Jung and Mawlana: The Inner Path and the Archetypes of the Soul
Journal of The Scientific Mysticism and Literature April 20, 2026 Zohra Aliyeva, Amina Aliyeva
A comparative analysis of Carl Jung's analytical psychology and Rumi's Masnavi poetry reveals striking parallels in their accounts of inner transformation. Both describe a journey from fragmentation to wholeness involving descent into darkness, ego dissolution (fanā'), integration of shadow aspects, and guidance from inner figures—the Self in Jung and the Beloved in Rumi. Jung's concepts of Shadow, Anima, and Animus correspond to Rumi's mystical imagery of Khidr and the soul's dance. The paper argues that archetypes, love, ego death, and spiritual ascent form a single metanarrative of inner evolution bridging psychology and spirituality across Eastern and Western traditions.