Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche

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In this book Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz uses her vast knowledge of myths, fairy tales, dreams, and visions to show how the collective psyche itself has pointed to ways of resolving the modern predicament. She discusses Mercurius, the darkly paradoxical figure from medieval alchemy; the visions of the Swiss mystic Niklaus von Flue; the "unknown visitor" motif in fairy tales; the Cosmic Man as image of the goal of human development; and many archetypal dreams of contemporary people. All of these can be ...
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In this book Jungian analyst Marie-Louise von Franz uses her vast knowledge of myths, fairy tales, dreams, and visions to show how the collective psyche itself has pointed to ways of resolving the modern predicament. She discusses Mercurius, the darkly paradoxical figure from medieval alchemy; the visions of the Swiss mystic Niklaus von Flue; the "unknown visitor" motif in fairy tales; the Cosmic Man as image of the goal of human development; and many archetypal dreams of contemporary people. All of these can be seen as expressions of a collective urge in the West to reintegrate nature and the body, matter and spiritand, ultimately, to help us find our way, individually and collectively, to a renewed unity of being and culture.
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Von Franz worked closely with Carl Jung from 1930 to his death in 1961, assisting and supporting in his life work, particularly in the exploration of alchemy, dreams, and fairy tales. In dozens of books and articles, she has elaborated and amplified her mentor's groundbreaking discoveries. She has a remarkable gift for interpreting and demystifying the difficult symbolism of religious visions, ancient myths, and fairy tales of the common folk. This volume of essays continues to plumb the depths of archetypal realities on such topics as Merlin, the Antichrist, the Goddess, the Black Madonna, and the Age of Aquarius. Whether explaining the psychic complexities of gender or racial conflict, or the survival value of our connection to other animals, von Franz is perhaps unsurpassed as the archetypal Jungian. For all public and academic collections.Terry McMaster, Onondaga Cty. Mental Health Svcs., Syracuse, N.Y.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781570621338
  • Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Inc.
  • Publication date: 5/13/1997
  • Pages: 405
  • Product dimensions: 5.88 (w) x 8.83 (h) x 1.32 (d)

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Marie-Louise von Franz (1915–1998) was the foremost student of C. G. Jung, with whom she worked closely from 1934 until his death in 1961. A founder of the C. G. Jung Institute of Zurich, she published widely on subjects including alchemy, dreams, fairy tales, personality types, and psychotherapy.

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Table of Contents

Foreword
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Highlights of the Historical Dimension of Analysis 1
Antichrist or Merlin?: A Problem Inherited from the Middle Ages 23
The Transformed Berserker: The Union of Psychic Opposites 36
The Unknown Visitor in Fairy Tales and Dreams 58
The Problem of Evil in Fairy Tales 75
The Bremen Town Musicians from the Point of View of Depth Psychology 110
The Cosmic Man as Image of the Goal of the Individuation Process and Human Development 133
The Self-Affirmation of Man and Woman: A General Problematic Illustrated by Fairy Tales 158
In the Black Woman's Castle: Interpretation of a Fairy Tale 174
The Discovery of Meaning in the Individuation Process 221
Individuation and Social Relationship in Jungian Psychology 243
Nike and the Waters of the Styx 263
The Individuation Process 292
Jung's Discovery of the Self 364
Bibliography 389
Index 397
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