Active Imagination: Confrontation With The Unconscious Pt.2 

Sure, I have likened starting out in psychology to programming; with so many programming languages, one can be overwhelmed and unsure where to start. The same is true for psychology. There are so many different schools of psychology that I didn't know where to begin. However, my intuition guided me towards Jung and Analytical (Jungian) Psychology, and after a long process of filtering out other psychological practices, I found that Jung had all the answers I was looking for. As for whether Jung was a shaman or not, he most definitely would be considered a shaman in ancient or tribal times. In modern times, he is much more than that, so simply calling him a psychologist does not do him justice. He was a pioneer, and what he did, not just for psychology but for the future of civilization as a whole, is completely understated in my opinion. It is a shame to me that his work has essentially been buried under the rubble because his discoveries are so profound and dangerous to the status quo. He was a revolutionary similar to Buddha, Jesus, or Lao Tzu, in my honest opinion, way ahead of his time.