C. G. Jung pszichológiája

by Jolande Jacobi

Ebben a könyvben C. G. Jung úttörő pszichológiájának alapvetéseit foglalja össze, tekinti át Jolande Jacobi, a tanítvány és hosszú évekig közeli munkatárs. Hogy milyen sikerrel, azt mi sem jelzi jobban, mint hogy a Mester meleg hangú előszót írt Jacobi könyvéhez. A nagyszerűen felépített, gazdagon lábjegyzetelt és illusztrált mű hasznos segítőtársa lehet a jungi életmű teljesebb megértésére törekvő szakembernek, egyetemi hallgatónak és a téma iránt mélyebben érdeklődő laikus olvasónak. Ahogyan dr. Koronkai Bertalan írja a magyar kiadás előszavában: Jungtól és tanítványaitól az utóbbi időben több könyv is megjelent, de ilyen átfogó, kiválóan felépített, rendszerezett mű még nem. A jungi elmélet sokszor bonyolult, szerteágazó fejtegetéseiben elbizonytalanodott olvasó itt biztos vezérvonalat kap, melynek mentén jól tájékozódhat a jungi életműben, és egységes képet alkothat az analitikus pszichológiáról mint elméletről és komplex pszichoterápiás gyakorlatról.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Reference, German Literature, Science

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1942

About the author

Jolande Jacobi was a Swiss psychologist, best remembered for her work with Carl Jung and her writings on Jungian psychology. She was born in Budapest, Hungary as Jolande Szekacs, but became known as Jolande Jacobi after her marriage at the age of nineteen to Andor Jacobi.She spent part of her life in Budapest, part in Zurich and part in Vienna. Her parents were Jewish, but Jacobi converted to Roman Catholicism later in life. Jacobi met Jung in 1927, and later was influential in the establishment of the C.G. Jung Institute for Analytical Psychology in Zurich in 1948. Her students at the C.G. Jung Institute included Wallace Clift. She died in Zurich.

Reviews

[Basilisk · Rating 5 out of 5]

This goes first, all else follows! Got it? Good. Thank me later.

[Toni Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an introduction and overview of C.G. Jung's psychological theories. It's a short book, just 152 pages of text, and Jacobi covers Jung's basic concepts. Though I briefly studied Jung's ideas in college, it was a long time ago and I remembered just enough to confuse myself.

Jacobi's writing is clear, and the book is well-organized. But it's a dense book -- not because of the writing, but because of the ideas. Jung constructed his psychology over a period of 50 years, so there's a lot to it. I would read a few pages at a time and then think about them. I frequently reread passages to make sure I understood them. There are extensive notes, a brief biography of Jung, and a comprehensive bibliography of all Jung's published articles and books. Jacobi worked with Jung for many years, and she has a commanding grasp of his psychology.

There are a number of terms that Jung uses that have specific meanings, such as "archetype," "psyche," and "unconscious." But many of these terms have quite different meanings in our contemporary culture. I think making a list of each term with its brief Jungian definition would have saved me some re-reading, because I could have referred to it as I read. Jung is concerned with understanding the nature and structure of the human psyche: both our conscious and unconscious nature. He starts by trying to understand the individual and ends with attempting to understand all of human nature. It's a systematic and valuable way to define, evaluate, and integrate one's psyche.

I enjoyed the drawings and paintings made by some of Jung's patients. These artworks -- “pictures from the unconscious” Jung called them – are visual representations of Jung's ideas as applied to his patients. I found them fascinating, as well as useful. Jacobi also used simple graphics and diagrams to demonstrate some of Jung’s concepts; those were very helpful.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is curious about Jung's ideas and wants to know more about them. It’s a good introduction to his psychology.

[Maan Kawas · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent and readable book about Carl Jung's analytical psychology, with a Forward by Carl Gustave Jung. I found it very helpful and informative. I do recommend it, especially, if you are new to Jung's sophisticated ideas and concepts.

[Jerre · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5, some interesting ideas and enough of a reason for me to want to delve into Jung's own works.

[Mikoto]

Čítal som to takmer rok a som si okne vedomý, že niektoré kapitoly som nepochopil.
Možno to robí tá komplikovanosť, ale nerozumiem ako je možné, že sa o Jungovi nehovorí viac. Z môjho najdrahšieho Freuda si internet robí vtipky (fair enough) a na geniálneho Junga zabúda :(( #ThisIsTheWorldThatWeLiveIn #soNOTLikeOthers

[Jonander · Rating 4 out of 5]

My girl Jolande gives a dry, drawn, and concise account of Jung's main teachings. Not an ounce of humor and no time for bullshit. While she refers to Jung's men colleagues by their respective professions, such as "director", "translator" or "editor", she refers to all of Jung's women colleagues as "his devoted employees and pupils". From her narrative voice, you can tell that she was also proudly undertaking the role of the devoted pupil in this book, and maybe all her life. I imagine Jolande to have been a stern, loyal woman. I read she was a child bride at 19 and took her husband's name and religion. She advocated for ethical relationships between analysts and patients and demanded that Hillman, an analyst who had violated boundaries with a patient, be held accountable for his actions, thus pioneering a change in ethical regulations in her institute in Zürich. Her knowledge of the field comes through rigorously in this book, and I trust that she has given us all the main information we need on the foundations of Jung's teachings. In fact, I trust Jolande with my life. The book reads like a dry textbook, but that is how it was intended by God and Jolande. Also, there are pictures in the book, which is cool.

Right after writing this, I went on to read some very sexist ideas in this book by Jolande. Uh-oh! Turns out Jolande did have some time for bullshit! I do not know if these ideas should be attributed to Jung or to Jolande, because it is not clear if she is interpreting or summarizing them. The book presents a citation by Jung that was critical of the patriarchy, which positively surprised me. He says that in Western society, we are incorrectly used to considering "manly" characteristics (such as rationality) as good and "womanly" characteristics (such as emotionality) as bad, thus leading to both men and women suppressing their "womanly" characteristics, which is unhealthy for the psyche. I understood this to mean that we have incorrectly labeled some virtues (like, intellect) as "manly" and other virtues (like, being in touch with emotions) as "womanly", and this division is wrong: there are no gendered characteristics and they all flow together in all people, only we are taught to suppress some of them, based on how we were socialized. Jolande went on to say, that women do not value their "womanly" characteristics anymore and only place value on their "manly" characteristics, that is why nowadays (meaning: in the 1940s) women are trying to get access to contraception and are not respecting their household duties (because of the available modern technologies). Jolande, that's bullshit! If that is only Jolande's interpretation (she might be repeating Jung's teachings, it's not clear), then I think that a potentially progressive, patriarchy-critical thought was twisted into a very misogynistic interpretation.
I have read that feminist scholars agree with the fundamentals of Jung's research but are very critical of his sexist formulations and interpretations, and I have gotten a taste of that now. I can clearly see that he created categories and formulations that could mean something either progressive and healthy, or misogynistic and twisted. I have read women's work who interpret Jung's work in a very interesting, feminist way (e.g., Dr. Clarisa Pinkola Estes), as well as men's work, who use Jung's teachings to say very queerphobic, misogynistic things (e.g., Jordan Peterson). I would like to read more of Jung to understand what exactly he says on these matters, for now, I only have Jolande's words. At first, she raised my hopes by criticising "our paternal society", then she smashed all my hopes into pulp by saying that "an increase in intellectual abilities in women" is making them defy their female nature. I feel for Jolande because being a Jewish child-bride in a world that was on the brink of the Second World War must not have been easy for her. I am sure the misogyny and sexism she lived through must have made her internalize some unhealthy beliefs. Nevertheless, Jolande, that was some bullshit you said there.

[Kjell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Coming to terms with your own psyche is a superpower. Everything I do, think, say, dream and hope is intrinsically connected to my subconscious. As I read this book this started to become clearer and clearer and it made me think of HOW and WHY I do the things I do. It can be so rewarding to learn about your the origin of your thought patterns and behaviours, because it is the only way to really make a difference.

This book is in not a guide to finding yourself, or as Jung calls it 'Individuation'. It is a short, straight to the point summary of all of Jung's most important work. It scratches the surface of some essential psycho-analytic research that (to me) emphasises how important it is to be one with your mind and all the layers that the psyche consists of. Nowadays people are too rational and out of touch with spirituality and the power of the mind, leading to people acting only on what seems normal to them, and what society expects of them. I'm in no shape, way or form better than the next guy, and I hate playing the 'people are sheep' card, but I find it fascinating how little value we as a society place upon the importance of understanding oneself.

I love how Jung is not scared to bring up topics like religion, folklore and myth, dreams and synchronicity, and how he signifies the importance of these often misunderstood and overly rationalised ideas. The universe works in strange ways and Jung's analysis on what we could call 'supernatural', make a lot of sense when we see them in the context of the law of energy conservation, and how everything in the universe is deeply connected with all that's around us.

This is an eye opening read and I can't wait to get deeper into Jung's work! :)

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book goes a step further than Freud in the aspect that ritual is embedded deep within the human soul that derives from the primal evolution of man. The rituals of the past show up in specs of nuances from the common knowledge of religions, philosophies, feelings, and understandings. For example, the 'Hero' effect in which all of us has experienced at one point in our lives that derives from the unconscious place of the powerful inner driving force of the soul or the libido (the soul's driving force).

Jung goes on to explain that the unconscious reveals itself through the symbolism of the ancient objects. Some are considered to be phallic, some are considered to be the nurturer or the Mother. There is astounding correlation of evidence that he presents that seems to back up the theory.

This book is a must read for it is one of the foundations of psycho-analysis.

[Mohamed Karaly · Rating 3 out of 5]

يتناول الكتاب أفكار يونج الرئيسية، ولكن بأسلوب أقل إمتاعا ووضوحا من أسلوب يونج نفسه، فهو يفتقد لسلاسة يونج وتكثيف أفكاره ولمحاته الذكية والتواءات عباراته "الأدبية" وغمزاتها والتى يُضمّن بها بعضها ببعض أفكارا تجمعها المفارقة. لقد راجعت بقراءته قراءات يونج التى مر عليها بعض الوقت، ولكنه لم يُضف لى أى معلومة جديدة ولم يفك أى معضلة شغلتنى فى هذا المجال. وحلاوته الوحيدة تتمثل فى أنه يتناول يونج ويخصه. 0

[Bartholomew · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cannot lie, this text felt pretty great. However, I know absolutely nothing about Jung, and therefore cannot say if what I have learned is actually reflective of Jungian Psychology. Below is what I got:

Jacobi touches on the Jungian picture of the Psyche, separated into the collective unconscious personal unconscious, conscious, and then the ego. This forms as the foundation on which the rest of the text will be built. She explains the role of Archetypes, Dreams and Symbols, as well as how those things combine into the practical treatment of Complexed and other neuroticisms. All very fascinating. Most importantly, in my opinion, Jacobi offers an extensive explanation of Jung's idea of the Self and the process of Individuation which leads to Self-Realization. The substance of the text concludes with the significance of Mandalas, Alchemy, Yoga, and other forms of mysticism, and how these things play back into all the previous concepts enumerated. Fun stuff, honestly, the beginning was a drag but is absolutely crucial to understanding the latter portions of the text. The brief biography of Jung, which comprised the last few pages, was definitely welcome and interesting. I did notice a parallel between Jung's description of how we interact with the Self and Nagel's argument against the material reduction of consciousness. I'll be shocked if Nagel was not inspired, at least in part, by Jung.

TLDR: Good book. Lots of thoughts that made sense.

[Ruba AlTurki · Rating 4 out of 5]

طيب، أولاً وقبل أي شيء. هذا الكتاب ليس للجميع. الكتاب لأصحاب التخصص .. ساعدني على فهمه قراءات سابقة لبعض أجزاء نظرية يونغ.
إن كان يهمك معرفة نظريته في الأنماط النفسية فقط فبإمكانك التحقق من هذه ا��صفحة الغنية جداً بالمعلومات:
http://www.businessballs.com/personal...
نظريته هذه اشتهرت بعد أن تم تطويرها لمرحلة نهائية تعرف الآن بتصنيف مايرز بريغز أو الشخصيات الستة عشر أو نظرية الـ MBTI
لمعرفة المزيد عن هذه التصنيفات الستة عشر، تحقق من هذه الصفحات لمدونة الأستاذ الكاتب جاسم الهارون الذي قام بعمل متميز وسبّاق لترجمة وتوضيح هذا الموضوع بشكل كامل:
http://www.jass.im/si/per/intro/
http://www.jass.im/si/per/16types/
إختبار تحديد الشخصية:
http://www.jass.im/si/per/ptest/

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الآن نعود للكتاب:
يشرح الكتاب ويلخص نظية يونغ في علم النفس التحليلي الذي يعرف بأسمه، بشكل علمي ونظري.
يعزل أولاً ويشرح المفاهيم ويفصلها عن بعضها لكل من النفس، الأنا، الوعي، الوعي، الشخصية.
ويشرح مميزات النفس الوظيفية والبنيوية و مضامينها فيما يتصل بالعلاج النفسي.
لاتزال نظرية توريث النمط السلوكي تستعصي على فمي، أو على قدرتي على تصديقها بشكل أوضح. رغم كثرة الأمثلة والإستدلال عليها إلا أنها تبدو لي خاطئة بشكل ما.

كمقدمة عامة للنظرية، من المهم إدراك أن لا أحد يعرف تماماً إلى أي مدى يتم تحديد السمات الشخصية للفرد بواسطة الوراثة ومقارنة ما يحل بذلك والثقافة، البيئة، والخبرة. أو إلى أي مدى تتغير كل أو بعض هذه العوامل مع مرور الوقت.
تتحدد في نظرية يونغ أن هناك ركائز أربع رئيسية تندرج تحت مظلة الموقف الأساسي\العام للشخصية ( الانطواء ط الانبساط)
حيث أن الموقفين -كلاهما- موجودان في كل شخص بدرجات مختلفة، لا أحد منبسط كلياً ولا منطوٍ كلياً. أي أن الناس هم خليط معقول متوازن ، وإن كان مع تفضيل لأحدهما عن الآخر. ليس بالأبيض والأسود ولكن ظلال من الرمادي.
أما الركائز الأربعة الوظيفية فهي تلعب أدوار متباينة في تكوين وتكيف الفرد مع الحياة الخارجية (خارج الأنا) وهي: التفكير×الشعور:الحس×الحدس حيث تتضاد بعضها مع بعض، وحسب ميل الشخص لإحدى النقيضين -التفكير او الشعور\ الحدس او الحس-تتكون شخصيته فتبرز هذه القيمة الى الوعي وتكون ركيزة أساسية، معتمدة على دعم للركيزة الجانبية-اما الحدس او الشعور\ التفكير او الشعور-حسب تطور ونضوج هذه العناصر الوظيفية لدى الشخص، فالأقل تطوراً تضمحل وتتراجع الى اللاوعي. إلا أنه يجب أن تبرز وتتحد الركيزة الاساسية مع ركيزة جانبية واحدة على الاقل لتكون شخصية متزنة .
الفصل الثالث يشرح التطبيق تاعماي لنظرية يونغ، المظهر الثنائي لعلم النفس اليونغي. فهو طريق للشفاءووسيلة للخلاص أو الإنقاذ. ويتميز بالقدرة على شفاء آلام الانسان الجسدية وتلك الناشئة من النفس.
يبحث علم النفس اليونغي ليس في السبب فقط ولا بالمحصلة النهائية كما كان علم النفس ماقبل يونغ ونظريته بل إلى أبعد من ذلك، إلى دوافع وحوافز اللاوعي المتمثله بالرموز الدالة على الاتجاه المحدد للتطور المستقبلي.ذلك لأن العقل، كذلك، يحيا من خلال أهدافه.
يشرح يونغ كيفية الوصول إلى اللاوعي بأربعة نقاط:
1. طريقة التداعيأو الترابط.. ومبدؤها إكتشاف المركبات الرئيسية من خلاال الاضطرابات في تجربة التداعي.
2.تحليل العرض، عن طريق الإيحاء المغناطيسي يحاولالمعالج أن يحث المريض على استخراج الذكريات الضمنية وبعض الاعراض الباثولوجية. وتنجح هذه الطريقة بشكل استثنائي في الحالات التي تكون الصدمة او الضرر النفسي الناتج، أو الاذى السبب الرئيس للعصاب. وهي الطريقة التي بنى عليها فرويد نظريته الصدامية المبكرة للهستيريا.
3.التحليل التذكري، وهي طريقة للتقصي والعلاج على السواء. تتضمن هذه الطريقة في تذكر يقظ أو اعادة بناء للتطور التاريخي للعصاب.. يساعد هذا الاجراء المريض في فهم العوامل الرئيسية لعصابه،ويحدث فيه تغير حاسم في موقفه على نحو واقعي. تقتضي الضرورة الا يحدد الطبيب نفسة بإلقاء الاسئلة بل بتلميحات واشارات خفية، والتفسيرات لكي يوضح الترابطات الهامة التي لا يعيها المريض.
4.تحليل اللاوعي، تبدأ هذه الطريقة عندما تستنفذ المادة الواعية، يتميز هذا الاتصال المباشر الشخصي بتشكيل قاعدة سليمة نستطيع من خلالها ان نعالج اللاوعي بشكل سليم.
يتركز بعد هذه الطرق الإهتمام على العملية النفسية الحية المتمثلة بالاحلام التي لايعتبرها الطريق الى اللاوعي فقط بل أيضاً الوظيفة التي من خلالها ينفذ اللاوعي الجزء الاكبر من فاليته التنظيمية او التعديلية. هذا لان الاحلام تعبير عن الجانب الاخر، النظير، او النسخة المطابقة للموقف الواعي.
يقول يونغ:"لا يفسر الحلم من خلال علم نفس يتخذ م الوعي قاعدة له. إنه فعل وظيفي محدد، مستقل عن الارادة والتمني، عن النيات وعن الأهداف الواعية للأنا. إنه لا إرادي كأي شيء يحدث في الطبيعة. ومن المحتمل أننا نحلم على نحو دائم؛ ولا نسمع هذا الحلم لأن وعينا يثير ضجة في حالة اليقظة. ولو استطعنا أن نحتفظ بسجل دائم، لرأينا أن العملية الكلية تتبع إتجاهاً معيناً."
بنية الاحلام:
1- المكان،الزمان،الشخصيات او ممثلو المسرحية-فالحلم اداء مسرحي كما يراه يونغ-.
2- عرض او بيان الموضوع او المشكلة. وفي هذا العرض يبسط المضمون الرئيس: اللاوعي يصوغ القضية التي سيتجاوب معها اثناء الحلم.
3-نسج الحبكة: هذا هو العمود الفقري للحلم، تفرغ حبكة الرواية في كل متماسك، وتتحرك الرواية باتجاه الذروة، التحول او الفاجعة.
4- الحل، حصيلة الحلم، نتيجته المفعمة بالمعنى والكشف عن الرسالة التعويضية.
تفترض الاحرم التي لاتكشف عن حل تطويرا مأساويا في حياة العالم،وتكون احلاما مميزة وخاصة جدا...وتختلف عن الاحلام التي لا تجد لها حلا لان الحالم لايتذكرها على نحو كامل، اولا يقيم علاقة منطقية معها.
المبادئ اللأساسية للتحليل:
-المرء الخاضع للتحليل يصف وضعه الواعي بكلمات.
-أحلان وتخيلات الخاضع للتحليل تزود المعالج النفسي بصورة تكميلية مستقاة من اللاوعي.
-العلاقة القائمة بين الخاضع للتحليل والمعالج النفسي تضيف جانباً موضوعياً الى الجانبين الذاتيين الاخرين.
-التوسع بكل ذلك لإتمام صورة الوضع النفسي الذي يتغاير عادة وبحدة مع نقطة استشراف الشخصية المبنية على الأنا، الامر الذي يؤدي الى جميع انواع ردود الافعال الفكرية والعاطفية.
التفرد وأطواره المختلفة ، الظل،الانيموس والانيما،المبدأ الروحي في الرجل والمادي في المرأة(الرجل هو روح تموت-تصبح مادة-، والمرأة هي المادة المشبعة بالروح. وهكذا، تشكل الروح العامل الممد الاساسي في الرجل، وتشكل المادة العامل الممد الأساسي في المرأة <الرجل المسن الحكيم و الأم العظمى>).
الذات: تحقيق المعنى للحياة.
.علم النفس التحليلي والدين
النضج:" تعد عملية تشييد وإنشاء الكلية الشخصية مهمة الحياة بكاملها، ويبدو أنها تهيئة للموت بل ما تحتويه الكلمة من عمق."

تقع مسؤولية بناء حضارة المستقبل، أكثر من أي وقت مضى، على عاتق الفرد.

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[alexander burrus · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm more interested in reading C. G. Jung's books after reading this title. Has a lot of information about dreams and religion and the unconscious meaning they contain.

[lcjfrc · Rating 5 out of 5]

a shallow introduction, but possibly the most coherent one

[Socrate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Psihologia lui C.G. Jung se structurează într-o parte teoretică, ale cărei semente principale pot fi denumite foarte general astfel: 1. structura psihicului, 2. legile proceselor psihice şi 3. într-o parte practică ce-i urmează, aplicarea teoriei, de exemplu ca metodă de terapie în sensul mai îngust al cuvântului.
Dacă vrem să ajungem la o înţelegere corectă a teoriei jungiene, atunci trebuie în primul rând să ne punem în poziţia lui Jung şi să recunoaştem, împreună cu el, realitatea deplină a tot ce este psihic. Această poziţie este, oricât de ciudat ar suna, relativ nouă. Căci psihicul nu era privit, până acum câteva zeci de ani, ca autodeterminat şi supus propriilor legi, ci era considerat şi explicat ca derivând din factori religioşi, filosofici sau ştiinţifici, aşa încât adevărata sa natură nici nu putea
fi cunoscută corect.
Pentru Jung, factorul psihic nu este mai puţin real decât factorul fizic şi, chiar dacă nu este palpabil, totuşi poate fi experimentat şi observat pe deplin şi inechivoc în nemijlocirea lui. Este o lume în sine, guvernată de legi, structurată şi înzestrată cu propriile mijloace de exprimare. Tot ceea ce ştim despre lume, ca şi toată ştiinţa despre propria noastră fiinţă ajung la noi numai prin mijlocirea psihicului. Căci „psihicul nu face excepţie de la regula după care esenţa universului poate fi constatată doar în măsura în care o permite organismul nostru psihic“. Rezultă de aici că psihologia modernă, empirică aparţine ştiinţelor naturii, în privinţa obiectului ei natural şi a metodei ei, în
schimb, în ceea ce priveşte modul ei de explicare, ţine de ştiinţele spiritului. „Psihologia noastră îl are în vedere atât pe omul natural, cât şi pe cel cultural; ca urmare, ea trebuie să ţină seama în explicaţiile ei de ambele puncte de vedere, de cel biologic, ca şi de cel spiritual. Ca psihologie medicală, ea nu poate decât să ia în considerare omul în totalitatea lui“, spune Jung. Ea „cercetează cauzele diminuării patogene a adaptării şi merge pe urmele întortocheate ale gândirii şi simţirii
nevrotice, pentru a cerceta calea care duce de la alienare din nou la viaţă. Din acest motiv psihologia noastră este o ştiinţă practică. Noi nu cercetăm de dragul cercetării, ci cu intenţia directă de a ajuta. Am putea tot atât de bine spune că ştiinţa este un produs secundar al psihologiei noastre, nu şi principala ei intenţie, ceea ce reprezintă iarăşi o mare deosebire faţă de ceea ce se înţelege prin ştiinţă «academică».“

[Dražen Nikolić · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book serves as a quick summary and introduction to the works of Carl Gustav Jung, the founder of analytical psychology.
The first part of the book covers the essence and structure of the psyche (Jung's substantial terms as individual unconscious, collective unconscious, persona and archetypes are introduced, as well as the functions of the conscience on which the famous Myers-Briggs personality test is based). This part was concise, satisfyingly thorough and appropriate for every reader.
Second part covers libido and difference between progression and regression - also interesting and useful.
Now, I had the biggest issue with the last part of the book - the one which covers the interpretation of dreams, types of neurosis, process of individuation, shadow of self (Animus and Anima) and symbolism in general.
With a bit of stretch I could fathom the interpretation of dreams, but the part of our shadow self, which is for men shown as repressed female side (Anima), and for women vice versa (Animus) - was really outdated, and something that the current feminist/liberal/LGBT collective school and state of mind would definitely frown upon :) The separation is just too rigid and supposes the distinct difference between genders, which is to-day usually seen from a perspective of a spectrum. Therefore, the entire part (which is rather long and thorough I might add) was really irrelevant and outdated. Also, the symbolism which finds root in Jung's penchant for alchemy, and with which Jung tried to encompass the experiences of humans around the planet, just seems stretched out and too religious-like and spiritual for a purported science-based approach.
All in all, I think the book deserves 4 stars if I were to rate the appropriate introduction to Jung's work, but the latter part of the book really weighed down on me and I almost quit reading the book altogether, therefore I had to go with 3 stars.

[Sagar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually did not read this book, but a similar one which I couldn't find in here. It was called The Two Centers of the Psyche by Pritmann McGeehe. It was actually a five hours long lecture and I wanted to pay tribute to that and add some of the things I learnt from that here in this section...for myself to remember.

self and Self are the two major parts of our being. The small 's' is commonly named as ego that gets its energy for the outside and assigns life energy to itself. It tries it all might to protect its identity and does that quite effectively. So much so that we consider our ego as out complete being. The big 'S' is the greater self that is the unconscious energy that is greater than us and dwells in the mystical realm, living in the 'corrupted' realm of spirituality.

McGeehe is religious, unlike any religious person I know or have read. He is absolutely humble and humorous. My favourite two 'h'. He sees his religion as a method for mysticism and not as a systemic method to 'become' like Jesus.

[Mouzzam Mukadam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good overview of his work.

What I took from it:

- Types of consciousness
- Dream interpretation
- What is Individuation
- Anima Animus
- Soul image

"Every man carries his Eve in himself"

"Identification would mean that one lived out his bestial impulses without restraint, running away, that one has repressed. What is demanded here, however, is something quite different, namely to make them conscious and recognize their reality, whereupon they automatically lose their dangerousness - "for flight from the unconscious would render the goal of the procedure illusory. One must stay with it and the process begun by self observation must be lived through in all its developments and joined onto consciousness with as much understanding as possible."

~ I think the above statement clarifies what letting go or dis identification from thoughts mean, especially those that bother us the most. Don't react or fall for your primal instinctual actions or you would end up identifying with something that is not your true nature and be ever lost.

[Ruben Mes · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this clear, sharp and soulful delivery of Jung's ideas and reflections.

I credit Jacobi as an excellent transmittor and credit Jung for his brilliance and erudtion.

This book has been the best so far in my studies on analytical psychology and I'm sure to refer back to it moving forward.

I loved how this book felt loving and whole to me. It felt like guidance on the path to becoming more whole, while at the same time shining a clear light on what otherwise could be hard-to-grasp concepts.

I found the chapter progression excellent and I loved/appeciated the scholarly, empirical/scientific statements that "more cannot be said about it" (unless experienced or moving into the esoteric).

This book is a great read in English, as opposed to what I hear from my classmates, who struggle through it in Dutch.

[Marcel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Geen boek om even tussendoor te lezen. Best wel ingewikkelde stof om echt goed te doorgronden en zal ik vast nog een paar keer teruglezen voor nodig hebben. Wat ik er bijzonder aan vind is dat ruim 50 jaar geleden iemand al bezig was met thema's die we nu pas serieus beginnen te nemen. Vooral de spirituele wereld vind hier denk ik veel aansluiting. Grappig hoe spiritualiteit door velen als de tegenpool van wetenschap neerzet. Hier laat Jung zien dat deze twee eigenlijk prima in elkaars verlengde liggen.

[Elisa Origine · Rating 5 out of 5]

4 stelle e mezzo. Ottima lettura che consiglierei a chi ha bisogno di avere una carrellata generale e completa del pensiero di Jung; il libro è scritto da Jolande Jacobi che fu una sua stretta collaboratrice. Lo stesso Jung incoraggiò e approvò quest'opera.
La pecca è che alcuni argomenti rimangono comunque fumosi e inafferrabili: in certi punti ho l'impressione che l'autrice si sia limitata a fare una sorta di copia-incolla dell'originale senza cogliere bene il senso di alcuni concetti.

[Sami · Rating 3 out of 5]

Translation is too long to be saved
هذه مقدمة ونظرة عامة عن C.G. نظريات يونغ النفسية. إنه كتاب قصير ، يتكون من 152 صفحة فقط من النص ، ويغطي جاكوبي المفاهيم الأساسية لـ Jung. على الرغم من أنني درست أفكار Jung لفترة وجيزة في الكلية ، فقد مر وقت طويل وتذكرت ما يكفي لإرباك نفسي.

كتاب ممتاز ومقروء عن علم النفس التحليلي لكارل يونغ ، مع مقدمة من كارل غوستاف يونغ. لقد وجدت أنها مفيدة للغاية وغنية بالمعلومات. أنا أوصي به ، خاصة إذا كنت جديدًا على أفكار ومفاهيم Jung المعقدة.

[Siael Carvalho · Rating 5 out of 5]

O livro também não é difícil de entender, mas exige uma atenção especial e tempo de qualidade para compreender os aspectos mais detalhados da teoria, como animus e anima, as funções e subconsciente. A explicação é detalhada e bastante específica. Vale muito a pena ser estudado e obter a versão impressa para marcar os pontos mais importantes. É muito bom, de verdade.

[Zach Ferguson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, albeit dated introduction to the Jung’s theories and practical applications of said theories. Jacobi’s writing style can be bland at times, however the profundity of Jung’s thought along with extremely helpful illustrations of key concepts makes the book rather accessible and a bit of a fun read.

[Jakub Brudny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Świetny przekrój twórczości Junga. Niektóre z jego teorii bardzo mnie zaskoczyły, o innych wiele już słyszałem ale całość układa się w interesującą podróż przez mroki światów wewnętrznych (i zewnętrznych) człowieka. Warto przeczytać

[Ramona Cantaragiu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good overview of Jung's main ideas, one that would allow you to see if you should read more about it. However, a tad bit too complex for a lay person completely unfamiliar with Jung's work or with psychology in general.

[Karlie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hard to follow in some areas but a very comprehensive catalogue of Jung's work.

[Sam Moreton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily the best summary of Jung's work I've found so far.

[Lora Temelkova · Rating 4 out of 5]

Включва основни теми от психологията на Юнг, разказани и добре структурирани от една от неговите последователки. Силно препоръчвам за ентусиасти с интерес в тази парадигма

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

A concise but comprehensive introduction (or edification) on the fundamentals of Jung’s Analytical Psychology. Dense yet rich.