A review by ajlewis2
Man and His Symbols by Jolande Jacobi, Joseph L. Henderson, Marie-Louise von Franz, C.G. Jung, Aniela Jaffé

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

I found the first part, "Approaching the Unconscious," by Jung very helpful in bringing some of his thinking about the unconscious into a format I could grasp. Both sections by von Franz seemed to embellish what Jung had said. The other two sections went into too much detail, one on art and the other on one man's therapy and dreams. Those two sections are the reason I rated 4 instead of 5 on this book. The big thing I got from the book was that Jung was not a finished product, his thought constantly progressed and those who are in the process of individuation will experience the same sort of feeling of never having all the answers. It makes me happy for my own sense of just not knowing and being comfortable with that. I'd especially recommend the first and last chapters. I'd probably been okay skipping the rest.