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Man and His Symbols by C.G. Jung

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Oct 02, 12

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Read from September 04 to October 02, 2012

The psychology of C.G. Jung was a modern system, constructed at the touching point between what is typically labelled as science and what is commonly called religion, which, I would argue, offered us one of the most accurate and necessary diagnoses and prescriptions for the state of mankind -- both as a collective and as individuals. This book is a popular presentation of that psychological-religious-philosophical-scientific theory written by Jung and by several of his most astute students. While I do not agree with every conclusion that Jung and his students/fellow-authors reach here, I do recommend this book, particularly Jung's opening chapter, as an excellent look at, to use Jung's terminology from another of his books, "modern man in search of a soul."

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09/30/2012 page 45
10.0% "The individual is the only reality. The further we move away from the individual toward abstract ideas about homo sapiens, the more likely we are to fall into error."

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