In 1890-91 the delusional ideas became more and more absurd.

A large but incomprehensible role was played by the word “banknote monopoly.”

In 1892 the patient became “Queen of the Orphans” and “proprietress of Burghölzli Asylum.” “Naples and I must supply the whole world with macaroni.”  ~Carl Jung, CW 3,Para 201

Soon afterwards, I nearly did what the proverb says, “See Naples and die,” for in the port of Naples I began by being very ill (though not dangerously so); then I recovered sufficiently to go ashore and visit the principal sights of the city in a carriage.

This outing tired me extremely; and as we were intending to visit Pisa the next day, I soon returned on board and went to bed early, without thinking of anything more serious than the good looks of the officers and the ugliness of Italian beggars. ~Carl Jung, CW 5, Para 59

From Naples to Leghorn is one night by boat, during which I slept moderately well—my sleep is rarely deep or dreamless—and it seemed to me that my mother’s voice woke me up just at the end of the following dream, which must, therefore, have taken place immediately before waking. ~Carl Jung, CW 5, Para 60

We will now return to Miss Miller’s visions.

Those that now follow do not require detailed discussion.

First comes the image of a “bay of purple water.”

The symbolism of the sea links up with what has gone before, and we could also refer back to the reminiscences of the bay of Naples in Part I.  ~Carl Jung, CW 5, Para 416

Soon afterwards, I nearly did as the old proverb says, “See Naples and die,” for in the port of Naples I began by being very ill (though not dangerously so); then I recovered sufficiently to go ashore and visit the principal sights of the city in a carriage.

From Naples to Leghorn is one night by boat, during which I slept moderately well—my sleep is rarely deep or dreamless—and it seemed to me that my mother’s voice woke me up just at the end of the following dream, which must, therefore, have taken place immediately before waking.

I note also that, on the previous day, I had received a letter from Naples, on the envelope of which there was a view of Vesuvius smoking in the distance [K].—In my childhood I was particularly interested in Aztec remains and in the history of Peru and the Incas.

There is one representation of the fishes, near the beginning of our era, that is certainly free from Christian influence.

This is the globe of the heavens from the Farnese Atlas in Naples. ~Carl Jung, CW 9ii, Para 147

As in a dream I climbed onto a large ship bound for Italy I felt an insatiable greed to see the world.

I drank wine and saw that women were beautiful. I wallowed in pleasure and wholly turned into an animal.

When I climbed ashore in Naples, the Red One stood there, and I knew that I had fallen into the hands of evil. ~Carl Jung, The Red Book, Page 276

I sought to escape from myself, and strayed and wandered around at night.

In the daytime I kept myself secluded, and danced alone in the forests and deserted mountains.

And thus gradually I came to Italy Down there in the south, I no longer felt as I had felt in the north; I could mingle with the crowds.

Only in Naples did I somewhat find my way again, and there I also found this ragged man of God.

His appearance gave me strength. Through him I could regain my health.

You’ve heard how he took heart from me, too, and found his way again. ~Carl Jung, The Red Book, Page 276