ABSTRACT
From a historical perspective, Jesus's prayer ushers in a starkly different viewpoint of forgiveness than that of the traditional scriptural laws. Jesus validates forgiveness as a response to his own murder, overriding the previous requirement for teshuvah, no atonement is asked for, no reparation, no apology, no repentance, no conversion. The Self emerges in awareness often by way of the dissolution of the ego, announcing itself via the termination or "death" of one's self-image as projections are seen through and fade away. For Giegerich as well, Jesus's life and crucifixion can be seen to symbolize the magnum opus, though not in the sense of a person's individuation. According to von Franz, "the Self appears as that aspect of the personality which puts an end to all projections". This chapter reviews an exploration of the psychological nature of forgiveness with a dedicated focus on the soul's logical life.
