"Father complex". In Jung lexicon: A primer of terms & concepts
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"In men, a positive father-complex very often produces a certain credulity with regard to authority and a distinct willingness to bow down before all spiritual dogmas and values; while in women, it induces the liveliest spiritual aspirations and interests. In dreams, it is always the father-figure from whom the decisive convictions, prohibitions, and wise counsels emanate. ["The Phenomenology of the Spirit in Fairytales," CW 9i, par. 396.]Jung's comments on the father complex were rarely more than asides in writing about something else. In general, the father complex in a man manifests in the persona (through identification) and as aspects of his shadow; in a woman, it manifests in the nature of the animus, colored by the projection of her father's anima. (Sharp, 1991) [Read more]
"Father" In Encyclopedia of psychology and religion (3rd ed.)
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Father: "Symbols of male and female parentage have been connected with the structure of the universe in religious and mythical imagination. In the understanding of many ancient cosmologies, the sky is seen as the father and the earth the mother, corresponding to the impregnation of the ground with rain and the earth's generative capacities in producing plants (Jackson 1983, p. 88). In other ancient mythologies, the sun represents the male figure, while the moon represents the female (Jung and Kerényi 1949, p. 130). This identification of the terrestrial and heavenly forces with parental figures shows the importance of the original imprint of the parent upon the psyche of the culture. (p. 886) [Read more]
"Father" in A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung
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Jung, C. G. (1967). The significance of the father in the destiny of the individual (R. F. C. Hull, Trans.). In H. Read et al. (Eds.), The collected works of C. G. Jung: Vol. 4. Freud and psychoanalysis (pp. 301-323). Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1949) https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400850938.301
Jung, C. G. (1954). Psychic conflicts in a child (R. F. C. Hull, Trans.). In H. Read et al. (Eds.), The collected works of C. G. Jung: Vol. 17. Development of personality (pp. 1-35). Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1946) https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400850839-003
Jung, C. G. (1954). Analytical psychology and education (R. F. C. Hull, Trans.). In H. Read et al. (Eds.), The collected works of C. G. Jung: Vol. 17. Development of personality (pp. 63-132). Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1946) https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400850839-006
Jung, C. G. (1967). A case of neurosis in a child (R. F. C. Hull, Trans.). In H. Read et al. (Eds.), The collected works of C. G. Jung: Vol. 4. Freud and psychoanalysis (pp. 204-226). Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1955) https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400850938.83
Jung, C. G. (1968). Individual dream symbolism in relation to alchemy (R. F. C. Hull, Trans.). In H. Read et al. (Eds.), The collected works of C. G. Jung: Vol. 12. Psychology and alchemy (2nd ed., pp. 38-223). Princeton University Press. (Original work published 1936) https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400850877.39
The American father onscreen
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Absent fathers, lost sons: The search for masculine identity
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"A relation called father" In The plural psyche
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"The father and his children" In The plural psyche
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"The father complex" in Jungian psychotherapy and contemporary infant research
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"Opened ground from a Jungian perspective: The father archetype in the poetry of Seamus Heaney" In Post-Jungian criticism
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"The good-enough father of whatever sex" In Passions, persons, psychotherapy, politics
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Hungry children and starving fathers: Auteurist notions of father hunger in American Beauty" In Handbook of Jungian film studies
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The Father: Mythology and changing roles (Print copy)
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Fathers and mothers (Print copy)
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Fatherson (Print copy)
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The prince and the king: Healing the father-son wound (Print copy)
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The father: Contemporary Jungian perspectives (Print copy)
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Brante, O. (2024). Authoritarianism and the Female Psyche. Psychological Perspectives, 67(3), 299–303.
Abstract: This article examines the impact of an authoritarian inner figure on the female psyche, framed within the historical and cultural context of Ukraine. This clinical case study of a young patient, referred to as "M.," reveals how rigid self-defenses and a lack of genuine pleasure in life can stem from the absence of a father figure and an internalized authoritarian structure, which is associated with the Father archetype. Through the therapeutic processes of dream analysis and intervention, M. confronted her deep-seated fears of revolution, familial conflicts, and internal authoritarianism. This study illuminates the oppressive effects of authoritarian dynamics on personal development and underscores the necessity of fostering inner democracy—an internal sense of fairness and autonomy—for psychological growth and fulfillment.
Smith, D. (2017). Walking toward green man: Encounters with the sacred masculine. Psychological Perspectives, 67(3), 377–385.
Abstract: My intention in taking a medicine walk was to finally encounter Green Man, the elusive and ancient archetypal figure representing the masculine spirit within nature. Symbolized by the face in the tree, he is the uniting essence joining the archetypal Sky Father to Earth Mother, bringing polarized (and polarizing) energies into alignment and harmony. He is a central symbol often hidden within most major myths and religions, unidentifiable unless you know where and how to look. Today Green Man takes form as a prophetic voice for the planet, challenging the population to return to its roots, dig deep, and ground itself once again for the sake of future generations—if only we would listen. This medicine walk was a chance to hear what he had to say, but the daylong journey felt rather lackluster and uneventful, and it seemed as if Green Man had eluded me yet again. However, much post-walk introspection and mirroring with my companions revealed that he not only made contact with me, but that he has been walking with me for years, whispering in my ear, and I simply did not acknowledge him. This is the story of a seemingly banal medicine walk that ended up revealing a sacred and abiding relationship with Green Man, who then initiated me into the new realm of Father Earth.