Tales for Jung Folk: Original Fairy Tales for Persons of All Ages

by Richard Roberts

In the past, Jungians often utilized parts of fairy tales to illuminate the meaning of Jung's archetypes. Now in exquisitely crafted stories, derived from dreams and active imagination when the author was presenting seminars on Jungian psychology with Joseph Campbell, Richard Roberts presents an original "fairy tale" for each one of Jung's concepts or archetypes. Illustrated, partly in color. The cover conveys immediately a kind of cosmic perspective in the hourglass figure engendering the universe from the swing of his scythe. Within the text, the reader's expectations are fulfilled by the poetic magic of the author's depiction of "the beginning of creation reckoned from the moment when Father Time set the cosmic clock to spinning, impelling the stars on their solitary journey across forever". This book has been required reading in many college courses since its first publication in 1983. Following each tale is a tale describing the archetype and relating it to the reader's experience through the use of dreams, personal reminiscences, and appropriate quotations from Jung's collective works. These tales transform the archetypes from vague concepts into living realities so that one can apply them to his or her own psychological well-being.

Genres: Psychology, Mythology

108 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Thomas Goddard · Rating 3 out of 5]

I encourage you to read this book if you have any passing interest in human psychology.

A knowledge of Jungian Archetypes is advised but not totally necessary.

Each story is accompanied by a debrief that explains the concepts at work in the text.

It was a quick read. Interesting but not particularly gripping. And clearly written but not particularly exciting.

I don't think I'm selling this one. But it'll not appeal to a huge amount of people. It is quite a specific subject. I'm really glad that this exists, honestly, because although it wasn't thrilling narratively it was intellectually stimulating. I think that's the vibe I took. More informative than enjoyable.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Richard Robert's Tales for Jung Folk: Original Fairy Tales for Persons of All Ages, is an inspired journey into the world of archetypes and how they impact the life. He begins introducing The Dream Castle wherein archetypes live, and the interior life evolves over time. There are six additional chapters which each describe how each archetype impacts life. In Ruckus in the Well, the shadow is introduced in a whimsical story about how not keeping check on negative aspects of self can result in negative outcomes. The Crystal People is about projection explains why one might be either attracted to or repulsed by a person or persons. The Seed's Secret shows how each of us must use are innate gifts despite outward conditions. If we wait for optimal conditions we may miss a growth spirt that can not be replicated. Other stories are The Mask the Wore the Man, Travels with Mozart, and The Four Rings. At the end of each story there is a Primer section which explains the ideas in the story and the overall teaching that is revealed in each. It is a short book, but is filled with insightful ideas worth pondering.

[airy xie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Contents :
1. The Dream Castle
2. Ruckus in the Well
3. The Mask That Wore the Man
4. The Seed's Secret
5. Travel with Mozart
6. The Crystal People
7. The Four Rings

Menurutku sebetulnya tidak perlu dibaca berurutan. Tidak semua cerita bisa langsung berkesan, tapi pasti akan ada satu cerita yang selalu terasa 'oh'.

[Skylar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of the stories are worth discussing and examining. Ruckus and the Well is the best, and you can skip the last one, as the author ran out of good writing before that.