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Ego and Archetype

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Ego and Archetype

Contributors:

By (Author) Edward F. Edinger

ISBN:

9780877735762

Series Number:

4

Publisher:

Shambhala Publications Inc

Imprint:

Shambhala Publications Inc

Publication Date:

13th June 1991

UK Publication Date:

1st May 1993

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology
Popular psychology

Dewey:

150.1954

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

328

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

499g

Description

Examines an individual's journey toward psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Regarded as a task of the second half of life, individuation brings the ego into a conscious and balanced relationship with the self, the organizing principle of the total psyche. Edward Edinger traces the stages of this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myths, dreams and art. In particular he explores the relationship between Jung's concept of individuation and Christianity, revealing the relevance of Christian symbolism for the modern psyche. For contemporary men and women, Edinger believes, the encounter with the self is equivalent to the discovery of God. The resulting dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God is an experience that changes the individual's worldview and makes possible a new and more meaningful way of life.

Author Bio

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.

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