6 , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Seven ▁S erm ons ▁to ▁the ▁Dead , ▁written ▁by ▁Bas il ides ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁the ▁city ▁where ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁meet . ▁Jung ▁did ▁not ▁identify ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁publication ▁and ▁instead ▁as cribed ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁Christian ▁G nost ic ▁religious ▁teacher , ▁Bas il ides . ▁Seven ▁S erm ons ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Jung ' s ▁The ▁Red ▁Book ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁its ▁" summary ▁revel ation ". ▁Seven ▁S erm ons ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁contained ▁in ▁The ▁Red ▁Book ▁manuscript s ▁that ▁Jung ▁shared ▁priv ately ▁during ▁his ▁lifetime . ▁The ▁Red ▁Book ▁was ▁published ▁post hum ously ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁( C . ▁G . ▁Jung , ▁The ▁Red ▁Book : ▁Liber ▁Nov us , ▁ed . ▁Son u ▁Sh am das ani , ▁N orton , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁Sh am das ani ' s ▁introduction ▁and ▁notes ▁on ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Book ▁provide ▁previously ▁un available ▁primary ▁documentation ▁on ▁this ▁important ▁period ▁of ▁Jung ' s ▁life . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Jung ▁comm enced ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁expl oration ▁of ▁the ▁ps y che . ▁He ▁called ▁it ▁his ▁" con front ation ▁with ▁the ▁un cons cious ". ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁Jung ▁will fully ▁entered ▁imag in ative ▁or ▁" vision ary " ▁states ▁of ▁conscious ness . ▁The ▁vis ions