The landmark text about the inner workings of the unconscious mind—from the symbolism that unlocks the meaning of our dreams to their effect on our waking lives and artistic impulses—featuring more than a hundred updated images that break down Carl G. Jung’s revolutionary ideas“What emerges with great clarity from the book is that Jung has done immense service both to psychology as a science and to our general understanding of man in society.”—The Guardian “Our psyche is part of nature, and its enigma is limitless.” Since our inception, humanity has looked to dreams for guidance. But what are they? How can we understand them? And how can we use them to shape our lives? There is perhaps no one more equipped to answer these questions than the legendary psychologist Carl G. Jung. It is in his life’s work that the unconscious mind comes to be understood as an expansive, rich world just as vital and true a part of the mind as the conscious, and it is in our dreams—those personal, integral expressions of our deepest selves—that it communicates itself to us.A seminal text written explicitly for the general reader, Man and His Symbols is a guide to understanding our dreams and interrogating the many facets of identity—our egos and our shadows, “the dark side of our natures.” Full of fascinating case studies and examples pulled from philosophy, history, myth, fairy tales, and more, this groundbreaking work—profusely illustrated with hundreds of visual examples—offers invaluable insight into the symbols we dream that demand understanding, why we seek meaning at all, and how these very symbols affect our lives. Armed with the knowledge of the self and our shadow, we may build fuller, more receptive lives. By illuminating the means to examine our prejudices, interpret psychological meanings, break free of our influences, and recenter our individuality, Man and His Symbols proves to be—decades after its conception—a revelatory, absorbing, and relevant experience. Read more

The "Complete Works of Carl Jung" encompasses a comprehensive collection of Jung's significant writings, including "Psychological Types," which lays the foundation for his theories on personality. It features psychiatric studies that explore various aspects of mental health and the human psyche, as well as essays on analytical psychology that delve into concepts like archetypes and the collective unconscious. This collection offers invaluable insights into Jung's contributions to psychology and his influence on modern thought. It is essential for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of the human mind and the therapeutic process. Read more

How do you define “growing up”? Does it mean you achieve certain cultural benchmarks—a steady income, paying taxes, marriage, and children? Or does it mean leaving behind the expectations of others and growing into the person you were meant to be? If you find yourself in a career, place, relationship, or crisis you never foresaw and that seems at odds with your beliefs about who you are, it means your soul is calling on you to reexamine your path.With Living an Examined Life, James Hollis offers an essential guidebook for anyone at a crossroads in life Here this acclaimed author guides you through 21 areas for self-inquiry and growth—such as how to exorcise the ghosts of your past, when to choose meaning over happiness, how to construct a mature spirituality, and how to seize permission to be who you really are With his trademark eloquence and insight, Dr. Hollis offers a potent resource you’ll return to time and again to energize and inspire you on your journey to create a life of personal authority, integrity, and fulfillment. Read more

Carl Jung examines some of the most contested and crucial areas in the field of analytical psychology: dream analysis, the primitive unconscious, and the relationship between psychology and religion. Read more

An eye-opening biography of one of the most influential psychiatrists of the modern age, drawing from his lectures, conversations, and own writings."An important, firsthand document for readers who wish to understand this seminal writer and thinker." —Booklist In the spring of 1957, when he was eighty-one years old, Carl Gustav Jung undertook the telling of his life story. Memories, Dreams, Reflections is that book, composed of conversations with his colleague and friend Aniela Jaffé, as well as chapters written in his own hand, and other materials. Jung continued to work on the final stages of the manuscript until shortly before his death on June 6, 1961, making this a uniquely comprehensive reflection on a remarkable life. Fully corrected, this edition also includes Jung's VII Sermones ad Mortuos. Read more

One of the original primers on shadow work— A spiritual guide to fully understanding your psyche and unconscious mind to achieve transformative self-acceptanceIn this mind—and life—altering volume, Jungian expert and renowned author Robert A. Johnson describes how we all have shadows—the unlit, undesirable, part of our ego that is hidden deep within us that merely—and often painfully—turns up in unexpected places. As we leave these shadows dormant, we veer further away from our true selves. But when we begin to explore and embrace these shadows, we begin to find balance and finally heal the parts of ourselves we thought were broken.Johnson illuminates that by accepting and honoring the shadow within us, we can:·      Live beyond judgement and shame through healthy emotional regulation·      Strengthen our relationships and develop healthier behavioral and communication patterns·      Stop comparing ourselves to others and learn to live with authentic gratitude for what we have and who we are·      Move beyond self-sabotaging to radically improve our self-esteem and self-worthBoth radical and piercing yet compassionate and gentle, Owning Your Shadow allows us to clasp the painful parts of ourselves—our anger, jealousy, addictions, fears—and use them to discover our most authentic selves. A must-read for anyone who struggles with a lack of self-confidence, trouble setting boundaries, anxiety in relationships, doomscrolling, or simply finding the happiness they know they deserve.Indeed, the light at the end of the tunnel begins when we choose to venture into the darkness first. Read more

A portable edition of the famous Red Book text and essay.The Red Book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of C. G. Jung’s later works. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the personality. As Sara Corbett wrote in the New York Times, “The creation of one of modern history’s true visionaries, The Red Book is a singular work, outside of categorization. As an inquiry into what it means to be human, it transcends the history of psychoanalysis and underscores Jung’s place among revolutionary thinkers like Marx, Orwell and, of course, Freud.” The Red Book: A Reader’s Edition features Sonu Shamdasani’s introductory essay and the full translation of Jung’s vital work in one volume. Read more

A Masterful Author and Jungian Analyst Examines the Qualities That Bring Meaning to Our Human Journey.What is it that brings meaning to your life? Our culture tells us to seek wealth, power, prestige, or even enrollment in someone else’s idea of a worthy cause—yet where do we turn when these paths fail to fulfill our need for purpose? “When the old stories and beliefs that once defined us have played out and grown exhausted,” teaches Dr. James Hollis, “our task is to access our inner compass, the promptings of the psyche that help us find our way through the complex thickets of choice.”A Life of Meaning is Hollis’s profound exploration of the nature of meaning and how we can orient toward it or away from it with the choices we make. Hollis offers an examination of myth, literature, historical figures, and the wisdom of depth psychology that provides penetrating insight into the search for purpose. Join him to explore:• How even cherished narratives splinter and lose potency over time• Why dreams are windows into your internalized patterns and base assumptions• How to excavate and understand your earliest, most foundational beliefs• The power of fear and how it shapes unconscious reactions• Recognizing and rising to the occasion of a “summons of the soul”• How to anchor yourself during times of uncertainty and change• Why it’s important to be aware of and closely examine your shadow• How to reckon with old feelings of shame, betrayal, resentment, and regretWe all have to discover our own sense of meaning. No one else can do it for us. In A Life of Meaning, Hollis offers no easy answers or feel-good certainties—instead, he shares his most valuable questions and reflections to help you find the courage, persistence, and inspiration to navigate your own odyssey. “It’s humbling work, this process of getting our lives back,” he teaches. “Yet I submit to you that’s worth the price of the ticket, for in the journey our lives become ever more luminous.” Read more

From Robert A. Johnson, the bestselling author of Transformation, Owning Your Own Shadow, and the groundbreaking works He, She, and We, comes a practical four-step approach to using dreams and the imagination for a journey of inner transformation. In Inner Work, the renowned Jungian analyst offers a powerful and direct way to approach the inner world of the unconscious, often resulting in a central transformative experience. A repackaged classic by a major name in the field, Robert Johnson’s Inner Work enables us to find extraordinary strengths and resources in the hidden depths of our own subconscious. Read more

Carl Jung - La Sombra (El Arquetipo). Enfrentando Los Aspectos Oscuros De La PsiqueDe Jekyll y Hyde a la Unidad del Yo: Superando la Dualidad entre Oscuridad y Luz InteriorEste libro se adentra en uno de los conceptos más intrigantes de la psicología analítica: el arquetipo de la Sombra, un tema central en las obras de Carl Gustav Jung, psiquiatra y pionero del psicoanálisis junguiano. A través de sus capítulos, se examina cómo la Sombra se manifiesta en diversas áreas de la experiencia humana, proporcionando un análisis profundo y multifacético de este fenómeno psicológico.Carl Jung, una figura monumental en la historia de la psicología, introdujo teorías que han transformado nuestra comprensión de la mente humana. Su concepto de la Sombra abarca aquellos aspectos de la personalidad que son relegados al inconsciente debido a que son percibidos como incompatibles o indeseables. Jung propuso que, aunque a menudo se ve como un depósito de nuestras debilidades, la Sombra también alberga un potencial significativo para la energía psíquica y la creatividad, esencial para nuestra evolución personal.Este texto no solo se basa en las enseñanzas de Jung, sino también en las extensiones y adaptaciones de sus teorías realizadas por sus estudiantes y seguidores a lo largo de los años. A través de esta lente ampliada, el libro guía al lector en un viaje de autodescubrimiento y examina cómo la presencia de la Sombra influye en nuestra historia, literatura, relaciones interpersonales, y concepciones del éxito y el trabajo. Se discute cómo la negación y proyección de la Sombra pueden llevar a conflictos personales y colectivos, con ejemplos que van desde las interacciones diarias hasta eventos globales críticos como el Holocausto.Además de diagnosticar influencias, el libro propone métodos para integrar la Sombra de manera saludable en nuestras vidas. Utilizando herramientas como la interpretación de sueños y la expresión creativa, así como la valentía para confrontar nuestros aspectos más oscuros, se promueve un camino hacia una mayor coherencia psicológica y espiritual.Cada capítulo contribuye a una comprensión más rica del pensamiento junguiano, abordando desde las reflexiones sobre el mal en la sociedad contemporánea hasta el valor oculto en lo aparentemente trivial o despreciado. Estos análisis ofrecen una nueva perspectiva sobre nuestra relación con nosotros mismos y con el entorno, invitando a una reconsideración profunda de nuestra identidad y comportamiento.Este libro está destinado a un público diverso, incluyendo psicólogos, buscadores espirituales, y aquellos interesados en la profundidad de la condición humana. Ofrece una exploración reveladora de una parte esencial de nuestra psique que, aunque oculta, tiene un impacto decisivo en nuestro comportamiento y nuestras vidas. Al final del recorrido, se puede llegar a ver la Sombra no como un adversario, sino como un guía esencial, dispuesto a conducirnos hacia una vida más auténtica y plena, reflejando la sabiduría de Jung: "Uno no se ilumina imaginando figuras de luz, sino haciendo consciente la oscuridad". Read more

A medical psychiatrist and founding member of the Jung Foundation explores a pivotal part of analytical psychology: encountering the self through individuation   This book is about the individual’s journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Edward Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth, dreams, and art.   For contemporary men and women, Edinger believes, the encounter with the self is equivalent to the discovery of God. The result of the dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God is an experience that dramatically changes the individual’s worldview and makes possible a new and more meaningful way of life. Read more

In this, his most famous and influential work, Carl Jung made a dramatic break from the psychoanalytic tradition established by his mentor, Sigmund Freud. Rather than focusing on psychopathology and its symptoms, the Swiss psychiatrist studied dreams, mythology, and literature to define the universal patterns of the psyche.  In Psychology of the Unconscious, Jung seeks a symbolic meaning and purpose behind a given set of symptoms, placing them within the larger context of the psyche. The 1912 text examines the fantasies of a patient whose poetic and vivid mental images helped Jung redefine libido as psychic energy, arising from the unconscious and manifesting itself consciously in symbolic form. Jung's commentary on his patient's fantasies offers a complex study of symbolic psychiatry and foreshadows his development of the theory of collective unconscious and its constituents, the archetypes. The author's role in the development of analytical psychology, a therapeutic process that promotes creativity and psychological development, makes this landmark in psychoanalytic methodology required reading for students and others interested in the practice and process of psychology. Read more

A revelatory new book about dreams and dreaming from Toko-pa Turner, award-winning author of Belonging: Remembering Ourselves HomeYou don’t need an expert to decipher your dreams. Understanding the language of dreams is as natural as grasping the moral of a story or finding beauty in art. In The Dreaming Way, Toko-pa revives an ancient yet revolutionary idea to bring dreaming back to the people. To retrieve, from the psychology rooted in rationalism, our dreaming authority. Through a unique blend of animism, Sufism and Jungian Psychology, Toko-pa introduces us to the friend who lives within and around us: Wisdom.With eloquence and insight, she guides us in her dreamwork method for Courting the Dream, which reverses the idea that we should try to acquire something from our dreams and attempt instead to discover what the dream longs for. Using vivid dream examples and real-life stories, Toko-pa reminds us that we already possess the tools we need to remember, understand, and embody the wisdom of our dreams.Drawing on ancient mysticism, she shows how nature’s animating intelligence is also patterning our dreams. When we learn to follow that wisdom, we discover that it’s calling us toward a unique purpose. A purpose that, Toko-pa says, is nested within the larger intent of nature. As instructive as it is enchanting, this book contains guidance on how to:• Improve your dream recall• Understand the language of metaphor• Work with archetypes and other patterns• Engage in shadow work• Discover dream incubation• Practice active imagination• Cultivate synchronicity• Facilitate a dream group Read more

Are you ready to regain control, find your center, and navigate life's chaos with a newfound balance and resilience? Ask yourself these five questions:Why achieving balance seems elusive? Unlock the secrets to balance.What lurks in the shadows of your personality, shaping your actions without your awareness? Explore your hidden self.Feeling stuck in one aspect of your personality? Break free and foster holistic growth.Eager to discover a clear path toward integrated growth? Find your roadmap.Want practical techniques to confront and work with your shadows? Discover transformative practices for lasting change.Unleash the power within and embark on a transformative journey with "Achieve: Balanced Personality." In this groundbreaking book, delve into the mysteries of balance, navigate the hidden realms of your personality, and break free from the constraints of one-sidedness. Discover an integrated growth path that leads to a more complete version of yourself.Explore the depths of your unconscious mind as you confront the shadows within, guided by the practical techniques outlined. This book is not just about understanding; it's about taking actionable steps towards a harmonious and fulfilled life.This book takes you through the subtopics below, unraveling intriguing insights and captivating stories.Evolution of PersonalityBalanced PersonalityElements of PersonalityPersonality TypesIndividuationHidden PersonalityPersonal UnconsciousCognitive Shadow FunctionsFour Sides of the MindThe Biological Blueprint of PersonalityBalancing Love and PowerPower Or Ability to Influence?Principles of PersuasionOne-sidednessChallenges of One-sidedness for EmpathsHow can we identify our areas for personal growth?Wholeness or Integrated SelfIntegrated GrowthIntegrated Growth PathThe Car ModelThe Spiral Development of Cognitive FunctionsWhat is Shadow Work?Benefits of Shadow WorkShadow Identification StepsShadow Work MethodsBalancing Masculine and Feminine EnergiesBalancing Yin and YangBalancing Personality TraitsEight steps towards achieving a balanced personalityBalancing DualityEmpower you with strategies to maintain equilibrium, ensuring resilience in facing challenges. Get ready to unlock the secrets to a balanced personality, confront your hidden self, and embrace a path of integrated growth. This book is your guide to becoming the best version of yourself – a complete, harmonious, and resilient individual ready to navigate life with grace. Are you prepared for the transformative journey that awaits you? Read more

In this clear and readable book, the authors show that research guided by the soul is rich, passionate, and meaningful. Borrowing from their expertise as scholars and teachers, they blend philosophy and practice to describe what scholarly research undertaken from the perspective of the soul might look like and to account for the exceptional experience of psychological inquiry at its best. The third, expanded edition includes two new chapters. The new second chapter offers a basic introduction to depth psychology for thoughtful, inquisitive readers, one that follows its connections to myth, religion, and indigenous practices of healing. A new seventh chapter on deep writing explores qualities such as beauty, craft, the fluidity and precision of language, and soulful communion between author and reader. This edition also enlarges the scope of the conversation by including more expert voices, including philosophers, poets, and novelists as well as scholars of religion, anthropology, mythology, and neurobiology. Read more

The essays in this volume are geared to the recognition that the posthumous publication of The Red Book: Liber Novus by C. G. Jung in 2009 was a meaningful gift to our contemporary world. Similar to the volatile times Jung found himself in when he created this work a century ago, we today too are confronted with highly turbulent and uncertain conditions of world affairs that threaten any sense of coherent meaning, personally and collectively. The Red Book promises to become an epochal opus for the 21st century in that it offers us guidance for finding soul under postmodern conditions. This is the first volume of a three-volume series set up on a global and multicultural level and compiling essays from distinguished Jungian analysts and scholars.INTRODUCTION - Murray SteinCHAPTER 1 - “The Way of What Is to Come”: Searching for Soul under Postmodern Conditionsby Thomas ArztCHAPTER 2 - “The Way of What Is to Come”: Jung’s Vision of the Aquarian Age by Liz GreeneCHAPTER 3 - Abraxas: Jung’s Gnostic Demiurge in Liber Novus by Stephan A. HoellerCHAPTER 4 - C.G. Jung and the Prophet Puzzle by Lance S. OwensCHAPTER 5 - In a World That Has Gone Mad, Is What We Really Need …A Red Book? Plato, Goethe, Schelling, Nietzsche and Jung by Paul BishopCHAPTER 6 - Confronting Jung: The Red Book Speaks to Our Time by John HillCHAPTER 7 - On the Impact of Jung and his Red Book: A Personal Story by J. Marvin SpiegelmanCHAPTER 8 - Encountering the Spirit of the Depths and the Divine Child by Andreas SchweizerCHAPTER 9 - Imagination for Evil by Liliana Liviano WahbaCHAPTER 10 - Movements of Soul in The Red Book by Dariane PictetCHAPTER 11 - Encounters with the Animal Soul: A Voice of Hope for Our Precarious World by Nancy Swift FurlottiCHAPTER 12 - The Red Book for Dionysus: A Literary and Transdisciplinary Interpretation by Susan RowlandCHAPTER 13 - Appassionato for the Imagination by Russell A. LockhartCHAPTER 14 - “This Incandescent Matter”: Shudder, Shimmer, Stammer, Solitude by Josephine Evetts-SeckerCHAPTER 15 - “O tempora! O mores!” by Ann CasementCHAPTER 16 - Jung’s Red Book – A Compensatory Image for Our Contemporary Culture: A Hindu Perspective by Ashok BediCHAPTER 17 - Why Is The Red Book “Red”?: A Chinese Reader’s Reflections by Heyong ShenCHAPTER 18 - The Red Book and the Posthuman by John C. Woodcock Read more

Based on the psychology of Carl Jung, this illuminating new book invites coaches to extend their toolbox with deep, creative, and efficient professional methods that derive from a new perspective on coaching. In using the unconscious archetypes as a practical active psychological database for change, the Jungian coach can contribute significant modification in the coachee’s expected behavior. Jungian Coaching can be applied in evaluating the coachee, the team, and the corporation. This book translates Jungian psychology into simple comprehensive concepts. Each chapter translates theoretical concepts and rationale to thepractice of coaching. Illustrated with practical examples from the corporate world and life coaching, it offers Jungian Coaching tools and techniques. By integrating the Gestalt psychology principle of the "here and now" into Jungian concepts, the author develops a new coaching tool that enables an activation of archetypes as a useful and empowering coaching experience.A valuable introductory resource for all those involved in coaching relationships, this book can empower coachees and serve as a compass for personal growth. It will be of great interest to practicing coaches, executives, human resource managers, consultants, and psychotherapists. Read more

This book describes contemporary woman's search for wholeness in a society in which she has been defined according to masculine values. Drawing upon cultural myths and fairy tales, ancient symbols and goddesses, and the dreams of contemporary women, Murdock illustrates the need for—and the reality of—feminine values in Western culture today. Read more

A simple job turns deadly when Mary Wandwalker, novice detective, is hired to chaperone a young American, Rhiannon, to the Oxford University Summer School on the ancient Celts. Worried by a rhetoric of blood sacrifice, Mary and her operatives, Caroline, and Anna, attend a sacrifice at a sacred well. They discover that those who fail to individuate their gods become possessed by them.For the so-called Reborn Celts, who run the summer school, have been infiltrated by white supremacists. Could their immersion in myth be less a symbol for psychic wholeness and more a clue of their intent to engage in terrorist violence? Who better to penetrate their secret rites than an apparently harmless woman of a certain age?Mary agrees to spy on the Reborn Celts, then learns, to her horror, of Anna’s passionate affair with the chief suspect, Joe Griffith. With Griffith also the object of Rhiannon’s obsession, Mary realizes too late that that these 21st century Celts mean murder.The Reborn Celts draw Mary and her friends into three rites to summon their gods: at an Oxford sacred well, by the Thames on the way to London, and in Celtic London, where bloodshed will restore one of the Thames’ ‘lost rivers.’Before the fatal night of the summer solstice, Caroline and Anna race to London seeking Mary, who has been kidnapped. Will she end as the crone sacrifice? Or will the three women re-make their detecting family, so re-constituting a pattern of archetypal feminine compassion? Read more

Former Archivist Mary Wandwalker hates bringing bad news. Nevertheless, she confirms to her alma mater that their prized medieval alchemy scroll, is, in fact, a seventeenth century copy. She learns that the original vanished to colonial Connecticut with alchemist, Robert Le More. Later the genuine scroll surfaces in Los Angeles. Given that the authentic artifact is needed for her Oxford college to survive, retrieving it is essential.Mary agrees to get the real scroll back as part of a commission for her three-person Enquiry Agency. However, tragedy strikes in Los Angeles. Before Mary can legally obtain the scroll, a young man is murdered, and the treasure stolen.Murder and theft are complicated by the disappearance in the UK of a witch mysteriously connected to the scroll. While Mary’s colleague, Caroline, risks her sanity to go undercover in a dodgy mental hospital, her lover, Anna resorts to desperate measures. These, and Anna’s silence over blackmail, threaten the survival of the Agency.Mary teams up with the victim’s brother to track the killer, and the real alchemy scroll. Solving crimes on two continents will involve a rogue pharmaceutical corporation, Janet the witch, the Holywell Retreat Center near Oxford, plus the trafficked women they support, a graduate school in California, and a life-threatening mountain-consuming wildfire.Can these inexperienced detectives triumph over corrupt professors and racist attempts to rewrite history? Can they remake their fragile family? Will the extraordinary story of Robert Le More prove a source of hope for today? Read more