Comments on: The Portable Jung by CG Jung, ed. by Joseph Campbell

By: Louis

Louis — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:27:34 +0000

Hullo there!

Campbell was accused of propagating Jung’s ideas as though they were his own. Whatever, Jung was much more Christian than Campbell would have us believe. If this second line is not true, then Jung was lying…

Best,

Louis

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:08:01 +0000

This sounds mighty handy. I am constantly wanting to interpret dreams and have nothing to turn to. Seriously, though, does he talk about dreams? And what they mean?

By: Professor Beej

Professor Beej — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:49:41 +0000

I had no idea this existed. I’ve always been drawn to archetypal theory, and my now-defunct Master’s thesis dealt with Stephen King’s Dark Tower series using Jung, Frye, and Campbell’s theories on the Hero’s Quest and the monomyth. I wish I had found this one out there while doing my research, but somehow, it eluded me. Oh well, when I get around to taking part of the unfinished work and making it publishable, I’ll certainly be taking this book into consideration. Thanks so much!

Also, one of my favorite compilations is one you mention: “The Essential Jung” by Anthony Storr. It’s an absolute trove of the best excerpts from Jung’s library. Anyone not wanting to work their way through volumes upon volumes of the down and dirty of Jung can get a wonderful grasp on his theories through Storr’s book.

I’ll stop now; I could ramble all day about how much I love this stuff. Thanks for making me nerd out!