Understanding Jung, Understanding Yourself [antikvár]

11 V Preface i il' 11 ¦ i I ; 1 I first came across Jung's ideas in tlie very early 1960s, and I can remember the frustration and sense of awe that characterised my attempts to explore his theories. The few volumes of the Collected Works that I could lay my hands on seemed for the most part incomprehensible, and there existed little else in the way of ¦ ^ i' , i books on Jung. I gradually searched out what was available in the ; ; way of introductory books, and two in particular were influential \ ' ', and important: Frieda Fordham's An Introduction to Jung's ¦ ' FsycAo/ogy (Pelican, 1953) and JolandeJacobi's TAePsycMo^ ofC. G. /un^ (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1962). However, it was the publication in Svntzerland of Jung's autobiography. Memories, Dreams and Reflections in 1962 (in England in 1963) that undoubtedly exerted a powerful effect on me and immeasurably strengthened my desire to explore Jung further. The publication of his Man and His Symbols in 1964 provided further impetus to this desire. This was followed by an exploration of the writing of Marie-Louise von Franz and James Hillman, both of whom have been through their writing a source of stimulation and learning. Nevertheless, after twenty years of reading and reflecting on Jung, I was still struck by the fact that as a view of the world his writings were still relatively inaccessible. At the same time, paradoxically, the number of people wishing to study Jung seemed to me to be ever increasing. Thus upon my return to Australia from the United Kingdom in 1981, I began to prepare a series of introductory lectures on Jung for the lay person. I gave these lectures at the Council of Adult Education in Melbourne throughout 1982. Although many of the attenders had read Jung, few had had an opportunity of hearing formal lectures on Jungian psychology and of participating in discussion. Despite my own pessimism about the viability of lectures as a medium for exploring Jung, I was deeply rewarded by the gratitude, warmth and , : enthusiasm of the participants. The experience of most of the . ]