Psychotherapy

by VON FRANZ, MARIE-LOUISE

• ISBN13: 9781570626210
• ISBN10: 1570626219
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

In twelve essays-eight of which appear here in English for the first time-the internationally known analyst Marie-Louise von Franz explores important aspects of psychotherapy from a Jungian perspective. She draws on her many years of practical experience in psychotherapy, her intimate knowledge of Jung's methods and theories, and her wide-ranging interests in fields such as mythology, alchemy, science, and religion to illumine these varied topics: Projection Transference Dream interpretation Self-realization Group psychology Personality types Active imagination The therapeutic use of hallucinogenic drugs The choice of psychotherapy as a profession The role of religious experience in psychological healing

Author Biography

Marie-Louise von Franz (1915–1998) was the foremost student of C. G. Jung, with whom she worked closely from 1934 until his death in 1961. A founder of the C. G. Jung Institute of Zurich, she published widely on subjects including alchemy, dreams, fairy tales, personality types, and psychotherapy.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Sources	p. ix
Self-Realization in the Individual Therapy of C. G. Jung	p. 1
The Inferior Function	p. 16
Active Imagination in the Psychology of C. G. Jung	p. 146
On Active Imagination	p. 163
The Religious Dimension of Analysis	p. 177
The Religious or Magical Attitude toward the Unconscious	p. 202
Some Aspects of the Transference	p. 238
Projection	p. 256
Profession and Vocation	p. 267
On Group Psychology	p. 283
Drugs in the View of C. G. Jung	p. 297
The Religious Background of the Puer Aeternus Problem	p. 306
Index	p. 325
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