ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author begins the oral history with a quote from C. G. Jung’s “Memories, Dreams, Reflections”. The beginning of the Jung-Institute was informal although the facts about how it became an organized entity are few and unclear. This is the opinion of Deirdre Bair who spent many years interviewing contemporaries who were still involved. On April 24, 1948, there was the official inauguration to celebrate the founding of the Institute. Jung gave an address at this occasion and it is remarkable that he never mentions one of the main purposes of the Institute, namely the training of new Jungian analysts. The institute began its activities and was located during the first few years in the premises of the Psychological Club in Zurich at Gemeindestrasse. There came the day when Jung himself in flesh and blood appeared at the Institute because he wanted to be in discussion with candidates.
