In the view of Jungian psychology, we are living today through a crucial transition: a period of reaction against cultural and religious forms that have become rigid and cut off from the creative wellspring of the collective unconscious. The hidden significance of this "psychic emergency" is that it spurs the development of human consciousness on toward a spiritual rebirth. In this book—the fourth and final volume in a series of collected essays—the eminent Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz uses her vast knowledge of myths, fairy tales, dreams, and visions to show how the collective psyche itself has pointed to ways of resolving the modern predicament. She discusses Mercurius, the darkly paradoxical figure from medieval alchemy; the visions of the Swiss mystic Niklaus von Flue; the "unknown visitor" motif in fairy tales; the Cosmic Man as image of the goal of human development; and many archetypal dreams of contemporary people. All of these can be seen as expressions of a collective urge in the West to reintegrate nature and the body, matter and spirit—and, ultimately, to help us find our way, individually and collectively, to a renewed unity of being and culture.
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Von Franz worked closely with Carl Jung from 1930 to his death in 1961, assisting and supporting in his life work, particularly in the exploration of alchemy, dreams, and fairy tales. In dozens of books and articles, she has elaborated and amplified her mentor's groundbreaking discoveries. She has a remarkable gift for interpreting and demystifying the difficult symbolism of religious visions, ancient myths, and fairy tales of the common folk. This volume of essays continues to plumb the depths of archetypal realities on such topics as Merlin, the Antichrist, the Goddess, the Black Madonna, and the Age of Aquarius. Whether explaining the psychic complexities of gender or racial conflict, or the survival value of our connection to other animals, von Franz is perhaps unsurpassed as the archetypal Jungian. For all public and academic collections.?Terry McMaster, Onondaga Cty. Mental Health Svcs., Syracuse, N.Y.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German
Original Language: German
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Throw away your Caroline Myss books and rely on this one. This book is consistent with the theory of archetypes as presented by Carl Jung. This is a responsible work concerning the workings of the human psyche and a true representation of the nature of archetypes. The concepts are challenging but the knowledge gained is worth the effort.
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