Crossing the River of Death


Crossing the river of death
“In dreams, in visions of the night,
when deepest sleep falls upon men,
while they sleep in their beds, God makes them listen,
and his correction strikes them with terror.
To turn a man from reckless conduct,
to check the pride of mortal man,
at the edge of the pit he holds him back alive
and stops him from crossing the river of death.” Job 33:15-18

Ego and Archetype, by Edward F. Edinger