Unlock Your Inner Self with C. G. Jung's Memoir, 'Memories, Dreams, Reflections'

Kindle Customer: Fascinating reading.

Italy on Oct 13, 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

Rabjot Singh Isher: Indeed a pleasure to read this remarkable autobiographical book
about the life & work of Jung.
It nicely captures the meanings of his dreams, images, his struggle with the
unconscious internally & with people outside including Freud. His understanding of
patient therapist relation etc (Same nice cases of patients are also shared).
A life dedicated to the understanding of human psyche.

India on Apr 24, 2021

SandybcnSandybcn: It's an awesome book but not really an autobiography as he hardly talks about his personal life apart from his parents and childhood. He barely mentions his wife and kids.
It's a book about his professional life, cases he studied and shows a real interest in helping patients. Definitely worth reading if you are interested in the human psyche. The importance of dreams, how the mind works and a life dedicated to helping patients With seriously troubled lives.

Spain on Jan 19, 2021

Alejandro Lechuga: Fenomenal entrar al mundo que es la cabeza de Jung. Es increíble su memoria, como recuerda tanto detalle de lo vivido, e incluso sus sueños, desde tan temprana edad. Su reflexión y crítica a muchos aspectos de la vida te dejaran pensando.

Mexico on Nov 30, 2017

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