Is Carl Jung relevant.

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   Arthur Fontesposted 14 years ago

   What are your feelings towards the theories of Carl Jung?  I recently finished a book about symbols.  That is all I have read from him is he worth my Time?

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      rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      he is worth your time if you're interested in understanding human behavior including your own self, your thoughts, why we do the things we do, hidden aspects of your personality, dream interpretation... a lot to learn from him.
      
      Jung To Live By is a great introduction to his work. Eugene Pascal is the author. you can find books at the library also.

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         Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Exactly the subjects I am interested in.  My local bookstore does not even carry Jung books.  I read one on symbols that I found used.  I will continue to hunt the used bookstores for more.
         
         I know Pascal I have read some stuff from him.
         Thanks, and thanks to prettydarkhorse as well

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      AdsenseStrategiesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Depends on your goals in life, and your priorities. He says a lot of thought-provoking things. He also claims to have derived his theories about universal symbols (at least in religion(s)) empirically, in some sense.
      
      Is one of your goals, or priorities, to think about these things?

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         Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         It is indeed..

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      tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      If you're for Psychology, Freud and Jung are the masters.
      If you don't apply psychology in your daily life, or you are not interested on symbolism or what ancient myths are about, I would find him irrelevant.

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         Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         I find symbolism extremely interesting.  Manipulation of the mind through images and such.  I use psychology every day in an amateur sort of way.

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            tantrumposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            So Jung is a must for you !

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         Uninvited Writerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Avoid Freud, stay Jung
         
         If you want an interesting take on Jungian philosophy read Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, it is a novel that is rife with Jung.

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            cosetteposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            you're as Jung as you feel....
            
            ouch

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               AdsenseStrategiesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               I thought it was "you're only as young as the woman you feel."
               
               Oh, no, that wasn't Jung, it was Marx
               
               (...Groucho)

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                  Uninvited Writerposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  I love Groucho...

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            Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Thank you for the recommendation..

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      Shahid Bukhariposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Your time, and disposition, are your own business ... I am replying because your question has appeared on one of my Hub Pages ...
      
      In Principle ... I do not agree with Freud or his pupil ... Jung... one over emphasising Sex ... the other, Rationalizing it, to within the Reasonable.
      
      Because in my Knowledge, of the Human Mind ...
      "The Mind is a State, which cannot be bifurcated on the basis of observeable behaviorial inclinations or physical tendencies ... such is a slipshod manner of understanding, within overlapping Complexes, leading on to insoluble Syndromes."
      
      Human Mind, in my Understanding, is distinct, from the Psyche ... meaning, Soul. In that Mind is the Repertoire of the Knowledge, of Creation's Totality, Granted by God, to the Humans ...
      
      You cannot Bifurcate The Knowledge, into the Conscious and Unconscious states, in Defining Human Awareness.

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         L. Ray Haynesposted 13 years agoin reply to this

         It seems the Knowledge has been Bifurcated for us.  The task according to Jung, by my limited comprehension is to integrate the Concious and Unconcious to heighthen our Human Awareness.  If you don't think the Knowledge has been bifurcated for us, then how do you reconcile the very obvious physiological division of right brain and left brain and the subsequent dependance of Qualities of Thought therein assigned?  Is it not possible that the Psyche, or Soul, is the crucible of the Human Mind?  I think if you were to remove the Soul, the MIND would cease to function in the brain.  The Soul is the conduit for rational and intuitive Knowledge to the Mind.  God is the source.  The unconcious is the Repository of the Repetoire,  the Concious is the Recital Chamber.

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      Shahid Bukhariposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I believe, he's good for the back

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   EmpressFelicityposted 14 years ago

   I'd recommend reading a collection of his lectures called Modern Man in Search of a Soul.  It's a bit more reader-friendly than the other works of his I've tried!  (For example there's a book he wrote on alchemy which is beautifully written but alas I could only understand about one word in ten.)

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   WriteAngledposted 14 years ago

   I think it depends very much on your mindset. Jung is my great hero and I have read a lot of his work. It means a lot to me. However, if you are not interested in following up mythological and alchemical references, and don't see the relevance of mythology and alchemy to psychology, then Jung will not speak to you. Some people are also put off by the interest Jung showed in concepts such as synchronicity.
   
   The other main obstacle to reading Jung himself as opposed to books about Jung is that his writing style is very dense and complex. Why don't you try a couple of introductions to Jung's theories written by other authors? If these resonate with you, you will have more motivation to move on to Jung's own works.

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      Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I have read some stuff on archtypes and found it very interesting.  that was how I first heard of Jung.  I do enjoy mythology so I think I am going to look out for anything Jung related.
      
      Thanks, and thanks to EmpressFelicity too.

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   prettydarkhorseposted 14 years ago

   yes because we still have our uncoscious and we still dream, we are not always logical isnt it, we dream at times

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   rebekahELLEposted 14 years ago

   he is worth the search. did you check amazon? sometimes you can pick up used books, or textbooks. Pascal is a Jungian analyst and is easier to read and understand.  you will find him very interesting and it sure has helped me understand a lot more about life and working with young children, it helped me look beyond behaviors.
   
   http://www.amazon.com/Jung-Live-Eugene- … amp;sr=8-1
   
   I found this on amazon if you want to check it out.
   sometimes your bookstore may order it for you or a local library.
   

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      Arthur Fontesposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        I have great relationships with all the local used bookstores and you are right they will search for books for me.  I like to spend my money locally but I do appreciate the link.

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   cosetteposted 14 years ago

   all the great philosophers are still relevant.

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   Tonelise Rugaasposted 13 years ago

   absolutely. read this:
   http://www.luminance-mundi.com/2010/08/ … -fatalism/

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   sofsposted 13 years ago

   I would consider Jung much more relevant than Freud, much more balanced and I love his later works published after his death.. awesome.

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   kalinin1158posted 13 years ago

   I don't really understand the nature of your question. You've read his book...shouldn't that give you an idea whether he's worth your time? On the other hand, it's like asking: is this Dostoevsky guy worth my time? Is Campbell worth my time?
   
   The language can be a bit difficult to follow (considering it's a translation, Jung wrote in German) but by God, Jung's worth it. His contribution to the western thought in general is so immense, and yet so underestimated (compared to Freud, for example). I mean he had a Vision. Freud had...a neurosis

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