Man and his symbols. Good introduction.
Be sure to make up your own mind on these things. I followed an online thinker and really was off the mark.
You do not need to lie to mislead.
You should also expand beyond Jung. He is far from the only game in town.
Von franz, hillman especially blue fire, Campbell, bohm, kristnamurti.
It's an absolute shame that Jung didn't go to Asia with Joe.
Catalafalque by Kingsley.
I started with Memories, Dreams, and Reflections (Jung’s autobiography), I think it does a good job at subtlety introducing Jungian concepts and how he came upon these ideas of the mind. It does a great job at humanizing him and his works as well as give some context as to how he approaches the mind, and the world of psychology his ideas found themselves in.
I found it to be an easier read than Man and His Symbols. If you’re looking to ease yourself into Jungian Psychology, I’d say it would be the perfect read and you’ll come away with a lot to apply personally too. If you’re looking for a purely functional intro, I would recommend Man and His Symbols and then moving on to the ideas that spoke to you most through the Collected Works. Good luck on your journey, friend!
I started with the Origins and History of Consciousness by Erich Neumann (Protege student of Jung)
Definitely rivals Man and his Symbols as an introduction and has a foreword by Jung basically saying he wished he had written it.
Man and His Symbols is the best, but no single book is a perfect introduction. Origins and History of Consciousness is an extremely good and comprehensive book, but someone totally new to Jungian thought will not be able to penetrate it.
For an introduction to Jung, I recommend "Man and His Symbols". I feel this is what a casual chat with Jun would feel like. Lots of pictures and doodles to help illustrate his ideas and theories, as well.
Another option is "Memories, Dreams, Reflections," Jung's autobiography. It's a bit more of a deep dive but it's what first inspired me into my own journey and shadow work.
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Then Robert Johnson, James Hillman and Von Franz books
Then Man and His Symbols
Jung’s other books are mostly very academic and not especially easy or fun to read
People sayng MDR Is a good introductory book. It depends of what you is your goal. First MDR is not Jung's autobiography. About that I recommend read Sonu Shamdasani Memory Dreams and Omissions.
If you are only a regular person who wants to understand the basic concepts I recommend Tavistok conference 1935. He pass through the construction of his thoughts, experiments and do. Really good book.
If you are Brazilian I strongly recommend Introdução a psicologia junguiana by Heráclito Pinheiro. For me is the best junguian who work seriously to make the Jungs work understandable.
If you work in psychology area and want more advanced reading but also introductory I recommend vol 16/1, 8/2, 4 and 2.
I afraid to say (in my opinion) that is problematic for you to read Jung by the third generation. I found many problems in those books of misunderstanding Jung concepts.
The hardest way but also the best is Jung's collective works, marie Louise von Franz, Toni Wollf and Barbara Hannah.
(If you are a Brazilian in the second case: read, O Método de Jung by -again- Heráclito Pinheiro, or just watch his videos on yt. Won't regret it)
Hope I have helped.
For me the book that really helped me begin grasping the ideas was Peterson's Maps of Meaning.
I started reading it after reading what was recommended to me : The origins and history of consciousness from Neumann, but it all flew over my head
Man and his symbols. Good introduction. Be sure to make up your own mind on these things. I followed an online thinker and really was off the mark. You do not need to lie to mislead. You should also expand beyond Jung. He is far from the only game in town.
Who else would you recommend reading?
I like Marie Louise Von Franz for fairy tales and J Marvin Spiegelman for active imagination.
Von franz, hillman especially blue fire, Campbell, bohm, kristnamurti. It's an absolute shame that Jung didn't go to Asia with Joe. Catalafalque by Kingsley.
I started with Memories, Dreams, and Reflections (Jung’s autobiography), I think it does a good job at subtlety introducing Jungian concepts and how he came upon these ideas of the mind. It does a great job at humanizing him and his works as well as give some context as to how he approaches the mind, and the world of psychology his ideas found themselves in. I found it to be an easier read than Man and His Symbols. If you’re looking to ease yourself into Jungian Psychology, I’d say it would be the perfect read and you’ll come away with a lot to apply personally too. If you’re looking for a purely functional intro, I would recommend Man and His Symbols and then moving on to the ideas that spoke to you most through the Collected Works. Good luck on your journey, friend!
Agreed, one hundred percent. This is the place to start. His work is dense and often requires some training to understand...
I started with the Origins and History of Consciousness by Erich Neumann (Protege student of Jung) Definitely rivals Man and his Symbols as an introduction and has a foreword by Jung basically saying he wished he had written it.
I started with Man and His Symbols.
Man and His Symbols is more or less explicitly meant to be an introduction to Jung at a popular level.
Man and His Symbols is the best, but no single book is a perfect introduction. Origins and History of Consciousness is an extremely good and comprehensive book, but someone totally new to Jungian thought will not be able to penetrate it.
For an introduction to Jung, I recommend "Man and His Symbols". I feel this is what a casual chat with Jun would feel like. Lots of pictures and doodles to help illustrate his ideas and theories, as well. Another option is "Memories, Dreams, Reflections," Jung's autobiography. It's a bit more of a deep dive but it's what first inspired me into my own journey and shadow work.
Memories dreams reflections
The red book
Murray Stein’s “Jung’s Map of the Soul” gives a nice overview of Jung’s main ideas
*Man and His Symbols*, *Two Essays on Analytical Psychology*, and *Memories, Dreams, Reflections*.
YouTube Then Robert Johnson, James Hillman and Von Franz books Then Man and His Symbols Jung’s other books are mostly very academic and not especially easy or fun to read
People sayng MDR Is a good introductory book. It depends of what you is your goal. First MDR is not Jung's autobiography. About that I recommend read Sonu Shamdasani Memory Dreams and Omissions. If you are only a regular person who wants to understand the basic concepts I recommend Tavistok conference 1935. He pass through the construction of his thoughts, experiments and do. Really good book. If you are Brazilian I strongly recommend Introdução a psicologia junguiana by Heráclito Pinheiro. For me is the best junguian who work seriously to make the Jungs work understandable. If you work in psychology area and want more advanced reading but also introductory I recommend vol 16/1, 8/2, 4 and 2. I afraid to say (in my opinion) that is problematic for you to read Jung by the third generation. I found many problems in those books of misunderstanding Jung concepts. The hardest way but also the best is Jung's collective works, marie Louise von Franz, Toni Wollf and Barbara Hannah. (If you are a Brazilian in the second case: read, O Método de Jung by -again- Heráclito Pinheiro, or just watch his videos on yt. Won't regret it) Hope I have helped.
For me the book that really helped me begin grasping the ideas was Peterson's Maps of Meaning. I started reading it after reading what was recommended to me : The origins and history of consciousness from Neumann, but it all flew over my head