The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious

This is a wonderful book that is definitely an all time favourite of mine. I recommend you buy a copy and chew on it yourself! This is an under-statement but Jung is an important thinker and his ideas are very enthralling.

I bought this book as I was always interested in Jung and had read some of his works years ago.It is not a general introduction but I found it very readable and fascinating. I see Jung as much asa visionary as a psychologist/psychiatrist and his reasoning that we cannot live without reference toour collective past makes complete sense.His archetypes are fascinating and he explains that these symbols or motifs recurred again and again withdifferent patients of varying experience and learning. From this he posits that they are not simply constructedby the psyche but are independent of it and inhabit a collective unconscious.For all his learning what comes out of the pages is his deep humanity.A book to own and re-read.

Very impressed as the book looks brand new. Fast delivery as well. Now I have 400 pages of reading to do 📖

I've read about a quarter of this book so far, some intriguing points have been brought up and I can't wait to be able to finish it. However this is only the second psychology book I've read and I'm having trouble grasping 'the bigger picture'. I feel like I'm constantly waiting for a 'summary' of points, or perhaps I'd be better off with some accompanying text to explain most of what's be talked about.I do however feel this is mainly due to the fact that I'm new to the language/tone of psychology generally and new to Jung so if you're a beginner like myself then I'd recommend something a bit more introductory first, as I'm going to save it until I've read a little bit more around the subject.I'm currently reading 'Man and his Symbols'.

With his concept and direct experience of the sub-conscious Shadow, Jung put into words a masterpiece of understanding about what is happening within the psyche of each and every person. If you can take the time to properly digest this lengthy and sometimes dense text, you'll be wiser and more informed than ever before about how your psyche operates. Whether you can confront and integrate your own Shadow after that is another matter.Ex-Seeker

For a friend present

Beautifully written although a tad too convoluted some times. With each other book I'm reading on the subject, the concepts presented herein become more and more clear and reveal more of their fascinating depths and connections.More than often I find mind myself going back to Jung's collection and reading again through the mark-ups.

Massive one - has everything you need to know. Better for reference as hard to read due to its size. Also, font size tiny. Nice pictures of mandalas within.