The Basic Writings of C.G. Jung

By C.G. Jung and Violet S Ed Jung, Carl Gustav (C.G.) De Laszlo

Book Overview

In exploring the manifestations of human spiritual experience both in the imaginative activities of the individual and in the formation of mythologies and of religious symbolism in various cultures, C. G. Jung laid the groundwork for a psychology of the spirit. The excerpts here illuminate the concept of the unconscious, the central pillar of his work, and display ample evidence of the spontaneous spiritual and religious activities of the human mind. This compact volume will serve as an ideal introduction to Jung's basic concepts. Part I of this book, On the Nature and Functioning of the Psyche, contains material from four works: Symbols of Transformation, On the Nature of the Psyche, The Relations between the Ego and the Unconscious, and Psychological Types. Also included in Part I are Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious and Psychological Aspects of the Mother Archetype. Part II, On Pathology and Therapy, includes On the Nature of Dreams, On the Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia, and selections from Psychology of the Transference. In Part III appear Introduction to the Religious and Psychological Problems of Alchemy and two sections of Psychology and Religion. Part IV, called On Human Development, consists of the essay Marriage as a Psychological Relationship.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394604199
• ISBN13: 9780394604190
• Release Date: May 1977
• Publisher: Modern Library
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 1.6" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Forever Jung

True, Freud may claim his place as the father of modern psychology and psychoanalysis, but his protege and rebellious son Jung has developed his own unique ideas about the unconcious and about man himself. Expecially when compared to Freud, Jung's writing is boistrous, passionately scholarly and even exciting. His synthesis of alchemical and religious symbol into the theory of collective unconscious has been enormously influential on psychology, and is much more interesting than Freud's often-tedious theoretical work. If anything, he is far more fun to read than Freud ever was, and any reader looking to escape his narrow Oedipal strangulation should find Jung refreshing and engrossing reading. If for no other reason than his historical significance, Jung is also a great read. Well worth the time and effort