Imagination Is Reality: Western Nirvana in Jung, Hillman, Barfield, and Cassirer

By Roberts Avens

This small book is the first comprehensive essay to place archetypal psychology within a major tradition of modern thought-the tradition of mythical thinking-and to recognize imagination as the primal force and basic reality of human life. By drawing upon the writings of four twentieth-century thinkers, Roberts Avens clarifies the post-Jungian direction of psychology as it moves toward poetic and polytheistic imagination. He then compares the radical achievements of this direction in resolving the 'ego-question' with the methods and ideas of the East: Buddhism, Tantrism, Zen, and Vedanta. Avens's grasp of understanding, easy familiarity with his subject, and refined insights together make this book an introductory text and an advance into new territory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882140930
• ISBN13: 9780882140933
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Spring Publications
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"