ABSTRACT
The "attainment to the numinous experiences" that Jung speaks of refers to religious experiences of a quasi-mystical nature. Numinous experience can create a convincing link to the transcendent, to the Ground of Being, the Divinity beyond the individual psyche and soul, and this may well lead to the feeling that character flaws like addictions or behavioral disorders are trivial by comparison with the grand visions imparted in the mystical state. The pathological symptom can even be seen in retrospect as an incitement to go on the spiritual quest, or even as a paradoxical doorway into transcendence, and this can donate meaning to the malady itself. Incarnation of the self has to do with living a full life and realizing all the potentials inherent in the self. It is a hint that larger, non-egoic powers exist in and beyond the psyche that need to be considered and ultimately brought into relationship with consciousness.
