Ulysses: A Monologue

by C.G. Jung

A translation of an essay from Jung's Wirklichkeit der Seele, which was originally published in English in Nimbus, Volume 2, No.1, June-August 1953. The text reprinted here is from the Nimbus edition.

Genres: Psychology

75 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Carl Gustav Jung (/jʊŋ/; German: [ˈkarl ˈɡʊstaf jʊŋ]), often referred to as C. G. Jung, was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology. Jung proposed and developed the concepts of extraversion and introversion; archetypes, and the collective unconscious. His work has been influential in psychiatry and in the study of religion, philosophy, archeology, anthropology, literature, and related fields. He was a prolific writer, many of whose works were not published until after his death.

The central concept of analytical psychology is individuation—the psychological process of integrating the opposites, including the conscious with the unconscious, while still maintaining their relative autonomy. Jung considered individuation to be the central process of human development.

Jung created some of the best known psychological concepts, including the archetype, the collective unconscious, the complex, and synchronicity. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a popular psychometric instrument, has been developed from Jung's theory of psychological types.

Though he was a practising clinician and considered himself to be a scientist, much of his life's work was spent exploring tangential areas such as Eastern and Western philosophy, alchemy, astrology, and sociology, as well as literature and the arts. Jung's interest in philosophy and the occult led many to view him as a mystic, although his ambition was to be seen as a man of science. His influence on popular psychology, the "psychologization of religion", spirituality and the New Age movement has been immense.

Reviews

[Shaun Phelps · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing. I have been reading the more social side of Jung's work and experience lately to accent his more technical writing. This is probably the most hilarious glimpse into the personality of Jung I've seen. Here Jung compares the writing of Joyce to that of a transcendental tapeworm, drives his point home clearly, and still manages to educate on the entire scope of reality. I'm glad I stumbled on this.

[Gustavo Moreno · Rating 1 out of 5]

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[Noah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would recommend to anyone with strong opinions on Ulysses soon after completion. Speaks to the experience of reading such a work and shows how reaction evolves as the novel settles upon one’s mind.