The Quotable Jung - Tony Woolfson taks to Raj Persaud about the latest book on Carl Gustav Jung

Feb 19, 2016

TONY WOOLFSON, PH.D. Editor The Philemon Foundation   From the Philemon Foundation website: philemonfoundation.org/about-philemon/about-the-foundation/ Tony was a university teacher of arts and humanities until he decided to accompany his partner, Judith Harris, to Zürich where she trained at the C. G. Jung Institute. While in Zürich, Tony undertook intensive study of depth psychology and religion both independently and through attending classes at the Institute. He taught at the Zürich Institute and continues to study, write, and teach in the area of psychology and religion. He collaborated with Ernst Falzeder in the translation of Jung’s seminar on Children’s Dreams (Philemon Series), the Jung-Schmid correspondence (Philemon Series), and Jung’s German 1931 seminar (Philemon Series, forthcoming). The Quotable Jung Collected and edited by Judith Harris With the collaboration of Tony Woolfson   From the Princeton University Press website press.princeton.edu/titles/10550.html   Hardcover | 2015 | $29.95 | £19.95 | ISBN: 9780691155593 376 pp. | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2  eBook | ISBN: 9781400873340

C. G. Jung (1875–1961) was a preeminent thinker of the modern era. In seeking to establish an interdisciplinary science of analytical psychology, he studied psychiatry, religion, mysticism, literature, physics, biology, education, and criminology. He introduced the concepts of extraversion and introversion, and terms such as complex, archetype, individuation, and the collective unconscious. He stressed the primacy of finding meaning in our lives.   The Quotable Jung is the single most comprehensive collection of Jung quotations ever assembled. It is the essential introduction for anyone new to Jung and the Jungian tradition. It will also inspire those familiar with Jung to view him in an entirely new way. The Quotable Jung presents hundreds of the most representative selections from the vast array of Jung’s books, essays, correspondence, lectures, seminars, and interviews, as well as the celebrated Red Book, in which Jung describes his own fearsome confrontation with the unconscious. Organized thematically, this collection covers such topics as the psyche, the symbolic life, dreams, the analytic process, good and evil, creativity, alchemical transformation, death and rebirth, the problem of the opposites, and more. The quotations are arranged so that the reader can follow the thread of Jung’s thought on these topics while gaining an invaluable perspective on his writings as a whole.   Succinct and accessible, The Quotable Jung also features a preface by Judith Harris and a detailed chronology of Jung’s life and work. The single most comprehensive collection of Jung quotations ever assembled Features hundreds of quotes Covers such topics as the psyche, dreams, good and evil, death and rebirth, and more Includes a detailed chronology of Jung’s life and work Serves as the ideal introduction to Jung and the Jungian tradition   Judith Harris is President of the Philemon Foundation and a Jungian analyst in private practice. She is a supervising and training analyst at ISAPZURICH and a senior analyst at the Ontario Association of Jungian Analysts. She is the author ofJung and Yoga: The Psyche-Body Connection. She lives in Zürich and Toronto. Endorsements: "An ideal resource for anyone seeking to find Jung’s most fertile ideas succinctly and powerfully stated."--John Beebe, author of Integrity in Depth "This comprehensive selection of quotations provides a pathway into the complex world of Jung’s thought while never reducing his ideas to oversimplified formulas. The Quotable Jung is an extremely useful volume for anyone coming to Jung for the first time."--Paul Bishop, author of Reading Goethe at Midlife: Ancient Wisdom, German Classicism, and Jung   Raj Persaud and Peter Bruggen are joint podcast editors for the Royal College of Psychiatrists and also now have a free app on iTunes and Google Play store entitled ‘Raj Persaud in conversation’, which includes a lot of free information on the latest research findings in mental health, plus interviews with top experts from around the world. Download it free from these links: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rajpersaud.android.raj(link is external) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dr-raj-persaud-in-conversation/id9274662(link is external) Dr Raj Persaud’s new novel, Can’t Get You Out Of My Head, is based on a unique UK police unit that really does protect Buckingham Palace from fixated obsessives. The psychological thriller poses the question: Is love the most dangerous emotion?