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In	
  his	
  letter	
  to	
  the	
  church	
  in	
  Rome,	
  the	
  Apostle	
  Paul	
  said	
  to	
  “not	
  think	
  of	
  yourself	
  
more	
  highly	
  than	
  you	
  ought,	
  but	
  rather	
  think	
  of	
  yourself	
  with	
  sober	
  
judgment.”[Romans	
  12:3	
  New	
  International	
  Version]	
  In	
  the	
  original	
  Greek	
  language	
  
the	
  words	
  “sober	
  judgment”	
  literally	
  mean	
  “save	
  the	
  mind”.	
  To	
  “save	
  the	
  mind”	
  is	
  
critical	
  to	
  Paul’s	
  concept	
  of	
  spiritual	
  growth.	
  In	
  another	
  letter	
  he	
  wrote	
  that	
  we	
  are	
  
“to	
  be	
  made	
  new	
  in	
  the	
  attitude	
  of	
  [our]	
  minds	
  .	
  .	
  .	
  created	
  to	
  be	
  like	
  God	
  in	
  true	
  
righteousness	
  and	
  holiness.”	
  [Ephesians	
  4:23-­‐24]	
  
In	
  other	
  words,	
  we	
  are	
  on	
  a	
  journey	
  of	
  transformation.	
  In	
  Jungian	
  terms,	
  this	
  
journey	
  is	
  a	
  spiritual	
  journey,	
  one	
  in	
  which	
  the	
  psyche	
  is	
  on	
  a	
  natural	
  trajectory	
  
towards	
  health	
  and	
  balance	
  in	
  a	
  soul-­‐satisfying	
  state	
  of	
  wholeness.	
  To	
  Carl	
  Jung,	
  a	
  
vital	
  aspect	
  to	
  saving	
  our	
  minds	
  is	
  coming	
  to	
  terms	
  with	
  our	
  God-­‐given	
  natures.	
  
In	
  terms	
  of	
  typology,	
  saving	
  the	
  mind	
  means	
  consciously	
  allowing	
  our	
  mental	
  
processes	
  to	
  be	
  directed	
  towards	
  spiritual	
  wholeness.	
  It	
  is	
  ironic	
  that	
  Jung	
  saw	
  no	
  
point	
  in	
  using	
  typology	
  to	
  classify	
  people.	
  His	
  interest	
  was	
  not	
  to	
  have	
  people	
  see	
  the	
  
ways	
  in	
  which	
  they	
  are	
  like	
  others,	
  but	
  to	
  provide	
  a	
  framework	
  by	
  which	
  people	
  
could	
  see	
  themselves	
  as	
  individuals	
  uniquely	
  created	
  by	
  God.	
  His	
  concept	
  of	
  Self	
  was	
  
meant	
  to	
  describe	
  a	
  psycho-­‐spiritual	
  experience	
  that	
  he	
  referred	
  to	
  as	
  "God	
  within	
  
us".	
  The	
  Self	
  is	
  the	
  innate	
  beginnings	
  of	
  our	
  psychic	
  life	
  and	
  it	
  contains	
  both	
  the	
  
roots	
  and	
  the	
  energy	
  that	
  are	
  designed	
  to	
  incite	
  us	
  to	
  fulfill	
  the	
  ultimate	
  purposes	
  for	
  
which	
  we	
  were	
  created.	
  
The	
  Jungian	
  psyche	
  is	
  on	
  a	
  religious	
  journey	
  and	
  his	
  typology	
  has	
  provided	
  each	
  of	
  
us	
  with	
  a	
  roadmap	
  for	
  that	
  journey.	
  Borrowing	
  from	
  Rudolf	
  Otto's	
  The	
  Idea	
  of	
  the	
  
Holy,	
  Jung	
  used	
  the	
  phrase	
  "numinal	
  accent"	
  to	
  describe	
  the	
  key	
  features	
  of	
  each	
  of	
  
the	
  four	
  basic	
  psychological	
  functions.	
  Numinous	
  refers	
  to	
  the	
  non-­‐ethical	
  
experiences	
  of	
  religion	
  -­‐	
  the	
  thrill	
  and	
  awe	
  of	
  a	
  person	
  created	
  in	
  God's	
  image	
  being	
  
in	
  the	
  presence	
  of	
  God.	
  To	
  Jung,	
  while	
  we	
  could	
  not	
  comprehend	
  God,	
  we	
  could	
  
experience	
  the	
  wonder	
  of	
  the	
  presence	
  of	
  God	
  in	
  part	
  through	
  the	
  exercise	
  of	
  our	
  
psychological	
  type	
  preferences.	
  
In	
  Psychological	
  Types	
  [para.	
  982-­‐985]	
  Jung	
  states	
  that	
  the	
  numinal	
  accent	
  "plays	
  
the	
  predominant,	
  determining,	
  and	
  decisive	
  role	
  in	
  all	
  psychic	
  processes	
  from	
  the	
  
start",	
  determining	
  whether	
  extraversion	
  or	
  introversion	
  has	
  "positive	
  significance	
  
and	
  value"	
  to	
  us.	
  In	
  addition,	
  the	
  numinal	
  accent	
  "selects	
  the	
  conscious	
  function	
  of	
  
which	
  the	
  individual	
  makes	
  principal	
  use",	
  i.e.	
  the	
  four	
  functions	
  of	
  sensation,	
  
intuition,	
  thinking,	
  and	
  feeling.	
  	
  
For	
  Jung,	
  numinosity	
  is	
  an	
  alteration	
  of	
  consciousness	
  involving	
  an	
  experience	
  of	
  
spiritual	
  power	
  and	
  therefore,	
  when	
  we	
  are	
  using	
  our	
  dominant	
  function	
  we	
  are	
  
experiencing	
  the	
  divinity	
  that	
  is	
  part	
  of	
  our	
  God-­‐given	
  image.	
  Saving	
  the	
  mind	
  begins	
  
with	
  a	
  strong	
  identification	
  with	
  our	
  dominant	
  function	
  as	
  an	
  essential	
  aspect	
  of	
  the	
  
Self	
  and	
  the	
  beginning	
  of	
  our	
  spiritual	
  journey.	
  
	
  
The	
  data	
  below	
  summarizes	
  the	
  numinal	
  accent	
  of	
  each	
  type	
  according	
  to	
  the	
  four	
  
dominant	
  preferences.	
  
Type	
                                                               Numinal	
  Accent	
  
Sensing	
  (ISTJ,	
  ISFJ,	
  ESTP,	
  ESFP)	
                       Establishing	
  what	
  are	
  the	
  actual	
  facts	
  
                                                                     and	
  details	
  
Intuition	
  (INTJ,	
  INFJ,	
  ENTP,	
  ENFP)	
                     What	
  are	
  the	
  possibilities	
  regardless	
  of	
  
                                                                     the	
  way	
  things	
  are	
  at	
  the	
  moment	
  
Thinking	
  (ISTP,	
  INTP,	
  ESTJ,	
  ENTJ)	
                      Logical	
  and	
  critical	
  discrimination	
  of	
  
                                                                     data	
  and	
  ideas	
  
Feeling	
  (ISFP,	
  INFP,	
  ESFJ,	
  ENFJ)	
                       Empathy	
  and	
  compassion,	
  relatedness	
  
                                                                     and	
  connection	
  
	
  
Saving	
  the	
  mind,	
  however,	
  means	
  much	
  more	
  than	
  identifying	
  with	
  the	
  numinous	
  of	
  
our	
  dominant	
  function.	
  A	
  mind	
  that	
  is	
  whole	
  is	
  able	
  to	
  manifest	
  the	
  numinal	
  
qualities	
  of	
  all	
  four	
  functions.	
  By	
  gravitating	
  towards	
  mindsets	
  that	
  allow	
  our	
  less	
  
dominant	
  functions	
  to	
  be	
  disregarded,	
  we	
  deprive	
  ourselves	
  of	
  their	
  spiritual	
  
powers.	
  A	
  one-­‐sided	
  psyche	
  is	
  the	
  result	
  of	
  persisting	
  in	
  those	
  preferences	
  that	
  come	
  
naturally	
  and	
  remaining	
  spiritually	
  incomplete.	
  For	
  example,	
  when	
  Jesus	
  accused	
  
the	
  Pharisee’s	
  of	
  ignoring	
  justice,	
  mercy	
  and	
  faithfulness	
  in	
  favor	
  of	
  strictly	
  
interpreting	
  the	
  law,	
  he	
  was	
  exposing	
  a	
  bias	
  for	
  legality	
  over	
  compassion	
  We	
  were	
  
born	
  for	
  a	
  greater,	
  more	
  multi-­‐faceted	
  state	
  of	
  being	
  and	
  awareness	
  than	
  what	
  our	
  
dominant	
  function	
  provides	
  us.	
  
Saving	
  the	
  mind,	
  then,	
  is	
  a	
  psycho-­‐spiritual	
  renewal	
  that	
  broadens	
  our	
  powers	
  of	
  
perception	
  and	
  judgment.	
  It	
  is	
  also	
  a	
  reunion	
  with	
  the	
  truest	
  nature	
  of	
  who	
  we	
  were	
  
created	
  to	
  be.	
  We	
  were	
  designed	
  to	
  grow	
  into	
  this	
  fullness	
  with	
  a	
  divinely	
  inspired	
  
drive	
  toward	
  wholeness	
  according	
  to	
  a	
  design	
  already	
  imprinted	
  into	
  us.	
  
When	
  we	
  respond	
  to	
  invitations	
  to	
  manifest	
  the	
  gifts	
  of	
  each	
  of	
  the	
  four	
  functions,	
  
where	
  we	
  are	
  able	
  to	
  love	
  God	
  and	
  others	
  with	
  the	
  entirety	
  of	
  our	
  being,	
  we	
  meet	
  
God	
  in	
  such	
  a	
  way	
  that	
  we	
  transcend	
  ourselves.	
  It	
  is	
  at	
  those	
  moments	
  that	
  we	
  can	
  
experience	
  the	
  soul-­‐satisfying	
  wholeness	
  of	
  a	
  new	
  mind	
  and	
  the	
  thrill	
  and	
  awe	
  of	
  
being	
  made	
  in	
  God’s	
  image.	
  

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Jung’s view of the psycho-spiritual experience

  • 1. In  his  letter  to  the  church  in  Rome,  the  Apostle  Paul  said  to  “not  think  of  yourself   more  highly  than  you  ought,  but  rather  think  of  yourself  with  sober   judgment.”[Romans  12:3  New  International  Version]  In  the  original  Greek  language   the  words  “sober  judgment”  literally  mean  “save  the  mind”.  To  “save  the  mind”  is   critical  to  Paul’s  concept  of  spiritual  growth.  In  another  letter  he  wrote  that  we  are   “to  be  made  new  in  the  attitude  of  [our]  minds  .  .  .  created  to  be  like  God  in  true   righteousness  and  holiness.”  [Ephesians  4:23-­‐24]   In  other  words,  we  are  on  a  journey  of  transformation.  In  Jungian  terms,  this   journey  is  a  spiritual  journey,  one  in  which  the  psyche  is  on  a  natural  trajectory   towards  health  and  balance  in  a  soul-­‐satisfying  state  of  wholeness.  To  Carl  Jung,  a   vital  aspect  to  saving  our  minds  is  coming  to  terms  with  our  God-­‐given  natures.   In  terms  of  typology,  saving  the  mind  means  consciously  allowing  our  mental   processes  to  be  directed  towards  spiritual  wholeness.  It  is  ironic  that  Jung  saw  no   point  in  using  typology  to  classify  people.  His  interest  was  not  to  have  people  see  the   ways  in  which  they  are  like  others,  but  to  provide  a  framework  by  which  people   could  see  themselves  as  individuals  uniquely  created  by  God.  His  concept  of  Self  was   meant  to  describe  a  psycho-­‐spiritual  experience  that  he  referred  to  as  "God  within   us".  The  Self  is  the  innate  beginnings  of  our  psychic  life  and  it  contains  both  the   roots  and  the  energy  that  are  designed  to  incite  us  to  fulfill  the  ultimate  purposes  for   which  we  were  created.   The  Jungian  psyche  is  on  a  religious  journey  and  his  typology  has  provided  each  of   us  with  a  roadmap  for  that  journey.  Borrowing  from  Rudolf  Otto's  The  Idea  of  the   Holy,  Jung  used  the  phrase  "numinal  accent"  to  describe  the  key  features  of  each  of   the  four  basic  psychological  functions.  Numinous  refers  to  the  non-­‐ethical   experiences  of  religion  -­‐  the  thrill  and  awe  of  a  person  created  in  God's  image  being   in  the  presence  of  God.  To  Jung,  while  we  could  not  comprehend  God,  we  could   experience  the  wonder  of  the  presence  of  God  in  part  through  the  exercise  of  our   psychological  type  preferences.   In  Psychological  Types  [para.  982-­‐985]  Jung  states  that  the  numinal  accent  "plays   the  predominant,  determining,  and  decisive  role  in  all  psychic  processes  from  the   start",  determining  whether  extraversion  or  introversion  has  "positive  significance   and  value"  to  us.  In  addition,  the  numinal  accent  "selects  the  conscious  function  of   which  the  individual  makes  principal  use",  i.e.  the  four  functions  of  sensation,   intuition,  thinking,  and  feeling.     For  Jung,  numinosity  is  an  alteration  of  consciousness  involving  an  experience  of   spiritual  power  and  therefore,  when  we  are  using  our  dominant  function  we  are   experiencing  the  divinity  that  is  part  of  our  God-­‐given  image.  Saving  the  mind  begins   with  a  strong  identification  with  our  dominant  function  as  an  essential  aspect  of  the   Self  and  the  beginning  of  our  spiritual  journey.    
  • 2. The  data  below  summarizes  the  numinal  accent  of  each  type  according  to  the  four   dominant  preferences.   Type   Numinal  Accent   Sensing  (ISTJ,  ISFJ,  ESTP,  ESFP)   Establishing  what  are  the  actual  facts   and  details   Intuition  (INTJ,  INFJ,  ENTP,  ENFP)   What  are  the  possibilities  regardless  of   the  way  things  are  at  the  moment   Thinking  (ISTP,  INTP,  ESTJ,  ENTJ)   Logical  and  critical  discrimination  of   data  and  ideas   Feeling  (ISFP,  INFP,  ESFJ,  ENFJ)   Empathy  and  compassion,  relatedness   and  connection     Saving  the  mind,  however,  means  much  more  than  identifying  with  the  numinous  of   our  dominant  function.  A  mind  that  is  whole  is  able  to  manifest  the  numinal   qualities  of  all  four  functions.  By  gravitating  towards  mindsets  that  allow  our  less   dominant  functions  to  be  disregarded,  we  deprive  ourselves  of  their  spiritual   powers.  A  one-­‐sided  psyche  is  the  result  of  persisting  in  those  preferences  that  come   naturally  and  remaining  spiritually  incomplete.  For  example,  when  Jesus  accused   the  Pharisee’s  of  ignoring  justice,  mercy  and  faithfulness  in  favor  of  strictly   interpreting  the  law,  he  was  exposing  a  bias  for  legality  over  compassion  We  were   born  for  a  greater,  more  multi-­‐faceted  state  of  being  and  awareness  than  what  our   dominant  function  provides  us.   Saving  the  mind,  then,  is  a  psycho-­‐spiritual  renewal  that  broadens  our  powers  of   perception  and  judgment.  It  is  also  a  reunion  with  the  truest  nature  of  who  we  were   created  to  be.  We  were  designed  to  grow  into  this  fullness  with  a  divinely  inspired   drive  toward  wholeness  according  to  a  design  already  imprinted  into  us.   When  we  respond  to  invitations  to  manifest  the  gifts  of  each  of  the  four  functions,   where  we  are  able  to  love  God  and  others  with  the  entirety  of  our  being,  we  meet   God  in  such  a  way  that  we  transcend  ourselves.  It  is  at  those  moments  that  we  can   experience  the  soul-­‐satisfying  wholeness  of  a  new  mind  and  the  thrill  and  awe  of   being  made  in  God’s  image.