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In short, this is a volume that will be treasured by the confirmed Jungian or by admirers of beautifully made books or by those with a taste for philosophical allegory. --Michael Dirda
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When Carl Jung embarked on the extended self-exploration he called his 'confrontation with the unconscious', the heart of it was "The Red Book", a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. Here he developed his principal theories - of the archetypes, the collective unconscious and the process of individuation - that transformed psychotherapy from a practice concerned with treatment of the sick into a means for higher development of the personality. While Jung considered "The Red Book" to be his most important work, only a handful of people have ever seen it. Now, in a complete facsimile and translation, it is available to scholars and the general public. It is an astonishing example of calligraphy and art on a par with "The Book of Kells" and the illuminated manuscripts of William Blake. The publication of "The Red Book" is a watershed that will cast new light on the making of modern psychology.
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Challenging,
By Rev. F. Mark Mealing, Ph.D. "Kootenay Coyote" (Kaslo, B.C., Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Red Book (Hardcover)
The Red Book is a magnificently crafted representation of a brilliant man's courageous & cunning voyage into his own soul, more-or-less unconsciously following the classic Shaman's Journey. Jung avoids self-indulgence & madness by relentlessly challenging the interests of his ego at every point; the reader is obliquely invited to the same challenge, with less of the risks of the Journey itself.
But it is also a dangerous journey. Any retreat from the most rigorous mental discipline leads to deceit, delusion & loss of Ego too. Readers who approach the book without mental discipline & real honesty can be deceived by the forms & promises of its images, & misapply it to deadly effect. The danger arises from the power of its images & analysis, a power which Jung found as the driving & illuminating engine of his therapeutic career. Like anything powerful, it will destroy if it is misguided (cf. the Fundamentalist approach to the Apocalypse); do not be surprised if it generates cults. Jung was always a brilliant academic writer, obscure only insofar as he wished to drive his readers through (& beyond) his own process. I had not imagined that he was also so capable as a dramatic writer & graphic artist, lest alone the superb layout & calligraphic skills the book reveals. The book is manifestly a labour of great love - not for himself, but for the soul.
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Red Bood Gets Gold Star,
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This review is from: The Red Book (Hardcover)
This book is beautiful. Much more than expected. The first half is a copy of the original in the original text and language with Dr. Jung's drawings. The 2nd half in the translated version. It is all presented in a beautiful hard bound edition for presentation on the coffee table of any couch Psychologist.
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Jung's Red Book,
This review is from: The Red Book (Hardcover)
Carl Jung's "Red Book" is a collector's item for any Jung enthusiast. It is an astounding collection of his intricate art work and reflections from his unconscious mind. The reproductions of his mandalas and paintings are in superb colour and the book also reproduces his original written entries in German. It has the English translation and a contextual essay by Jung scholar Sonu Shamdasani. The book is a massive A3 size - quite beyond my expectations!
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