A Primer of Jungian Psychology

by Vernon J. Nordby and Calvin Springer Hall

Book Overview

A condensation and summary of Carl Jung's life and work, including his concepts of the collective unconscious and his masterful investigations into the roots and meanings of dreams. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452011868
• ISBN13: 9780452011861
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Introduction to Jungian Psychology

Although it may be rather brief, this book does an excellent job with introducing people to the basics of Jungian psychology. For people beginning to learn about Jung's theories, I think this is one of the best starting points, and after reading it I've had a good basis to continue learning more about this subject. It's well-written, easy to understand, provides real-life examples to clarify concepts, and the information is organized in a logical sequence. Altogether it is a wonderful overview.

A Jungian Gem

This book is absolutly wonderfull; it defines all of Jung's major psychological contributions in layman's terms. A very, "to the point" book with minute, clear examples in each area.

A superb summary of Jungian psychology

This is an indispensable book for anyone beginning their studies in Jungian psychology. At 140 pages in length, the text is an easy read with no wasted words and no convoluted passages to unravel. It addresses Jung's entire system and provides succinct, memorable summaries of each concept.The Book is broken up into seven chapters:1. Carl Gustav Jung (biographical background)2. The Structure of Personality (the psyche, conscious, personal unconscious and collective unconscious)3. The Dynamics of Personality (psychic energy and values, the principles of equivalence and entropy, etc.)4. The Development of Personality (individuation, transcendence and integration, etc.)5. Psychological Types (thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuitive)6. Symbols and Dreams7. Jung's Place in Psychology.For more eminently readable Jungian psychology, try Marie-Louise von Franz.

A concise and practical introduction to Jung's psychology.

This book is so clearly written that reading it becomes a numinous experience. Dr. Jung's unique knowledge of universal themes in myths, tales, and dreams, and of alchemy, and Eastern philosophy brings, together with the scientific Western approach, new elements to the understanding of the human psyche. Consequently, I would say that this analytic psychology's chief aim is individuation and self-realization. Hall and Nordby address this matter very lucidly showing the importance of transcendence and intergration in the process of individuation. Indeed, this process is one of self-knowledge, "Education is drawing out from the person, something that is already there in a nascent state, and not the filling up of an empty container with academic knowledge" (p.83). Altogether, this book is a cromprehensive work addresing concepts such as; the collective unconscious, archetypes, complexes, the shadow, introversion and extroversion, and it even includes a brief description of synchronicity. Undoubtedly, it is worth reading,