How To Read Jung

How to Read...

by David J. Tacey

The How to Read series provides a context and an explanation that will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to the canon. These books use excerpts from the major texts to explain essential topics, such as C. G. Jung's dynamic vision of the self, pitted against an ailing Western civilization.

Genres: Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Nonfiction, Philosophy

130 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 2006

Reviews

[Hossein · Rating 5 out of 5]

بیشترین چیزی که دوست داشتم این بود که بیشتر از همه کتاب‌های مقدماتی دیگر به درمان و روان‌درمانی پرداخته بود.
ترجمه هم واقعا تمیز و دقیق بود که خواندنش را لذت‌بخش کرد.

[Vicky · Rating 5 out of 5]

How to read Jung" is a brilliant small book that introduces works and ideas of Jung to beginners. The author goes through a number of extracts from Jung's main works and concepts. This book is a stepping stone in understanding work of one of the geniuses of the 20th century.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great introduction to Carl Jung's thought. Jung's thought would be interesting for those interested in the relationship between science and spirituality, the role of myth in our lives, and alternative/supplemental perspectives on psychology/psychiatry.

[Hadiseh Tabrizi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple and understandable

[Yohanes Saputra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book which really gives on what Jung thinks and what his stance on certain things. A really dense book. I had the thought that I can read this fast because of its 100-ish pages but now it feels like I had just read a 300 pages book. So, take your time reading this.

Two things to point out real quick. I think his conception of consciousness as a curse is truly mind-opening. Jung alludes to the story of Adam and Eve where they ate the apple of knowledge as our departing from nature. We usually, in our primitive era, did things without reflections and depended on instinct. This is the time of the unconscious, the time of pre-reflection without conscious decisions and deliberations. The eating of the apple shows to us we were naked, the time we attained consciousness. And we can't go back being unconscious. The only thing we can do is go forward, to broaden our consciousness. And that is by realizing that we have two selves in us, the conscious and the unconscious. And only by this we can balance our life, to make the ego diminished in its power and use the energy of the unconscious forces to transform our life. This I think has a profit to us.

But one thing I don't like, and can't ever accept, is his idea of God as this supranatural being who not only Good but Evil also, the Gnostic God. This is blasphemous, and to all the blasphemies that had occurred, this thinking should be anathemized.

[Janie Chan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic introduction to Jung’s most significant theories and concepts of psychology. The implications and explanation of the extracts are very helpful for readers to comprehend Jung’s approach and style in a broader context. It is a read of ease without sacrificing a meaningful discourse. I do think this book serves its primary purpose already - I’m more than motivated to dive into Jung’s work.

[Mohadeseh · Rating 4 out of 5]

[برای شروع اینکه با نوع نگاه یونگ آشنا بشید
این کتاب گزینه خوبی هست.]
و ترجمه خوب سپیده حبیب به شما
کمک میکنه که متوجه معنی دقیق کلمات بشید ]
برای من یونگ خلاصه میشه تو تعریف زیر:
ترکیب ادبیات و اسطوره و عرفان و روان باهم
یعنی مطالعه آثار یونگ]

[Angelika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best understanding of GG Jung

The way Dr. Tacey "explains" Jung goes deep into the brain, at least in mine.
For beginners in Jungs work I recommend reading Dr. Taceys words first and for the experienced Jungians is a lot of new thoughts to find...

[Richard]

Found Mr Tacey explains Jung in a 'understandable' language...that people new to Jung can appreciate

[امیرمحمد حیدری · Rating 3 out of 5]

مثل همیشه، این مجلد از مجموعه‌ی چگونه... بخوانیمِ نشر نی عالی بود.

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really excellent read. I feel like I got a good grasp of Jung and his ideas through this short glimpse.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

David Tacey is a much better speaker than author.

[Anton Relin · Rating 3 out of 5]

After Zizek’s how to read lacan, I had high expectations. I found this work to be much more dry and less conversational. It almost seemed like a personal defense of Jung

[Nafise · Rating 2 out of 5]

کتاب مختصری بود و به نظر من بیشتر از این که چگونه یونگ بخوانیم خلاصه نظریات یونگ و تحلیل نویسنده بود. نثر روانی نداشت.

[Victoria · Rating 3 out of 5]

(3.5) I feel like I needed to sit and discuss with someone as I read this. I am a fan of his ideas but I had lots of thoughts and opinions while I was reading.

[CM · Rating 3 out of 5]

An accessible primer to the idea of Jung as a thinker. Jung as a psychologist is not the focus of this one but the breadth and depth of information crammed in this small book is impressive and it does help me see why his influence is still with us today.

Jung being Jung, certain ideas here may irritate a more empirical mind. "A separate truth dimension" may remind one of a recent catchphrase "alternative facts".

[Matthew Ciaramella · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't feel it. I ain't about it.