Psychology Of The Unconscious (Hardcover)

PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS PSYCHOLOGY OP THE UNCONSCIOUS A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido A Contribution to the History of the Evolution of Thought DR, C. G. JUNG Of the University of Zurich AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION, WITH INTRODUCTION, BY BEATRICE M. HINKLE, M. D NEW YORK DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY 1949 TRANSLATORS NOTE THAT humanity is seeking a new message, a new light upon the meaning of life, and something tangible, as it were, with which it can work towaids a larger under standing of itself and its relation to the universe, is a fact I think none will gainsay Therefore, it has seemed to me particularly timely to introduce to the Eng lish-speaking world Dr. Jungs remarkable book, Wand lungen und Symbole der Libido. In this work he has plunged boldly into the treacherous sea of mythology and folklore, the productions of the ancient mind and that of the common people, and turned upon this vast material the same scientific and painstaking method of psychologic analysis that is applied to the modern mind, in order to reveal the common bond of desire and longing which unites all humanity, and thus bridge the gaps presumed to exist between ancient and widely separated peoples and those of our modern time. The discoveiy of this under current affecting and influencing ancient peoples as well as modern serves as a foundation or platform from which he proceeds to hold aloft a new ideal, a new goal of attainment possible of achievement and which can be in tellectually satisfy ng, as well as emotionally appealing the goal of moral autonomy. BINDERY MAR 1 2 This book, remarkable for its erudition and the tre mendous labor expended upon it, as well as for the new viTRANSLATORS NOTE light which it sheds upon human life, its motives, its needs and its possibilities, is not one for desultory read ing or superficial examination Such an approach will prevent the reader from gaining anything of its real value, but for those who can bring a serious interest and willingness to give a careful study to it the work will prove to be a veritable mine capable of yielding the greatest riches. The difficulties in translating a book such as this are almost insuperable, but I have tried faithfully to express Dr. Jungs thought, keeping as close to the original text as possible and, at the same time, rendeiing the difficult material and complicated German phrasing as simply and clearly as . he subject-matter would allow In all this work I owe much to Miss Helen I. Brayton, without whose faithful assistance the work would never have been completed I wish to acknowledge my gratitude to Mr. Louis Untermeyer, whose help in rendering the poetic quotations into English verse has been invaluable, and to express as well my gratitude to other friends who have assisted me in various ways from time to time. B. M. H. AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOANALYSIS AND ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY WHEN Professor Freud of Vienna made his early discoveiies in the realm of the neuroses, and announced that the basis and origin of the various symptoms grouped under the terms hysteria and neuroses lay in unfulfilled desires and wishes, unexpressed and unknown to the patient for the most part, and concerned chiefly with the jsexual instinct, it was not realized what far reaching influence this unpopular and bitterly attacked theory would exert on the understanding of human life in general. For this theoiy hasso widened in its scope that its application has now extended beyond a particular group of pathologic states. It has in fact led to a new evalua tion of the whole conduct of human life a new compre hension has developed which explains those things which formerly were unexplained, and there is offered an understanding not only of the symptoms of a neurosis and the phenomena of conduct but the product of the mind as expressed in myths and religions...