C.G. Jung

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born

in Kesswil, Switzerland

July 26, 1875

died

June 06, 1961

gender

male

website

http://www.cgjungpage.org

genre

Health, Mind & Body, Science, Religion & Spirituality

influences

Freud, Otto Gross, Nietzsche, Goethe, Sabina Spielrein

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Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychologist, influential thinker, and founder of analytical psychology.

Jung's unique approach to psychology was influential in countercultural movements in Europe and the United States in the 1960s. He has emphasized understanding the psyche through exploring the worlds of dreams, art, mythology, world religion and philosophy. Although he was a theoretical psychologist and practicing clinician, much of his life's work was spent exploring other realms, including Eastern and Western philosophy, alchemy, astrology, sociology, as well as literature and the arts. His most notable ideas include the concept of the Jungian archetype, the collective unconscious, and his theory of synchronicity.

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Average rating: 4.16 · 38,348 ratings · 1,427 reviews · 310 distinct works · Similar authors

	Memories, Dreams, Reflections 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 7,363 ratings — published 1961 — 34 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man and His Symbols by C.G. Jung, Joseph L. Henderson, Aniela Jaffé 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7,207 ratings — published 1377 — 30 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Undiscovered Self by C.G. Jung, R.F.C. Hull (Translator) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 2,152 ratings — published 1957 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Man in Search of a Soul 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 1,839 ratings — published 1933 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portable Jung by C.G. Jung, Joseph Campbell (Editor), R.F.C. Hull (Translator) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 1,597 ratings — published 1971 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious (Collected Works 9i) by C.G. Jung, Herbert Read (Editor), Michael Fordham (Editor) 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 1,702 ratings — published 1959 — 22 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 1,061 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Book: Liber Novus by C.G. Jung, Sonu Shamdasani (Editor), Mark Kyburz (Translator) 4.59 of 5 stars 4.59 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreams by C.G. Jung, R.F.C. Hull (Translator) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 772 ratings — published 1974 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychology and Alchemy (Collected Works 12) by C.G. Jung, Herbert Read (Editor), Michael Fordham (Editor) 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 1952 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jung's Collected Works (20 books)
by C.G. Jung, Gerhard Adler, R.F.C. Hull
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“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”
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“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”
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“Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”
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