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5.0 out of 5 stars
Art from an artist's dreams, motivated by Carl Jung,
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This review is from: Light from the Darkness (Hardcover)
This book is published bilingually in both German and English. The art is explained and supports the work of Carl Jung and what he was finding in dreamwork. It affects people at the archetypal level and is therefore very familiar to some and disturbing for others. Peter has examples of his professional art to contrast with a tranparent style he developed to express his dreams. It was said that to expose his art was at first like tearing his skin off. There are pictures of dreams that preceded both his wife's and his own death. There are pictures that reflect the illness, and the healing of man in society. For those that are ready, it is a most valuable experience. An example: I shared it with an artist that had a similar style. It turned out the artist had a block to produce and was ill. When I returned to the exhibit to get the book back after a half hour, the artist was hugging it. The artist then got a copy of the book. Later I was informed that the two! ! psychiatrists of the artist, after seeing the book, were going to re-evaluate their position as to the validity of the established thinking of the relationship of the art, the artist, and Psychiatry. This was a validation for the artist and a new view for the Psychiatrists. The art work was flowing again and contracts were being completed. I was blessed to spend a day at a seminar, with slides, by the Jungian Analyst that studied and brought Peter B. Public. It is very real, rare, and not for the general public because of common biases. This is a book I keep an extra copy of in a safe. Currently I'm waiting for a copy for a friend that is an artist and desires it. Enjoy :- ) jhill
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Inspiration from the unconscious of a world-class Artist,
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This review is from: Light from the Darkness (Hardcover)
An initial browse through the picture plates of this book will send chills up and down your spine. If you are at all familiar with analytical psychology and the themes encountered while doing psychoanalysis, then you will feel "right at home" soaking up the symbolic meaning of Mr. Birkhäuser's images.
The book provides an introduction to the painter Peter Birkhäuser, the plates and commentaries, and a lecture by Peter Birkhäuser on `Analytical Psychology and the Problems of Art.' The text is in both English and German. The individual plates each have a commentary by Marie-Louise von Franz, one of Carl Jung's "inner circle" of friends and analysts. The commentaries do not represent the conscious thoughts of the artist, but instead try to achieve a subsequent understanding of the paintings and thus hint at possible interpretations. Even so, her intuitive grasp of dreams, symbols and fairy tales makes it a rich source of commentary and connection to the `real material' being portrayed in the images. You won't want to loan this book once you find one. Better get two copies so that you have a loaner!
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