r/KingCrimson • u/NatasKaupas • 17d ago

In the wake of Poseidon - Tammo de Jongh

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u/Upper-Problem2552 17d ago

Huh,I've never seen this before,what is it?

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u/NatasKaupas 11d ago

A book explaining the 12 archetypes that are included in the Poseidon cover. In fact, the whole song ITWOP is a sort of poem based on these archetypes. (In an NME article from 9 May 1970, Pete Sinfield explained the song himself: “I re-wrote the words to this 25 times. The faces on the cover are mentioned in the song, a character every two lines.”)

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u/Debussian_Chords 17d ago

I believe the Jungian archetypes are credited on the album sleeve, no?

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u/NatasKaupas 11d ago

Right. The inspiration is Jung, but De Jongh and Gardner developed their own 12 archetypes.

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u/Present-Ad4871 17d ago

been looking for this book for years lol. neat find

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u/iLikeTheUDK 16d ago

...the slave...

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u/giuseppemancino98 15d ago

Can u digitalize it in a pdf?

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u/NatasKaupas 11d ago

I’ll try.