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===Music=== * Musician [[David Bowie]] described himself as Jungian in his relationship to dreams and the unconscious.<ref name=":1" /> Bowie sang of Jung on his album ''[[Aladdin Sane]]'' (a pun on "a lad insane") and attended the exhibition of ''The Red Book'' in New York with artist [[Tony Oursler]], who described Bowie as "reading and speaking of the psychoanalyst with passion".<ref name=":1" /> Bowie's 1967 song "[[Shadow Man (song)|Shadow Man]]" encapsulates a key Jungian concept, while in 1987 Bowie described the Glass Spiders of ''[[Never Let Me Down]]'' as Jungian mother figures around which he not only anchored [[Glass Spider Tour|a worldwide tour]] but also created an enormous onstage effigy.<ref name=":1">{{cite web| url = https://tanjastark.com/2015/06/22/crashing-out-with-sylvian-david-bowie-carl-jung-and-the-unconscious/| title = Stark, Tanja, (2015) "Crashing Out with Sylvian: David Bowie, Carl Jung and the Unconscious" in Deveroux, E., M.Power and A. Dillane (eds.) David Bowie: Critical Perspectives: Routledge Press Contemporary Music Series. (chapter 5)| date = 22 June 2015}}</ref> *British rock band [[the Police]] released an album titled ''[[Synchronicity (The Police album)|Synchronicity]]'' in 1983. *The American rock band [[Tool (band)|Tool]] was influenced by Jungian concepts in its album ''[[Ænima]]'', the title a play on the concepts of [[anima and animus]]. In the song "[[Forty Six & 2]]", the singer seeks to become a more evolved self by exploring and overcoming his [[Shadow (psychology)|Shadow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://toolshed.down.net/faq/faq.html|title=The Tool FAQ|website=toolshed.down.net|access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref> * Argentinian musician [[Luis Alberto Spinetta]] was influenced by Jung's texts in his 1975 conceptual album ''Durazno sangrando'', specifically the songs "Encadenado al ánima" and "En una lejana playa del ánimus", which deal with anima and animus.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.revistaarcadia.com/musica/articulo/luis-alberto-spinetta-luego-de-su-muerte/61636/| title = Gualdrón, Andrés, (January 23, 2017). "Spinetta y las criaturas imposibles"| publisher = Revista Arcadia| date = 8 February 2022| access-date = 8 November 2018| archive-date = 24 February 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180224120506/http://www.revistaarcadia.com/musica/articulo/luis-alberto-spinetta-luego-de-su-muerte/61636| url-status = dead}}</ref> * Jung appeared on the front cover of [[The Beatles]]' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0530n0b | title=BBC Music – Sgt. Pepper – Meet the Band: Carl Gustav Jung}}</ref> * Jung is referenced in [[The Streets]] song the "Irony of it All" from the album [[Original Pirate Material|''Original Pirate Material'']].<ref>{{Citation |title=The Streets – The Irony of It All |url=https://genius.com/The-streets-the-irony-of-it-all-lyrics |access-date=2025-03-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2022-03-25 |title=The ‘raw, exposed’ power of The Streets’ Original Pirate Material |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/55773/1/the-streets-original-pirate-material-album-20-years-on-mike-skinner |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Dazed |language=en}}</ref> * The South Korean band [[BTS]]'s 2019 album ''[[Map of the Soul: Persona]]'' is based on Jung's ''Map of the Soul'', which gives the basic principles of Jung's analytical psychology.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Crystal |title=A Map of the Soul: Persona Syllabus To Help Wrap Your Brain Around BTS' New Album |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3120049/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-guide-theories/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411205901/http://www.mtv.com/news/3120049/bts-map-of-the-soul-persona-guide-theories/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 April 2019 |access-date=13 April 2019 |publisher=MTV |date=11 April 2019}}</ref> It includes an intro song titled "[[Intro: Persona|Persona]]" rapped by group leader [[RM (rapper)|RM]], who asks, "[[Personal identity|who am I?]]", and is confronted with various versions of himself with the words "[[persona]]", "[[Shadow (psychology)|shadow]]", and "[[Self-concept|ego]]", referring to Jung's theories.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Namjoon |title=BTS (방탄소년단) Map of the Soul: 'Persona' Comeback Trailer |date=27 March 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Uy0opVF3s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/M9Uy0opVF3s| archive-date=28 October 2021|via=YouTube |publisher=Big Hit Entertainment}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On 21 February 2020, the band released ''[[Map of the Soul: 7]]'', which specifically focuses on Jung's "shadow" and "ego" theories. As part of the first phase of the band's comeback, "Interlude: Shadow", rapped by [[Suga (rapper)|Suga]] and released on 10 January,<ref>{{Citation|title=BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 'Interlude: Shadow' Comeback Trailer| date=9 January 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV1gCvzpSy0| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/PV1gCvzpSy0| archive-date=28 October 2021|language=en|access-date=11 January 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> addresses the shadows and the darkness that go hand-in-hand with the light and attention shone on celebrities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/01/9172985/bts-suga-map-of-the-soul-7-shadow-comeback-trailer|title=Breaking Down BTS Rapper Suga's Message In Powerful Interlude: Shadow Album Trailer|website=Refinery29|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref> The next comeback trailer, "Outro: Ego", performed by [[J-Hope]],<ref>{{Citation|title=BTS (방탄소년단) MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 'Outro: Ego' Comeback Trailer| date=2 February 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmApDbvNCXg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/LmApDbvNCXg| archive-date=28 October 2021|language=en|access-date=2 February 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ends with his declaration of self and ego as he appears within a colourful city "in which the artist's current image is projected".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bts/8549929/bts-j-hope-map-of-the-soul-7-comeback-trailer-outro-ego|title=BTS' J-Hope Fronts 'Map of the Soul: 7' Comeback Trailer 'Outro: Ego'|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> * In 2019, Italian rapper [[Marracash]] released the album ''[[Persona (Marracash album)|Persona]]'', which features many Jungian themes. * Jung appeared on the cover art of the 2008 single "[[Metanoia (song)|Metanoia]]" by American psychedelic rock band [[MGMT]].
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