And this is why Jung would never have stepped into the public arena of politics.

Look at the level of projection occurring here. From a Jungian perspective that isn’t healthy for those millions of people.

Projection is natural in a certain sense but in order to create healthy change it should be done with an analyst you’re working with who knows how to deal with the transference.

He’s playing a game of symbols and archetypes but he’s not taking responsibility for what that’s doing to his following.

The times today aren’t much different than the times of Jung’s first writings. Jung simply chose to be a psychologist first, recognizing the dangers of taking on so many projections.

On the flip side, it risks possession of the archetype which sounds like Peterson is already at risk of.

Reading this response it seems there is enough of a mythological narrative empowered by projection amongst his following to really take that possession in a dangerous direction.