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Man and His Symbols

	Man and His Symbols Carl Gustav Jung Dell, 1968 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 45 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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Jung's work deals extensively with symbolism. Aside from being written for the layperson, one of the great benefits of this book is that it is profusely illustrated. If possible, get the hard cover version. It is larger and better illustrated. The illustrations aren't just gravy, they're an important part of the book.

Mind expanding

I read this book about 4 years ago when I was doing a short introduction for myself into Carl Jung. This is a book that substantially affected my thinking at that time. Reading it was almost a mystical experience if that makes any sense, although I am not usually given to statements of that sort. I still vividly remember the feelings. Some might only be able to grasp it at a very basic level. However, after 40+ years I found that I had enough life experience-intelligence to immediately understand and experiencially agree with much of this information. Skim through it and then decide whether to read it or not.

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Carl Jung one of my best friends-1978to 2001

Man and His Symbols-makes you believe in mysterys of the mind for everyone. You get a whirlwind tour through the ages. You peak into cultures without being torn by their exposure. And then the learning starts. i can barely put the book down until having reached the end every time i read it. The meaning of the goddess of willendorf-with her generous body proportions, her curls in her hair, and no face features-from 30,000 years ago stays with me. How the circle is reinvented so to speak, renewing each century for many centurys, is a simple observation Carl Jung brings out. Finally, this book prepares you for Jung's other works on archtypes, dreams, and structures of the mind as he saw them: for example, the Portable Jung.

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Essential Reading for Psych Students

I'd highly recommend this book as essential reading for all psych students.

I remember reading this back in high school and I re-ordered it for my current psych class. It is a timeless book.

Not as easy a read as promised...

Jung's concepts interested me so I purchased this book. I am far from educated in psychology, but I am intrigued by it. Although advertised as a book for the layman, I would disagree. Not simple enough to help build the foundation upon which I would like to build. Better as a third or fourth book after a base of knowledge has been laid.

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