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An account of the meaning and purpose of certain mythical themes found in antiquity and the relevance of such themes to our lives today.
Extracted from Volumes 4, 8, 12, and 16. Includes "The Analysis of Dreams," 'On the Significance of Number Dreams," "General Aspects of Dream Psychology," "On the Nature of Dreams," "Individual Dream Symbolism in Relation to Alchemy," and "The Practical Use of Dream-Analysis."
Introduces the reader to Jung's exciting concept of synchronicity - those meaningful coincidences that happen to all of us and which, Jung claimed, transcend time and space.
An excellent summary of Jung's basic theoretical position, On the Nature of the Psyche deals in particular with Jung's libido theory, one of the primary reasons for the intellectual split with Freud. Jung defends his position and clarifies it, clearly indicating both how it ressembles and how it differs from that of Freud. Using many illustrations from religion, anthropolgy and symbolism, Jung gives a masterly synopsis of his notions of the unconscious, its relation to consciousness, the collective unconscious and the archetypes. 'Indispensable for anyone who wants to understand something of Jung's psychology and metapsychology.' Rosemary Gordon, Journal of Analytical Psychology
Probably one of the finest of Jung's later writings, and merits repeated reading and pondering; readers will find in it, for the first time, the practical applications to familiar psychological situations.
This dictionary sums up Jung's ideas in his own words and provides a valuable introduction for anyone who wants to understand Jung's typology and his ideas about human personality.