CG Jung's InfluencesCarl Gustav Jung was influenced by literature, symbolism, religion and the occult from an early age. Jung's influence remained with him as he became a doctor of medicine and a psychological theorist. The philosophical, the supernatural, the symbolic, the religious, and the occult all influenced Jung's area of ​​psychological expertise, making Jung's psychology not only unique to Jung, but also pioneering in the field of general psychoanalysis. In Ernest Gallo's article "Synchronicity and the Archetypes. (The Doctrines of Carl Jung)", Gallo mentions that Jung was "deeply attracted to the occult" (Gallo, 1994). Jung's younger cousin, Helen Preiswerk, had the ability to shatter knives in a drawer "with a loud bang" (Gallo, 1994). This and other similar cases led Jung to write his medical dissertation on occult phenomena using this cousin as his subject. Gallo goes on to mention that "while Jung was discussing psychic phenomena with Freud, a loud noise came from a bookcase; Jung predicted that it would happen again and was very shocked when this portentous prediction came true." (Gallo, 1994). Jung also reported that he "had a vision of a face half buried in the pillow next to him" (Gallo, 1994). Despite Jung's lack of doubt regarding these experiences, Gallo states that "Jung was much more than just an occultist." (Gallo, 1994), and that Jung was "very skeptical of his wildest speculations" (Gallo, 1994). The son of a Protestant minister, Jung also had ties to Western religion. Bonds that manifested themselves in his beliefs and writings (Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia). Jung cited the importance of the unconscious as a religious channel in his psychoanalysis... at the center of the article... Cited and consulted extracts from the collected works of CG Jung. (1976). Rockville, Maryland: Princeton University Press.Bookshelf 1996-97 [Computer program]. (1996). Microsoft.Coursen, Herbert R. (1986). The Compensatory Psyche: A Jungian Approach to Shakespeare. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. Gallo, Ernest (summer 1994). Synchronicity and archetypes. (The doctrines of Carl Jung). Skeptical Inquirer, pp. 396 - 404.Jung, Carl G., & von Franz, M.-L. (1964). Man and his symbols. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc. Kast, Verena (1996). The identification process. Retrieved June 17, 1997, from the World Wide Web: http://www.jungnet.org/cgibin/dispatchMicrosoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia [Computer Program] (1995). Microsoft.Moreno, Antonio (1978). Jung, the gods and modern man. London: Sheldon Press.