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The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga Paperback – July 1, 1999

by C. G. Jung (Author), Sonu Shamdasani (Editor)

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"Kundalini yoga presented Jung with a model of something that was almost completely lacking in Western psychology--an account of the development phases of higher consciousness.... Jung's insistence on the psychogenic and symbolic significance of such states is even more timely now than then. As R. D. Laing stated... 'It was Jung who broke the ground here, but few followed him.'"--From the introduction by Sonu Shamdasani

Jung's seminar on Kundalini yoga, presented to the Psychological Club in Zurich in 1932, has been widely regarded as a milestone in the psychological understanding of Eastern thought and of the symbolic transformations of inner experience. Kundalini yoga presented Jung with a model for the developmental phases of higher consciousness, and he interpreted its symbols in terms of the process of individuation. With sensitivity toward a new generation's interest in alternative religions and psychological exploration, Sonu Shamdasani has brought together the lectures and discussions from this seminar. In this volume, he re-creates for today's reader the fascination with which many intellectuals of prewar Europe regarded Eastern spirituality as they discovered more and more of its resources, from yoga to tantric texts. Reconstructing this seminar through new documentation, Shamdasani explains, in his introduction, why Jung thought that the comprehension of Eastern thought was essential if Western psychology was to develop. He goes on to orient today's audience toward an appreciation of some of the questions that stirred the minds of Jung and his seminar group: What is the relation between Eastern schools of liberation and Western psychotherapy? What connection is there between esoteric religious traditions and spontaneous individual experience? What light do the symbols of Kundalini yoga shed on conditions diagnosed as psychotic? Not only were these questions important to analysts in the 1930s but, as Shamdasani stresses, they continue to have psychological relevance for readers on the threshold of the twenty-first century. This volume also offers newly translated material from Jung's German language seminars, a seminar by the indologist Wilhelm Hauer presented in conjunction with that of Jung, illustrations of the cakras, and Sir John Woodroffe's classic translation of the tantric text, the Sat-cakra Nirupana.
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"The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga serves as an excellent introduction to the higher realms of consciousness.... I enthusiastically recommend this book as an introduction to realms of analytic thought generally outside the classical and mainstream views."---David Nichol, Psychoanalytic Books: A Quarterly Journal of Reviews

"In these four lectures ... Jung placed some very complex Indian concepts within the Western psychological understanding of his time, thereby helping us to grasp better both systems of thought and realization."---Betsy Halpern, Quadrant

"Shamdasani has performed a valuable service by editing these seminar notes and making them available to a wider audience. In addition to Jung's four lectures [he] provides an excellent introduction as well as informative footnotes.... This volume is a welcome addition to the Bollingen Seminar Series."---William E. Kotsch, Journal of Analytical Psychology

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Series: Jung Extracts (Book 99)
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (July 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691006768
ISBN-13: 978-0691006765
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 33 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #150,840 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #58 in Indian Eastern Philosophy
- #81 in Jungian Psychology (Books)
- #134 in Medical Psychoanalysis

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Gregory L. Ness

Outstanding Insight into Jung's Perspective on Yoga and Meditation

June 11, 2017

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An amazing piece of insight and a great companion to Jung's Red Book, The Psychology of Kundalini Yoga gives the reader a deeper perspective on Jung's journey to the east and the impact it had on his perspectives and practice. Highly recommended!

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Wow to Jung

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Jung is a real scientist.

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Kayliz

An excellent, scholarly work that underscores Jung's genius and his ...

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An excellent, scholarly work that underscores Jung's genius and his ideas, ahead of his time, serve as the original, foundational basis for understanding the integration of Western psychology with Eastern spirituality.

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Love books

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James Tyler Carpenter

Link between depth psychology and esoteric disciplines

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Liked it all. Excellent historical background in an often only marginally appreciated aspect of treatment and health

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Enlightening

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Alpine Plume

Makes it very clear

March 24, 2014

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Love this because it makes this topic very clear and easy to understand.

As usual, Jung can get heady at times but overall this is good.

Most is from his lectures but the introduction really explains the topic very well.

Highly recommend.

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Addy Saylor

Jung on ancient and modern meditation. Need Shri Mataji and Kundalini yoga

October 11, 2016

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Read this if u think u are evolved. Jung has news. We must integrate and evolve our minds.

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