Ego and Archetype
Shambhala · Paperback · August 25, 1992
A medical psychiatrist and founding member of the Jung Foundation explores a pivotal part of analytical psychology: encountering the self through individuation This book is about the individual’s journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation.
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- Who it’s for
- Edinger follows individuation through symbolic encounters, linking the search for wholeness with the search for meaning.
- Genres
- Jung & Jungian Psychology, Psychology of Religion, Dreams & Their Meanings
- Published
- Shambhala, August 25, 1992
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A medical psychiatrist and founding member of the Jung Foundation explores a pivotal part of analytical psychology: encountering the self through individuation This book is about the individual’s journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Edward Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth, dreams, and art.
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For contemporary men and women, Edinger believes, the encounter with the self is equivalent to the discovery of God. The result of the dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God is an experience that dramatically changes the individual’s worldview and makes possible a new and more meaningful way of life.
Symbols and Self
Edinger follows individuation through symbolic encounters, linking the search for wholeness with the search for meaning.
Come here for
- Jungian ideas about psychological wholeness and individuation
- Connections among religion, myth, dreams, and art
Expect
- A rigorous account of stages in the journey toward psychological wholeness
- A focus on dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God
Where it sits
| Jung & Jungian Psychology | 97% |
|---|---|
| Psychology of Religion | 40% |
| Dreams & Their Meanings | 39% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Psychoanalysis
- Jung & Jungian Psychology
- Spiritual Growth
- Authors
- Edward F. Edinger
- Publisher
- Shambhala
- Published
- August 25, 1992
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Psychoanalysis