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Practical Jung: Nuts and Bolts of Jungian Psychotherapy
Here is the thought of Carl Gustav Jung, the great Swiss psychologist, applied to the real world of the therapist's office. Dr. Wilmer explores the Jungian approach in a deceptively light style, bringing not only his years of experience but his special wit, wisdom, and skill as an illustrator. Anyone interested in the process of psychotherapy-from beginning students to experienced practitioners, and even those in therapy themselves-will gain a new understanding and new insights, enjoying many a chuckle along the way.
Harry Wilmer's Practical Jung puts you on the couch for greater perception, occasional laughter, and in-depth self-study.
- Liz Carpenter, Former White House Executive Assistant and First Lady's Staff Director and Press Secretary;
Wilmer has outdone himself-which is not easy. There is no taint of cultism in this unique book. Best of all he demonstrates the value of subjectivity. What he is shines through-not just what he knows, though he is very scholarly. His drawings, as of yore, are out of this world-sometimes literally. I wouldn 't have thought any new books about Jung could be written, but he has hit the bullseye. The 'Nuts and Bolts' are something Henry Ford would be proud of, and his [Rules of] Thumb work is not to be sneezed at. Wilmer lets Jung speak for himself, and Wilmer speaks for himself, including Jung's effect on him.
- Joseph B. Wheelwright, M.D., Former President, International Association for Analytical Psychology, Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco
I am deeply impressed by Wilmer's enormous creativity . . . . It is certainly impressive, on the one hand, how he manages to "make Jung easy" and, on the other, how genuinely Jungian he is with his patients. I should like to declare that if there is a genuine Jungian in the U.S., it is a certain Harry Wilmer.
- C. A. Meier, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Harry Wilmer's Practical Jung puts you on the couch for greater perception, occasional laughter, and in-depth self-study.
- Liz Carpenter, Former White House Executive Assistant and First Lady's Staff Director and Press Secretary;
Wilmer has outdone himself-which is not easy. There is no taint of cultism in this unique book. Best of all he demonstrates the value of subjectivity. What he is shines through-not just what he knows, though he is very scholarly. His drawings, as of yore, are out of this world-sometimes literally. I wouldn 't have thought any new books about Jung could be written, but he has hit the bullseye. The 'Nuts and Bolts' are something Henry Ford would be proud of, and his [Rules of] Thumb work is not to be sneezed at. Wilmer lets Jung speak for himself, and Wilmer speaks for himself, including Jung's effect on him.
- Joseph B. Wheelwright, M.D., Former President, International Association for Analytical Psychology, Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco
I am deeply impressed by Wilmer's enormous creativity . . . . It is certainly impressive, on the one hand, how he manages to "make Jung easy" and, on the other, how genuinely Jungian he is with his patients. I should like to declare that if there is a genuine Jungian in the U.S., it is a certain Harry Wilmer.
- C. A. Meier, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
294 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2018
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September 1, 2020
The wisdom of Carl Jung, simply and poetically portrayed, illustrated by memorable diagrams and whimsical artwork. Dr. Wilmer rejuvenates Jung’s deepest insights: archetypes of the collective unconscious, personas, anima and animus, the temenos (sacred center), the shadow, and the stages of life. It was just what I needed to read: for my own edification as well as to explain references I have heard to Jung’s work.
I am not a psychotherapist, so there were a couple chapters that did not hold meaning for me. Unfortunately, the first chapter was one of these, and this book sat on a shelf for several months as a result. However, I did pick it up again and I am grateful that I did. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Jung’s ideas (don’t be daunted by the first chapter; it gets better).
Dr. Wilmer was quite amazing himself. He had 40 years of experience as a Jungian psychotherapist and psychiatrist when he wrote this book in 1987. He was once a Naval Officer assigned to the care of Vietnam veterans at Oak Knoll. His book about the work, "Social Psychiatry in Action," became the subject of a 1961 docudrama called "People Need People," starring Lee Marvin. Before that, during his medical internship in 1940 at a hospital in Panama, he contracted tuberculosis and was placed on bedrest for a year. He spent the time writing and illustrating a novel called Huber the Tuber: The Lives and Loves of a Tubercle Bacillus. It was his first published work. While working as a psychotherapist, he also spent many years teaching psychiatry to medical students at esteemed universities throughout the country. After he “retired,” he founded The Institute for the Humanities in Salado, Texas and orchestrated a conference on understanding evil. It included intimate testimonies of eloquent men and women on the force of evil and the discovery that exploring evil leads to revelations about goodness. It inspired a PBS documentary hosted by Bill Moyers called “Facing Evil”. Dr. Wilmer died in 2005 at age 88, leaving behind his wife of 60 years.
I am not a psychotherapist, so there were a couple chapters that did not hold meaning for me. Unfortunately, the first chapter was one of these, and this book sat on a shelf for several months as a result. However, I did pick it up again and I am grateful that I did. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Jung’s ideas (don’t be daunted by the first chapter; it gets better).
Dr. Wilmer was quite amazing himself. He had 40 years of experience as a Jungian psychotherapist and psychiatrist when he wrote this book in 1987. He was once a Naval Officer assigned to the care of Vietnam veterans at Oak Knoll. His book about the work, "Social Psychiatry in Action," became the subject of a 1961 docudrama called "People Need People," starring Lee Marvin. Before that, during his medical internship in 1940 at a hospital in Panama, he contracted tuberculosis and was placed on bedrest for a year. He spent the time writing and illustrating a novel called Huber the Tuber: The Lives and Loves of a Tubercle Bacillus. It was his first published work. While working as a psychotherapist, he also spent many years teaching psychiatry to medical students at esteemed universities throughout the country. After he “retired,” he founded The Institute for the Humanities in Salado, Texas and orchestrated a conference on understanding evil. It included intimate testimonies of eloquent men and women on the force of evil and the discovery that exploring evil leads to revelations about goodness. It inspired a PBS documentary hosted by Bill Moyers called “Facing Evil”. Dr. Wilmer died in 2005 at age 88, leaving behind his wife of 60 years.
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