Psychology of the Unconscious / A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido. A Contribution to the History of the Evolution of Thought

by C. G. Jung

The mock crucifix of the Palatine, with an ass’s head, evidently alludes to a very significant background.

To Nature.

“While about thy veil I lingered, playing,

And, like any bud, upon thee hung,[^[790]]

Still I felt thy heart in every straying

Sound about my heart that shook and clung.

While I groped with faith and painful yearning,

To your picture, glowing and unfurled,

Still I found a place for all my burning

Tears, and for my love I found a world!