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Inner Gold: Understanding Psychological Projection [Paperback]

Robert A. Johnson , Arnie Kotler
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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Book Description

August 15, 2008
The author of bestselling psychology classics He, She, and We, brings together teachings from medieval alchemy, Jungian psychology, early Christianity, and myth to explore projection, loneliness, fundamentalism, and the spiritual dimensions of psychology.

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"The healing power of Robert's writing is palpable." -- Marion Woodman, bestselling author of books on Jungian psychology and women's studies

About the Author

Johnson is one of the great spiritual elders of our time.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 100 pages
  • Publisher: Koa Books (August 15, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0977333825
  • ISBN-13: 978-0977333820
  • Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.3 x 8.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,191 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Robert A. Johnson, a noted lecturer and Jungian analyst, is also the author of He, She, We, Inner Work, Ecstasy, Transformation, and Owning Your Own Shadow.

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It is easy to understand and has a premise that makes a lot of sense. M. Nuanez  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
Someone once asked me why I loved them so much. Just a guy in Oregon  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid information that makes you think October 22, 2008
By T. Gale
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Robert Johnson is a master at laying out the inter-workings of projection. Reader needs to have a little psychological background to fully get the message of the book -- each of us holds the answers to our most important questions in life. All we need do is look to our own behavior, thoughts and feelings - the answers lie there.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Go on read it, change your life, the light is here. August 26, 2009
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I'm a person with little knowledge of projection or Jung. How found this book is too long a story. I'llneed to cryptically tell just a bit of it though the entire story might make an entertaining book.

This small book revealed more to me on the first of many readings than any other single "book". It will lead me to more of this great man's works. It answered many questions about my life and feelings that have perplexed and baffled me for four decades. Someone once asked me why I loved them so much. The person wanted to know what it was about them in particular. I had no answer. I do now.

To quote the author..." The meaning of my life has suddenly appeared in the glow in your eyes."

The fearful empathy I had discovered in myself had found a match and fried all my circuits. What I would give to be able to transport this book back to 1969. It would have made such a difference.

Some people are very adept at taking the "gold"of others and fashioning it into positive movement. Having a guidebook on how to approach such power would have been a wondrous thing. Without it we can be blinded by the light.

I find, not to cast any merit on my humble self, that the author and I share several traits and life experiences. I too ( pages 8-9 ) once shot a small animal for sport and recoiled at what it gave me and what it took away. Like the author I never did this again. As he says I was both "proud and horrified" at the same time. A terrible combination for one who does not understand what is happening.

Like the author my father ( p. 12 ) didn't really father me. Ah, archetypes and male rites of initiation. Yes,I begin to see the power and vital importance of myth and where my life path mght have led. The book showed me that I could have been a lifelong friend of this one to whom I transferred so much gold without knowing. Yet, because I erred and wanted to mix "levels" the gold could never be returned. I forgive myself.

I hear the author saying that I was "personally unlucky". I agree with him ( p.61 ) that "The more sensitive and intelligent you are, the deeper the hole might be." ( that we find we have suddenly fallen into in midlife ). I also agree that the visionary female is vital and that ( p.59 ) "Every man has a double anima. He comes factory equipped---it is absolutely ingrained---with two visions of woman."

I agree that Western culture takes much of our humanity in the bargain we make for our cause and effect rationality. It takes more than most of us every comprehend.

This book is a starting point for me...the tip of the wedge with which I might finally open and understand why an "intuitive introvert" like myself ( the author uses that exact phrase to describe himself ) would in a moment of time long past attempt to crush and destroy his intolerable unendurable empathy as he finds himself trapped on a reef with life fulfilling perfection in sight but unreachable. The author followed his muse and I attempted to destroy mine. Reader: don't try this at home.

But, remember the wedge....this book. I do not exaggerate. Perhaps you're a rationalist, an engineer or scientist, who also has a terrible secret: That you used to write poetry but stopped cold at a young age when confronted by a very bright light you could not understand or live without and the only apparent option being to alter yourself into one who could survive the loss but was not you.

I hope this review ( and it's unposed and/or unanswered questions ) will lead at least a few to read it. It can change your life for the better. Incomprehensible as it may sound this book, among other things, will help me deal with the amazing fact that I too, much later in life, had a cat of the same name as the person with whom I left all that gold.

Perhaps I will write another poem. It's been forty years this fall since I last did. I could not extinguish the light only bury it. Perhaps this powerful little book could help you uncover your long banished muse as well?
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Looking at Projections in a Positive Way February 3, 2010
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This book is for the person who is looking for a positive understanding of projections, not for the person who is looking for pathology. It is easy to understand and has a premise that makes a lot of sense. It helped me to gain an understanding of how projections work and how they can teach you a lot about yourself and your own "inner gold". In looking at my past projections, I realized that the good qualities I was projecting on someone else were, in reality, my own inner traits. It is similar to the "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear". Too much is written about projections that deals with the negative consequences of projections and the pathology of the person doing the projecting. Excellent book.

Maggie
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing insight
Robert Johnson's books are articulate and make the complex world of Jungian psychology understandable for any reader. Read more
Published 16 days ago by pam
5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to look at things.
This was recommended by a friend I trust and I was not disappointed. With chapters like "Inner Gold, Loneliness, Love Story, and The Once and Future King" what is not to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Bruce
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I read this book and saw a lot of myself in how people come to me with a problem, borrower my gold, and then give it back to me and move on.
Published 3 months ago by Robert Francella
4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful
There are not very many dedicated treatments of projection for the lay person. This is more like a series of related essays, but there are gems of insight on every page. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Paul Bramer
3.0 out of 5 stars Look at his earlier work
This is a rehase of Robert's earlier work. I would suggest reading some of those before this book.
Not bad, just i like his orginal work better.
Published 8 months ago by Mark Chustz
1.0 out of 5 stars Not At All What I Expected
Pop Psychology lacking substance, this was a total letdown. Far from a scholarly text, I found myself tossing it aside and heading to the reference section of my local library.
Published 20 months ago by Moonwolfe
5.0 out of 5 stars Insight Plus
This book really is a wonderful work. Insightful, poetic in parts, nothing complicated. The mastery here lies in the author's ability to clearly articulate complex psychological... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Tobias Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great new presentation on projection
Robert A. Johnson's Inner Gold is a typical (for Johnson) simple presentation on this very universal psychological practice. Read more
Published on October 14, 2010 by M. Sears
5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightenment
Everyone who wants to understand himself should read the work of Robert A. Johnson, especially this book, which shows us that not only do we have trouble seeing ourselves clearly,... Read more
Published on May 11, 2010 by Krandall Kraus
4.0 out of 5 stars Inner Gold
This book is good - but mostly a retread of other new age books. What really bugs me though is paying $9.99 for a hundred page book that takes two hours to read. Read more
Published on May 10, 2010 by Robert M. Webb
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