS. RUIUAL PROCESS AND SPIR LEADERSHII MASCULINE SPIR ‘THE GLOBAL CHALL LIST OF DIAGRAMS (ln the Appendix) ‘THE SEASONS Ol A MAN'S LIFE ‘THE ARCHETYPE OF INITIATION .. THE HERO CYCLE IN MYTHOLOGY TURNER'S CATEGORIES IN CONTEMPORARY JOURNEY TOTHE CENTER... ASCENT TO III: CENTER .. ‘THE DEEP STRUCTURES OF THE HUMAN SELF 191 THE FOUR TENSIONS IN THE HUMAN SELF... 191 ‘THE DEVELOPMENTAL JOURNEY TO ‘THE CENTER... r 192 THE GEOGRAPHY OF INNER SPACI AND MILLON'S MAPPING OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY FOREWORD, ist hs ttl orn gear oa peer Tite Robert Mow dsp png the ge of whe ne a ed space so act a tua ewer hate ll ano rere the proses oF tect ‘hi aoe an ote Se re {veel oe 2 ytd ad on ancien indo tas Bie al that tnete sucialization and behavioral cranes Sa ‘of justice and peste Ie would be dia vo Ro that we need. 1 ye will "ead, mark, learn, and inva digest’ whac is here presented, and heed the call, our World can be blested and vanstormed. Don Jones Past International Chairinan The ManKind Project PREFACE i gic gums 929707 suse public my eatly resenel on the archetype of tsi setting was the snnual meetiag of the Antriean Regia, dl the enue was che Region ad Sn Si of cat conference, My paper sas vntted "The Tnitiacion: Phenossensiogical ad Paychalogicl ‘Ac chat sime I as accively pursing fle process cré pevsonalty thar became my ove i strange bur powerful world of “vital know ar thar tine how aouch of my iy cenergy—would be invest i process initiation, ster ship for huriae gaye slid realize, however, that thae « deeper 4 omar cose the vnudl centr and Forefront oF my work in eesarch, teaching, nd leadenhip. Vexgasized research vonfereaces on the wpe, taht nduate enivarson ‘rte scr ssc and healing,” and focused Thuch of my reach in Jungian psychoanelysis on this seca of ‘My despening realization of modern cultures bankrupesy in tual Koowlelye and riual lewership helped me understand the ames of fagetontation in the male sell, che Bilures in masculi maturation, and the increasing influence of “monster boys.” My swricings on the moral poychology of masculinity became widely Kenowe during the erly 199s, but ey eal work on ritual process and inkaion romcined unknown ‘Over the pets, however have continued vo receive Fequene requests for access to tis sary material from many people with exitencial and intelleeal iverests in these aress. Uhis present ‘olime is the fis ofa series of forthcoming publications that will cone my cary rescarch, The next woluine will present sik xarly pape I wre in 1987 char ako deals with initiation and tans formation, but in a more technical way for formal presontation. Later volumes will presene collctions of ocher early leceuzes al ‘say ina vareey of diverse bt seed sea ike the psychology oF mythology, the nature of evil, spiritual narcissism, and the arche- ‘ype of spriual warfare. The whole series is a publication projece ‘of she Institute for Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Spirieuaity in Chicaye. | “The frst thre chapters in this fist volume represent the od- line eat ofa series of three lectures I gave in Chicago in the spring Chapter 1 introduces the concepts af sactod space and ‘rom the standpoine of individual life evemts in Asem * therayeavc. work channels pays energy withthe same dee come premodern sieual processes. iti The west ew chaptess eo ec Sew of the same mare pee heen vont Laer in ee ill of 1985, al show the contiowing developmen of my thought in hi gee Chaper dseibes in gear del the line ftp the age al sudy of inition sual by Amal! van Geanep hs 19054 Ioseph Campbells fre description wf its moles! found tions in 1949, thea to Blade’ fural dtnction between “he sacred and the proine” in 1959, and ily to Vor Tuners further distinctions andl picatios to the maar wed 1969. Chapter 5 ves my on fel search end rund in dhe mie tey ad various choos of rycnansys show how made enpy has many of che same cher ax premeden tinal poesia The 1987 esa repined in chap 6 challenged the ni scious coblshment co ake advange ofthe 2c evisu an approach co spin eaeship appmpriste 2secencury glob silage.” Chaptee 7 adds an inerac ‘ne ong alg the sme ns ug its <hexe ne intellects and spiiul runes othe cn beans win of them ae refer “These materials anilate my ‘volved to the paint where ‘snseious, relives and maturation and unconsious and social, an gh ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ities tes for he ii co tis volume ranges far beyond ths srt lise oft Forwlly acknnsledged. Ido, heweven gins special socogy the following persons First, 19. my wife and parsner, payshowtal Shoahan. Withoue her early nd continuing erseu regu (othe importance af thee materia, eaey bees abl Ty my teacher Miseoa Eliade, for hi sactosinese and ernsfoomative poser ” war Moose practic They lowed me to uelesen much ofthe mitinerpsetiton ‘of ul process that experts rrp nn Jones aml the rcual elders, leaders, avs initaes af the Mankind Projet Incervaconal for ieircouragsous ongoing ef Fans bring the power of eling stalzaion back ino the lives of men wore, au eommnanie. STs the © G, Jung Invite of Chicago for is early assistance fn bringing these atrial 10 & wile audience To le cul and gradte students of the Chicago Thevlog cal Seminary, expecoly the seudenes in my seminars in “Ritual, Sacred Sjce, and Heng.” for giving me the opporunity to cet these ideas with those who feel especially called to a mission of transformative ladeship. “fe the Institane for Pychoanalyis, Caleure, and Spiricuchiy for its support of thie publication, and its commirmenc to apply the insights of prychoanalysis 0 the eost fundamental pessonal and social problems “Ta muy fiend Phil Matthews and the Norehero Star Founda tion, without whose encouragement and support these ideas would tneer ave reali he wlll sudience tha sels them. ped been pasveil on tome by che academic CHAPTER 1 SACRED SPACE Lecture, Spring 1984 Ls sattnh fo worde ou ny in opie of sceved space and sal process. i a ‘caching. psychology and religion at che Chicago The Seminary Pam a diplomate snat of the Aled sul Le curently 1 have private analiticl practices in Hye chai of dhe Religion and Social Sciences S Academy of Religion [explore the relat and the phenomenclogy of Rowe Mose ast year during may sabbatical T scudied the implications of squmners work for the fick! of psychology ate scligion and for spiral eatersip. I ave also bven studying the elationship of Religion (1984). Presently thre i revoluson in the understanding of sacred space “To start wih a referer each rners own experience, Diagra | {in the Appondia) depicts the normal developmental periods and snajor life transitions described in Daniel Leviasons book The Sea- son ofa Mani Lif 1978) The quest for generative minal space usually occurs daring owe osm of lif transition, whether dlcted by onc of Levinson ‘major lifeeyele changes or some unexpected trauma, Everyone his sume personal lowwledge of this quest v0 T ugge rele to teflect com ther own experiences of cared space at they read this mare ‘When poople sct“erzy" by conventional standards they are ‘often seatching for some kind of extraordinary space chat will a: low them to leven ol phase uf ife behind and experience niin: tion ino an entirely new phase. Age-old buna existential iss bring wid them a yearning to loate and enter a ceed “temple” ete the isues can be addressed, whore a consteuetve reorient: fon ean safely occur, and whee the chav of self and others can once agnn begin to reinregate and make sense ‘The throe pages of Dingeam 2 (in the Appendix) show the hase irutuce of intiacon as «transitional process in rel- fo sacred space, Ten horizontal listings run across all chee i ‘of te cheores and issues we will discuss. Fn “alse indo oe a eda ‘ainsi: Pe The he ceo te pea ‘ot oa vey ce (tech i a Tele epee diked f alglas e sty any tiny ce pet voc eer ae “riage cahnpeee ne ieee aa svcd i oy Heal ede Sr dng i me nel peg we lope cco wor ae vor prin nrc srove on uo the sited phase and rewurn ack ee ox 1 discussed this phesomena in The Gu Experience, refer to this inthe story of nade sh terion who dacs na ulestand strc ‘cuvegeable guide ean easly gt lost