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.
it took me 6 months of yoga training to finally begin it, 2 months to digest it, and it added many more books to my to-read list. a lot to uncover.
this book was a compilation of jung’s public lectures at eth zurich between 1938-1940. a dense and demanding text that bridges advanced yoga philosophy with alchemy, theology, the history of jungian psychology, and the contextual notes needed to understand how jung’s travels and later ideas shaped these seminars. part mysticism, part psychological excavation. not a smooth read, but a deeply rewarding one if you’re willing to sit with its layers.
grateful to the people at pinhan for taking on this project—and for the brilliant footnotes
Yoga ve meditasyon ile ilgilenmeyenler için biraz ağır ve karmaşık olabilir. Zaman zaman çok fazla detaya girmiş ancak Carl Gustav Jung'un stili bu zaten. Bazı cümlelerini anlayabilmek için birkaç kez okumak gerek. Bir çırpıda bitecek bir kitap değil, ilgisi olanlar okumalı bana kalırsa.
Jung'u severek okuyorum, yalnız çeviri kötü olunca malesef zaten zor olan kavramları anlamak daha da zorlaşıyor. farklı bir çevirisini bulursam tekrar okuyacağım