Ego and Archetype (Paperback)

Edward F. Edinger

ISBN 10: 087773576X / ISBN 13: 9780877735762

Published by Shambhala Publications Inc, Boston, 1992

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Paperback. A medical psychiatrist and founding member of the Jung Foundation explores a pivotal part of analytical psychology- encountering the self through individuationThis book is about the individual's journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Edward Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth, dreams, and art.For contemporary men and women, Edinger believes, the encounter with the self is equivalent to the discovery of God. The result of the dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God is an experience that dramatically changes the individual's worldview and makes possible a new and more meaningful way of life. Examines an individual's journey toward psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Individuation brings the ego into a conscious and balanced relationship with the self, the organizing principle of the total psyche. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ego and Archetype (Paperback)
• Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc, Boston
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087773576X
• ISBN 13: 9780877735762
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A medical psychiatrist and founding member of the Jung Foundation explores a pivotal part of analytical psychology: encountering the self through individuation
 
This book is about the individual’s journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Edward Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth, dreams, and art.
 
For contemporary men and women, Edinger believes, the encounter with the self is equivalent to the discovery of God. The result of the dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God is an experience that dramatically changes the individual’s worldview and makes possible a new and more meaningful way of life.

About the Author

Edward F. Edinger, M.D., a founding member of the C. G. Jung Foundation for Analytical Psychology in New York, is the author of many books on Jungian psychology, including The Eternal Drama and Anatomy of the Psyche: Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy.