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The Feminine in Fairy Tales
A Jungian psychologist explores what we can learn about women—and men—from the feminine archetypes, symbols, and themes found in fairy tales
In this engaging commentary, the distinguished analyst and author Marie-Louise von Franz shows how the Feminine reveals itself in fairy tales of German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Eskimo origin, including familiar stories such as Sleeping Beauty , Snow White and Rose Red, and Rumpelstiltskin . Some tales, she points out, offer insights into the psychology of women—while others reflect the problems and characteristics of the anima, the inner femininity of men.
Drawing upon her extensive knowledge of Jungian psychology, Dr. von Franz discusses the archetypes and symbolic themes that appear in fairy tales as well as dreams and fantasies, draws practical advice from the tales, and demonstrates its application in case studies from her analytical practice.
In this engaging commentary, the distinguished analyst and author Marie-Louise von Franz shows how the Feminine reveals itself in fairy tales of German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Eskimo origin, including familiar stories such as Sleeping Beauty , Snow White and Rose Red, and Rumpelstiltskin . Some tales, she points out, offer insights into the psychology of women—while others reflect the problems and characteristics of the anima, the inner femininity of men.
Drawing upon her extensive knowledge of Jungian psychology, Dr. von Franz discusses the archetypes and symbolic themes that appear in fairy tales as well as dreams and fantasies, draws practical advice from the tales, and demonstrates its application in case studies from her analytical practice.
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First published January 1, 1972
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About the author
Marie-Louise von Franz
81 books856 followersMarie-Louise von Franz was a Swiss Jungian psychologist and scholar.
Von Franz worked with Carl Jung, whom she met in 1933 and knew until his death in 1961. Jung believed in the unity of the psychological and material worlds, i.e., they are one and the same, just different manifestations. He also believed that this concept of the unus mundus could be investigated through research on the archetypes of the natural numbers. Due to his age, he turned the problem over to von Franz. Two of her books, Number and Time and Psyche and Matter, deal with this research.
Von Franz, in 1968, was the first to publish that the mathematical structure of DNA is analogous to that of the I Ching. She cites the reference to the publication in an expanded essay "Symbols of the Unus Mundus," published in her book Psyche and Matter. In addition to her many books, Von Franz recorded a series of films in 1987 titled The Way of the Dream with her student Fraser Boa.
Von Franz founded the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. In The Way of the Dream she claims to have interpreted over 65,000 dreams. Von Franz also wrote over 20 volumes on Analytical psychology, most notably on fairy tales as they relate to Archetypal or Depth Psychology, most specifically by amplification of the themes and characters. She also wrote on subjects such as alchemy, discussed from the Jungian, psychological perspective, and active imagination, which could be described as conscious dreaming. In Man and His Symbols, von Franz described active imagination as follows: "Active imagination is a certain way of meditating imaginatively, by which one may deliberately enter into contact with the unconscious and make a conscious connection with psychic phenomena."
Von Franz worked with Carl Jung, whom she met in 1933 and knew until his death in 1961. Jung believed in the unity of the psychological and material worlds, i.e., they are one and the same, just different manifestations. He also believed that this concept of the unus mundus could be investigated through research on the archetypes of the natural numbers. Due to his age, he turned the problem over to von Franz. Two of her books, Number and Time and Psyche and Matter, deal with this research.
Von Franz, in 1968, was the first to publish that the mathematical structure of DNA is analogous to that of the I Ching. She cites the reference to the publication in an expanded essay "Symbols of the Unus Mundus," published in her book Psyche and Matter. In addition to her many books, Von Franz recorded a series of films in 1987 titled The Way of the Dream with her student Fraser Boa.
Von Franz founded the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich. In The Way of the Dream she claims to have interpreted over 65,000 dreams. Von Franz also wrote over 20 volumes on Analytical psychology, most notably on fairy tales as they relate to Archetypal or Depth Psychology, most specifically by amplification of the themes and characters. She also wrote on subjects such as alchemy, discussed from the Jungian, psychological perspective, and active imagination, which could be described as conscious dreaming. In Man and His Symbols, von Franz described active imagination as follows: "Active imagination is a certain way of meditating imaginatively, by which one may deliberately enter into contact with the unconscious and make a conscious connection with psychic phenomena."
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March 31, 2011
It touches on some of the most important (and troublesome) issues in a woman's life. I don't think any woman can go through this book without finding the answer or solution to at least one of her problems. Marie-Louise is brutally honest, she gets straight to the point, sometimes in such a cutting manner that it can hurt oversensitive natures but, once you get over that, the book reveals its wealth of wisdom and insight.
February 26, 2020
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May 11, 2008
holy shit. this book just blew my entire mind away. it is so smart and awesome that i can't figure out anything smart or awesome to say about it.
damn.
damn.
August 26, 2022
Preface
There are some books that were once informative, and while some information can transcend the time they were written in, others fall into the category of history or are destroyed by their own fallacies. In this case it was a bit of both. The author had some great insights on stories; I still could not part with some of her analogies or find an overall enjoyment in her outlook. I know I would be in trouble by the end of chapter 1. It was a hard read; bordering on gruesome. I could not bring myself to give more than one star… nor read any of her other books.
I wanted to learn more about the feminine on fairy tales. Especially from a niche psychological/ historical perspective. I’m deeply saddened it didn’t work for me.
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RATINGS:
Knowledge: 2.5 📜📜💫 A fair amount of knowledge
Complexity: 2.5 🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️💫 A good amount of complexity.
Interest: 1.5 🧚🏻♀️💫 A drop of interest
Overall star rating :1 ⭐️- Thanks, but no thanks. I hate it.
There are some books that were once informative, and while some information can transcend the time they were written in, others fall into the category of history or are destroyed by their own fallacies. In this case it was a bit of both. The author had some great insights on stories; I still could not part with some of her analogies or find an overall enjoyment in her outlook. I know I would be in trouble by the end of chapter 1. It was a hard read; bordering on gruesome. I could not bring myself to give more than one star… nor read any of her other books.
I wanted to learn more about the feminine on fairy tales. Especially from a niche psychological/ historical perspective. I’m deeply saddened it didn’t work for me.
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RATINGS:
Knowledge: 2.5 📜📜💫 A fair amount of knowledge
Complexity: 2.5 🧘🏼♀️🧘🏼♀️💫 A good amount of complexity.
Interest: 1.5 🧚🏻♀️💫 A drop of interest
Overall star rating :1 ⭐️- Thanks, but no thanks. I hate it.
February 12, 2016
Amazing amazing amazing book. Feminist psychoanalysis explains so much about the way women are socialized to act that you will never understand through feminism that focuses on the political or economic.
July 8, 2008
Another great one for you Jungian-heads. Von Franz is one of the feistiest, no-nonsense, quit-crying-in-your-soup, authors I've ever read.
February 23, 2019
Fairy Tales are for adults.
May 13, 2025
This was a fascinating read. As a man I've found the lengthy commentaries about the various forms of the archetypal feminine immensely valuable, even though I'm familiar with some of it, especially from Germanic myth and folklore.
January 31, 2021
My first venture in to the work of Von Franz. I think if you're somebody who's creatively inclined, this kind of book is for you. I find it immeasurably inspiring.
December 31, 2023
A little treasure for psychoanalysis and femininity understanding
September 8, 2018
Achei outro livro para ocupar meu coração após a autobiografia da Rita Lee <3
Contos de fadas são, em si mesmo, sua melhor explicação. Mas então para que se debruçar sobre? A autora, que trabalha intensamente com a temática, não descarta o teor autoexplicativo do conto (chegando, inclusive, a tratar de um paralelo para os sonhos), mas considera como eles representam a expressão mais pura e mais simples dos processos psíquicos do inconsciente coletivo. Assim, nesse livro, Marie Louise von Franz se debruça sobre seis contos de fadas trazendo o recorte do feminino e seus aspectos. O trabalho dispensa elogios (ou não) pois a autora interpreta de maneira muito habilidosa e artística os aspectos simbólicos encontrados em cada conto, sempre relacionando com experiências práticas e situações cotidianas. Claramente, ela não esgota o conteúdo que é apresentado. Até porque ela mesma defende uma teoria de que os contos de fadas descrevem apenas um fato psíquico, mas que, por nossa dificuldade de compreender isso, foi necessário diversas versões de um mesmo fato desconhecido. O que seria então esse fato? Difícil dizer, mas creio que é algo relacionado com o mistério que todos nós humanos compartilhamos.
Portanto, recomendo toda a obra desta mulher, pois é com tamanho rigor que ela levou a psicologia analítica para outro patamar a partir de seus estudos sobre contos de fadas.
Um livro muito gostoso de ler, apesar dos tapas na cara. Infelizmente, ele está muito inacessível, estou fazendo o possível para digitalizar a cópia que uma amiga tem, pois nem em sebos se encontra mais. O que é uma lástima, não podemos deixar uma obra dessa se perder.
Enfim, recomendo absurdamente. (!!!!!!)
Contos de fadas são, em si mesmo, sua melhor explicação. Mas então para que se debruçar sobre? A autora, que trabalha intensamente com a temática, não descarta o teor autoexplicativo do conto (chegando, inclusive, a tratar de um paralelo para os sonhos), mas considera como eles representam a expressão mais pura e mais simples dos processos psíquicos do inconsciente coletivo. Assim, nesse livro, Marie Louise von Franz se debruça sobre seis contos de fadas trazendo o recorte do feminino e seus aspectos. O trabalho dispensa elogios (ou não) pois a autora interpreta de maneira muito habilidosa e artística os aspectos simbólicos encontrados em cada conto, sempre relacionando com experiências práticas e situações cotidianas. Claramente, ela não esgota o conteúdo que é apresentado. Até porque ela mesma defende uma teoria de que os contos de fadas descrevem apenas um fato psíquico, mas que, por nossa dificuldade de compreender isso, foi necessário diversas versões de um mesmo fato desconhecido. O que seria então esse fato? Difícil dizer, mas creio que é algo relacionado com o mistério que todos nós humanos compartilhamos.
Portanto, recomendo toda a obra desta mulher, pois é com tamanho rigor que ela levou a psicologia analítica para outro patamar a partir de seus estudos sobre contos de fadas.
Um livro muito gostoso de ler, apesar dos tapas na cara. Infelizmente, ele está muito inacessível, estou fazendo o possível para digitalizar a cópia que uma amiga tem, pois nem em sebos se encontra mais. O que é uma lástima, não podemos deixar uma obra dessa se perder.
Enfim, recomendo absurdamente. (!!!!!!)
May 9, 2025
This book was soooooo interesting. I was amazed by how clearly and deeply von Franz understood and explained feminine principles, common feminine tendencies, and most importantly, the feminine psyche. The way she tied feminine psychological patterns and behavior to fairytales (some well-known and others a lil obscure) was super fascinating and enjoyable to read. Compared to other Jungian works I've read (like Man and His Symbols, which felt heavier and harder to conceptualize), von Franz was able to tackle complex archetypal ideas without the writing getting in the way of understanding them. Reading this book, I'd also find myself reflecting a lot on my own behaviors or those of other women that she brings attention to, making me think a lot deeper about how these archetypal feminine patterns can be generalized and easily applied.
Even though the focus is on the feminine, she doesn't leave men out (rip). She talks plenty about the animus/anima and masculine-feminine dynamics and how each aspect reacts to one another.
Overall, this book eats. It's insightful, reflective, and honestly just really cool to see fairytales (stories often thought of as simple or childish) be examined in a psychological lens and carry so much depth underneath. Def a good read.
Even though the focus is on the feminine, she doesn't leave men out (rip). She talks plenty about the animus/anima and masculine-feminine dynamics and how each aspect reacts to one another.
Overall, this book eats. It's insightful, reflective, and honestly just really cool to see fairytales (stories often thought of as simple or childish) be examined in a psychological lens and carry so much depth underneath. Def a good read.
April 22, 2012
"A woman who always gives advice irritates a man".....well I didn't need to read this book to be told that lol!!.....yet "Most women, since they depend so much on relationship and long for it, have great difficulty in admitting to themselves how lonely they are and in accepting that as a given situation......According to my experience it is very painful, but very important, for women to realise and accept their loneliness"........
This was the saddest sentence in the book, but must be true for many women for the author to have written it. The book examines feminine reaction to male dominated and patriarchal religious and civil systems, and aspects of feminine psychology, and concludes that the positive functioning of the feminine principle is not to become outwardly dominant, but to give the ruling principle the necessary subtlety - to attain that subtle rightness resulting in an inner subtley in understanding life.
I found this a difficult book to read in parts for several reasons (such as unfamiliarity with Jungian terms, references to pagan practices and beliefs such as shamanism, references to unfamiliar concepts about myths and gods and godesses - which are often archtypes of intincts - etc etc), but overall it was an interesting read and certainly an education into feminine psychology - and how fairy tales are often an expression of the "collective unconscious" to counteract male-dominated societies and patriarchal systems.
The book also looks at the "dark side of nature" and I found this helpful in some ways: "Resist not evil" - there is a dark side which brings about good in a cruel yet paradoxical manner.
The author often refers to some of her cases to use as examples to illustrate motifs which constantly appear in fairy tales (eg: sleep - as in "Sleeping Beauty"; or the spindle; or amputation - as in "The Girl with no Hands" etc etc)
The author also examines how women can become entrapped if they do not proceed to "individuation" - eg:
"There is a crucial time in a woman's individuation when she must liberate herself from inappropriate pity".
The author also examines the "negative father complex" where a daughters need nourishing by a father's "eros function" ("eros" in Jungian terminology means "the function of relationship") - otherwise she will become cold. Negative paternal reactions can have a devastating effect on the inner mentality of a daughter.
The author shows from fairy tales how women can find healing from negative forces in their lives by going into introversion: "a healing regression", also just waiting can be healing (reminded me of the Scripture that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made"). She points out that collective standards in society do not help women develop at times, and can be harmful.
The author refers often to the "animus" (the masculine part of the woman). The existence of this "animus" could be much debated, but assuming that it does exist, the author - from her vast experience in analysis - writes some interesting things about this mysterious part of a woman - eg:
"The animus is generally always right - but at the wrong time"
"A woman who always gives advice irritates a man. It needs veiling of the inner face of her animus"
"Drifting out of life is part of feminine pyschology (of animus - dark and light, ideas and concepts). The anima does not affect men this way" (men have an anima, but are driven by the Logos principle)
"The animus contains the element of being a mystery, something inexplicable which is the secret of both its beauty and its awkwardness"
"The spirit (animus) imprisons if one does not live enough, but redeems if it is emotionally involved"
"It is very difficult to stand loneliness without getting overwhelmed by the unconscious - and in a woman's case, the animus" (ie resulting in animus "possession" where the animus can take over a owman's personality)
The books ends with a positive fairytale about Vasilisa who "bestows subtlety" on her animus with positive results. "To give the animus subtlety....would mean finding the attitude which suits the situation, knowing instinctively what is right....knowing how to act in each individual case, and for that much subtlety and individual feeling into the situation are required. On such things the woman's animus goes off at the deep end, for there is, of course, the famous partnership between shadow and animus".
The book ends by stating that women who have a superior way of judging situations rightly have wholeness, and this is a model of femininity which is to be attained.
This was the saddest sentence in the book, but must be true for many women for the author to have written it. The book examines feminine reaction to male dominated and patriarchal religious and civil systems, and aspects of feminine psychology, and concludes that the positive functioning of the feminine principle is not to become outwardly dominant, but to give the ruling principle the necessary subtlety - to attain that subtle rightness resulting in an inner subtley in understanding life.
I found this a difficult book to read in parts for several reasons (such as unfamiliarity with Jungian terms, references to pagan practices and beliefs such as shamanism, references to unfamiliar concepts about myths and gods and godesses - which are often archtypes of intincts - etc etc), but overall it was an interesting read and certainly an education into feminine psychology - and how fairy tales are often an expression of the "collective unconscious" to counteract male-dominated societies and patriarchal systems.
The book also looks at the "dark side of nature" and I found this helpful in some ways: "Resist not evil" - there is a dark side which brings about good in a cruel yet paradoxical manner.
The author often refers to some of her cases to use as examples to illustrate motifs which constantly appear in fairy tales (eg: sleep - as in "Sleeping Beauty"; or the spindle; or amputation - as in "The Girl with no Hands" etc etc)
The author also examines how women can become entrapped if they do not proceed to "individuation" - eg:
"There is a crucial time in a woman's individuation when she must liberate herself from inappropriate pity".
The author also examines the "negative father complex" where a daughters need nourishing by a father's "eros function" ("eros" in Jungian terminology means "the function of relationship") - otherwise she will become cold. Negative paternal reactions can have a devastating effect on the inner mentality of a daughter.
The author shows from fairy tales how women can find healing from negative forces in their lives by going into introversion: "a healing regression", also just waiting can be healing (reminded me of the Scripture that we are "fearfully and wonderfully made"). She points out that collective standards in society do not help women develop at times, and can be harmful.
The author refers often to the "animus" (the masculine part of the woman). The existence of this "animus" could be much debated, but assuming that it does exist, the author - from her vast experience in analysis - writes some interesting things about this mysterious part of a woman - eg:
"The animus is generally always right - but at the wrong time"
"A woman who always gives advice irritates a man. It needs veiling of the inner face of her animus"
"Drifting out of life is part of feminine pyschology (of animus - dark and light, ideas and concepts). The anima does not affect men this way" (men have an anima, but are driven by the Logos principle)
"The animus contains the element of being a mystery, something inexplicable which is the secret of both its beauty and its awkwardness"
"The spirit (animus) imprisons if one does not live enough, but redeems if it is emotionally involved"
"It is very difficult to stand loneliness without getting overwhelmed by the unconscious - and in a woman's case, the animus" (ie resulting in animus "possession" where the animus can take over a owman's personality)
The books ends with a positive fairytale about Vasilisa who "bestows subtlety" on her animus with positive results. "To give the animus subtlety....would mean finding the attitude which suits the situation, knowing instinctively what is right....knowing how to act in each individual case, and for that much subtlety and individual feeling into the situation are required. On such things the woman's animus goes off at the deep end, for there is, of course, the famous partnership between shadow and animus".
The book ends by stating that women who have a superior way of judging situations rightly have wholeness, and this is a model of femininity which is to be attained.
June 29, 2022
Une analyse des personnages féminins issus des contes classiques par nulle autre que l'assistante de Carl Jung elle-même. Il y est question de psychologie, mais aussi de mythologie et de symboles.
Le livre et les théories qu'il contient ne sont pas récentes. On ne peut pas dire que la perspective très "essentialiste" de la théorie de Jung et ses archétypes sexuels vieillissent très bien! La représentation des genres est vraiment datée et m'a plus d'une fois fait rouler des yeux. Quelques références à l'alchimie et à la numérologie m'ont également fait décrocher par moment.
Dans l'ensemble, c'était tout de même très intéressant. J'ai apprécié la profondeur des analyses ainsi que les références aux mythes grecs. C'est bien vulgarisé, mais ce n'est pas non plus une lecture légère. C'est un texte très riche, écrit par une femme érudite qui, comme bien d'autres, n'a probablement pas reçu l'attention qu'elle méritait.
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Le livre et les théories qu'il contient ne sont pas récentes. On ne peut pas dire que la perspective très "essentialiste" de la théorie de Jung et ses archétypes sexuels vieillissent très bien! La représentation des genres est vraiment datée et m'a plus d'une fois fait rouler des yeux. Quelques références à l'alchimie et à la numérologie m'ont également fait décrocher par moment.
Dans l'ensemble, c'était tout de même très intéressant. J'ai apprécié la profondeur des analyses ainsi que les références aux mythes grecs. C'est bien vulgarisé, mais ce n'est pas non plus une lecture légère. C'est un texte très riche, écrit par une femme érudite qui, comme bien d'autres, n'a probablement pas reçu l'attention qu'elle méritait.
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May 31, 2009
I read this quite some time ago and plan to pick it up again to see if I still find it so fascinating. Some books are necessary during a particular phase of development and then no more...
January 13, 2023
Probably best read with the mantra "product of its time"
June 18, 2023
Je pense que j'ai assez lu de MLvF. Cela suffit vraiment. Après la lecture de ce livre, j'ai essayé d'entamer "Puer Aeternus" où l'on trouve une critique intéressante du "Petit prince" d'Exupéry, mais je n'ai pas pu l'achever. Après avoir lu "L'interprétation des contes de fées", je ne pense pas que la lecture d'autres livres traitant la même problématique puisse rajouter de nouveaux points à ce sujet. "La femme dans les contes de fées" s'intéresse au concept de l'Anima/Animus tel qu'il apparaît dans les contes de fées. Très chouette que l'auteure ait traité le sujet d'un point de vue double : masculin et féminin, et qu'elle ait choisi des contes mondiaux (non seulement européens) pour y lancer sa pensée analytique. Toutefois reste-t-elle prisonnière de la pensée bipolaire en ce qui concerne le sexe (les femmes sont comme ci, les hommes sont comme ça, l'animus est un complexe de l'inconscient de la femme et est toujours mâle, l'anima est un complexe de l'inconscient de l'homme et est toujours femelle, et patati, et patata). L'homosexualité pour MLvF n'est pas une maladie, mais un état limitrophe de la névrose en lien avec le complexe d'Œdipe. Ses avis traditionalistes répugnent parfois. Par ailleurs, cet ouvrage a une valeur moins concentrée que "L'interprétation des contes de fées", donc moins systématique.
July 14, 2022
The fairy tales are beautifully analyzed and as always, from von Franz, extremely insightful. I especially liked how she selected the fairy tales in order to illustrate not only male and female psychology, but also negative and positive complexes. Though Von Franz strikes me as a scholarly psychoanalyst for her knowledge and perception, I sometimes find her voice to be too subjective in a harsh and pessimistic manner, which seems to me to be unprofessional. For example, her aggressive opinion on hypersensitive people could be hurtful for a hypersensitive person reading the book. Moreover, calling the the stepmother and sisters "bitches" is inappropriate for a literary analysis as such; it really disturbed the rhythm of the book for me. Her pessimism makes me feel that this is not a book for someone who is struggling with mental health issues as her opinions can make one hopeless and feel like that there is nothing that they can do to help themselves. Similar to when the Baba Yaga said that too much knowledge can make one old, some of von Franz's personal opinions were draining for me. This is a recurring issue that I have with her books, and I wish that she could have framed her negative opinions in a more objective manner, minimizing her frustration and anger on some topics.
November 12, 2023
Amazing book. If you are familiar with Jungian psychology, you are in for a treat. MLVF packs the book full wisdom and insights, mostly about the female psyche and the animus. If Jung went over your head just read MLVF, and you get practical understanding of many of the Jungian concepts. She is a wizard when it comes to having high understanding and being able to explain things simply (or should I say, in the spirits of her book, a witch?).
Some say this book is a product of its times, but I like to think more of it as a description of the upcoming future as MLFV lays down the important tasks for women to take in order to individuate. I find it really important, because the heros journey is usually well documented, but a heroines has been less discussed. Women need to read this book, and I think the society would benefit much if men would read it as well. Understanding femininity, in its positive and especially negative aspects, is a task our western (Christian) civilization needs to undertake. Femininity is the future nourishment of our culture, and needs to be fully expressed.
Some say this book is a product of its times, but I like to think more of it as a description of the upcoming future as MLFV lays down the important tasks for women to take in order to individuate. I find it really important, because the heros journey is usually well documented, but a heroines has been less discussed. Women need to read this book, and I think the society would benefit much if men would read it as well. Understanding femininity, in its positive and especially negative aspects, is a task our western (Christian) civilization needs to undertake. Femininity is the future nourishment of our culture, and needs to be fully expressed.
December 12, 2023
I approached this book first with some concern that I might not have a deep knowledge of fairy tales that much, but I was happy to see that the book is written for readers even without prior knowledge. Von Franz's analysis is brilliant, both from the Jungian point of view and from her way of interpreting symbols in an original way and meanings that bypass the obvious and reach impressive depths.
December 13, 2023
A very interesting topic approached perfectly. Lots of fun to read and a great way to better understand both human nature and fairytales. In some parts the writer is a bit outdated but this book was written in the 1970s. She also seems to have trouble separating her own spiritual beliefs from her work. This doesn’t effect that overall quality of the book though. It’s a very fun read
May 20, 2018
Essential read. I read and reread this book of wisdom.
April 3, 2020
A must-read 😊 it will just make retching the fairy tales you read and the dream you make.
February 7, 2022
A real page turner! Endless insights and food for thought.
May 22, 2023
It's interesting enough but all I'm going to say is that you can tell this was written in 1972 lol
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August 6, 2023Para tudo o que seja da Marie-Louise von Franz, penso que facilita e torna mais leve a leitura se tivermos conhecimentos prévios acerca da teoria da psicologia Jungiana.
March 13, 2024
Very interesting the balance between conscious and unconscious in a woman's nature
March 29, 2024
Jungian psychology should come with trigger warnings.
January 18, 2025
pretty good actually much more spiritual than i expected i really resonated with a lot of it
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