Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal C.G. Jung; Roderick Main.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jung, C. G., Author.

Contributor:

Main, Roderick, Editor.

Series:

Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961. Selections. English. 1995. Works.

Encountering Jung ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parapsychology.

Coincidence--Psychic aspects.

Causation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages).

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

C. G. Jung had a lifelong interest in the paranormal that culminated in his influential theory of synchronicity. Combining extracts taken from the Collected Works; letters; the autobiographical Memories, Dreams, Reflections; and transcripts of seminars, Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal sets out clearly his seminal contribution to our understanding of this controversial area. In his introduction, Roderick Main discusses Jung's encounters with and observations of the paranormal, the influences that contributed to his theory of synchronicity, and the central ideas of the theory itself. The selections include Jung's writings on mediumistic trance phenomena, spirits and hauntings, anomalous events in the development and practice of analytical psychology, and the divinatory techniques of astrology and the I Ching. The book also features Jung's most lucid account of his theory in the form of his short essay "On Synchronicity," and a number of Jung's less-known writings on parapsychology, his astrological experiment, and the relationship between mind and body. Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal addresses subjects that were fundamental to Jung's personal and professional development. Probing deeply into the theory of synchronicity, Roderick Main clarifies issues that have long been a source of confusion to Jung's readers.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Spiritualism

2. Spirits and hauntings

3. Analytical psychology

4. Astrology and the I Ching

5. Synchronicity

6. Parapsychology

7. Jung's astrological experiment

8. Physics

9. Visions and altered states

10. Life after death

11. UFOs

12. Miscellaneous insights and speculations

Subject index

Name index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691213170

0691213178

OCLC:

1158173134