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The most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. When Carl Jung embarked on an extended self-exploration he called his “confrontation with the unconscious,” the heart of it was The Red Book, a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. Here he developed his principle theories—of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation—that transformed psychotherapy from a practice concerned with treatm… More >>
#1 by G. Bell on May 25, 2010 - 11:40 pm
Buyer Beware! Oh come on, people. The book it not yet out. Dishonest people review things they have not read and you need to read all of the book before honestly reviewing. Even his family thought the book should not be published sooo…, sorry but Amazon insisted I give some sort of rating.
I will buy it, read it and then, perhaps, really rate it. But it is going to take time. Breathe people, breathe.
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by L. Helw on May 26, 2010 - 1:08 am
I’d like to wait til those who have no discernment, have not read this book, because it wont be availible for another two months, are superceded by people who have actually read the work. This book is not just the ewwww so secret diary to be poked through by spiritual voyeurs. It is a book of many years work, careful translation, and over a thousand footnotes by a talented historian, Shamdasani. It is really a cheap disregard of Jung to be slavering over a dead man who already has more than 25 thick volumes of work published by Princeton. There is no holy grail here in the red book, and Jung would be appalled to know that people think there is, when he emphasized in his work again and again, that his way is not anyone else’s way. To each their own, no copyists, no thrall, no hyperfascination about his work. Go do your own.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by M. Parvin on May 26, 2010 - 1:32 am
No need to hype this book up or down. It is a five star until proven otherwise.
When you finally have a chance: just read it, feel it, think it, reflect and then most importantly dream it.
Then you will find meaning in it, if it is appropriate to do so.
For the person who is overly negative or positive for no real reason but to be then:
The most appropriate response to them is silence.
Dream Well…
MP
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Paul Atreides on May 26, 2010 - 3:12 am
Wisdom is the sustenance of life…and to drink from its source is as the coolest drop of water to a man dying of thirst.
Carl’s cup runneth over and “The Red Book” is “it” my friends!
*In the special case of this book, which is open to so much individual interpretation, it is my strong feeling that no serious scholar should even consider reading “reviews”.
Do you “really” want someone else’s thoughts on it before you can even form your own?
This is Carl Jung “raw”! Why taint the water?
The Red Book is history making!
Buy it. Read it. Judge its value for yourself!
You already know that you “must” lay eyes on it or you wouldn’t even be here.
Enjoy.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by M. R. Dallal on May 26, 2010 - 5:38 am
This is NOT a Jung starter book, unless you have a large coffee table, excellent biceps, and a working knowledge of Fraktur.
Is it a work of art? Yes, all 20 lbs of it. Is it a labor of love? Undoubtedly. Have I completed doctoral coursework in philosophy? Yes. Did I belong to this book and this book belong to me? No.
A passing knowledge of Jung and years of personal archetypal study did not equip me for this tome. The three stars are for me, not for the book, which is in a review category beyond “stars”.
Rating: 3 / 5