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Stein could just as aptly have named his introductory guide “Jung’s Art of the Soul,” for the course the founder of analytical psychology charted also has the intuitive sweep of an artist on an inner journey integrated within a systematic framework of techniques. This method allows the author to demonstrate the interconnectedness and coherence of Jung’s mature work. In each subject area, Stein draws heavily on papers that Jung wrote late in his life, but he sets these in the context of Jung’s earlier developing thought. The map soon resembles the multidisciplinary chart of a solar system more than it does a flat map. Stein develops the cartographical metaphor of the title by beginning with the “surface” (ego) of the psyche and exploring successively more complex areas, including complexes, libido thoery, shadow, “anima/us,” the self, individuation, and synchronicity. Probably the best one-volume English language summary of Jung’s thought. Overview: More than a mere overview, the book offers readers a strong grounding in the basic principles of Jung’s analytical psychology in addition to illuminating insights. Jung’s Map of the Soul: An Introduction by Murray Stein
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