Jung - Answer to Job

 The topic of discussion for the Suffolk Jungian Circle this month (May 27th, 7.30pm start via Teams - ask below if you would like the link) is his Answer to Job, a mixture of theology and psychology. The video below is to help kickstart the discussion.



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