Jung on Active Imagination

C. G. Jung

Published by Princeton University Press 1997

Jung on Active Imagination

C. G. Jung
Edited by: Joan Chodorow

In the series Encountering Jung

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400866854

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About this book

All the creative art psychotherapies (art, dance, music, drama, poetry) can trace their roots to C. G. Jung's early work on active imagination. Joan Chodorow here offers a collection of Jung's writings on active imagination, gathered together for the first time. Jung developed this concept between the years 1913 and 1916, following his break with Freud. During this time, he was disoriented and experienced intense inner turmoil --he suffered from lethargy and fears, and his moods threatened to overwhelm him. Jung searched for a method to heal himself from within, and finally decided to engage with the impulses and images of his unconscious. It was through the rediscovery of the symbolic play of his childhood that Jung was able to reconnect with his creative spirit. In a 1925 seminar and again in his memoirs, he tells the remarkable story of his experiments during this time that led to his self-healing. Jung learned to develop an ongoing relationship with his lively creative spirit through the power of imagination and fantasies. He termed this therapeutic method "active imagination."

This method is based on the natural healing function of the imagination, and its many expressions. Chodorow clearly presents the texts, and sets them in the proper context. She also interweaves her discussion of Jung's writings and ideas with contributions from Jungian authors and artists.

Author / Editor information

Joan Chodorow, Ph.D., is an analyst member of the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, in private practice. She is a registered dance therapist and former president of the American Dance Therapy Association.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
List of abbreviations used in notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Confrontation with the unconscious Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
2. The transcendent function Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	42
3. 'The technique of differentiation between the ego and the figures of the unconscious' Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
4. Commentary on The Secret of the Golden Flower Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5. The aims of psychotherapy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
6. A study in the process of individuation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
7. The Tavistock lectures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
8. The psychological aspects of the Kore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	154
9. On the nature of the psyche Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
10. Three letters to Mr O. (1947) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
11. Mysterium Coniunctionis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
12. Foreword to van Helsdingen: Beelden uit het Onbewuste Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Afterword: Post-Jungian contributions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
List of fantasies and visions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	188
Name index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197