Sexual Energy and Yoga [antikvár]

Preface In theoretical research and psychotherapeutic practice modern depth psychologists have inevitably been brought into contact with mythology and religion and have come to see and understand legends and fairy tales in terms of their discipline. They have likewise extended their research to include the mysticism and alchemy of the Middle Ages and have also found many points of contact with eastern philosophies and religions. The relationship between Yoga and depth psychology is particularly clear. All the same, the many and various identities between depth psychology and Yoga have led depth psychologists to different conclusions. Some place depth psychology and Yoga more or less on a par, others try to understand experience acquired through Yoga and meditation in terms of the symbolism of depth psychology, and others again even attempt to explain Yoga by means of depth psychology. J. H. Schultz finds many points in common between the highest level of autogenous training and Raja Yoga. He also believes that a comparison of their own technique with that of Hatha Yoga is particularly instructive for practitioners of autogenous training. The passive exercises in the lying and sitting posture of autogenous training are paralleled by two asanas of Hatha Yoga, the basic sitting posture and the dead posture. On the other hand Schultz believes there is no connection between autogenous training and the Hatha Yoga exercises involving movement and Yoga breathing. Schultz hopes through autogenous training to annex the actual substance of Yoga exactly in the same way as, he believes, the actual substance of mystic magnetism has been annexed by rational hypnotherapy. Autogenous training, however, is not reallv a method which has 13