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Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche

Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche

by Marie-Louise von Franz
Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche
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Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche

Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche

by Marie-Louise von Franz

Overview

The chief disciple of C. G. Jung, analyst Marie-Louise von Franz uses her vast knowledge of the world of myths, fairy tales, visions, and dreams to examine expressions of the universal symbol of the Anthropos, or Cosmic Man—a universal archetype that embodies humanity's personal as well as collective identity. She shows that the meaning of life—the realization of our fullest human potential, which Jung called individuation—can only be found through a greater differentiation of consciousness by virtue of archetypes, and that ultimately our future depends on relationships, whether between the sexes or among nations, races, religions, and political factions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780834829787
Publisher: Shambhala
Publication date: 02/16/1999
Series: C. G. Jung Foundation Books Series
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 416
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

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. Her works include Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales, The Feminine in Fairy Tales, and The Interpretation of Fairy Tales.

Table of Contents

Foreword
vii

Sources
ix


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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