Memories, Dreams, Reflections
by C.G. Jung with Aniela Jaffé
Jung's autobiography of the inner life: childhood visions, the break with Freud, his confrontation with the unconscious, the tower. Strange and essential.
Read it if…
you want to understand where Jung's ideas came from.
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Skip it if…
you want a conventional biography.
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Three things you will actually use
- The inner life is the real one.
- Confront the unconscious deliberately.
- Build your tower.
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Read the chapter on confrontation with the unconscious.
Our verdict
Jung's inner life.
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