The Quotable Jung

by C.G. Jung, Judith Harris (Editor), Tony Woolfson (Contributor)

The definitive one-volume collection of Jung quotations

C. G. Jung (1875–1961) was a preeminent thinker of the modern era. In seeking to establish an interdisciplinary science of analytical psychology, he studied psychiatry, religion, mysticism, literature, physics, biology, education, and criminology. He introduced the concepts of extraversion and introversion, and terms such as complex, archetype, individuation, and the collective unconscious. He stressed the primacy of finding meaning in our lives.

The Quotable Jung is the single most comprehensive collection of Jung quotations ever assembled. It is the essential introduction for anyone new to Jung and the Jungian tradition. It will also inspire those familiar with Jung to view him in an entirely new way. The Quotable Jung presents hundreds of the most representative selections from the vast array of Jung's books, essays, correspondence, lectures, seminars, and interviews, as well as the celebrated Red Book , in which Jung describes his own fearsome confrontation with the unconscious. Organized thematically, this collection covers such topics as the psyche, the symbolic life, dreams, the analytic process, good and evil, creativity, alchemical transformation, death and rebirth, the problem of the opposites, and more. The quotations are arranged so that the reader can follow the thread of Jung’s thought on these topics while gaining an invaluable perspective on his writings as a whole.

Succinct and accessible, The Quotable Jung also features a preface by Judith Harris and a detailed chronology of Jung’s life and work.

Genres: Psychology, Reference, Nonfiction, Philosophy

376 pages, Hardcover

First published November 10, 2015

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

[Senay · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm glad I bought this. The amount written by and about Jung is overwhelming and this provides a valuable overview of his theories and approaches.

[Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

ENGLISH REVIEW:

This book consists of an extensive and varied collection of words by Carl Gustav Jung. I cannot say that I agree with all his ideas and approach, but I always wanted to know him better. However, he wrote a lot of books during his lifetime and it can be difficult to know where to start. I had already read his autobiography and a biography of him, and this book was the next step. I really liked the way his ideas are divided into chapters. So that you start a chapter and you know what it is going to be about, as well as the connections between chapters is perfect, which shows the great work of organization, research and synthesis that this book brings with it. Thank you very much for having worked on this compilation of the words of one of the most interesting people of the 20th century. I enjoyed it very much.

REVIEW EN ESPAÑOL:

Este libro consiste en una recopilación amplia y variada de palabras de Carl Gustav Jung. No puedo decir que esté de acuerdo con todas sus ideas y planteamiento, pero siempre quise conocerle mejor. No obstante, escribió una gran cantidad de libros en vida y puede ser difícil saber por donde empezar. Yo ya había leído su autobiografía y una biografía suya, y este libro fue el siguiente paso. Me ha gustado mucho la forma en la que están repartidas sus ideas por capítulos. De tal forma que empiezas un capítulo y sabes acerca de qué va a tratar, así como las conexiones entre capítulos es perfecta, lo cual demuestra el gran trabajo de organización, búsqueda y síntesis que trae consigo este libro. Muchas gracias por haber trabajado en esta recopilación de las palabras de una de las personas más interesantes del siglo XX. Lo disfruté mucho.

[Armin Pérez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unmissable.