Abstract
“Snapshots from the Void” is an exploration of the episodes in Jung’s life where he fell from his normal ego consciousness into experiences of a deep unknown. The author amplifies these experiences with an ancient Hindu myth of Vishnu, who dwells in the sea of nonexistence during the intervals between destruction of the cosmos and the next creation. A Hindu sage, Markendaya, wanders in the dreamscape of Vishnu’s inner life and then falls from his mouth into the Void and has to come to terms with the paradox of being and nonbeing. The author shows how Jung’s childhood and adult experiences of nonbeing influenced his ideas and prejudices about the yoga systems, colored his 1938 trip to India, and led him to the path he describes as individuation.
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