Carl Jung's Theory of Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious

Benjamin: This information is very important to understand

Canada on Nov 25, 2023

Paul Kemp: 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.

United Kingdom on Nov 19, 2023

Ana Esteves: This is an essential book for my growing library of psychology books. Bought my copy used from the warehouse and it came in even better condition that what I expected. A super useful book for my research into archetypes

Spain on Jul 27, 2022

Cody AllenCody Allen: Carl Jung developed his theory about human consciousness over a lifetime of psychological study and psychoanalytical practice with patients. He came to understand that human consciousness existed both consciously and unconsciously, and that the unconscious sides of human beings have a lot in common. People from different countries, cultures, and even time periods have expressed similar unconscious impulses and desires, and he reasoned that we all must have something in common, buried deep within our unconscious. He called these unconscious human similarities archetypes, which he defined as “instinctive data of the dark, primitive psyche, the real but invisible roots of consciousness.”

Some of the most common archetypes explored in his work are the persona, the shadow, the anima or animus, and the self. The persona is equivalent to the social ‘masks’ that we all wear in different social situations. We wear a different ‘mask’ when around our family members, our coworkers, or our friends. The persona allows people to adapt to the social world around them and fit in. “The shadow personifies everything that the subject refuses to acknowledge about himself,” for...

United States on May 12, 2022

Elisa Lipkau: Uno de los libros más complejos y ricos del pensamiento psicoanalítico en general y en particular de este gran autor, el conocimiento del inconsciente colectivo en este momento es crucial para todo ser vivo que pretenda ascender en la escalera del conocimiento interior

Mexico on Mar 03, 2022

SebastiaanSebastiaan: For this price the printing is atrocious. Loads of pages have missing words. In general the quality of the printing has a very bad feel to it, as if done by a very basic machine.

Netherlands on Apr 07, 2021

Boruch Tkatch: After reading Keirsey, Meyers, Jacobi, van der Hoop, Eve Delunas, and others, i finally decided to bite the bullet and get Jung himself. I was afraid of Book Six, but got it anyway and gave it the coveted place in the washroom.

Psychological Types is a misnomer. This book focuses not on types, but is mostly Jung rambling on the attitude type and it's compensatory nature in the unconscious. Only the final chapter focuses on the psychological functions themselves, and is more of a treat to anyone who made it through the book.

After reading the authors mentioned above, i believe that each author has a different approach and application:

Keirsey - He has prominence because he talks about temperament theory (how we act in the outside world) and ingeniously correlates it to the MBTI. The correlation is first mentioned by van der Hoop, who leaves it up to someone else to do the actual correlation.

Keirsey's book has nothing to do with Jung or the MBTI. It just happens to correlate with it. Indeed, he *completely* misunderstands what the actual functions are, and dethrones I/E from any importance. He also mentions that Is becomes Es, and vice versa. He explains...

United States on Jun 05, 2011