Having discovered Jung, you might want to learn something about the history of psychoanalysis from its beginnings to the present. The Discovery of the Unconscious by Henri Ellenberger Every page makes for fascinating reading. This is an important collection of his talks and interviews, articles about him, and excerpts from the diaries and journals of others. Now that you have read Jung himself and have read all about him, you might want to find out more about what he said and what others said about him. CG Jung Speaking: Interviews and Encounters by William McGuire and RFC Hull (eds) Important for an understanding of how Jung's ideas pervade and influence contemporary attitudes toward events in the larger world. The Vision Thing by Thomas Singer (ed)Ī provocative collection of essays by practising politicians, political consultants, scholars of mythology and contemporary culture, and practising Jungian analysts. In highly accessible prose Storr explains Jung's concepts with clarity and concision. Should be read along with Anthony Stevens, for it is an explication of Jung's theory. An excellent introduction to Jung's life and the origin of his ideas. On Jung by Anthony StevensĪ splendid overview of Jung's personal and professional development. Thomas Kirsch has followed analytical psychology from its founding moments in Zurich to the worldwide consideration it receives today.

'The' history of the how, where, and why of analytical psychology, written by a second-generation Jungian analyst (his parents were the distinguished James and Hilde Kirsch). Eloquent and accessible, the book is an excellent overview of analytical psychology today. Samuels, an analyst and professor, is one of the leading critics and scholars of Jungian theory and thought. Jung and the Post-Jungians by Andrew Samuels This collection provides insights into how others interpret and practise Jungian analysis. Man and His Symbols by CG Jung (ed)Ī collection of essays, one by Jung, others by the leading practitioners of analytic psychology, including Marie-Louise von Franz, Joseph L Henderson, Jolande Jacobi, and Aniela Jaffé. The title says it all: a collection of Jung's essays dealing with everything from the aims of psychotherapy to the differences between his theory and Freud's, to the stages of life and the spiritual quest.

Modern Man in Search of a Soul by CG Jung Jung's depiction of the important 'inner' experiences of his life have touched everyone from die-hard Freudian partisans to psychoanalytic scoffers. Not published until 1964, almost three years after his death, it has been in print ever since. Jung described this as his 'so-called autobiography'.

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