The Psychology of Fairy Tales

Fairy tales fascinate us and give us a sense of warmth and home-coming that comes from the mythical realm of the imagination, a necessary complement to our everyday life. We are fundamentally story-telling creatures, and there is much we can learn by reflecting on the fairy tales heard in childhood. They seem almost magical because they connect us with emotions deeply buried within that cannot find expression in outer life, because as we grow up, the world of imagination is shunned by our peers, considered as unproductive and good for nothing.

Fairy tales can provide us with a sense that we are not alone in our life struggles. Humans have faced these struggles in one form or another since the beginning of time, and fairy tales represent this fundamental concern of the human condition.

Psychologically, fairy tales reflect our inner landscape, and the characters can represent aspects of our own personalities. Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz writes: "Fairy tales are the purest and simplest expression of collective unconscious psychic processes. Therefore, their value for the scientific investigation of the unconscious exceeds that of all other material. They represent archetypes in their simplest, barest, and most concise form."

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📚 Recommended Reading

▶ Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales
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▶ The Interpretation of Fairy Tales
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▶ Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
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▶ Individuation in Fairy Tales
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▶ C.W. Vol. 2.1: Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: The Profane and Magical Worlds
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▶ C.W. Vol. 2.2: Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: The Hero's Journey
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▶ C.W. Vol. 2.3: Archetypal Symbols in Fairytales: The Maiden’s Quest
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2. Dreams Become Real – Kevin MacLeod
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6. Ambiment – The Ambient – Kevin MacLeod
7. Stillstand – Myuu
8. Crann Na Beatha – Adrian von Ziegler

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📝 Sources

- See Book Recommendation above
- Young, J. (1997). How Fairy Tales Shape Our Lives. Inside Journal Magazine
- Jungian Fairy Tales Series – Asheville Jung Center
https://ashevillejungcenter.org/product/jungian-fairy-tales-series/
- Jung 106: Jung and Fairy Tales – Depth Psychology Academy
https://www.depthpsychologyacademy.com/courses/Jung-and-Fairy-Tales
- Marie Louise on Franz - The Feminine in Fairy Tales - Sleeping Beauty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdzJbzqNtCA&list=LL&index=3&t=207s
- Fairy Tales through Jungian Lens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BqDaypCqqQ&t

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⌛ Timestamps

(0:00) Introduction
(3:43) What are Fairy Tales?
(8:15) The Origin of Fairy Tales
(11:39) Faërie, Fairies and Eucatastrophe
(13:00) Fairy Tales and Collective Unconscious
(18:19) The Interpretation of Fairy Tales
(21:31) Rituals and Archetypal Stories
(22:15) The Most Ancient Form of Tale
(23:16) Individuation in Fairy Tales
(25:14) The Three Feathers
(28:42) Interpretation: The Three Feathers
(30:39) Rumpelstiltskin
(34:05) The Frog King or Iron Henry
(37:15) Beauty and The Beast
(40:15) Hansel and Gretel
(43:06) Sleeping Beauty or Briar Rose
(46:42) Conclusion

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