Creation of Consciousness: Jung's Myth for Modern Man (Studies in Jungian Psychology) [Paperback]

Edward F. Edinger (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Inner City Books (February 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0919123139
• ISBN-13: 978-0919123137
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars philosophically limited but excellent Jungian reading, May 17, 2000

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Craig Chalquist, PhD, author of TERRAPSYCHOLO... (Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creation of Consciousness: Jung's Myth for Modern Man (Studies in Jungian Psychology) (Paperback)

Although Edinger never really understood current discoveries in epistemology, he treats the topic of consciousness and its origins from a superbly depth-psych perspective, spicing the book with priceless observations and commentary. I wish it had been a longer book--very enjoyable.

There is a remarkable section in which Edinger defends his thesis that the ego's individuative activities leave some sort of permanent deposit in the collective unconscious. He backs this up with several extremely interesting examples from various literary and religious sources. For me, this kind of thinking bridges the gap between Hillman's reduction of archetype to image (phenomenologists tend to be impatient with spiritual mysteries beyond word or image) and, the other extreme, the traditional Jungian Kantianism of regarding the archetype as some sort of untouchable realm of Platonic ideals. The deities NEED us, and it's regrettable that Edinger left us only these tantalizing hints of that.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE Best book on the relevance of Jungian thought today, December 9, 2002

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Kenneth Angel (Colonial Heights, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creation of Consciousness: Jung's Myth for Modern Man (Studies in Jungian Psychology) (Paperback)

What relevance does Jung have for mankind today?

This book slices through his dense writing, adds a modern perspective and "pulls it all togather" to give the "Big View" of what he was saying and how it applies to us today and to the future of Mankind

some prior knowledge of Jung required but truly inspiring

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this Book!, February 13, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Creation of Consciousness: Jung's Myth for Modern Man (Studies in Jungian Psychology) (Paperback)

Absolutely outstanding. Simple, straightforward vision for modern humanity. Anyone who thinks Edinger "never really understood current issues in epistemology" has not read enough Edinger. No one understood Jung like this great writer. Read on and watch your world open, if you're lucky.