Theodor Abbot

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Theodor Abbot

Theodor Abt (born January 16, 1947 in Zurich ) is a Swiss agricultural sociologist and depth psychologist .

Life

Abt obtained his diploma as an agronomist engineer at the ETH Zurich in 1972 . From 1973 to 1979 he was head of two regional development concepts for two Swiss mountain regions (canton Uri and Zurich mountain area) at the Institute for Agricultural Economics. In 1977 he received his doctorate from the historian Albert Hauser at the ETH Zurich . From 1979 he was in charge of the agricultural and agricultural sociology department at the Institute for Agricultural Economics. In 1983 he was at the ETH Zurich habilitation . From 1987 he also worked in the Department of Environmental Sciences (today's Department of Environmental Systems Science) in research and teaching. In 1990, Abt was appointed adjunct professor for agricultural sociology . From 1990 to 2011 he held a. a. a lecture on archetypal dreams about environmental problems . In 2012, Abt was retired. In 2008 he was appointed ambassador for the Canton of Uri.

Parallel to his studies as an engineer agronomist, Abt completed an apprenticeship in analytical psychology at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich , from which he graduated in 1975. He then worked as an analyst in private practice. From 1982 to 1995 he was a training and control analyst and from 1983 to 1988 a member of the board of trustees of the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich. Since 1994 he has been a member of the management of the research and training center for depth psychology according to C. G. Jung and Marie-Louise von Franz in Zurich. Since 1988 he has held the office of President of the Society of Friends of the Egyptian Royal Tombs. Theodor Abts research focuses on the relationship between the outside world and the needs of the inner, unconscious world .

Research priorities

Theodor Abt has the following main research areas:

  • Translation of alchemical works from Arabic in collaboration with the Arabists Peter Starr (University of Ankara) and Wilferd Madelung . He comments on the alchemical texts from the point of view of analytical psychology with regard to their symbolic content, in order to make their content accessible to modern consciousness. The critically edited and translated texts and interpretations are published in the CALA series (Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum) by Living Human Heritage Publications , Zurich.
  • Translation of Egyptian afterlife books in collaboration with the Basel Egyptologist Erik Hornung . He also comments on these from the point of view of analytical psychology with regard to their symbolic content, in order to make their statements understandable again today. The English-translated grave inscriptions and interpretations are also published by Living Human Heritage Publications , Zurich.
  • Methodology of image interpretation and its application in therapeutic practice. Since this is generally applicable to symbolism in the fine arts, Theodor Abt also used it in the interpretation of the archaeological finds (stone round and double pillars) of Göbekli Tepe and in the exhibition concept (with United Exhibits) of Dawn of the Human Spirit , around the same To work out the meanings of the rock paintings. The exhibition opened at Cologne Zoo in May 2000 and traveled to Germany and America between 2000 and 2004.
  • Archetypal dimension of collectively significant time issues. Theodor Abt made it clear in his work as a supervisor of development projects that archetypal dreams can provide an answer or models for current, supra-personal problems. He postulated this in his dissertation and his habilitation thesis and applied it in articles on questions of regional and rural development as well as in his book “Dark Clouds over Europe”, published in 2014.

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Books

  • Development planning without a soul? Socio-economic and psychological aspects of development planning in the mountain area (= European university publications. Series 29: Social economy. Volume 6). With a foreword by Josef Brücker, afterword by Marie-Louise von Franz. Lang, Bern / Frankfurt am Main 1978, ISBN 3-261-03082-8 (Dissertation, ETH Zurich, 1977, doi: 10.3929 / ethz-a-000130150 ) .
  • Progress without loss of soul: Attempting a holistic view of social problems using the example of change in rural areas. Hallwag, Bern 1983, ISBN 3-85630-637-4 (habilitation thesis, ETH Zurich, 1983); 2nd edition 1988, ISBN 978-3-85630-637-3 .
  • Introduction to Picture Interpretation According to CG Jung . Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-9522608-2-7 .
  • Knowledge and notion. Land development with gain in soul . Extended version of a lecture series for the Niederalteich Future Forum Land 2005. Landvolkshochschule St. Gunther, Niederalteich 2007, ISBN 978-3-85630-739-4 .
  • Dark clouds over Europe. Unconscious background of a totalitarian danger. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-9523880-4-4 . English translation by the same publisher: Dark Clouds over Europe. The latent danger of renewed tyranny , ISBN 978-3-9523880-8-2 . Zurich 2014.
  • Archetypal dreams in our time. Lectures and Articles 1978-1995 . With an introduction by Hans Primas and an afterword by Marie-Louise von Franz, ISBN 978-3-9524468-1-2 . Zurich 2017.

About Arabic alchemy:

  • Muhammad Ibn Umail : Book of the Explanation of the Symbols. Kitāb Ḥall ar-Rumūz (= Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. Vol. I). Edited by Theodor Abt, Wilferd Madelung, Thomas Hofmeier, with Introduction by Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2003, ISBN 3-9522608-1-9 .
  • Muḥammad Ibn Umail: Book of the Explanation of the Symbols. Kitāb Ḥall ar-Rumūz (= Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. Vol. IA). Psychological Commentary by Marie-Luise von Franz. Edited by Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2006, ISBN 3-9522608-3-5 .
  • Muḥammad Ibn Umail: Book of the Explanation of the Symbols. Kitāb Ḥall ar-Rumūz (= Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. Vol. IB). Psychological Commentary by Theodor Abt. CALA IB (Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum IB), Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-9522608-8-3 .
  • Muḥammad Ibn Umail: The Pure Pearl and other texts by Muhammad Ibn Umail. Ad-Durra an-naqīya, As-Sīra an-naqīya, Al-Qaşīda al-Mīmīya, Al-Mabāqil as-sab'a (= Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. Vol. V). Arabic Edition by Wilferd Madelung with an Introduction by Theodor Abt. Translation by Salwa Fuad and Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2019, ISBN 978-3-9524468-3-6 .
  • Zosimos of Panopolis : The Book of Pictures. Muṣḥaf aṣ-Ṣuwar (= Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. Vol. II.1). Edition of the Pictures and Introduction by Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-9522608-6-9 .
  • Zosimos of Panopolis: The Book of Pictures. Muṣḥaf aṣ-Ṣuwar (= Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. Vol. II.2). Edited with an Introduction by Theodor Abt. Translation by Salwa Fuad and Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2011, ISBN 978-3-9522608-7-6 .
  • Zosimos of Panopolis: The Book of the Keys of the Work. Kitāb Mafātīḥ aṣ-ṣan'a (= Corpus Alchemicum Arabicum. Vol. III). Arabic Facsimile and English Translation. Edited with an Introduction by Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-3-9523880-6-8 .

About Egyptology:

  • Knowledge for the afterlife. The Egyptian Amduat - A Quest for Immortality. Livig Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2003, ISBN 3-9522608-0-0 .
  • The Egyptian Amduat. The Book of the Hidden Chamber. Translated by David Warburton, revised and edited by Erik Hornung and Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2007, ISBN 978-3-9522608-4-5 .
  • The Egyptian Book of Gates. Translated by Erik Hornung in collaboration with Theodor Abt. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2014, ISBN 978-3-9523880-5-1 .
  • Tutankhamun - Reviving Egypt's Past for the Future. The Story of the Facsimile of the Tomb of Tutankhamun and the Meaning of the Pictures in its Burial Chamber. Living Human Heritage Publications, Zurich 2016, ISBN 978-39523880-9-9 . German translation: Tutankhamun - A future for Egypt's past. The story of the replica of Tutankhamun's tomb and the meaning of the images in his tomb. Translation from English by Bruno Sandkühler and Theodor Abt, Living Human Heritage Publications, ISBN 978-39524468-5-0 , Zurich 2016.

items

  • Prosperity and / or quality of life. Lecture given at the 1978 autumn conference, Kongresshaus Zurich, November 30, 1978, doi: 10.3929 / ethz-a-004501145 .
  • Planning without a shadow? Dealing with complex problems. Lecture given at the 1986 international congress for analytical psychology in Berlin, doi: 10.3929 / ethz-a-004529799 .
  • Looking for a dialogue with nature. Guiding principles from the inner world for the transition to a sustainable society. In: GAIA . ISSN  0940-5550 , Vol. 1, 1992, H. 6, pp. 318-332.
  • Village renewal with soul gain. Lecture given in Krems on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of village renewal in Lower Austria, in May 1995. Long version originally published in “Dorferneuer International Wien”, July 1996, doi: 10.3929 / ethz-a-004364536 .
  • Health sector as growth potential in rural areas from a psychosocial point of view. Based on a lecture given on October 5, 2000 in Aying, Munich, doi: 10.3929 / ethz-a-004318998 .
  • About dealing with life - and its creation. In: GAIA . Vol. 11, H. 1 (March 2002), p. 16.
  • Gobekli Tepe. Cultural memory and knowledge of nature. In: Journal for Orient Archeology. Vol. 7, 2014, pp. 90-124.

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personal data
SURNAME Abbot, Theodor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss agricultural sociologist and depth psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich