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Modern Man in Search of a Soul

Modern Man in Search of a Soul

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A provocative and enlightening look at spiritual unease and its contribution to the void in modern civilization

Considered by many to be one of the most important books in the field of psychology， Modern Man in Search of a Soul is a comprehensive introduction to the thought of Carl Gustav Jung。 In this book， Jung examines some of the most contested and crucial areas in the field of analytical psychology， including dream analysis， the primitive unconscious， and the relationship between psychology and religion。 Additionally， Jung looks at the differences between his theories and those of Sigmund Freud， providing a valuable basis for anyone interested in the fundamentals of psychoanalysis。

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Audrey Lentz ，

St Jung was a vessel for channeling divine wisdom and his words are simply unreviewable。

Afifa Afreen ，

I really appreciate Carl Jung's perspective on psychoanalysis。 Reading about his view of psyche and our unconscious is way too refreshing as compared to Freudian thesis。 I also really appreciate how his principles are rooted in humanism and understanding nuances of multi-cultural diaspora。 Deducting one star because he does beat around the bush a lot。 Other than that， this book is a good introduction for those who want to understand Jungian Analytical Approach。 I really appreciate Carl Jung's perspective on psychoanalysis。 Reading about his view of psyche and our unconscious is way too refreshing as compared to Freudian thesis。 I also really appreciate how his principles are rooted in humanism and understanding nuances of multi-cultural diaspora。 Deducting one star because he does beat around the bush a lot。 Other than that， this book is a good introduction for those who want to understand Jungian Analytical Approach。 。。。more

Luke Stotmeister ，

Some interesting concepts， discussions and debates。 But there is the presence of a generation gap between the author & topics， and present day。

Hamna Nazir ，

I felt misled by the title。。。 but it was still an interesting read

Carlos Gonçalves ，

Very insighftul and intriguing so far。 I though it would be a very complicated read but thanks to Jung's clarity in his writing and speech， so far， I've been able to grasp and comfortably understand these very complex subjects。 Very insighftul and intriguing so far。 I though it would be a very complicated read but thanks to Jung's clarity in his writing and speech， so far， I've been able to grasp and comfortably understand these very complex subjects。 。。。more

Lydia ，

This book was a collection of several essays/speeches by Jung。 Some were very good， others were either over my head or not helpful to me personally。 I would like to revisit this in the future and give it another listen/read。

Sheziss ，

DNF 50%。El argumento es que todo lo que dice es cierto porque el opuesto tampoco se puede demostrar como cierto。Enreda en misticismos， aunque hay alguna parte que se puede aprovechar， no tiene mucho sentido。

Dagan Mayfield ，

Helpful book。 The final chapter on Psychotherapist or Clergy was worth the price of the book， having some of his best insights about how a modern person seeks truth。

James ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Fascinating。 It changed the way I thought about humanity and the psyche， even though I’m not sure I fully bought/grasped！ its conclusions — fittingly， Jung seems to rely on his theories resonating with psyches while supplying little in the way of total or scientific proof。 Still， I like that， while reminding us that dreams and the unconscious show us that we and the world are darker and more chaotic than we might like to think， he also suggests that this is not the sum of the psyche — it can als Fascinating。 It changed the way I thought about humanity and the psyche， even though I’m not sure I fully bought/grasped！ its conclusions — fittingly， Jung seems to rely on his theories resonating with psyches while supplying little in the way of total or scientific proof。 Still， I like that， while reminding us that dreams and the unconscious show us that we and the world are darker and more chaotic than we might like to think， he also suggests that this is not the sum of the psyche — it can also be a source of good and guidance。 Does this mean we have souls？ I don’t know， but I’m not sure it matters。 。。。more

Malaki Walters ，

What an intellectually enlightening read; Carl G。 Jung lectures about existential subjects that perplexes many ideas and convictions。 This was a good read！ I would definitely read it again。 The reason why I gave it a 4 star， instead of a 5 star is because it has unnecessary chapters and essays that don't pertain to my interests， but might be of value to another person for interests。 What an intellectually enlightening read; Carl G。 Jung lectures about existential subjects that perplexes many ideas and convictions。 This was a good read！ I would definitely read it again。 The reason why I gave it a 4 star， instead of a 5 star is because it has unnecessary chapters and essays that don't pertain to my interests， but might be of value to another person for interests。 。。。more

Sudeys ，

Since it is a collected work， it seems better to review the book part by part and hope to find a glimpse of the general conception of psychology in Jung’s mind， but since there are many parts in the book and each of them cannot be summarized， I think， in very condensed form， I just want to review few parts of the book。 In the first part， dream analysis as a practical approach is discussed。 The dream is considered an important tool to be used in psychotherapy to heal the neurotic， the one who is Since it is a collected work， it seems better to review the book part by part and hope to find a glimpse of the general conception of psychology in Jung’s mind， but since there are many parts in the book and each of them cannot be summarized， I think， in very condensed form， I just want to review few parts of the book。 In the first part， dream analysis as a practical approach is discussed。 The dream is considered an important tool to be used in psychotherapy to heal the neurotic， the one who is at war with themselves。 It would be better to know the exact causal connection between the dream as an unconscious content and the source of neurosis， but the problem is freaking hard and patients are waiting to be healed。 Then a psychotherapist consults the dream and walks in this unexplored terrain without any help of light to hope to sense the cause of the neurosis， and if it helps， then it proves itself that it plays such an important role in the neurosis and scientific explanation for the causal relation can only be hoped to be explored outside the therapy。 But how to walk in this wild terrain？ How is it even possible to understand something out of it when all is unknown？ He says we should not immediately jump into the analysis of the contents。 They need to be carried over to the conscious life， to be imagined。 Then the images and scenes need to be related to the dreamer’s life。 We need to accept we do not understand what it means。 But in the long run， a pattern in the dreams may emerge， and meaning may get clearer。 Jung says when he and the patient are stuck， he prefers to consult the dream。 Since a dream is an unknown place， we cannot hope to find an objective analysis， therefore， both the interpretation of the doctor and patient will be relevant， both will be subjective， and a theory related to the dream should not be strictly followed。 If there is no consensus about the interpretation， then it will not help at all， and the analysis of the particular dream should be abandoned。 The essential practice here is to make the conscious aware of its unconscious， somehow trying to reach an equilibrium。 This wide gap between conscious and unconscious is particularly visible in the “modern man in his time，” but it seems it is still relevant today for many of us。 There is another part where the stages of analytical psychology are discussed。 These stages are confession， explanation， education， and transformation and it involves various psychological approaches in his time such as Freud’s and Adler’s。 The one who is to be healed needs to confess since everyone has their secrets。 Secrets and mysteries are part of us， differentiating us from the rest。 Not having one would mean completely dissolving in the mass but too many also make us isolated， which is equally poisonous。 It might not be known as conscious content but be suppressed to the unconscious。 Then it has its own life at the deepest of ourselves。 It finally finds a place to grow and starts to disturb us in our dreams and our daily life。 When these are confessed， and clearance is done， the dark side of the one （shadow） starts to emerge， which has not even found its presence in the consciousness， buried under the ground not being touched by a ray of light。 Since they lie at the very foundation of the one， it needs to be explained by the doctor。 Once one becomes aware of its shadow， then they can be adapted to life given that they have some ethical guide to live their life。 But some find themselves with no particular guide to life and therefore education is needed。 （In Freudian psychotherapy， there is no education but Adler takes this seriously。） The person abandons their childish fantasies and embarks the real life。 After this process， one becomes normal， fully adapted to the social life but this again may not be sufficient since being normal may even turn them into a neurotic again， therefore a transformation is needed。 According to Jung， these stages are not only for the patient but also for doctors since without undergoing these processes， one cannot help the other。 There are other parts that can be written about， but it would be very long。 Several pages can be written about this book just to get a little close to what Jung tries to mean but Jung’s personality reflected in these works is as equally impressive as the ideas he developed。 You see a man genuinely trying to understand the human condition and accept his helplessness in doing so。 His life， I think， is a bold attempt to explore the often avoided， unknown part of ourselves （probably because it is very hard and often scary to confront）。 。。。more

Wombo Combo ，

There are absolutely bits of brilliance in here， but I feel like this started being a slog to get through starting about the halfway mark

Burçin Acar ，

🙇🏻‍♀️I wore off the book 🤓 Exactly as my middle school math teacher had said， I read it as what mattered was to really use the book， read it fully and be engrossed in it， not keeping it clean。 😓 But that doesn't mean I didn't get tired。 First of all， the translation to Turkish was not fluent。 Also， eighty years later than it was written， it was difficult to be sure of the validity of relatively mature concepts today in their raw form， and sometimes the concepts remained too abstract and general。 🙇🏻‍♀️I wore off the book 🤓 Exactly as my middle school math teacher had said， I read it as what mattered was to really use the book， read it fully and be engrossed in it， not keeping it clean。 😓 But that doesn't mean I didn't get tired。 First of all， the translation to Turkish was not fluent。 Also， eighty years later than it was written， it was difficult to be sure of the validity of relatively mature concepts today in their raw form， and sometimes the concepts remained too abstract and general。 🌚 Still， it was good for me to read this book。 Because although I am curious about people and their nature， I think I am afraid of our dark side， the unconscious。 I unconsciously hesitate 😅。 And when I saw this reservation through this book and turned my head that way， towards the unknown， the wild， the old parts of us; I felt liberated。 😴 Moreover， I got an idea about how to handle dreams so that can get guidance through them。 。。。more

Braulio Valenzuela ，

Mi parte favorita es el triángulo amoroso entre Jung， Freud y Adler。

Ward Hammond ，

I have attempted to read Jung in the past and his writing is difficult。 This time though I could understand what he was trying to say。 Perhaps because I have done so much other reading at this point。 See my highlights for more。

مُهنا ，

This book has cemented itself as one of the most important books I have read。 Carl Jung shares great insight in the nature of people and takes care to admit where he believes his knowledge is lacking， Something many other authors and professionals fail to do so。The book discusses the issues facing modern people， even though the book was written almost 100 years ago， the issues discussed are only too prevelant today。 The lack of faith and the prevelance of psychological problems because of that。 This book has cemented itself as one of the most important books I have read。 Carl Jung shares great insight in the nature of people and takes care to admit where he believes his knowledge is lacking， Something many other authors and professionals fail to do so。The book discusses the issues facing modern people， even though the book was written almost 100 years ago， the issues discussed are only too prevelant today。 The lack of faith and the prevelance of psychological problems because of that。 Jung discusses how those issues and the lack of faith is a natural process due to modernization and the impact of the modern life on the soul， heart， and mind of man。Jung also brings forth how these psychological problems that face people are sometimes wrongly attempted to be cured by doctors by simply prescribing some drug or another while what the indicidual in reality needs is a return to faith， but that path is again blocked to those who are troubled by religious leaders who refuse to educate themselves on the troubles of the modern world and try to solve modern conundrums with ancient cures that have long since stopped having the influence those religious leaders believe they still have 。。。more

Mattias Hansen ，

Although almost 100 years since publication， Modern man in search of a soul seems contemporary and relavant to the "modern" man （and woman） today。 One thing to keep in mind as a reader when approaching this book， is the format of lectures from Jung is not the most reader friendly approach for a novice such as myself。 Jung frequently digress， and key points and topics are not reiterated or summarized。 This is not a text book。 It is not a self-help book for a casual reader。 You have to emerge your Although almost 100 years since publication， Modern man in search of a soul seems contemporary and relavant to the "modern" man （and woman） today。 One thing to keep in mind as a reader when approaching this book， is the format of lectures from Jung is not the most reader friendly approach for a novice such as myself。 Jung frequently digress， and key points and topics are not reiterated or summarized。 This is not a text book。 It is not a self-help book for a casual reader。 You have to emerge yourself and read a bit more deeply in order to enjoy this work。 I "read" it on audiobook， but found myself in need of concentrating fully in order to comprehend it。 I came to the book because of it being a recommended and impactful book from Jordan Peterson whom i follow。 i found Jungs take on the "completeness" of humanity fascinating。 To embrace ones shadowside， to live with your demons in order for you to understand yourself and thereby live fully， and express yourself more constructively， is an interesting topic and one i was initially very interested in when coming to this bookAnother key topic is spirituality。 I find it interesting that Jung seems more a philospher than a clinical psykologist。 His views on consciousness， individual and collective， is fascinating and bears resemblance to views in buddhism。 There will be interesting takeaways for most people in this work。 It is a good companion for inner reflection and for self-discovery。 。。。more

Sicofonia ，

A collection of essays versing on the role of spirituality in contemporary society。 A quick and dirty summary of the thesis， if I understood this correctly， would be the suggestion by Jung that the mental malaises that people suffer nowadays is somehow linked to the lesser role that spirituality has in our materialistic society。This is book is as relevant now as when it was originally published。 There are flashes of brilliancy， and at some point I had to stop mid-essay to digest for 10 minutes a A collection of essays versing on the role of spirituality in contemporary society。 A quick and dirty summary of the thesis， if I understood this correctly， would be the suggestion by Jung that the mental malaises that people suffer nowadays is somehow linked to the lesser role that spirituality has in our materialistic society。This is book is as relevant now as when it was originally published。 There are flashes of brilliancy， and at some point I had to stop mid-essay to digest for 10 minutes a paragraph for one of the essays that made me question my own beliefs。 Mind you， I've come to describe Jung writing as convoluted at times。 Therefore， I didn't think the reading experience was that fluent。 But this is just my personal struggles when reading Jung。I would recommend the book to any deep thinkers interested on what Jung had to say about the meaning of life and spirituality。 。。。more

Peter Vien ，

straight fire

عدنان عوض ，

قراءتي الأولى للاسم المهم جداً في علم النفس كارل غوستاڤ يونغ، ولن تكون الأخيرة، بالطبع。 لأجزاء من الكتاب ولكتابات يونغ عموماً。الكتاب عبارة عن مجموع عشرة محاضرات ألقاها يونغ على فترات مختلفة، وفي موضوعات متفرقة。 وبذلك هو مفيد لأخذ فكرة عامة عن فكر يونغ。كُتب مجموعة المقالات/المحاضرات/المقابلات من كتبي المفضلة لبداية القراءة لأي اسم، ولكني أفضّل أن تكون منظمة بسحب الموضوع أو الأفكار، وليس بهذه الطريقة التي جُمع بها الكتاب。الأمر الأخر أن عنوان الكتاب هو تعديل لاسم محاضرة واحدة وليس لموضوع المحاضرات قراءتي الأولى للاسم المهم جداً في علم النفس كارل غوستاڤ يونغ، ولن تكون الأخيرة، بالطبع。 لأجزاء من الكتاب ولكتابات يونغ عموماً。الكتاب عبارة عن مجموع عشرة محاضرات ألقاها يونغ على فترات مختلفة، وفي موضوعات متفرقة。 وبذلك هو مفيد لأخذ فكرة عامة عن فكر يونغ。كُتب مجموعة المقالات/المحاضرات/المقابلات من كتبي المفضلة لبداية القراءة لأي اسم، ولكني أفضّل أن تكون منظمة بسحب الموضوع أو الأفكار، وليس بهذه الطريقة التي جُمع بها الكتاب。الأمر الأخر أن عنوان الكتاب هو تعديل لاسم محاضرة واحدة وليس لموضوع المحاضرات جميعها أو لرابط بينها، وهو ما يقد يخلق خلطاً عند قراءة الكتاب。من ناحية أخرى فإن هذا الاختلاف يحمل بداخله اختلاف في مستوى موضوعات علم النفس والموضوعات العامة التي تناقشها، وبالتالي قد يستفيد المبتدئ من عدد من المحاضرات بينما يستفيد المتقدم من غيرها。 。。。more

Kieran Forster ，

Another great linking of mind and soul， allowing psychiatry to be humanistic as well as accepting of the unconscious mind。

Allison Zhang ，

What is permissible for Jupiter is not permissible for cows。

Juliano Gaglione ，

Fun read， although Jung’s mysticism and somewhat intense spirituality were a turn off at times。 I wouldn’t say the book is worth reading front to back， but there are definitely a few worthwhile essays in there。

Roger Burk ，

This is the "modern man" as of about ninety years ago。 It seems that society was in the process of slow spiritual decline and loss of faith， just like today。 These essays vary in their interest to this modern man of today。 Surely human nature has remained unchanged， but a lot has been learned， including a lot of psychopharmacology。 Here are some of the interesting parts。Essay 6， Freud and Jung--Contrasts: "What Freud has to say about sexuality 。 。 。 can be taken as the truest expression of his o This is the "modern man" as of about ninety years ago。 It seems that society was in the process of slow spiritual decline and loss of faith， just like today。 These essays vary in their interest to this modern man of today。 Surely human nature has remained unchanged， but a lot has been learned， including a lot of psychopharmacology。 Here are some of the interesting parts。Essay 6， Freud and Jung--Contrasts: "What Freud has to say about sexuality 。 。 。 can be taken as the truest expression of his own psychic makeup" （p。 166）。 Snap！ "He has devoted his life and his strength to the construction of a psychology which is a formulation of his own being" （p。 117）。 Double snap！ Freud and Adler are guilty of "over-emphasizing the pathological aspect of life and 。 。 。 interpreting man too exclusively in the light of his defects" （p。 117）。 Jung， on the other hand， wants to "look at man in the light of what in him is healthy and sound" （p。 117）。Essay 8， Psychology and Literature: Great art is impersonal， not defined or limited by the psyche of the artist。 It comes from something deeper and common to all mankind。Essay 9， The Basic Postulates of Analytical Psychology: Jung scorns materialist accounts of reality。 There is just no decent materialist explanation for the psyche。 That is why， though there is only one geology， zoology， botany， etc。， "there are as many psychologies as philosophies" （p。 179）。 "We have literally no idea of the way in which what is psychic can arise from physical elements" （p。 180）。 （This is just as true today， despite 90 years of scientific progress。） "The psyche arises form a spiritual principle which is inaccessible to our understanding as matter" （p。 180）。 All sensations are psychic events， and "all that I experience is psychic" （p。 190）。 The ignorance or denial of spiritual concepts by civilized people is "a sign of degeneration" （p。 194）。 And that degeneration has continued apace in the last 90 years。 I wonder if it has always been going on。 Perhaps humanity is in a kind of steady state of degeneration。Essay 11， Psychotherapists or the Clergy: Jung is concerned that educated people are leaving Protestantism （his own background） and embracing psychotherapy。 This is problematic because psychotherapy does not address the psyche。 "Among all my patients in the second half of life--that is to say， over thirty-five--there has not been one whose problem in the last resort was not that of finding a religious outlook on life" （p。 229）。 。。。more

Lucas Schmidt ，

Enlightening， particularly the part about writers/poets。 I heard this was a good introduction to Carl Jung， and it being my first book I've read by him， I can say it was slightly difficult in parts。 It's a book to make you think， of course， and reading about consciousness is never easy， especially the unconsciousness。 A good introduction， but I don't think all the answers are here， just an overview told through Jung's essays in the first part of his life。 Regardless， reading this and then delvin Enlightening， particularly the part about writers/poets。 I heard this was a good introduction to Carl Jung， and it being my first book I've read by him， I can say it was slightly difficult in parts。 It's a book to make you think， of course， and reading about consciousness is never easy， especially the unconsciousness。 A good introduction， but I don't think all the answers are here， just an overview told through Jung's essays in the first part of his life。 Regardless， reading this and then delving into his books that are more particular to your needs/wants is a good choice。 。。。more

Arbab Taimoor ，

This book presented Carl Jung's most impressive works of psychology and psychoanalysis。 He discussed the myriad concepts of his work such as， why are dreams so important。 what is unconsciousness and how can it help us to design our future and present？ What is collective unconsciousness？ What are the archetypes and shadows？ All of his incredible ideas about human psychology have been jotted down in this book。 Carl Jung had also written his experiences with his patients， and how the contemporary e This book presented Carl Jung's most impressive works of psychology and psychoanalysis。 He discussed the myriad concepts of his work such as， why are dreams so important。 what is unconsciousness and how can it help us to design our future and present？ What is collective unconsciousness？ What are the archetypes and shadows？ All of his incredible ideas about human psychology have been jotted down in this book。 Carl Jung had also written his experiences with his patients， and how the contemporary environment， religions， and spirituality impact the human mind。 How the soul can be achieved？ How are primitive ideas connected with human unconsciousness？ Why are Freudian concepts seem wrong and what methods Sigmund could adopt or get rid of them？ The book has enclosed all of this precious wisdom， I am not claiming that the book would give you a clear stance considering the human mind but yeah it will connect the dots of the gaps human being has suffering from society and many other interwoven concepts。 。。。more

Ibrahim Alshutwi ，

مافهمت شيء。。（:

Derek Ho ，

the view from the mountains Lots of interesting ideas for people who are around the point of being considered as the “modern man” Carl describes。 His views， based on his many patients who are usually successful established people， are broad and overlaps greatly with the western world of then and today。 His insight into the plights of entire eras and societies， and his concise yet illustrative writing， makes it a deep read worth grappling with。

ProbablyNot ，

It was interesting， although at times repetitive。 I know it is due to being comprised of separate essays that initially were lectures， but since they were put together in a single book they could have been edited more thoroughly。 It was irritating having to read the same thoughts over and over again。 However， apart from this， I found the book highly readable， i。e。， Jung really put effort into being understood。 I really value that， because there are already too many authors， who write only to the It was interesting， although at times repetitive。 I know it is due to being comprised of separate essays that initially were lectures， but since they were put together in a single book they could have been edited more thoroughly。 It was irritating having to read the same thoughts over and over again。 However， apart from this， I found the book highly readable， i。e。， Jung really put effort into being understood。 I really value that， because there are already too many authors， who write only to themselves and then become indignant when they are misunderstood。 。。。more

Andrew Mosteller ，

This is a plane's-eye-view of Carl Jung's psychological philosophy。 It's a good teaser， but barely scratches the surface of the man's work。 It's written well， covers interesting subjects like dream interpretation and religion， and can be read fairly quickly。 Definitely a good starting point for beginners。 This is a plane's-eye-view of Carl Jung's psychological philosophy。 It's a good teaser， but barely scratches the surface of the man's work。 It's written well， covers interesting subjects like dream interpretation and religion， and can be read fairly quickly。 Definitely a good starting point for beginners。 。。。more

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