C G Jung is one of the most well known psychiatrists in history. He is the
founder of analytical psychiatry, and his work had a huge impact on his
profession that continues to this day, long past his death.
Jung was a busy researcher and practicing clinician, but still had time to
pursue his casual interests that included astrology, philosophy, and alchemy.
He believed that the human psyche was spiritual by nature, and
used that belief to develop his treatment methods and deepen
his understandings of the human mind.
Jung also had a particular interest in symbolism and dream
analysis as a means towards personal development.
The Background of C G Jung
Carl Gustav Jung was
born on July 26, 1875 in Switzerland. He lived to the age of
86 and died on June 6, 1961. His mother was from a wealthy
family and his father was a relatively poor clergyman, and as
a result, there was often tension in his family.
tended to isolate herself and communicate with the spirit
world rather than the real world. She gave young Jung a
distorted view of women that followed him into adulthood. C
G Jung had other unusual experiences as a child that
influenced his adult life and career. In one instance, he
developed a neurosis about going to school that he overcame on
his own with determination.
Jung initially studied
medicine and had no intent to go into psychiatry until he
happened upon a book about personality disorders and
He realized then that psychiatry was a blend of
spiritual and biological aspects of a person and he became
immediately interested in perusing a career in psychiatry even
though it was not an honored profession at the time. The
spiritual realm heavily influenced his work.
His first work
was titled, "On the Psychology and Pathology of So-Called
" During the time the career of C G Jung
was blossoming, psychiatry was still a very new science. He
became friends with Sigmund Freud and the two influenced each
other's work for a period of years, although Jung eventually
came to disagree with some of Freud's theories.
The Theories of C G Jung
C G Jung based
his research and treatment on a few basic principles he came
to believe about individual personalities.
• C G
Jung was the first to explore the personality types that are
known as introversion and extraversion.
• He believed
in the psychological complex, which is a pattern of
perceptions, emotions, and memories around a common theme that
holds influence over behavior and thoughts.
• C G
Jung believed in the collective unconscious, and felt it is
shared by all people. This included the belief in archetypes.
C G Jung felt he had such an experience as a child when he
performed ceremonies on a carving he made without fully
understanding why he did it.
• Jung also believed in
the power of synchronicity and expanded upon this belief with
the help of physicists. He worked with notable theoretical
physicist Wolfgang Pauli on ideas such as non-locality and
• C G Jung also developed various
personality types for categorizing people and behaviors.
Modern assessments such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
test are based on Jung's work.
• C G Jung thought
that spirituality was essential to a person's well-being. He
theorized a person's driving purpose was to know himself and
therefore know the divine.
Books by C G Jung
• "The Red Book,
" also called "Liber
" was handwritten by C G Jung between the years 1914
and 1930. About two thirds of the book contains illuminations
by Jung and the remaining third holds an account of the
hallucinations and mystical experiences he had during that
time. Jung felt he might be having psychotic episodes, or
schizophrenia. He realized it could be valuable to the
psychiatric community if he could chronicle his experiences as
they happened. He went so far as to induce hallucinations to
enhance the mystical aspect of the events. The book was not
published in his lifetime, and after his death, his family
kept it locked away for several years, refusing to make it
public. Finally, in 1990, his heirs decided to publish the
• "Man and his Symbols
" was published in 1964 and
is one of the personal development books written by C G Jung
for the layperson. In this book, he explains his theory about
dreams and symbolism.
• "Answer to Job
" was published
in 1958 and it explores the mythological, moral, and
psychological aspects of the "Book of Job" from the Bible. In
this controversial work, C G Jung considers God as a quaternity rather than a trinity, the fourth aspect being an
• "The Collected Works of C G Jung
contains the most important writings of Jung. Included are the
notable works "Symbols of Transformation," "Psychological
Types," "Psychiatric Studies," "Freud and Psychoanalysis,"
"The Archetypes of the Collective Unconscious," "Psychology
and Religion: West and East," "Psychology and Alchemy," and
"The Development of Personality." There are 20 volumes in this
collection of important writings that give an in-depth view
into the theories and practices of C G Jung.
"Modern Man in Search of Soul
" offers readers an broad
overview of the teachings of C G Jung as they relate to the
spiritual side of human beings. Jung discuses primitive
unconscious, religion, and dream analysis. He also uses this
platform to give an account of how his beliefs differ from
those of Freud.
• "Memories, Dreams, Reflections
written by C G Jung when he was in his eighties. It is a
first hand account of his life story and the theories about
the personality and spirituality as he came to believe them.
Jung worked on this book up until shortly before his death.
The Legacy of C G Jung
C G Jung was a prolific writer
of essays, articles, and personal development books. Many of his
books were targeted towards fellow psychiatrists in an attempt to
teach his beliefs and methods of treatment. Other works were
intended for the layperson who was seeking deeper meaning and
answers about life. Many of his lectures and talks have also been
written as essays and published.
C G Jung was one of the
most influential psychiatrists in history and his effect is still
felt today. He kept one foot firmly planted in science while he
explored the spiritual nature of mankind and as a result his
theories about human personalities are holistic, and useful for self
help enthusiasts as well as those in need of psychological
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