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Jung and the Post-Jungians by Andrew Samuels
This bestseller is a comprehensive review of the developments which have taken place in Jungian psychology since Jung's death.
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First published January 1, 1985
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34 books7 followersAndrew Samuels is a psychotherapist, professor, activist and writer.
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February 9, 2023
3/5 Stars (%61/100)
It was good overall but the reason I'm not rating it high is the fact that it was not very useful for my thesis. Obvious from the title, Samuels talks about Jung's theories and ideas and compares them to other people's ideas (mainly people whom we can call post-Jungians). To understand the book properly, you, of course, need to be familiar with Jung's ideas. Even though Samuels mentions them briefly, it is not enough. Also, the book mainly focuses on analytical psychology and that's one of the reasons why I didn't find it helpful. The parts regarding archetypes and individuation were good but they were not enough for me. However, people who want some additional sources about Jung and post-Jungians would find the book resourceful.
It was good overall but the reason I'm not rating it high is the fact that it was not very useful for my thesis. Obvious from the title, Samuels talks about Jung's theories and ideas and compares them to other people's ideas (mainly people whom we can call post-Jungians). To understand the book properly, you, of course, need to be familiar with Jung's ideas. Even though Samuels mentions them briefly, it is not enough. Also, the book mainly focuses on analytical psychology and that's one of the reasons why I didn't find it helpful. The parts regarding archetypes and individuation were good but they were not enough for me. However, people who want some additional sources about Jung and post-Jungians would find the book resourceful.
November 2, 2011
Another book for those interested in seeing the theories of Jung applied by the generations of analysts after him and those who took the concepts of Analytical Psychology to a totally different context and places. Be prepared to write a lot of notes while reading, I certainly did!
June 22, 2022
The facts are that:
1. Dr. Jung spoke out against Hitler and Nazism years prior to the advent of war.
2. Was “Marked” by the Gestapo for his critical utterances against Hitler and had his books burned for standing up of a Jewish Author (Jolande Jacobi.)
3. Assisted Jews to escape Nazi Germany and Europe to Switzerland, England and America.
4. Was an intermediary for Germans plotting the overthrow of Hitler
5. Was cleared of Anti-Semitism charges by both the O.S.S. and FBI and served as an Agent for the Allies and John Foster Dulles
6. Bequeathed his Literary Estate to his daughter Marianne and two Jews.
Hitler himself (from what I heard) is more than half crazy. ~Carl Jung, Letters Vol. I, Page 278
On account of my critical utterances I was "marked down" by the Gestapo, my books were banned in Germany, and in France they were for the most part destroyed. ~Carl Jung, Letters Vol. 1, Page 404
When the Nazis finally moved into Hungary in 1944, her [Jolande Jacobi] father and mother committed suicide after their arrest by the Gestapo, and her husband died on the way to a concentration camp. It is with reference to this tragedy that she says: "I owe Jung my life.” ~David Holt, The Way of Individuation, Page 139
The Swiss authorities had learned that Jung’s name was on the Nazi blacklist and they did not want the Germans to have an opportunity to capture him. ~Barbara Hannah, Jung: His Life and His Work, Page 194
As a Jew herself [Aniela Jaffe], a refugee from Nazi Germany, a pupil and collaborator of Jung, she has, I believe, said with final authority all that there is to be said about the matter.
She deals admirably too with the second reason for Jung's pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic labelling, his acceptance of the Chairmanship of the International Society for Psycho-Therapy in those dubious Nazi years, which meant that for a while he had to work with the head of the German· branch, a Goring who was a cousin of the notorious Hermann.
That. one of his main considerations in all this was to protect his Jewish colleagues in Germany and to provide them with some international status if expelled from Germany is by now well known. ~Laurens van der Post, Jung: The Story of Our Time, Page 195-196
1. Dr. Jung spoke out against Hitler and Nazism years prior to the advent of war.
2. Was “Marked” by the Gestapo for his critical utterances against Hitler and had his books burned for standing up of a Jewish Author (Jolande Jacobi.)
3. Assisted Jews to escape Nazi Germany and Europe to Switzerland, England and America.
4. Was an intermediary for Germans plotting the overthrow of Hitler
5. Was cleared of Anti-Semitism charges by both the O.S.S. and FBI and served as an Agent for the Allies and John Foster Dulles
6. Bequeathed his Literary Estate to his daughter Marianne and two Jews.
Hitler himself (from what I heard) is more than half crazy. ~Carl Jung, Letters Vol. I, Page 278
On account of my critical utterances I was "marked down" by the Gestapo, my books were banned in Germany, and in France they were for the most part destroyed. ~Carl Jung, Letters Vol. 1, Page 404
When the Nazis finally moved into Hungary in 1944, her [Jolande Jacobi] father and mother committed suicide after their arrest by the Gestapo, and her husband died on the way to a concentration camp. It is with reference to this tragedy that she says: "I owe Jung my life.” ~David Holt, The Way of Individuation, Page 139
The Swiss authorities had learned that Jung’s name was on the Nazi blacklist and they did not want the Germans to have an opportunity to capture him. ~Barbara Hannah, Jung: His Life and His Work, Page 194
As a Jew herself [Aniela Jaffe], a refugee from Nazi Germany, a pupil and collaborator of Jung, she has, I believe, said with final authority all that there is to be said about the matter.
She deals admirably too with the second reason for Jung's pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic labelling, his acceptance of the Chairmanship of the International Society for Psycho-Therapy in those dubious Nazi years, which meant that for a while he had to work with the head of the German· branch, a Goring who was a cousin of the notorious Hermann.
That. one of his main considerations in all this was to protect his Jewish colleagues in Germany and to provide them with some international status if expelled from Germany is by now well known. ~Laurens van der Post, Jung: The Story of Our Time, Page 195-196
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