At the Heart of Matter: Synchronicity and Jung's Spiritual Testament

Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts #119

by J. Gary Sparks

This is an extraordinary book. It is important both for its clarification of the phenomenon of synchronicity and for its implications for the survival of Western civilization.

The author, schooled in religious studies and science, takes readers gently through a basic understanding of physics, from classical Newtonian to modern quantum, and weds that to C.G. Jung’s long-standing enquiry into the enigmatic relationship between matter and spirit, selfhood and destiny.

Here we meet the conjunction in time of three great minds: Swiss psychiatrist Jung; Nobel Prize-winning physicist Wolfgang Pauli; and the celebrated analyst-scholar Marie-Louise von Franz in their efforts to understand the mysterious interpenetration of time and the timeless.

The journey is exciting and illuminating, and certain to mark a watershed in an understanding of the individuation process and the evolving practice of analytical psychology as a holistic approach to healing psychological ills.

Genres: Psychology

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Carl Andrews]

Great book! I actually bought a second copy along with his other book directly from Inner City Books and left the used copy I had with someone who I thought would benefit from reading it. the writing is easy to understand, without lacking any depth. I highly recomend this book.