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The Portable Jung
ANTHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY. A SELECTION FROM THE VAST CORPUS OF CARL JUNG'S WRITINGS.AN AIM TO INTRODUCE THE ELEMENTARY TERMS &THEMES OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY. TO PROVIDE AN OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCOPE&DIRECTION OF JUNG'S ENTIRE WORKS PENGUIN BOOKS.PAPERBACK.660 PAGES
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Published January 1, 1984
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C.G. Jung
1,923 books12.3k followersCarl 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.
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.
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July 2, 2025Wow, this only took me seven months. I really enjoyed it, but it's very dense, and I found myself rereading entire sections or chapters several times to better grasp the meaning.
Some of my favorite parts included Jung's thoughts on the spiritual problems of modern man, differences between Eastern and Western thinking, and archetypes of the human "collective unconscious." It's wild to know most of this was written prior to WWII and other major (i.e. awful) 20th century events. I'm curious to read more sometime about specific archetypes, but also how Jungian psychology squared with the mid-20th century discovery of DNA.
My favorite essay by far was "Answer to Job." It was very thoughtful, profound, and even humorous. I read it twice, and will probably go back and read it again sometime.
Some of my favorite parts included Jung's thoughts on the spiritual problems of modern man, differences between Eastern and Western thinking, and archetypes of the human "collective unconscious." It's wild to know most of this was written prior to WWII and other major (i.e. awful) 20th century events. I'm curious to read more sometime about specific archetypes, but also how Jungian psychology squared with the mid-20th century discovery of DNA.
My favorite essay by far was "Answer to Job." It was very thoughtful, profound, and even humorous. I read it twice, and will probably go back and read it again sometime.
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