ABSTRACT

Once in Zurich Jolande Jacobi had to begin her life all over again. She had a sharp tongue, about which Jung warned her in a letter dated 1941, only three years after her arrival. As the lone extravert, she was a natural impresaria, promoting Jung’s work. Jacobi sent the dream to Jung in Zurich, and he replied that she was now “caught” and could not get away. Jacobi was born into a privileged, wealthy Jewish family in Budapest in 1890. As irritated and jealous as he was of Jacobi, Jung realized she was an efficient extravert and great salesperson. When Eranos got into full swing, especially after the Second World War, Jacobi had some problems with Erich Neumann, who was getting much attention and admiration from Jung for his work in analytical psychology. Jacobi herself admitted that she sensed hostility from Jews because of her conversion, and from Catholics for the same reason.