Man and His Symbols by Carl Gustav Jung Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Man and His Symbols
Book Review: Last Work
Summary: 5 Stars
This is Jung's last work before he died in 1961, and the first time he ever tried present his life's work to the layperson. If you're interested in Jung, or human symbols, this is a great start.Book Review: Mind expanding
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book about 4 years ago when I was doing a short introduction for myself into Carl Jung. This is a book that substantially affected my thinking at that time. Reading it was almost a mystical experience if that makes any sense, although I am not usually given to statements of that sort. I still vividly remember the feelings. Some might only be able to grasp it at a very basic level. However, after 40+ years I found that I had enough life experience-intelligence to immediately understand and experiencially agree with much of this information. Skim through it and then decide whether to read it or not.Book Review: Mind opening read
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fascinating book, not just in that it tries to explain the workings of the mind and what seems to be encoded symbolism within it, but also that it was written at a time when the new quantum physics was breaching into the public domain. It was interesting to read some of the authors trying integrate this into their model of the mind.
The work is somewhat dated (published in 1964) in that none of the latest findings in neurobiochemistry and structural neurology are discussed. I found the chapter on symbolism in the visual arts by Jaffe stretched its arguments a bit too thin for my liking, but was captivated by Jacobi's chapter which describes an analysis.
This is a very good primer to Jung and a worthwile read.
Book Review: More Holistic than Freud
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm not a major student of psychonalysis or Jungian psychology but my review may be helpful for the beginner. I liked man and his symbols because it is probably the best introduction to jung. I liked it because it was so readable. I tried to read Jung's other books but (and i don't know why) they were NOT as readable. I think that this book is designed for beginners. Jung fills in a lot of gaps that I couldn't understand about people in general. Jung is also willing to go beyond what Freudian psychology would. Freud explains all neurosis as a sexual frustration. Jung takes a broader approach.
It's readable and enlightening.
Book Review: My First Jung!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am enjoying this book so far and I know that it will continue to hold a five star rating. It has been very helpful in explaining how to interpret dreams through symbols. I am currently taking a course in Sacraments and we are interpreting our dreams in order to understand the meaning of symbols. This is preparing us for an in depth study of the 7 Sacraments. I will add more once I am finished with the book.