Memories, Dreams, Reflections: An Autobiography

Memories, Dreams, Reflections: An Autobiography

by C. G. Jung (Author)

Synopsis

'I can understand myself only in the light of inner happenings. It is these that make up the singularity of my life, and with these my autobiography deals' - Carl Gustav Jung. In 1957, four years before his death, Carl Gustav Jung began writing his life story. But what began as an exercise in autobiography soon morphed into an altogether more profound undertaking. The result is an absorbing piece of self-analysis: a frank statement of faith, philosophy and principles from one of the great explorers of the human mind. Covering everything from Sigmund Freud, analytical psychology and Jungian dream interpretation to a forthright discussion of Christianity and the existence of God, these final reflections on an extraordinary life are a fitting coda to the work of Carl Gustav Jung.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Edition: 33
Publisher: Fontana Press
Published: 06 Mar 1995

ISBN 10: 0006540279
ISBN 13: 9780006540274

Media Reviews

`Jung's single-minded humility, his passion to unearth truth, is one of the loveliest impressions to emerge from this absorbing and many-sided book' The Times

`He was on a giant scale ... he was a master physician of the soul in his insights, a profound sage in his conclusions. He is also one of Western Man's great liberators' J. B. Priestley, Sunday Telegraph

`Like any true prophet or artist he extended the range of the human imagination ... to be able to share Jungian emotions is surely an almost necessary capacity of the free mind' Polly Toynbee, Observer

`A fascinating peek behind the curtain of Jung's mind, revealing a wonderland of wisdom, experience, and self-reflection' Brain Pickings

'He was more than a psychological or scientific phenomenon; he was to my mind one of the greatest religious phenomena the world has ever experienced' Laurens van der Post

'His psychological approach is deeply interesting and should stimulate many who are today more ready to trust a doctor than a clergyman, to help them to rediscover the meaning of life' Guardian

Author Bio

C. G. Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist who established the school of psychotherapy known as analytical psychology. He wrote a number of influential books, including Memories, Dreams, Reflections; Man and His Symbols; and Modern Man in Search of a Soul. Many of his works were published posthumously, and some remain unpublished to this day.