This video reflects on the concept of the second personality, coined by jung. The collected works of c g jung symbols of transformation by jung, carl gustav jung. Reading the entire book is a bit of a commitment, but the introductory chapters cannot explain the entire books thesis statement. They include remarks on suggestion, two dream poems and the hypnagogic vision of the story of chiwantopel. The theme is explored using the 1979 movie being there with actor peter sellers as a. Fire symbolism is further discussed in references to the book of daniel, the bhagavad gita, and plato, as well as. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in. Symbols of transformation is one of jungs major works. Symbols of transformation the collected works of c.
Symbols of transformation hardcover january 1, 1967 by c. By discussing these unconscious forces, jung relies upon his theory of the collective unconscious and the archetypes, which he deals with more explicitly in volume 91. Originally published in 1912, it was extensively revised and expanded in the 1952 edition to incorporate jungs later mature understanding of the psyche. Jungs theories are very complex and so they progress as the book moves forward. Symbols of transformation is jungs attempt at explaining a variety of otherthansexual causes for the symbols and impulses that arise from the unconscious. In 1912, at age 37, jung published the original version of his work, which marked his divergence from the psychoanalytical school of freud. Schizophrenia summary of volume 05, of carl gustav jung book. Symbols of transformation collected works of cg jung vol. Jung, a series of books published by princeton university press in the u. Symbols of transformation lecture by angeles arrien. It is a complete revision of psychology of the unconscious 191112, carl jungs first important statement of his independent position in psychology.
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