Teach Yourself Jung

by Snowden, Ruth

• ISBN13: 9780071472760
• ISBN10: 0071472762
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-11
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Learn about one of the 20th century's greatest mindsWhen Carl Jung broke off from his mentor, Sigmund Freud, he began a new school of psychology, one that remains immensely popular today. Starting with his background and upbringing,Teach Yourself Jungleads you through the mind of Jung, teaching you about his exploration of mythology, dreams, visions, and fantasies. A clear and concise overview, this book is ideal for students, teachers, and anyone who wants to gain an understanding of their place in the universe.

Author Biography

Ruth Snowden is an experienced freelance writer specailizing in esoteric psychology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Jung's life and career	1	(11)
Jung's family background	2	(3)
a brief outline of Jung's career	5	(3)
Jung's private life and personality	8	(3)
summary	11	(1)
Jung's early life	12	(17)
boyhood	13	(4)
education	17	(4)
scientific thinking at the turn of the last century	21	(1)
Jung's interest in spiritualism	22	(1)
Burgholzli	23	(2)
Jung and Freud	25	(3)
summary	28	(1)
Jung's inner world	29	(17)
Jung's midlife crisis	30	(1)
the importance of mythology	31	(3)
creative play	34	(1)
dreams, visions and fantasies	35	(1)
discovering archetypes	36	(4)
mandalas	40	(2)
the tower at Bollingen	42	(2)
summary	44	(2)
exploring the psyche	46	(18)
the structure of the psyche	47	(2)
the personal unconscious	49	(2)
the collective unconscious	51	(4)
the ego and the Self	55	(1)
the shadow and projection	56	(3)
the persona	59	(1)
anima and animus	60	(3)
summary	63	(1)
the journey of the psyche	64	(17)
the journey of the psyche	65	(2)
archetypal stages of development	67	(3)
individuation and the Self	70	(4)
sex and gender	74	(2)
rites of passage	76	(1)
midlife crisis	77	(1)
ageing	78	(2)
summary	80	(1)
dreams and symbols	81	(11)
the importance of dreams	82	(2)
symbols	84	(2)
the origins of dreams	86	(1)
archetypes in dreams	87	(1)
analysing dreams	88	(2)
Jung's house dream	90	(1)
summary	91	(1)
the personality and relationships	92	(15)
the psychology of consciousness	93	(2)
introversion and extroversion	95	(1)
the four functions	96	(3)
the eight psychological types	99	(4)
what determines the psychological type	103	(1)
forming relationships	104	(2)
summary	106	(1)
the esoteric and the paranormal	107	(12)
Gnosticism	108	(1)
alchemy	109	(3)
the l-Ching	112	(1)
synchronicity	113	(2)
astrology	115	(2)
as above so below	117	(1)
summary	118	(1)
religion and spirituality	119	(12)
Jung's spiritual attitude	120	(1)
the problem of evil	121	(2)
the story of Job	123	(1)
the journey towards the Self	124	(2)
Hinduism	126	(1)
Buddhism	127	(1)
changes in Christian thinking	128	(2)
summary	130	(1)
Jung the visionary	131	(14)
travels	132	(2)
Jung and psychotherapy	134	(2)
key aspects of Jungian analysis	136	(3)
criticisms of Jung	139	(2)
into the future	141	(2)
summary	143	(2)
glossary	145	(4)
taking it further	149	(10)
timeline of important events in Jung's life	150	(3)
places to visit	153	(1)
a list of Jung's most important works	154	(1)
further reading	155	(2)
useful websites	157	(2)
index	159