C.G. Jung and Hermann Hesse: A Book of Two Friendships
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Miguel Serrano， a Chilean diplomat and writer who has traveled widely in India studying Yoga， had a close friendship with Jung and Hesse at the end of their lives。 This book is the outcome of his meetings and correspondence with them。 Many letters are reproduced including documents of great importance written to the author by Jung shortly before his death， explaining his ideas about the nature of the world and of his work。
Reviews
Daehee
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This is a timely diagnosis of our times as the "billionaire space race" enthralls the population in 2021。 One of the main themes of Miguel Serrano and his *Hermetic Circle* is the critique of man's technological ascent--and escape--into space， which symbolizes the ever-growing divide between the conscious and the unconscious leading to the decline of a hyper-rationalized society:> Flight， you see， is really an act of evasion， an attempt to escape from the earth。 But the earth must be accepted an This is a timely diagnosis of our times as the "billionaire space race" enthralls the population in 2021。 One of the main themes of Miguel Serrano and his *Hermetic Circle* is the critique of man's technological ascent--and escape--into space， which symbolizes the ever-growing divide between the conscious and the unconscious leading to the decline of a hyper-rationalized society:> Flight， you see， is really an act of evasion， an attempt to escape from the earth。 But the earth must be accepted and admitted， perhaps even sublimated。Narrating a series of interviews and letters， the author serves as a vessel peering into Hesse's and Jung's last days and their reflections on how to live。 He portrays Hesse as the Saint who has found peace with Nature， and Jung as the Magician stuck--by his own choice--in "the eternal highway with all its unhappiness。" The first part is on Hesse， and it is lighter in length and written in a sentinmental ode to a real-life *Master Dju-dschi*。 Hesse has reconciled his individuality with Nature， and lives his last days in respectable solitude。 The author illustrates Hesse as "an ancient child who had returned to Paradise， after a long struggle for his soul， a struggle which he had won through his constant fidelity to Nature。"On the other hand， the author's first impression of Jung is a sarcastic personality with a "certain air of absence or mystery about him。" Furthermore， he repeatedly hints at Jung's hidden side--that Jung seems "quite capable of transforming himself into a cruel and destructive being if， by chance， certain of the extremes within him happened to fuse。" The author sounds bitter， without explicitly admitting such， from his interactions with Jung。 I believe this is because Jung repeatedly shuts down the author's attempts at seeking validation for his conservative ideals。Many other reviews give low ratings to this book， not for its content but by referencing the author's Wikipedia page。 You can look that up for yourself。 I had no idea of the author's background prior to reading and completing this book， but I can see where he hints at it throughout the book。 Much of this is isolated to subtle diatribes， careful not to come off as extremist， of his revulsion against modernity:> In such a world， I would be a total alien， unable to find a single niche for myself。 But I then realized that people like Hesse and Jung had faced similar difficulties。 They had now departed and were now untouched by the mechanization of the earth， and they had achieved other world which they had earned through realizing their own beings。 I had little time left， but I knew that I myself would now have to make a similar effort so that I would never again return to this earth， but would step into another sphere。 This I had to do if I was to save myself from the leaden desert into which the world was being transformed by machines。 To escape from that horrible prison， I had to move along the same solitary path that had been followed by my older comrades， those wise men of flesh and blood who were the keepers of my dreams。Overall， this is a great book filled with primary source material on Herman Hesse and Carl Jung in their final moments。 The author explores their life's work to explore this idea of "a dialogue between the indiviual and the Universe， without destroying the idea of personality or the Ego。" Even though this book was published in 1966， the conversations still seem fresh and relevant to the struggle against an increasingly Consumerist society and a world that seems crazier by the day。 。。。more
Renato da Milano
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A valuable insight into the lives of Hesse and Jung。
Mark
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a fascinting memoir of the relationships of those named。
Ravanagh Allan
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What a colossal wank！ Neither of these three men is spiritual， yet they all claim to know everything and have all the answers！ They are learned egos and nothing more！Then there is the fact that the author is an ‘esoteric Hitlerist，’ subscribing to beliefs even the Nazis dismissed as far-fetched！
Duygu
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Kitap ismi tamamen hatalı。 Orijinal isimde "iki dostun hatıraları" yazmıyor ki bu cümle de okuyanda Jung ve Hesse arasındaki ilişkiye dair bir kitap olduğu izlenimi yaratıyor。 Halbuki kitap iki bölümden oluşuyor ve ilk bölümde yazarın Hesse ile， ikinci bölümde de Jung ile olan ilişkisi anlatılıyor。 Miguel Serrano'nun biraz kendini öne çıkarmaya çalıştığını düşündüğüm kısımları saymazsak Jung ile ilgili güzel bölümlerin olduğunu söyleyebilirim。 Ayrıca Hesse'nin basılmamış bir öyküsü de kitapta ye Kitap ismi tamamen hatalı。 Orijinal isimde "iki dostun hatıraları" yazmıyor ki bu cümle de okuyanda Jung ve Hesse arasındaki ilişkiye dair bir kitap olduğu izlenimi yaratıyor。 Halbuki kitap iki bölümden oluşuyor ve ilk bölümde yazarın Hesse ile， ikinci bölümde de Jung ile olan ilişkisi anlatılıyor。 Miguel Serrano'nun biraz kendini öne çıkarmaya çalıştığını düşündüğüm kısımları saymazsak Jung ile ilgili güzel bölümlerin olduğunu söyleyebilirim。 Ayrıca Hesse'nin basılmamış bir öyküsü de kitapta yer alıyor。 。。。more
Denis Kotnik
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Nice book， gives you insights on C。 G。 Jung's life， thoughts about S。 Freud and eastern philosophy。 Nice book， gives you insights on C。 G。 Jung's life， thoughts about S。 Freud and eastern philosophy。 。。。more
Nevra Arslanturk
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Jung ve Hesse’nin birbirlerine yazdıkları mektuplar ya da özel bir ilişki beklerken， olaydan tamamen bağımsız Miguel Serrano’nun bir şekilde ikisi ile kurmuş olduğu ilişkiyi anlatıyor。 Yazardan maalesef pek hoşlanmadım bir şekilde kendini öne çıkarmaya çalışmış ve methetmiş。 Bir şekilde okumuş oldum， birkaç enstantane var kayda değer。 Jung kısımları baya zor ilerledi。 Yayınevine de sinir oldum， başlık gerçekten başka bir şey söylüyor。 Yani。。。。
Ugur Kaya
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Kitap ile ilgili tek deste lafım yok。 Coşkun ve çağıldayan yürekleri buluşturmuş Serrano。 Dostluktan ziyade Serrano'nun değinileri üzerinden parallelliker yakalanmış iki büyük isim adına。 Tanışlar elbette ama ahbaplık kıvamında değil bu tanışlık。 Daha çok entelektüel yönden bir durum mevzubahis。 Ve mektuplarla ve ziyaretlerle bulundukları yere kement atan Serrano'nun payı var bu durumda。 Çok doyurucu ve mistik bir hava da solunuyor kitapta。 Akıcı ve elden bırakılmamacasına kendine bağlayıcı。 Jun Kitap ile ilgili tek deste lafım yok。 Coşkun ve çağıldayan yürekleri buluşturmuş Serrano。 Dostluktan ziyade Serrano'nun değinileri üzerinden parallelliker yakalanmış iki büyük isim adına。 Tanışlar elbette ama ahbaplık kıvamında değil bu tanışlık。 Daha çok entelektüel yönden bir durum mevzubahis。 Ve mektuplarla ve ziyaretlerle bulundukları yere kement atan Serrano'nun payı var bu durumda。 Çok doyurucu ve mistik bir hava da solunuyor kitapta。 Akıcı ve elden bırakılmamacasına kendine bağlayıcı。 Jung'un rüya ve bilinç üzerine yorumları ve Hesse'nin coşkun bir nehir gibi sürüp giden Hindistan sevdası。。。 Büyük ecza。。。 。。。more
Antonio Bueno
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Interesting to see the life of two great men at the end of their lives。 I always saw Hesse as one of the most enlightened writers， and reading what his last moments were like confirmed it; reading how he still made his wife feel wanted when he was old speaks of a man who knows something， who not only writes spirituality but lives it。 I always thought Jung as a bit insane and just trying to put new terms to old thoughts， this book confirms it， but he is a man who never stopped seeking， and he wro Interesting to see the life of two great men at the end of their lives。 I always saw Hesse as one of the most enlightened writers， and reading what his last moments were like confirmed it; reading how he still made his wife feel wanted when he was old speaks of a man who knows something， who not only writes spirituality but lives it。 I always thought Jung as a bit insane and just trying to put new terms to old thoughts， this book confirms it， but he is a man who never stopped seeking， and he wrote for himself， and I respect that。These two are minds that will keep on living， and Miguel Serrano manages to capture them very well on their last moments， with some very interesting reflections about their philosophy。 If you are reading this， welcome to the hermetic circle。 。。。more
خسرو دریایی
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برای منی که عاشق هسه و یونگ هستم ، فوقالعاده شیرین و جذاب بود و چقدر غبطه خوردم به نویسنده که تونسته با دو تا غول زمانه دوستی عمیق برقرار کنه 。
Cruz Cáceres
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El contenido de este texto resulta particularmente revelador por la cercanía que Serrano alcanza， en algún grado de intimidad que estas figuras como Hesse y Jung le profesan y que pueden ser recepcionadas a través de este texto。 Algunos detalles que no sabemos como solo lectores de sus libros y que sirven ampliando la interpretación。
JonJon Hock
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Great introduction to Hesse and Jung
Philippe
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I’ve been reading up on Jung’s work lately。 A recent discovery。 My infatuation with Hesse， on the other hand， dates back to my adolescent years。 Initially I thought Serrano’s book dealt with meetings between Hesse and Jung and this intrigued me greatly。 But no， Serrano had only bilateral relationships with both and treats those sequentially。 The first part of the book， devoted to his ‘friendship’ with Hesse， is hagiographic and sentimental。 There is more meat on the bone in the latter half of th I’ve been reading up on Jung’s work lately。 A recent discovery。 My infatuation with Hesse， on the other hand， dates back to my adolescent years。 Initially I thought Serrano’s book dealt with meetings between Hesse and Jung and this intrigued me greatly。 But no， Serrano had only bilateral relationships with both and treats those sequentially。 The first part of the book， devoted to his ‘friendship’ with Hesse， is hagiographic and sentimental。 There is more meat on the bone in the latter half of the book， dealing with Jung。 I was annoyed by Serrano’s exaggerated tone of deference towards his mentors。 Also his penchant for nebulous esotericism contrasted negatively with Jung’s generally very disciplined reasoning about parapsychological phenomena。 However， I must admit that Serrano’s rendering of the overall outline of Jung’s work struck me as largely in line with what I read elsewhere （and that includes Jung’s quasi-autobiography）。 So I had very mixed feelings about this book。 Until， towards the end， I casually looked up Serrano’s wikipedia bio。 I was shocked， but also laughed tears with what I read there。 What an incurable， calamitous crackpot！ 。。。more
Atalay
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Muazzam。 Hesse ve Jung'u tam olarak anlamanın anahtarı。 Muazzam。 Hesse ve Jung'u tam olarak anlamanın anahtarı。 。。。more
Hande Allen
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"Onlara ister Tanrılar， İblisler isterse de Yanılsamalar diyelim， onlar var olur ve görevlerini yaparlar ve her kuşakla birlikte yeniden doğarlar。" "Onlara ister Tanrılar， İblisler isterse de Yanılsamalar diyelim， onlar var olur ve görevlerini yaparlar ve her kuşakla birlikte yeniden doğarlar。" 。。。more
19MM91
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Sazeto delo， bogato cinjenicama iz realnih zivora Hesea i Junga， lako za citanje。 Za mene， zaljubljenika u Heseovo zivotno delo， vecina stvari o Heseovom pogledu na svet i njegovo filozofiji bila je poznata， i najvecu dodatu vrednost ove knjige crpeo sam upravo iz realnih cinjenica iz njegovog zivota （sastanci sa autorom Seranom）。 Jungom nisam nikada bio impresioniran kao Heseom， premda sam i u ovom delu nasao dosta zanimljivih stvari。Sve u svemu， jedna lepa knjizica， za preporuku svakome ko seb Sazeto delo， bogato cinjenicama iz realnih zivora Hesea i Junga， lako za citanje。 Za mene， zaljubljenika u Heseovo zivotno delo， vecina stvari o Heseovom pogledu na svet i njegovo filozofiji bila je poznata， i najvecu dodatu vrednost ove knjige crpeo sam upravo iz realnih cinjenica iz njegovog zivota （sastanci sa autorom Seranom）。 Jungom nisam nikada bio impresioniran kao Heseom， premda sam i u ovom delu nasao dosta zanimljivih stvari。Sve u svemu， jedna lepa knjizica， za preporuku svakome ko sebe smatra fanom dvojice genija iz naslova。 。。。more
Tom Baker
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This book was interesting because we see Hesse and Jung in a more intimate setting-their homes。 Serrano injected a lot of himself into the book， but the only parts worth attention were Hesse's and Jung's letters， quotes and descriptions。 I would call Serrano a bit of a spaceman。 This book was interesting because we see Hesse and Jung in a more intimate setting-their homes。 Serrano injected a lot of himself into the book， but the only parts worth attention were Hesse's and Jung's letters， quotes and descriptions。 I would call Serrano a bit of a spaceman。 。。。more
Bob Nichols
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The book draws parallels between Western thought （Hesse and Jung） and Eastern （Hindu， Buddha） religious practices。 In such thinking， Serrano finds evidence of an afterlife。The conversations with Jung reveal a deeply non-scientific， mystical （or an overly active imagination） side。 Jung had a proclivity for interpreting everyday signs in terms of grand（iose）， universal meanings and as revelations from the beyond。 The author adds to this notion by referencing signs of Jung’s post-death existence an The book draws parallels between Western thought （Hesse and Jung） and Eastern （Hindu， Buddha） religious practices。 In such thinking， Serrano finds evidence of an afterlife。The conversations with Jung reveal a deeply non-scientific， mystical （or an overly active imagination） side。 Jung had a proclivity for interpreting everyday signs in terms of grand（iose）， universal meanings and as revelations from the beyond。 The author adds to this notion by referencing signs of Jung’s post-death existence and “his great journey of transmigration into the kingdom of the shadows。” While Hesse was comfortable in the belief an afterlife， Jung was， to the author’s disappointment， less sure。 The book’s numerous references to Jung’s disciples and the author’s own sense of discipleship （visiting these “masters”） underscores the author’s point for this book: Eastern and Western thought， interpreted properly， unite “to illuminate， on behalf of man， ‘the obscurity of the Creator。’” As a byproduct of an abstract mind designed for adaptation is a fear for the worst and hope for the best。 Death is the single， most profound physical event that activates such intense fear feelings。 Mind， infused with hope and fear， is an alternate way to interpret the forces that underlie Serrano’s book。 Interestingly， the book’s cover reveals this point powerfully: it’s the image of some prehistoric creature devouring itself， in a never-ending cycle of life and death。 Serrano was a fascist activist and Nazi sympathizer and he viewed Hitler as an avatar of sorts （as cited from Wikipedia， Hitler had “reincarnated to Earth as a savior of the Aryan race and who would lead humanity out of a dark age known as the Kali Yuga”）。 There was a hint of this in Serrano’s book: He seemed to be searching for a savior and a life beyond this one。 。。。more
Lachlan
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I’m fairly disappointed with this book。 Having loved Hesse’s work in my teens and twenties， and at least interested in the audacity of Jung’s mystical-psychological theories， I anticipated this would be an excellent read。The sections on Serrano’s relationship with Hesse are illuminating and enjoyable， though Serrano’s tendency towards mystical sentimentality and self-aggrandisement quickly grows tiresome。When he begins to interact with Jung？ God help us。 Serrano is so intensely self obsessed tha I’m fairly disappointed with this book。 Having loved Hesse’s work in my teens and twenties， and at least interested in the audacity of Jung’s mystical-psychological theories， I anticipated this would be an excellent read。The sections on Serrano’s relationship with Hesse are illuminating and enjoyable， though Serrano’s tendency towards mystical sentimentality and self-aggrandisement quickly grows tiresome。When he begins to interact with Jung？ God help us。 Serrano is so intensely self obsessed that I found the reading difficult。 He is part of a magical and mythical hermetic circle， you see？ Bah。 。。。more
Muhamed
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Became interested in this book because of Jung and it delivered。 Interesting insights into the thoughts and life of C。 G。 Jung。
Lillian | lilreadsbigbooks
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I could barely finish this short book and had to flip through the final pages。 I picked it up to learn more about Hesse and Jung， but was constantly distracted by the complete egotism of the author/ narrator。 I was particularly disturbed by the blind depiction of Jung's sexism and his degrading/ essentialist visions of 'the East' （blind in that Serrano does not question these aspects of Jung's thought， but actually agrees with and celebrates them）。 Also Serrano is known for following "esoteric H I could barely finish this short book and had to flip through the final pages。 I picked it up to learn more about Hesse and Jung， but was constantly distracted by the complete egotism of the author/ narrator。 I was particularly disturbed by the blind depiction of Jung's sexism and his degrading/ essentialist visions of 'the East' （blind in that Serrano does not question these aspects of Jung's thought， but actually agrees with and celebrates them）。 Also Serrano is known for following "esoteric Hitlerism，" so that's nice。 。。。more
Timothy
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*give to jonathan
Paul Christensen
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This book is indelibly etched on my soul。 Every time I read it I learn something new about myself。 The Aureate Chain， the Hermetic Circle， where only the right guests meet， is real and I am part of it。One of Serrano’s central themes is whether the white man can accept the co-existence of light and shadow， yet without losing his individuality as the Hindu has。The answer hinted at is a projection of his soul both inward and outward， creating the Total Man， whose role is to illuminate the darkness This book is indelibly etched on my soul。 Every time I read it I learn something new about myself。 The Aureate Chain， the Hermetic Circle， where only the right guests meet， is real and I am part of it。One of Serrano’s central themes is whether the white man can accept the co-existence of light and shadow， yet without losing his individuality as the Hindu has。The answer hinted at is a projection of his soul both inward and outward， creating the Total Man， whose role is to illuminate the darkness of the creator。 I explored this idea to some degree in my book ‘The Reveries of the Dreamking。’ 。。。more
Marco Antônio Nogueira
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O livro conta os encontros de Miguel Serrano， embaixador do Chile na Índia， com Hermann Hesse e Carl Gustav Jung， transcrevendo algumas correspondências que teve com esses dois autores。
Ivana
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Sledi sopstveni put i volju do kojih si došao zahvaljujući svom iskustvu， jer je to pravi izraz tvoje individualnosti。 Pošto čovek ne može da postane svestan svoje individualnosti ako nije blisko i odgovorno povezan sa drugim ljudima， ne treba egoistički da se povlači u usamljenost kada pokušava da pronađe sebe。 Možemo da otkrijemo sami sebe ako smo duboko i bezuslovno povezani sa nekim， još bolje sa mnogima， sa osobama sa kojima možemo da se poredimo i od kojih smo u stanju da se razlikujemo。 J Sledi sopstveni put i volju do kojih si došao zahvaljujući svom iskustvu， jer je to pravi izraz tvoje individualnosti。 Pošto čovek ne može da postane svestan svoje individualnosti ako nije blisko i odgovorno povezan sa drugim ljudima， ne treba egoistički da se povlači u usamljenost kada pokušava da pronađe sebe。 Možemo da otkrijemo sami sebe ako smo duboko i bezuslovno povezani sa nekim， još bolje sa mnogima， sa osobama sa kojima možemo da se poredimo i od kojih smo u stanju da se razlikujemo。 JungReči su u stvari maska， one retko izražavaju pravo značenje， teže da ga prikriju。 Ako možete da živite u mašti， onda vam nije potrebna religija， jer pomoću mašte možete da razumete da se čovek posle smrti otelotvoruje u univerzumu。 Ponovo bih rekao da nije važno da se zna li postoji nešto izvan ovog života。 Važno je učiniti ono pravo， a ako se u tome uspe， onda će i sve drugo biti u redu。 Hese 。。。more
Danijel Brestovac
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Carl Gustav Jung je imel nad svojimi vrati napis : Vocatus adque non vocatus， Deus aredit （Poklican ali nepoklican， Bog je navzoč）。
Sophie
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It is the book of my dreams。 I've read almost all the translated work of Hermann Hesse and available works of Carl Jung。 Carl Jung has influenced my life and work on many levels。 These two are legends and each time I re-read their books I always realize something more about self。 Miguel Serrano has explored these two personalities with such truth that also explains his extent of love and respect for them and their deep influence in his life。 He put forth the person behind the names and their two It is the book of my dreams。 I've read almost all the translated work of Hermann Hesse and available works of Carl Jung。 Carl Jung has influenced my life and work on many levels。 These two are legends and each time I re-read their books I always realize something more about self。 Miguel Serrano has explored these two personalities with such truth that also explains his extent of love and respect for them and their deep influence in his life。 He put forth the person behind the names and their two spectacular work that would have never been known otherwise。The meetings and interviews have questions that answer to the queries of all those who have same love and regard for them but were not able to meet them。As a reader and a great fan of both Hermann Hesse & Carl Jung I am grateful to the author。A Must Read。。。。。 。。。more
Pollinator
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If you're a fan of Jung or Hesse， this is a must read。 Serrano （a writer） had the good fortune of befriending these two brilliant men towards the end of their lives。 The insights from both Hesse and Jung sum up their entire careers， their incredibly valuable viewpoints on lives well considered and lived。 If you're a fan of Jung or Hesse， this is a must read。 Serrano （a writer） had the good fortune of befriending these two brilliant men towards the end of their lives。 The insights from both Hesse and Jung sum up their entire careers， their incredibly valuable viewpoints on lives well considered and lived。 。。。more
J。J。 Brown
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Chilean diplomat Miguel Serrano's record of his friendships with Jung and Hesse is fascinating。 A brief book， it travels through diverse ideas in areas of psychology， philosophy and dreams。 Ideas of Jung and Hesse are compared through Serrano's sensitive lense。 Chilean diplomat Miguel Serrano's record of his friendships with Jung and Hesse is fascinating。 A brief book， it travels through diverse ideas in areas of psychology， philosophy and dreams。 Ideas of Jung and Hesse are compared through Serrano's sensitive lense。 。。。more
Andrew Wright
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