Pan and the Nightmarish Dream

This book revives Pan – the ancient god of the wild, who was overthrown with the advent of Christianity and transformed into a goat-horned devil. According to the myth, Pan died, but that does not mean he has disappeared from our reality. “Gods have become our diseases,” believes C.G. Jung. Panic nightmares, masturbation, rapes, nympholepsy, madness, epileptic seizures, and even asthma and breathing problems are manifestations of Pan in modern life. By getting acquainted with the details of his myth, you will see how this goatish god plays with people, coming to us in our dark urges and in creative ecstasy.
In addition to the engaging and deeply psychological essay by J. Hillman, a student of C.G. Jung, this book includes a complete translation of the treatise “Ephialtes” by V.G. Roscher, which very thoroughly discusses not only Pan but also other demons of nightmares.