Aspects of the Feminine: (From Volumes 6, 7, 9i, 9ii, 10, 17, Collected Works) (Bollingen) [Paperback]

C. G. Jung (Author), Gerhard Adler (Translator), R. F.C. Hull (Translator)

Book Description

Series: Bollingen | Publication Date: May 1, 1983

Extracted from Volumes 6, 7, 9, Parts I and II, 10 and 17. This collection offers a range of articles and extracts from Jung's writings on marriage, Eros, the mother, the maiden, and the anima/animus concept. In the absence of any single formal statement by Jung on the psychology of women, this work conveys his views on the feminine and on topics that are intrinsic or related.

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'This book is essential reading for anyone eager to grasp Jung's perception of archetypal femininity and how this finds expression in marriage, sexuality, religion and other contexts, and for an understanding of Jung's twinned concepts of anima/animus, archetypes, complexes and shadow,' - Ann Casement, Analytical Psychologist/Anthropologist; 'This work is the key to reconstructing Jung's ideas regarding a psychology of the feminine. But more than leading us to a mere rational understanding, it is a portal through which the essential role played by the anima in the spiritual transformation of personality is revealed.' - Eugene Taylor, Harvard Medical School; 'Jung was probably the most significant original thinker of the twentieth century.'; 'Next to Freud, no psychiatrist of today has advanced our insight into the nature of the psyche more than Jung has.' - Hermann Hesse --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961). Founded the analytical school of psychology and developed a radical new theory of the unconscious. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press; 1st Princeton/Bollingen Pbk. Ed edition (May 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691018456
• ISBN-13: 978-0691018454
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, an influential thinker and the founder of analytical psychology (also known as Jungian psychology). Jung's radical approach to psychology has been influential in the field of depth psychology and in counter-cultural movements across the globe. Jung is considered as the first modern psychologist to state that the human psyche is "by nature religious" and to explore it in depth. His many major works include "Analytic Psychology: Its Theory and Practice," "Man and His Symbols," "Memories, Dreams, Reflections," "The Collected Works of Carl G. Jung," and "The Red Book."

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jung on the Feminine, August 9, 2000

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Michael P. McGarry (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aspects of the Feminine: (From Volumes 6, 7, 9i, 9ii, 10, 17, Collected Works) (Bollingen) (Paperback)

This volume is a selection of writings from the Collected Works of Carl Jung (1875-1961), a selection focusing on the "feminine". In Jung's psychology, the "feminine" can mean several things, including: (1) the consciousness of real females; (2) an aspect of the Unconscious in males called the "anima"; and (3) an archetype of the creative matrix of existence in all human beings. The writings in this volume discuss principally the second and third of those. These selections are in chronological order, so one can trace the development of Jung's ideas. Several mention the interactions of "anima" and "animus" (the unconscious contrasexual elements, in men and women respectively, which play a vital role in both romance and spiritual unfolding) - indeed, that is the main subject of the earlier selection from "Relations of the Ego and Unconscious" (1928) as well as the closing selection from "Aion" (1959). The long central selection, "Psychological Aspects of the Mother Archetype", and "The Psychological Aspects of the Kore" both use mythology to illustrate what Jung saw as fundamental psychological issues for all human beings. This book would be disappointing for someone looking specifically for writings on women's issues; however, anima & animus are central ideas in Jung's conception of gender relations, and his clearest expositions of those subjects are collected here. Furthermore, this book would be of great interest to anyone looking at larger issues of how the "feminine" is conceived across cultures and across time.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book drawn from the collective works, September 12, 2006

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Patrick D. Goonan "see profile for URL" (Livermore, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aspects of the Feminine: (From Volumes 6, 7, 9i, 9ii, 10, 17, Collected Works) (Bollingen) (Paperback)

This is a relatively short book that covers the evolution of Jung's thought on such topics as the relationship between the worship of women and the soul, marriage and the contrasexual images that live inside of every man and woman.

This book also contains basic information on what is an archetype and an essay on the mother archetype and as well as the mother complex. The third section contains an essay on the psychological aspects of Kore and another on the Shadow and Syzgy.

The most useful and interesting parts of the book for me were in the first section. In particular, I got a lot out of the essay entitled, "The Love Problem of a Student" and "Anima and Animus." The Anima/Animus lecture in particular had some very useful insights that help one to understand relationship and these archetypes as a means for the Self to connect to the soul in a similar way that the persona helps a person connect outwardly.

Jung is often difficult to follow and he can meander a lot. However, this essay format makes difficult concepts more digestible. Also, they are arranged in a logical way that allows you to follow the development of Jung's thought on these topics without wading through a lot of unnecessary reading.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Feminine in Men & Women, August 9, 2000

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Michael P. McGarry (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aspects of the Feminine: (From Volumes 6, 7, 9i, 9ii, 10, 17, Collected Works) (Bollingen) (Paperback)

This volume is a selection of writings from the Collected Works of Carl Jung (1875-1961), a selection focusing on the "feminine". In Jung's psychology, the "feminine" can mean several things, including: (1) the consciousness of real females; (2) an aspect of the Unconscious in males called the "anima"; and (3) an archetype of the creative matrix of existence in all human beings. The writings in this volume discuss principally the second and third of those. These selections are in chronological order, so one can trace the development of Jung's ideas. Several mention the interactions of "anima" and "animus" (the unconscious contrasexual elements, in men and women respectively, which play a vital role in both romance and spiritual unfolding) - indeed, that is the main subject of the earlier selection from "Relations of the Ego and Unconscious" (1928) as well as the closing selection from "Aion" (1959). The long central selection, "Psychological Aspects of the Mother Archetype", and "The Psychological Aspects of the Kore" both use mythology to illustrate what Jung saw as fundamental psychological issues for all human beings. This book would be disappointing for someone looking specifically for writings on women's issues; however, anima & animus are central ideas in Jung's conception of gender relations, and his clearest expositions of those subjects are collected here. Furthermore, this book would be of great interest to anyone looking at larger issues of how the "feminine" is conceived across cultures and across time.