Have you ever wondered why you are drawn to certain people, ideas, or products and turned off by others? Are you constantly searching for something you can't put your finger on, or wondering whether you are living a life that truly fits? In Archetypes, New York Times best-sellin…
Examines the archetypal symbols of humanity in fairy tales, dreams, and visions, and discusses Mercurius, visions of the Swiss mystic Niklaus von Flue, and the Cosmic Man as the image of human development.
"Articles, essays, and lectures from the years 1969 to 1985 addressing the ... unconscious collective forces acting in relation to past, present, and future developments in ways often not readily evident."--Page vii
The chief disciple of C.G. Jung, analyst Marie-Louise von Franz uses her vast knowledge of the world of myths, fairy tales, visions, and dreams to examine expressions of the universal symbol of the Anthropos, or Cosmic Man-a universal archetype that embodies humanity's personal …
"The chief disciple of C. G. Jung, analyst Marie-Louise von Franz uses her vast knowledge of the world of myths, fairy tales, visions, and dreams to examine expressions of the universal symbol of the Anthropos, or Cosmic Man—a universal archetype that embodies humanity's persona…
"The first book to explore the history and influence of egregores, powerful autonomous psychic entities created by a collective group mind"--
"The first book to explore the history and influence of egregores, powerful autonomous psychic entities created by a collective group mind"--
This book is about the individual's journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Edward Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth…