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Man and His Symbols

Man and His Symbols

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  • Author：C.G. Jung
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Summary

The landmark text about the inner workings of the unconscious mind--from the symbolism that unlocks the meaning of our dreams to their effect on our waking lives and artistic impulses--featuring more than a hundred updated images that break down Carl G。 Jung's revolutionary ideas

"What emerges with great clarity from the book is that Jung has done immense service both to psychology as a science and to our general understanding of man in society。"--The Guardian

"Our psyche is part of nature， and its enigma is limitless。"

Since our inception， humanity has looked to dreams for guidance。 But what are they？ How can we understand them？ And how can we use them to shape our lives？

There is perhaps no one more equipped to answer these questions than the legendary psychologist Carl G。 Jung。 It is in his life's work that the unconscious mind comes to be understood as an expansive， rich world that is just as vital and true as the conscious mind， and it is in our dreams--those integral expressions of our deepest selves--that the unconscious communicates itself to us。

Man and His Symbols offers us invaluable insight into the symbols we dream that demand understanding， into how they affect our lives， and into why we seek meaning in them at all。 It is a seminal text， written explicitly for the general reader， full of fascinating case studies and examples pulled from a variety of surprising sources， that proves to be--decades after its conception--a relevatory， absorbing， and relevant experience。

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Reviews

Maria Clara ，

comecei esse livro querendo entender mais coisas e me aprofundar em coisas que via na terapia。 fui cavando cada vez maia fundo no buraco e não me arrependo nem um pouco。 excelente livro do Jung pra quem está começando

Ali ，

بالنسبة إلى كارل يونغ، الأصل في إدراك الإنسان هو اللاوعي وليس الوعي。 حيث أن قيمة الشعور الرئيسية في كونها شمعة تنير ظلمات اللاشعور。 من هذا المنطلق يفسر يونغ العلاقة التكاملية بين الوعي واللاوعي، ويفسر كيف يتغذا كل منهما على الآخر！ويرى أيضاً أن الـ （أنا） تحتل منطقة وسطى بين الشعور واللاشعور وتمثل جسراً تفاعلياً بينهما。يعتبر الإنسان ورموزه الكتاب الأخير ليونغ، حيث كتب الفصل الأول فيه أما باقي الفصول فكتبها النخبة من طلبته تحت إشرافهيرتكز الكتاب على فكرة أن العقل الباطن ليس مجرد موطن مظلم لأفكارنا بالنسبة إلى كارل يونغ، الأصل في إدراك الإنسان هو اللاوعي وليس الوعي。 حيث أن قيمة الشعور الرئيسية في كونها شمعة تنير ظلمات اللاشعور。 من هذا المنطلق يفسر يونغ العلاقة التكاملية بين الوعي واللاوعي، ويفسر كيف يتغذا كل منهما على الآخر！ويرى أيضاً أن الـ （أنا） تحتل منطقة وسطى بين الشعور واللاشعور وتمثل جسراً تفاعلياً بينهما。يعتبر الإنسان ورموزه الكتاب الأخير ليونغ، حيث كتب الفصل الأول فيه أما باقي الفصول فكتبها النخبة من طلبته تحت إشرافهيرتكز الكتاب على فكرة أن العقل الباطن ليس مجرد موطن مظلم لأفكارنا المكبوتة، إنما هو المسئول الأول عن سلوك الفرد وتصرفاته ورغباته، وأنه يملي علينا ما يريد عن طريق عدد لا يحصى من الرموز التي يخرجها من كهوفه المظلمة。كتاب عظيم يستحق 5 نجوم بجدارة 。。。more

Angel Thipahar ，

Very interesting and makes you think deeper about the intersections of philosophy， psychology， and the natural sciences。

Curtis ，

This book is about the unconscious， dreams， symbols。 This book hit me hard because it basically is totally devoid of the reality of everyday life。 I’ll read more jung。 This book has changed my entire view on life。 I look at life in a much more spiritual sense。 Ahhhhh I don’t know where I am lol

Rilka Li ，

It is a huge weight off my chest to have finally finished this book， you wouldn't believe how many times I fell asleep while reading it （dozens）。 This is not to knock Jung's ideas， which are obviously powerful， or his writing， which is beautiful， but 80% of the book is actually written by his 'associates' and those parts were often a real slog！！ There are some breathtakingly racist moments: do not ask me to revisit what the 'Chinese' and the 'Negro' figures represent in the example dream analyse It is a huge weight off my chest to have finally finished this book， you wouldn't believe how many times I fell asleep while reading it （dozens）。 This is not to knock Jung's ideas， which are obviously powerful， or his writing， which is beautiful， but 80% of the book is actually written by his 'associates' and those parts were often a real slog！！ There are some breathtakingly racist moments: do not ask me to revisit what the 'Chinese' and the 'Negro' figures represent in the example dream analyses。。。 these and other instances of the case studies being dated and quite provincial made it difficult to appreciate what I still believe is the universal relevance of Jungian thinking。 I guess it's ironic that I'm saying these inquiries into timeless archetypes could benefit from a more contemporary lens？？ But on the other hand archetypes appear in different forms throughout history and there's something lost when the author must explain that， like， to the Swiss man， South America （or Paris （lol）） is the dark， sensual， primitive， uninhibited place。I also think that in his introductory essay Jung is more delicate about the difficulty of drawing conclusions in dream analysis， whereas his acolytes confidently would write stuff like "the buxom prostitute / hunchbacked little girl / train in this dream was obviously a symbol of XYZ"。 This was less engaging and convincing in my experience than if they'd slowed down and worked through the myriad possibilities in interpreting a dream sequence。In summary: could not in good conscience recommend this to a friend， but there's still some brilliant content about the unconscious and collective myth and duality and synchronicity and the self， and I'm still very interested in all of it， so maybe I will try a more uhh millenial-friendly book on Jung in the future。 。。。more

Jayden Fassett ，

Good stuff。Only read the parts by Jung himself

Michael Crosby ，

I listened on audible in order to let the book soak， and I leeched what my mind could。 I recommend this approach， since I can't imagine the potential to get lost in the Jungian weeds。 My takeaways were the following: 1。 mythic structures appear across cultures， and it's worth getting to know them。 This lets us gain distance and thus clarity about their effect on our motivation and perception （the beloved effect of meta-awareness）。 2。 My dreams are worth exploring。 Since reading I have kept a dre I listened on audible in order to let the book soak， and I leeched what my mind could。 I recommend this approach， since I can't imagine the potential to get lost in the Jungian weeds。 My takeaways were the following: 1。 mythic structures appear across cultures， and it's worth getting to know them。 This lets us gain distance and thus clarity about their effect on our motivation and perception （the beloved effect of meta-awareness）。 2。 My dreams are worth exploring。 Since reading I have kept a dream journal， and have become more aware of the archetypes directing my life。 One example: I've had recurring dreams of "free-soloing thousands of feet in the air，" and always wake up accutely aware of certain risks I am consciously taking in this season of life。 3。 As a therapist， it clicked in my head， the difference between trauma and the "right of passage" ceremony。 In the right of passage， the initiate is wounded， but after the wounding comes an empowerment。 In trauma， the initiate is left helpless to initiate change over their circumstance。 For the initiate of a right of passage， they get a taste of the most potent "death and rebirth myth，" and the traumatized are left with a damaged sense of their self-efficacy。 As a therapist， this has opened my eyes to the potency of experiencing genuine helplessness， and has reinvigorated my passion for developing my therapeutic finesse for finding the right approach to develop self-efficacy in the client。 Further up and further in！ Great intro to Jung， and didn't leave me as shaken as the final chapter of "modern man in search of a soul。" Next Jung in the line up will be to dive deeper into the "Red Book。" The excerpts I've read have reverberated my mind to the memories of mystical experiences， like my first time seeing "non-conceptually，" or any moment where my sense of self was no longer the frame for the moment （what the non-dualists call the "dissolving of the subject/object split"）。Stay tuned :） 。。。more

Anwaarm ，

Incredible book， highly recommended for anyone interested in dreams， art， or the position of perspective in our reality。 Jung understood life on a deeper level than most it seems。

Mephistopheles ，

Very good collections of essays， though some are better than others。 Jung's introductory essay was fabulous， as was Marie Louise Von Franz's （of course！）。 Some of the others were also quite solid。 I found the essay at the end about Henry's analysis a little too pat。 His analysis seemed to go too well， and did not explain how Jungian analysis would work in a more difficult case。 With Henry's， him being 25 and just needing to be pushed a little， it was difficult to see if it really was the analysi Very good collections of essays， though some are better than others。 Jung's introductory essay was fabulous， as was Marie Louise Von Franz's （of course！）。 Some of the others were also quite solid。 I found the essay at the end about Henry's analysis a little too pat。 His analysis seemed to go too well， and did not explain how Jungian analysis would work in a more difficult case。 With Henry's， him being 25 and just needing to be pushed a little， it was difficult to see if it really was the analysis or being pushed into the natural flow of life that was the crucial thing， and it seemed way too easy and quick。 Anyway， worth reading。 。。。more

naia ，

he may sound a little bit crazy but everything he said kinda makes sense。 if you like to learn about subconscious mind and how it connected with past experience， this book will help you

Ellen ，

Every chapter has a different author- this means some chapters are great and others less so。 I’m considering writing style， density， approachability and subtopic covered。 But there are a few that are really compelling。 So an average star rating for the whole thing。

Patrick Massey ，

I'm not huge on psychoanalysis， but this was pretty interesting。 It made more sense to me than Freud ever did。 I'm not huge on psychoanalysis， but this was pretty interesting。 It made more sense to me than Freud ever did。 。。。more

Jocelyn ，

Despite being back for a second round decades later with my Jungian Buddhist Favorite Therapist Ever， I had never actually directly read any Jung and I thought I should correct that。

Андрей ，

I feel stimulated to work further on the investigation and assimilation of the unconscious。 Therefore， the purpose of this introductory book is fulfilled。

Juan Lozada ，

I enjoyed this， but let's aknowledge it runs on axioms， and on the bland fabric of interpretation vs。 fact， or correlations vs。 causation。 I recommend reading it if understanding Jung irks you， as well as I recommend keeping a safe distance from taking what's in here by the word。 I enjoyed this， but let's aknowledge it runs on axioms， and on the bland fabric of interpretation vs。 fact， or correlations vs。 causation。 I recommend reading it if understanding Jung irks you， as well as I recommend keeping a safe distance from taking what's in here by the word。 。。。more

bruno ，

difícil escrever sobre esse livro， eu fiquei travado nele por uns 3 meses。 o primeiro capítulo escrito pelo próprio Jung é absolutamente genial， todas as ideias de coletividade na relação civilização e inconsciente me fascinaram muito （cheguei a tirar várias fotos de trechos que me encantaram pra deixar na galeria e retornar de tempos em tempos）。 o capítulo da Jaffé também foi right up my alley， ela fala sobre tudo o que eu gostaria de ler e todos os pontos levantados por ela me trouxeram algum difícil escrever sobre esse livro， eu fiquei travado nele por uns 3 meses。 o primeiro capítulo escrito pelo próprio Jung é absolutamente genial， todas as ideias de coletividade na relação civilização e inconsciente me fascinaram muito （cheguei a tirar várias fotos de trechos que me encantaram pra deixar na galeria e retornar de tempos em tempos）。 o capítulo da Jaffé também foi right up my alley， ela fala sobre tudo o que eu gostaria de ler e todos os pontos levantados por ela me trouxeram algum pensamento criativo。 não consegui me ligar muito aos trechos sobre mito do herói， anima e animus e cia。， e menos ainda aos relatos e significações de casos individuais， em alguns momentos achei até tosco， além de sentir uma pitada de homofobia no capítulo do Jacobi。 no geral， acho que do começo ao fim é um grande estudo， com altos e baixos， mas que em todos os momentos exige toda a concentração do leitor。 e， por isso， terminei um pouco cansado。 。。。more

Shafiqah Othman ，

"Man and His Symbols" is a book written by the famous Swiss psychologist Carl Jung。 It was the last undertaking of Jung， who passed away in 1961， and it represents his final thoughts and insights on the nature of human psychology and the workings of the unconscious mind。 It truly makes me emotional whenever I recall Jung's hesitancy to pursue it， but was urged to do so by his own unconscious through a dream。 Which brings us to core of the book: dreams。To Jung， the unconscious mind is the source "Man and His Symbols" is a book written by the famous Swiss psychologist Carl Jung。 It was the last undertaking of Jung， who passed away in 1961， and it represents his final thoughts and insights on the nature of human psychology and the workings of the unconscious mind。 It truly makes me emotional whenever I recall Jung's hesitancy to pursue it， but was urged to do so by his own unconscious through a dream。 Which brings us to core of the book: dreams。To Jung， the unconscious mind is the source of our dreams。 Jung believed that the unconscious mind is constantly active， even when we are asleep， and that it communicates with us through our dreams。 He believed that our dreams reflect the unconscious mind's attempts to express and process the thoughts， feelings， and experiences that are not accessible to our conscious awareness。Jung also believed that our dreams have a symbolic and metaphorical nature and that by understanding and interpreting these symbols and archetypes， we can gain insight into our unconscious desires， fears， and motivations。 These symbols and archetypes are not just random or arbitrary， but rather they reflect fundamental aspects of the human psyche。Through understanding our dreams， we can become more self-aware and better able to navigate the challenges of life。 He believed that many of the psychological problems and conflicts that we experience stem from our inability to understand and integrate the symbols and archetypes of the unconscious mind。"Man And His Symbols" is written in a clear and engaging style that is suitable for both lay readers and professionals。 Numerous examples and images are included as well to help clarify ideas， making the book both informative and entertaining。 The book also covers a wide range of topics， from the psychology of religion and art to the role of dreams and the nature of the unconscious mind。 There are also many insights from a variety of fields， including anthropology， literature， and philosophy， providing a rich and multidimensional view of human psychology。I find myself coming back to this book time and time again and I recommend it to everyone I know。 While it may not be for everyone， those who are interested in psychology， spirituality， or the human experience will find much to ponder and appreciate in this book。 。。。more

Sean Burke ，

Perhaps my personal favorite book I've ever read。 My views really align with Jungs。This book was written by a number of contributors who were tasked with distilling the wisdom and teachings of Carl Jung right before his death。 It was a book written to present the main theses of Jung's life's work in a format that was accesible to laymen。 Perhaps my personal favorite book I've ever read。 My views really align with Jungs。This book was written by a number of contributors who were tasked with distilling the wisdom and teachings of Carl Jung right before his death。 It was a book written to present the main theses of Jung's life's work in a format that was accesible to laymen。 。。。more

Sandman ，

Some minds are wells， others oceans。

Maximilian Gustafsson ，

Challenging concepts compared to other philosophical or psychological works。 Very well structured and for once a useful preface to the books nature and contents。

کافه ادبیات ，

خلاصه خوانی آبان ۱۴۰۱

Zach ，

Fascinating - I'm left ruminating long after reading。 Fascinating - I'm left ruminating long after reading。 。。。more

Andy Mchugh ，

If you consider this book for when it was written， that cultural and social space was much different than it is today， it’s certainly a fine book。 Read with a contemporary eye and This is a sexist， elitist， and profoundly bigoted word salad。 There’s structural misogyny and then there is this regrettable book。 I don’t want to burn it， but maybe forget it in a library。

Rivan Akhsa ，

Symbolism is an inseparable concept in human life。 "A symbol is an object of the known world hinting at something unknown。" this description of symbol is justified through the lenses of abstract art， dreams， and myth。 In this book， Jung and his colleagues attempt to interpret the meaning of symbolism in many aspects of life and examine the meaning of something （what did it happen for？） rather than the cause of something （why something happened？） by incorporating the dream analysis method， psycho Symbolism is an inseparable concept in human life。 "A symbol is an object of the known world hinting at something unknown。" this description of symbol is justified through the lenses of abstract art， dreams， and myth。 In this book， Jung and his colleagues attempt to interpret the meaning of symbolism in many aspects of life and examine the meaning of something （what did it happen for？） rather than the cause of something （why something happened？） by incorporating the dream analysis method， psychological approach， psychoanalysis， and pseudo-sciences。However， the lack of empirical evidence and scientific justification gives me mixed feelings about this book。 On the one hand， the pseudo-science and half-mythological approach create an aura of ambiguity in Jung's approaches。 On the other hand， the birth of new scientific concepts often stems from pseudo-science。 There is absolutely no doubt that this book is an exciting read， I enjoyed this book， and although there are certain repetitive chapters， surely some groundbreaking ideas exist， such as the Initiation of man， the anima-animus relationship， extraversion-introversion dilemma， and symbolism in art。You gonna like this book if you are into psychoanalysis and pseudo-science。 The book is great， but not my cup of tea in certain parts。 。。。more

Fuad Karimli ，

This was quite an interesting insight into Jung's ideas。 The book consisted of five parts written by various authors and edited by Jung himself。 I only enjoyed the first part， which was written by Jung。 The rest of the book seemed to delve deep into Jung's ideas and it was too detailed for the layman like me。 Jung had some amazing ideas which will make you look differently at your dreams and the unconscious， and he passes on his message very clearly in the book。 However， the rest of the book see This was quite an interesting insight into Jung's ideas。 The book consisted of five parts written by various authors and edited by Jung himself。 I only enjoyed the first part， which was written by Jung。 The rest of the book seemed to delve deep into Jung's ideas and it was too detailed for the layman like me。 Jung had some amazing ideas which will make you look differently at your dreams and the unconscious， and he passes on his message very clearly in the book。 However， the rest of the book seemed extremely tedious at times and went into so much depth about Jung's theories that it made me wonder if this book was really written for the ordinary reader。 All in all， I really enjoyed the way Jung had written the first part of the book （considering the difficulty of his other works） but I cannot say the same for the rest。 。。。more

Minh Nguyen ，

Một đề tài hấp dẫn。Nhưng văn phong khô khan， đọc không hề thu hút。

Citizin。Brain ，

The best introduction to Jung's theory。 The best introduction to Jung's theory。 。。。more

Peachy Keen ，

The introduction （written by Jung） is fascinating and not too difficult a read。 If the book were only that， it would be 5 stars。 I'm quite skeptical of his hypothesis about the collective unconscious， but it is interesting。 He essentially thinks the experiences and mythologies of prehistoric humans is somehow manifest in modern human beings。 This is not a hypothesis about culture being passed down from generation to generation: he seems to think they are biologically encoded somehow。 Perhaps I m The introduction （written by Jung） is fascinating and not too difficult a read。 If the book were only that， it would be 5 stars。 I'm quite skeptical of his hypothesis about the collective unconscious， but it is interesting。 He essentially thinks the experiences and mythologies of prehistoric humans is somehow manifest in modern human beings。 This is not a hypothesis about culture being passed down from generation to generation: he seems to think they are biologically encoded somehow。 Perhaps I misread him。 If his point is only that， say， Homer was influenced by early mythology we have no record of but that was plausibly passed down orally through the generations （with changes along the way）， that would make sense and I would find it plausible。 But he seems to think there's more to it than that。 But his discussion of dreams and how they communicate to us is superb， and he is quite concise about it （I'm reading another book of his now where he is a lot more longwinded and unfocused）。 That chapter by Jung is well worth reading。I attempted a couple of the other chapters written by his associates。 They don't add hardly anything to what Jung said， but they are sure pretentious and sycophantic about it。 They meander worse than Jung himself， as well。 Maybe the chapters I didn't read were better， but yowza。 （I think maybe they were his graduate students or something？ That's how these chapters read， like term papers they wrote for his class。。。） 。。。more

Mohamadjavad Taghipour ，

انسان و سمبولهایش یکی از آخرین کتاب های یونگ است که او فرصت اتمام آن را پیدا نمی‌کند و شاگردانش مباحث او را تکمیل می‌کنند。 بیشتر آنچه از یونگ به یادگار مانده مانند روانشناسی تحلیلی و کهن الگو و ناخودآگاه جمعی در این کتاب بیان شده است。 به گفته بسیاری از یونگ شناسان این کتاب یکی از بهترین کتاب‌ها برای شروع مطالعه یونگ شناسی است。

Krzysiek ，

A highly interesting introduction into all of the most basic Jungian concepts。

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