“Gökte Görülen Cisimler Üzerine Modern Bir Mit” Adlı Eserin Jung’un Arketipler Kavramı Perspektifinden İncelenmesi
An Analysis of the Book “Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky” from the Perspective of Jung's Concept of Archetypes

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to examine Carl Gustav Jung’s Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky through the lens of archetypal theory. Grounded in Jung’s analytical psychology, it explores how archetypes become visible in a modern phenomenon. To this end, the text was analyzed using document analysis, a qualitative method based on iterative readings. Archetypal patterns, symbolic images, and narrative configurations were identified systematically, with particular attention to the collective unconscious, archetypal imagery, and the notion of modern myth. The findings indicate that the Self, Shadow, Persona, and Anima are prominently represented in the text. Other archetypes appear indirectly through symbolic and implicit expressions. The UFO phenomenon is interpreted as a symbolic manifestation emerging via projection when high-energy archetypal contents cannot be integrated into consciousness. In addition, circular images and mandala motifs function as indicators of the search for psychological wholeness. Overall, the results show that the work renders visible archetypal processes related to uncertainty, anxiety, and the search for meaning in modern experience. These findings suggest that archetypal theory offers an explanatory framework for understanding contemporary phenomena. Future research may extend similar analyses to modern myths in different cultural contexts and further relate archetypal patterns to current psychological processes and clinical practice.

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