Exploring the Mind of C.G. Jung: A Journey Through Memories, Dreams, and Reflections

Kindle Customer: Fascinating reading.

Italy on Oct 13, 2023

Angel: I read this book a year ago now and I think it is a good comprehensive insight into Jung and his thinking style. He goes in to depth about his encounters with figures in dreams and he has several foreshadowing dreams that are quite interesting. Overall, I would recommend this book if you want to get to know Jung's thinking and a summary of his life.

United Kingdom on Sep 18, 2023

K+K: Got it for a friend present

United Kingdom on Sep 18, 2023

Natanael Nan: Absolutely loved it. Easy to read and gives a very deep insight into who Jung was and his life work. Its incredibly well written, the fusion between the author and Jung can really be felt- this is definitely something that came to be naturally. Would recommend to anyone interested in Jung.

Canada on Aug 23, 2023

SnowSun: The last few chapters were especially illuminating and powerful. Such were their impression that I found I needed to put the book down every couple of pages in order to “take in” what was being said.

United Kingdom on Aug 22, 2023

Lonnie Houston: Reading the life of a very smart man is always an interesting read.

United States on Jul 14, 2023

P. Gruhn: I studied Jung in college ... I kind of blew him off some 40+ years ago, it was a few questions on a final exam. Reading this today at age 66, in my retirement is totally helping to me rethink what I really believe. And this is after receiving a Masters of Divinity degree, pastoring a church, and leaving the ministry. Jung is really making sense to me.

United States on Apr 19, 2023

Morgan: When I first began my exploration into Carl Jung's ideas, I started with a Jung introduction written by another author. Realizing that was getting me nowhere, I went straight for the horse's mouth, and bought Jung's autobiography. One of the best literary decisions I've ever made. This book is one of the most fascinating things I've ever read, and is worth ten Jung introductions. In it, we get to experience and see the world through Jung's eyes. Jung had a beautiful way of expressing himself, so that much of his prose reads like poetry. He does an excellent job of trying to communicate through those completely uselss things we call words the inner reality of the human experience. Jung refers many times to his ability to see a world that apparently other people couldn't see. He does an amazing job of helping the reader to see what he saw, even at the expense of his own ego. When he was young he fancied himself a bit touched, and I have to admit that after reading the kinds of things that went through his mind as a boy that I thought he must have been at least half insane. His experience with "the will of god" in particular left me shaking my head, thinking, "And we've based our...

United States on May 19, 2012

Terry Minchow-Proffitt: Several key ideas in this work grab my attention and lead me to believe that this is a fine starting point for understanding Jung, both his life and his thought:

* The Collective Unconscious: Jung's notion that we are being "carried along," sustained and directed by this deep, dark well of unconscious archetypal meaning and energy that seeks to make itself known and become integrated into our conscious life. Here's the alpha and omega.
* The Persona: The self we manifest publically is not the whole story but a necessary "mask" that helps us get by in the world, the ideal image we have of ourselves. We latch onto these social identities to define us, but as a part of the "collective psyche" they do not distinguish us in any significant way. Jung's struggling awareness of the "split" between his two personalities, "No. 1" and "No. 2," led to this concept.
* The Shadow: There lives within us another side of our personality that is filled with all those aspects of ourselves we hide away, both from ourselves or others, as unacceptable. The shadow has a "dark side," which is the stuff we find morally reprehensible, but it also has a "bright side" containing our unembraced...

United States on Apr 30, 2012