Evolution of a Symbol
On the shore of Lake Zürich sits Bollingen Tower. Carl Jung spent decades building it with his own hands. He carried stones, carved symbols into walls, and treated the structure as a physical extension of his inner world. A central tower came first. Later he added a second tower, a private courtyard, and further rooms. Each addition arrived at a different stage of his life until the structure itself began to resemble a psychological map, he described the form that emerged as a symbol of psychic wholeness. One inscription sits on the tower which Jung called his confession in stone: ...