An Approach of the Agrarian Ceremony of the Harvest Garland in the Light of the Individuating Process

Abstract

For C. G. Jung, individuation is the individual’s formation process as a psychological unit. The individuation process responds to a natural necessity and unfolds for the purposes of human evolution. The individuating-type essential experiences are communicated in humankind’s cultural productions. The operationalization of the individuation concept provides a tool for interpreting cultural productions in functionalist terms. Investigated in this way, the agrarian ceremony of the harvest Garland in Ţara Oltului, Romania, unveils its mandalic and balancing signification.