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This is the first fully illustrated biography of one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century, famous for his pioneering exploration of dreams, the unconscious and spirituality.
Carl Jung continues to be revered today as a true revolutionary who helped to shape psychology, provided a bridge between Western and Eastern spirituality, and brought into general awareness such fundamental concepts as archetypes, the collective unconscious and synchronicity. In this important book, Claire Dunne chronicles Jung’s journey of self-discovery from a childhood filled with visions both terrifying and profound, through to his early professional success and mid-life rediscovery of spirituality. Special attention is paid to the tumultuous relationship between Jung and Sigmund Freud, the unconventional yet vital role performed by his colleague Toni Wolff, and the revelatory visions Jung experienced following a close brush with death.
The words of Jung himself and those who shared his work and private life are presented verbatim, connected by Claire Dunne’s lively and accessible commentary and by an evocative array of illustrations including photographs of Jung, his associates, and the environments in which he lived and worked, as well as art images both ancient and contemporary that reflect Jung’s teachings. Jung emerges as a healer whose skills arose from having first attended to the wounds in his own soul.
This is an essential work of reference as well as a fascinating and entertaining read for everyone interested in psychology, spirituality, and personal development.
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"Most appealing and complete presentation of Jung to the general reader since Man and His Symbols . . . would make a popular text book, perfect for the undergraduate."
--Dr. John Beebe, President, C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco
"Claire Dunn has managed, in this beautiful book, to capture the essential features of Jung's life and its meaning as a solid achievement."
--Dr. Murray Stein, Jungian analyst
"Excellent, the best [biography of Jung] yet!"
--Robert A. Johnson, Jungian analyst and author
"Dunne has produced an attractive evocation of Jung¹s own developing understanding of what he came to call 'individuation'."
--Sally Vickers for The Independent on Sunday
About the Author
Claire Dunne is an author and broadcaster/producer in radio and television, who has lectured around the world on Carl Jung and other diverse subjects. Born in Ireland and a resident of Australia for many years, she founded two Australian multicultural radio stations and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her contribution to multiculturalism, Celtic culture and ethnic broadcasting. Carl Jung is her third book.
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Publisher : Watkins; Reprint edition (1 January 2016)
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Paperback : 272 pages
This is the first fully illustrated biography of one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century, famous for his pioneering exploration of dreams, the unconscious and spirituality.
Carl Jung continues to be revered today as a true revolutionary who helped to shape psychology, provided a bridge between Western and Eastern spirituality, and brought into general awareness such fundamental concepts as archetypes, the collective unconscious and synchronicity. In this important book, Claire Dunne chronicles Jung’s journey of self-discovery from a childhood filled with visions both terrifying and profound, through to his early professional success and mid-life rediscovery of spirituality. Special attention is paid to the tumultuous relationship between Jung and Sigmund Freud, the unconventional yet vital role performed by his colleague Toni Wolff, and the revelatory visions Jung experienced following a close brush with death.
The words of Jung himself and those who shared his work and private life are presented verbatim, connected by Claire Dunne’s lively and accessible commentary and by an evocative array of illustrations including photographs of Jung, his associates, and the environments in which he lived and worked, as well as art images both ancient and contemporary that reflect Jung’s teachings. Jung emerges as a healer whose skills arose from having first attended to the wounds in his own soul.
This is an essential work of reference as well as a fascinating and entertaining read for everyone interested in psychology, spirituality, and personal development.
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"Most appealing and complete presentation of Jung to the general reader since Man and His Symbols . . . would make a popular text book, perfect for the undergraduate."
--Dr. John Beebe, President, C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco
"Claire Dunn has managed, in this beautiful book, to capture the essential features of Jung's life and its meaning as a solid achievement."
--Dr. Murray Stein, Jungian analyst
"Excellent, the best [biography of Jung] yet!"
--Robert A. Johnson, Jungian analyst and author
"Dunne has produced an attractive evocation of Jung¹s own developing understanding of what he came to call 'individuation'."
--Sally Vickers for The Independent on Sunday
About the Author
Claire Dunne is an author and broadcaster/producer in radio and television, who has lectured around the world on Carl Jung and other diverse subjects. Born in Ireland and a resident of Australia for many years, she founded two Australian multicultural radio stations and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her contribution to multiculturalism, Celtic culture and ethnic broadcasting. Carl Jung is her third book.
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Language : English
Paperback : 272 pages
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Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul: An Illustrated Biography
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Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul is a spiritual biography of one of the most important figures of the twentieth century, a man whose ideas revolutionized modern psychology. Through over 150 full-color and black and white illustrations, including rare photographs and never-before-seen artwork by Jung himself, his life and work comes vividly to life. By combining Jung's voice with the impressions of his contemporaries, author Claire Dunne gives the reader a multi-dimensional view of this complex genius. A book that will deepen and expand the understanding of both novice and expert. "Claire Dunne's sensitivity of feeling for her subject allows us to meet Jung in all his diverse complexity, his contradictions and paradox, human failings and strength, his greatness and creativity. We meet a man at once transparent to transcendence but also earthy, practical, a craftsman of wood and stone as well as souls." From the introduction by Jean Houston.(less)
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Published November 1st 2004 by Morning Light Press (first published November 1st 2000)
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Mar 31, 2018Owlseyes is currently reading it
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"I have an old soul. At high school at fifteen, my school mates called me Patriarch Abraham. That's very important, an old soul. We always retain traces of an existence which is not earthly, a state of abundance where we know everything"
One of the best biographies of the Swiss Psychologist and Psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung, I have ever encountered. From childhood to old age; from studying to training and lecturing and finally to a certain secluded mode of life, during old age, the book is accompanied by photographs as well as paintings and all sorts of pictures to illustrate the main concepts (synchronicity, the individuation process, the deep unconscious, archetypes...) of the soul searcher and soul healer. One who had wounds too.
Family-life, friends, travels, letters and much, much more are included in this beautiful work of art. It's the whole arch of a lifetime, with many, many ramifications in space and time.
"Dear Professor Freud
May I say a few words to you in earnest? ...your technique of treating your pupils like patients is a blunder...
Most sincerely yours, Jung."
"Dear Mr. President
Dear Doctor
Your allegation that I treat my followers like patients is demonstrably untrue. In Vienna I am reproached for the exact opposite.
(...)
Accordingly I propose that we abandon our personal relations entirely."
(1913)
(Aurora Consurgens medieval manuscript, exemplar from Zürich Zentralbibliothek; Sun and moon battle; the relationship between Freud and Jung was a meeting of opposites complementary at first, becoming antagonistic in time)
(sistema munditotious; painting by C.G. Jung 1916; Jung's first mandala pictures the self complete and in relationship to the universe) (less)
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May 11, 2011Mary Anne rated it it was amazing
"The journey from cloud cuckoo land to reality lasted a long time. In my case Pilgrims Progress consisted in my having to climb down a thousand ladders until I could reach out my hand to the little clod of earth that I am."
This illustrated biography captures the elements of Jung's journey on many levels. It transports me to depths and heights I often avoid in favor of ease and convenience. Thank you, Carl, for reminding me - again and again - of the reality that all too many of us dismiss as fan ...more
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Jan 20, 2013Harry Allagree rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I almost made the tragic mistake of not continuing to read this book, after reading the Foreward, Preface, & Introduction. Perhaps it was an example of "sychronicity", as Jung would say, perhaps even a gentle prodding from the great doctor beyond, that I kept reading. The reason for my first reaction was purely visual. This 2nd edition (?) of the book came out last year, the original edition having been published by Parabola Books, USA in 2000. I don't know what the format was for that edition, ...more
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Mar 20, 2013Cameron rated it it was amazing
For the past couple of years I've had a focus on learning more about Carl Jung and his theories. I find many of his ideas intuitively interesting without causing my head to hurt as I read. I do have to admit that some of his theoretical ideas are beyond my scope of understanding as I fall in the camp of those who would suggest too much mystical slant. But the longer I live the more I find that what I thought to be boundaries in life were only my own making.
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Mar 04, 2013Martha Love rated it it was amazing
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I love this book! It traces with narrative and images how Jung was a natural art therapist (although it does not directly say that but demonstrates it) beginning as a child through adulthood. A very easy book to understand about Jung and probably the most beautiful images you will find other than in the Red Book. I used this book to assist teaching an undergraduate class at SSU in art therapy and Carl Jung. We went through all the same art processes that Jung did to explore individuation and Jun ...more
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Aug 25, 2021Wyzer rated it it was amazing
“To give birth to the ancient in a new time is creation.”
Carl Jung was one of the most impactful and important creators of the last century; and Wounded Healer eloquently and authentically captures the essence of his creations.
Like his contemporaries confessed, “One leaves Jung’s presence feeling enriched and appeased, as by contact with a pine tree in the forest, a life as much below ground as above.”
This presence is felt in every page.
Just like the ouroboros on the cover, Jung encourages us to “see life in the round, something forever coming into being and passing on.” To see our own lives in the context of this “ancient symbol of eternal becoming,” a call to keep spiraling into the higher and into the deeper.
He was a true spiritual and cultural alchemist, producing the patterns interwoven across the ages and connecting the dots of the unconscious in us all.
As he well knew, Love let’s us see the lines —
Personally, I was deeply moved by the synchronistic insights I gathered like pearls from the shells of each page. Inspired from the infamous introvert to live fully the life internal and to tango with the Toni’s love magically leads us to. (less)
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Jun 09, 2018Shelby M. (Read and Find Out) rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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4.5 stars.
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Jun 06, 2022Karen rated it it was amazing
This book did a wonderful job at recounting Jung's life, from birth to death, with captivating images, historical photos and unique illustrations. It presented me with many of his personal views and psychological concepts, some more popular at the time, and others that seem to be making a comeback today. But it's incredible to see how much of his legacy has lived on through to our era, not only in clinical and academic settings, but more largely in our society, in how humanity has evolved (and de-evolved). He really was ahead of his time, and I wished I could have met him if he was still around.
I will say that at times his essays can get somewhat dense and although I enjoyed his unique style of writing, I admit some of his expositions, especially on the theological topics, required me to reread it a few times over to understand his thinking and further time to let it sink in. Overall, this was an excellent read for anyone never having read anything on Jung before and looking to get a well rounded, but still very enjoyable, read on his life and work.
Some intriguing concepts to note for my own interests:
Jung's views on the psychological nature of evil. He was clearly deeply influenced by his travels to Asia which left him "deeply convinced of the value of Oriental wisdom". He describes how their spirituality contains equal forces of both good and evil, whereas in North American the every day Christian "strives for good and succumbs to evil; the Indian feels himself to be outside good and evil, and seeks to realize this state of meditation or yoga."
I didn't expect nearly as much of the religious side in his analysis when starting this book, but I became quite fascinated by his views on theology in the end. As he points out, "...the main interest of my work is not concerned with the treatment of neurosis but rather with the approach to the numinous. But the fact is that the approach to the numinous is the real therapy and inasmuch as you attain to the numinous experiences you are released from the curse of pathology."
"I positively do not believe that Christianity is the only and the high manifestation of the truth. There is at least as much truth in Buddhism and in other religions too."
In particular, I thought this passage on 'progressive incarnation' was interesting and how it seems SO APPROPRIATE, in my view, with what we're seeing in our society today:
"We imitate Christ and hope he will deliver us from our own fate. Like little lambs we follow the shepherd, naturally to good pastures. No talk at all of uniting our Above and Below! On the contrary Christ and his cross deliver us from our conflict, which we simply leave alone... Instead of bearing ourselves, i.e., our own cross, ourselves, we load Christ with our unresolved conflicts. We "place ourselves under his cross", but by golly not under our own... The cross of Christ was borne by himself and was his. To put oneself under somebody else's cross, which has already been carried by him, is certainly easier than to carry your own cross amid the mockery and contempt of the world. That way you remain nicely ensconced in tradition and are praised as devout. This is well-organized Pharisaism and highly un-Christian. Whoever imitates Christ and has the cheek to want to take Christ's cross on himself when he can't even carry his own has in my view not yet learnt the ABC of the Christian message."
"I am strongly convinced that the evil principle prevailing in this world leads the unrecognized spiritual need into perdition if it is not counteracted either by real religious insight or by the protective wall of human community. An ordinary man, not protected by an action from above and isolated in society, cannot resist the power of evil which is called, very aptly, the Devil. But the use of such words arouses so many mistakes that one can only keep aloof from them as much as possible..."
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Some other passages that stayed with me, and left me with the longing to have known Jung in person, with all his perceptive powers, deep wisdom and sense of humour
• "Jung was a tall, well-built man - slightly stooped due to his age. His eyes were keen and penetrating with a twinkle in their depth. His mouth was sensitive, humorous, and stubborn, and his whole being gave off a feeling of simplicity, of wisdom and understanding. Jung was a marvelous raconteur and an equally good listener. To me he was a combination of scientist, artist, woodsman, and shaman." -Maud Oakes (author and painter)
• "The feeling for the infinite, however, can be attained only if we are bounded to the utmost.... Only consciousness of our narrow confinement in the self forms the link to the limitlessness of the unconscious. In such awareness we experience ourselves concurrently as limited and eternal, as both the one and the other."
• "I do not want anyone to be a Jungian.. I want people above all to be themselves.. Should I be found one day only to have created another "ism" then I will have failed in all I tried to do".
• "There is no place where those striving after consciousness could find absolute safety. Doubt and insecurity are indispensable components of a complete life. Only those who can lose this life really can gain it. A 'complete' life does not consist in a theoretical completeness, but in the fact that one accepts, without reservation, the particular fatal tissue in which one finds oneself embedded, and that one tries to make sense of it or to create a cosmos from the chaotic mess into which one is born."
• "Man has to cope with the problem of suffering. The Oriental wants to get rid of the suffering by casting it off. Western man tries to suppress suffering with drugs. But suffering has to be overcome, and the only way to overcome it is to endure it."
• "The difference between most people and myself is that for me the 'dividing walls' are transparent. That is my peculiarity. Others find these walls so opaque that they see nothing behind them and therefore think nothing is there. To some extent I perceive the processes going on in the background, and that gives me an inner certainty. People who see nothing have no certainties and can draw no conclusions - or do not trust them even if they do." (less)
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Apr 02, 2017Kyle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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An artfully crafted summary of an extremely intriguing life, biographer Claire choose quotes from copious books, articles, letters and interviews to construct a life that would otherwise be unfathomable: hard to imagine the awkward child excelling at a relatively new field of knowledge to become the supposed "son and heir" to the founder of psychoanalysis Freud, only to break away from his institutionalized influence to find a more mythical path. His travels to the Sahara, Mexico and India, plus ...more
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Sep 19, 2018Reina rated it really liked it
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A charming sketch of a most fascinating man. This biography attempts to cover the most crucial aspects, not only of Jung's work, but also of the man named Carl Jung himself. While qualifiably extensive in its scope, it would be a far cry to consider this a substantial and sufficient condensation of Jung's ideas. There are portions wherein I felt that a little more exploration on a concept could've improved both my appreciation of the book and my comprehension of Jung's ideas, which I feel, given the man's life-long dilemma of feeling like nobody understood him, deserved more than just a few convenient descriptions. Nevertheless, the book certainly whets the appetite for more. The utter vastness and complexity of Jung's oeuvre are incredibly intimidating to consider, what more actually study, but this biography—readable, inspiring, and engaging as it is—makes me feel a little braver - brave enough, perhaps, to take on the challenge. (less)
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Dec 13, 2009Umar added it · review of another edition
nice easy relaxed read...artwork adds great depth and clarity to Jung's ideas and life story ...more
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Jul 15, 2011Alex rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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The quotes contained in this book, attributed to one of my favorite people of all time, are phenomenal. I love his paintings as well. The man was nonpareil in so many ways. Thank you Jung.
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Oct 01, 2019Respectable rated it it was amazing
One of the most intriguing characters to walk the earth. Carl Jung is a mystery to me. I had read some of his books last year and while I could sense that he had much to say on the fringes of human experience and that he was incredibly earnest in both his search for truth and his efforts to communicate what he'd found, I came away from those readings with a puzzled look on my face. The language often meandered into the esoteric and the experiences were too strange to be able to fully comprehend. Not all, but much of it was. I needed an interpreter of sorts (Jordan Peterson was one) to expound his wilder ideas (some of his ideas are not as hard to grapple with - like the inner child - although they profoundly influenced the field of psychology) in clearer terms.
But the curiosity remained. I wanted to know more about this dude who had delved into the unconscious and grappled with it more than most people. What had he found?
This book does a great job of shedding some light on this matter. It is a readable biography of an enigmatic character. (less)
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May 26, 2018Georgia rated it it was amazing
As ever, when I read Jung, I have a brush with the ephemeral nature of my existence, along with a gentle prodding of his fingers in my brain awakening me to the ideas of time and that which is eternal within me. Carl wrote something interesting on his tomb stone, "Invoked or not invoked the God will be present." Sometimes his teachings jar me awake and sometimes, he leaves me clouded trying to find my way home by the briefest of lights, but he remains the sole psychologist who allows both manifestations of myself to exist; the one made of science and the melancholy artist made of crumbling clay, that needed his words to keep creating my work and myself. (less)
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Oct 17, 2020Charlie Beaumont rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I was thoroughly engrossed in my reading of Claire Dunne’s wonderfully written biography of Jung. I very much appreciated the way in which the biography is told by both Jung and those who knew him so well. The reader, I feel, is helped so well to understand the connections between Jung as a person and his profound thinking, philosophy and his analytical practice. The illustration support the text so well and add another interesting dimension to the biography. I learned so much in a very enjoyabl ...more
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Mar 26, 2021Eric Lindner rated it it was amazing
An fascinating, authentic book about a fascinating, authentic man
Yes Jung was more than a bit nuts, and plagued by demons - but that's what lent legitimacy to him and his theories
Unlike Freud, Maslow and so many other "titans" of psychology and psychiatry - who were, at best, not very nice people - and very dubious plumbers into the souls of others - Jung had real empathy - not cold, supercilious detachment ...more
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Jan 27, 2022Diksha Solomon rated it really liked it
A lovely introduction to the insightful and inspiring life of Dr Carl Jung. This one will surely compel you to dig in to his original reads. Loved the flow of the narration with generous chunks from Jung's conversations and exchange of letters with the likes of his students, patients, peers and so on. (less)
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Oct 23, 2017Erik Steevens rated it it was amazing
very recommended to all the 'seekers' !!! (less)
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Dec 30, 2018Rodrigo Sahd rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Very nice overview about Jung's life and teories. Interesting for those who already knows Jung's main guideliness. ...more
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Feb 06, 2021ReConnect rated it it was amazing
Very good telling summary of Jung's life. I particularly appreciated the excerpts from Jung's correspondences.
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May 04, 2022Simona-Maria Girjoaba rated it it was amazing
Profound! Elixir for the Soul...I could say that it has helped me a lot in understanding myself better. Remarcable man, astonishing work!
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May 21, 2022Karen rated it it was amazing
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An excellent introduction to the work of Carl Jung, enhanced by many art pieces by various artists.
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Sep 20, 2020Lucas rated it liked it
Claire Dunne’s “Wounded Healer of the Soul” is an elegantly packaged, illustrated and comprehensive portrait of C.J. Jung, pioneer Swiss psychiatrist and profoundly deep thinker. As someone who usually prefers reading source texts rather than “histories”, I was relieved by the amount of direct quotes used here. Jung is a sophisticated writer and aesthetic mind and the biography always opens up when he’s allowed to speak for himself. This second edition of the book also touches on Jung’s recently published Liber Novus, popularly known as “The Red Book”, in a somewhat clunky preface. While I would have preferred to see a discussion of Liber Novus better integrated into the biography, I did appreciate how selections of Jung’s art from Liber Novus are spread throughout. While “Wounded Healer” does risk tipping into uncritical hero worship from time to time, and takes on credit familiarity with some esoteric terminology, it is for the most part counter balanced by a diversity of voices and a quick pace. This book serves as a stronger than expected introduction to Jung’s complicated life and thinking. (less)
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Apr 01, 2016Jake rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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I got a copy of this from a goodreads giveaway and I'm glad I did because it sure is a pretty book. It has thick glossy pages with nice illustrations. The illustrations work well in this biography of Jung. Symbolism was big with him and, aside from pictures of Jung, many of the illustrations are of works of art that relate to the topics discussed and get the reader in a Jungian symbolic state of mind. This is not a difficult or in-depth biography, but it gives a good feel for the man and his ideas. It's a good place to start if you haven't read Jung and it's also good for people (like me) who have read and enjoyed him, but want a better view of the man and his evolution. (less)
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Jan 24, 2016Tara Bartal rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I have considered myself a person of modest intelligence. After reading this book, I am reminded of that modesty and at a lower level. Carl Jung was a great thinker. Claire Dunne provides a very nicely illustrated introduction to Carl Jung and his work.
This is an excellent book of reference and an interesting read. Carl Jung was an explorer. He opens the view to make one think and think again. His thoughts as a boy sitting on a stone, "Am I the one who is sitting on the stone, or am I the stone on which he is sitting?" One has to think about that....
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Dec 23, 2015J. Ewbank rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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This book by Dunne gives an excellent portrayal of Carl Jung as a person as well as a good flabor of his thinking. It is a book that I will keep along with others about him. The author has given us a picture of Jung that we have not seen before and I appreaciate it.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesleyl, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" "To Whom It May Concern" and "Tell Me About the United Methodist Church" (less)
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Jan 02, 2016Melinda M rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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Carl Jung : Wounded Healer of the Soul by Claire Dunne was a much easier read than I expected. The illustrations and graphics make the book. It is a biography as well as a way to explain his views and theories. An interesting read. I enjoyed seeing the footnotes which show how much work Claire Dunne put into this effort.
I received this book thru the Goodreads Giveaway.
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Jan 13, 2016Gwen Herrmann rated it did not like it · review of another edition
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I had high hopes for this book but two things really bothered me.
1) The book is not particularly well written. I found it rather juvenile in its flow, and I did not feel I learned much about Jung from the text.
2) The Kindle format is terrible. It cuts out mid-sentence in every chapter. I don't know how much of the text is missing, but I eventually got frustrated and gave up reading it. (less)
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Dec 24, 2015Susan Csoke rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Claire Dunne provides the reader with an illustrated biography of Carl Jung. He was a founding father of Psychology. One of the worlds most influential. This book is all about his life and work. A Coffee Table Book for sure!!!! THANK YOU GOODREADS FIRSTREADS FOR THIS FREE BOOK!!!!
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Feb 22, 2016Christina rated it it was ok · review of another edition
**Obtained through giveaway. ** While the format was quite unique, and I'm sure a contribution to Jungian scholarship, I'm much more interested in the genius of Einstein than the mostly useless symbolism of Jung. (less)
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Tariki
5.0 out of 5 stars A good biography and a fine introduction to C G JungReviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2017
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The biography records Jung as lamenting that he himself was not a Jungian. I am C G Jung! Giving that Jung's whole approach was towards "individuation" revolving around the mystery of each unique human being who must each find their own path, this lament by Jung is surely relevant.
Rather than an introduction to Jung that details the various key words of his "system", maybe a biography such as this is a better option. The "key words" are here, but integrated into a life lived, embodied.
Many excerpts from Jung's letters can be found here and the quotes are often illuminating. There are many fine illustrations including one or two drawn from Jung's "Red Book". Recommended.
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Lee Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A quite beautiful book.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2020
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This book chronicles the many facets of the life & supremely important work of C.G. Jung. It's lavishly illustrated & beautifully printed & bound, which makes it almost as good superficially as it is on the inside. It offers an overview of his central themes for all readers & hopefully might pique the interest of some to explore his own writing in more depth. Thank you Claire & thank you C.G. Jung.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, wonderful book!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2021
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I have greatly enjoyed this book. So erudite, so sensitive, so well-researched. And the author added many beautiful illustrations that really underline the subject matter. A work of art, a book to be cherished and read many times.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2015
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Great Content - poor retyped punctuation. Overall, worth having.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The recipient was very happy with itReviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2016
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This was a gift. The recipient was very happy with it. It contains many good quality pictures, including examples of Jung's own artwork.
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Tariki
5.0 out of 5 stars A good biography and a fine introduction to C G JungReviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 June 2017
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The biography records Jung as lamenting that he himself was not a Jungian. I am C G Jung! Giving that Jung's whole approach was towards "individuation" revolving around the mystery of each unique human being who must each find their own path, this lament by Jung is surely relevant.
Rather than an introduction to Jung that details the various key words of his "system", maybe a biography such as this is a better option. The "key words" are here, but integrated into a life lived, embodied.
Many excerpts from Jung's letters can be found here and the quotes are often illuminating. There are many fine illustrations including one or two drawn from Jung's "Red Book". Recommended.
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Lee Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A quite beautiful book.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 January 2020
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This book chronicles the many facets of the life & supremely important work of C.G. Jung. It's lavishly illustrated & beautifully printed & bound, which makes it almost as good superficially as it is on the inside. It offers an overview of his central themes for all readers & hopefully might pique the interest of some to explore his own writing in more depth. Thank you Claire & thank you C.G. Jung.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, wonderful book!Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2021
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I have greatly enjoyed this book. So erudite, so sensitive, so well-researched. And the author added many beautiful illustrations that really underline the subject matter. A work of art, a book to be cherished and read many times.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four StarsReviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 December 2015
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Great Content - poor retyped punctuation. Overall, worth having.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The recipient was very happy with itReviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2016
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This was a gift. The recipient was very happy with it. It contains many good quality pictures, including examples of Jung's own artwork.
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