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Pauli and Jung: The Meeting Of Two Great Minds [Hardcover]

David Lindorff (Author), Markus Fierz (Foreword)

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  • Hardcover: 313 pages
  • Publisher: Quest Books; 1st Quest Ed edition (Oct 15 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0835608379
  • ISBN-13: 978-0835608374
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15 x 3.4 cm
  • Shipping Weight: 621 g
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #899,108 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The great physicist Wolfgang Pauli (1900-58) was one of the founders of quantum theory. Carl Jung (1875-1961) was the groundbreaking psychologist who first articulated the theory of archetypes. Their influence upon one another is most notable in the theory of synchronicity, in which causally unconnected things reveal meaning to the seeking mind. Using the long and profound correspondence the two men exchanged for more than 20 years, Lindorff explores the connections they found between their disciplines. More than most physicists, Pauli was open to exploring mysticism, for he himself had many experiences that could be so labeled. This book's special strength is the exploration of the physicist's dreams, which he documented and shared with Jung over many years. Reading of them, we gain profound respect for the mind's ability to observe and comment upon itself through symbols. Jung plays a somewhat secondary role to Pauli in the book, but the physicist is such a complex, compelling personality that he more than fills center stage. Patricia Monaghan
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Nobel Prize-winning physicist Wolfgang Pauli, whose work contributed to developing the bombs that decimated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, suffered from disturbing dreams that led him to psychologist C.G. Jung. This groundbreaking study traces Pauli's thoughts and dreams over the course of his life.
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In the year 2000, the Wolfgang Pauli Centennial was celebrated in Zürich at Pauli's institute, known as the ETH (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule), the MIT of Switzerland. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating portrait of stellar minds, April 9 2006
By Dean Radin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pauli and Jung: The Meeting Of Two Great Minds (Hardcover)
Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung were among a handful of geniuses who transformed the physical and psychological landscapes of the 20th century. Their thoughts about the nature of mind and matter, and the dark side of Western science's "will to power," are especially meaningful today given the material and psychosocial challenges of the 21st century.

I found especially interesting Pauli and Jung's interests in parapsychology and the mind-matter interface. When intellectual giants seriously entertain controversial topics that confuse lesser minds, I pay close attention.

Lindorff's recitals of Pauli's dreams, and Pauli and Jung's symbolic analysis of them, will probably not appeal to readers expecting ordinary biographies. But for those of us who are interested in rational, intuitive, and symbolic ways of knowing, this is a magnificent book.

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Response to Dr Russell Rohrde's review., Mar 10 2006
By David P. Lindorff - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pauli and Jung: The Meeting Of Two Great Minds (Hardcover)
This is a response by the author to a review of Dr. Rohrde, who apparently formed a judgement of my book without attempting to digest its contents. Pauli was a serious thinker who happened to believe in the collective unconscious. With Jung's help, he sought to understand his dreams, which he saw as opening his mind to the relationship between psyche and matter. Pauli saw this as having far reaching importance to him personally as well as to the future of scientific exploration.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A shot in the arm for a PhD candidate, April 30 2009
By Elizabeth R. Lusczek - Published on Amazon.com
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This book is a detailed, faithful chronicle of the correspondence between Wolfgang Pauli, father of quantum mechanics, and Carl Jung, father of modern psychology. The product of their correspondence is as profound as one could imagine. Thank you, Dr. Lindorff, for telling this story. I started reading it at a time when I was feeling overwhelmed and out of my element in my research. This book has helped me find enthusiasm and wonder for the scientific process again. This is a fascinating book, and well worth reading for those of us who ask fundamental questions about human perception and the universe around us.
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