Introducing Jung

by Maggie Hyde

Book Overview

Carl Gustav Jung was the enigmatic and controversial father of analytical psychology. This updated edition of Introducing Jung brilliantly explains the theories that underpin Jung's work, delves into... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1874166056
• ISBN13: 9781874166054
• Release Date: March 1994
• Publisher: Totem Books
• Length: 171 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The weird and wonderful adventures of Carl Jung

He was Jung when he was old, and old when when he was Jung. I bought this book casually, rather intrigued by its bold graphics, and it's conscise explanations of Jung's theories, and his provocative ideas. If you are new to Jung, you will get more out of it than if you're not new to Jung. Today, many of his ideas abound in our consciousness, for example MBTI personality typing, introversion extraversion, archetypes, individuation process, dream interpretation, dealing with the shadow, mandalas, symbolism, duality, the collective unconsciousness. If you are like me, the further you get into this book, the more you learn many things you did not already know. My favorite bit in the book was the exploration of inner alchemy, and how we create our inner gold. If you were to find this review helpful, please click yes.

The weird and wonderful adventures of Carl Jung

He was Jung when he was old, and old when when he was Jung. I bought this book casually, rather intrigued by its bold graphics, and it's conscise explanations of Jung's theories, and his provocative ideas. If you are new to Jung, you will get more out of it than if you're not new to Jung. Today, many of his ideas abound in our consciousness, for example MBTI personality typing, introversion extraversion, archetypes, individuation process, dream interpretation, dealing with the shadow, mandalas, symbolism, duality, the collective unconsciousness. If you are like me, the further you get into this book, the more you learn many things you did not already know. My favorite bit in the book was the exploration of inner alchemy, and how we create our inner gold. I hope you find this review helpful.

Really well done, insightful, no "dumbing-down"

I found this book after I had already read quite a significant amount of Jung's work. I was amazed at how peceptive and witty this treatment really is. It makes a great review for the already knowledgeable, and I can see where it would also be an excellent first introduction. The book covers Jung's early childhood history, his work and differences with Freud, the basics of Jungian Analytical Psychology, type theory, the psychology of religion, the uncanny and synchronicity, the I Ching, astrology, alchemical speculation, and it even addresses and debunks some of the controversial criticisms of his personal life and work. There is also really useful "little dictionary" in the back for those who are not yet familiar with Jungian terminology, or psychology in general.The illustrations of this book are not mere cut-and-paste filler and distraction, but they exactly augment and demonstrate the topics being discussed. While some might dismiss this as an instructional comic book, there is no obvious "dumbing down" involved. This is a excellent and insightful little book. In fact, I intend to read it again.

A Quick Look at Jung

Introducing Jung by Maggie Hyde and Michael McGuinessCarl Gustav Jung was born on the 26th of July in Kesswil, Switzerland. He was at one point, Sigmund Freud's student, however, they eventually parted ways due to philosophical differences. Sigmund's psychoanalytical approach was scientific whereas Jung took a spiritualist's stance. Through Jung's work with the insane, he discovered that their delusions were drawn from a collection of archaic images and symbols and referred to them as "archetypes". The collective unconscious, he said, was formed of the instincts and the archetypes. Jung was a fascinating man with fascinating ideas and concepts that have greatly affected our modern view of psychiatry and the unconscious mind. Jung was a scientist and a scholar but he used astrology, religion and ritual magic to explore the dreams and fantasies of his patients.I would highly recommend this book if you want an easy-to-read and understand book about a complex subject. Each page of this book contains ink drawings, done in a sort of cartoon fashion, of the concepts being discussed.There are several books in this series including: Freud Mathematics Quantum Theory Philosophy Marx Einstein Chaos

Excellent Study Guide

Introducing Jung is not the only book I have from totem's "Introducing" series, but it is one of my favorites. It clearly presents many of the ideas that may be glossed over in your intro to psych class. Like all the "Introducing" books, it is not too muddled with details but rather serves as an excellent jumping off point for research in a subject you may be unfamiliar with. The drawings are also helpful and humorous, especially to those more visual learners. These books make great inexpensive gifts for college students, and they are much apreciated when recieved. They are an overall easy read on not so easy subjects and can be referenced over and over again.