The Visions of Nicholas from Flüe and Saint Perpetua

Before you is the sixth volume of the collected works of the outstanding Swiss analytical psychologist Marie-Louise von Franz, which includes materials previously unavailable to the Russian reader.

In this multifaceted and profound study, Marie-Louise von Franz – one of the most famous students and associates of Carl Gustav Jung – offers a unique psychological interpretation of two vivid mystical experiences: the visions of Nicholas from Flüe, a highly revered Swiss saint and hermit of the 15th century, and the Carthaginian martyr Perpetua, a young Christian who lived in the early 3rd century. Von Franz provides a historical-cultural analysis of these visions and examines them through the lens of Jungian psychology, revealing their archetypal structure. Through such interpretation, the author shows us how these visions become expressions of the collective unconscious and reflect universal phases of psychological development of the individual.

This publication is of interest to psychologists, psychoanalysts, cultural scientists, religious scholars, students of the humanities, as well as to a wide readership. The materials of this book not only deepen the understanding of mystical experience but also offer tools for reflecting on one's own inner experiences and interpreting dream images.