The Portable Jung (Viking Portable Library)

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review by: date: 2008-12-13 rating:
His discoveries were no less greater than those of Copernicus.
Before cutting your teeth on the The Portable Jung (which has been culled from Jung's twenty-volume complete works), it would be advisable for the beginner to read, first, a primer--to develop a nodding acquaintance with his anatomy of the Self, and his theories on personality types and the collective unconscious, to say nothing of complexes and even alchemy. By grounding yourself beforehand, you will get much more out of your first reading. Jung's treatise on personality types, alone, can be daunting, since it was conceived after his break with Freud, and Jung found himself not only in a personal crisis but also inundated with content from the collective unconscious. All dedicated students of Jung will eventually read his complete works. But, as Joseph Campbell says in the introduction, reading The Portable Jung from cover to cover will give you firm footing. Jung was to the psyche what Einstein was to the material universe. His discoveries were no less greater than those of Nicolaus Copernicus.

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review by: date: 2008-10-23 rating:
Reading One of the Great Minds of the 20th Century
About twenty years ago I began reading Jung and found this volume to be my most trusted of trusted companions. It was edited by the great Joseph Campbell and provides the best introduction to Jung's writings that I've come across. I always keep the volume handy, and each time I visit the various chapters I learn something new about human psychology, about the unconscious, about the shadow, about the complexities of the psyche and of human behavior itself. The volume is like a roadmap, a lonely planet guide that enables you to handle all the winds of misfortune that, without rhyme or reason, are guaranteed to hit you in life, all the grief, pain and sorrow that comprise the human experience.

-Tom Maremaa, Author of the Forthcoming novel "Metal Heads" from Kunati Books in Spring 2009

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review by: Madog date: 2008-04-29 rating:
To Much to Know
This book came exactly as described. Its a wonderful book if you like Jung and as with most stuff written about Jung its not an easy read but necessary
if you want to really understand the man and his Philosophy.

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review by: Happy Customer date: 2007-09-18 rating:
Like New - Excellent Condition
The book was in excellent condition when I received it. So far I have had only good experiences with all books ordered through Amazon. I am very impressed.


review by: Dr Elijah Chingosho date: 2006-07-18 rating:
A Classic
This is a fascinating book on Jungian thought and his psychological concepts. If you avoid being intimidated by the size of the book, and you methodically go through each page from the beginning to the end, you will grasp the extent and depth of Jung's intellect and ideas.

The word "archetype" is used by Jung to describe the concept of the strong unseen influences that result in predictable psychological states. He describes an archetype as psychic in form where instinct and conditioned behaviour can be observed in the behaviour of people. This can be observed in religious symbols, fairytales and stories.

Jung describes the existence of three layered psyche consisting of the conscious or active part of the mind, the personal unconscious, that is thinking over which we have little or no control and the collective unconscious, which he describes as animal-instinctive mental activity. The collective unconscious tells us that people are the same at the lowest, biological levels.

The book is a must read for those people who want a deeper understanding of their existence and some tools to help them explore the unknown. I recommend reading Jung's works and then compare and contrast them with that of Freud, who uses a different style. Reading these contrasting works should enable one to have a fuller appreciation of their existence.

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