“When I asked Dr. Ribi at what point during the course of his work he first perceived the importance of the Gnostic tradition to Jung, he responded without hesitation: “At the beginning.” I then questioned if others around him in the Jungian community over the years had shared FOREWORD 5 his interests or perceptions. His reply was, “No. Only Quispel understood; he was the only one I could talk with.”
Foreword by Lance S. Owens – I. Alfred Ribi and the Search for Roots