Nine years after the appearance of her classic study in child psychology, "The Inner World of Childhood" (1927), Frances G. Wickes published "The Inner World of Man", a work which extends her analysis of the child psyche into the adult world, where she identifies repressed forms of many childhood fears and fantasies. Unlike Wickes' earlier work, "The Inner World of Man" is heavily influenced by the psychology of C. G. Jung, whom she met in the late twenties, and whose disciple she eventually became.

Jung's spirit and influence pervades Wickes' work, but that is not to say that Wickes was in any way overwhelmed by him. Her analysis of the basic Jungian concepts is presented clearly and lucidly, with clear overtones of the warm and compassionate character that emerges in both Wickes' earlier and later works.
(From the back cover) 345 pp.

Table of contents:

Introduction, p. 3
I. The Inner World, p. 7
II. The Appearance of Images, p. 21
III. Parental Images, p. 36
IV. The Ego, p. 51
V. The Persona, p. 65
VI. The Shadow, p. 78
VII. The Anima, p. 89
VIII. The Animus, p. 103
IX. The Self, p. 116
X. A Brief Experience in Analysis, p. 135
XI. Dreams of Mother and Anima, p. 145
XII. Dream Analysis in Later Life, p. 164
XIII. Phantasy, p. 221
XIV. Visions, p. 239
XV. Drawing, p. 248

_Jung and Christianity in Dialogue: Faith, Feminism, and Hermeneutics_ is a rich and diverse collection of writings, from some of the foremost authors in the fields of religion and psychology. This companion volume to _Carl Jung and Christian Spirituality_ explores the relationships between Jungian psychology and Christian traditions in new and illuminating ways. It includes some of the finest articles yet contributed to this dialogue, organized into four different sections: "Jung and Theology" discusses Jung and Christian faith; "Jung, Feminism, and Spirituality" presents feminist critques of Jungian psychology; "Jung and Hermeneutics" explores Jung's interpretive approach to Christian scripture and theology; and "Jung and Pastoral Care" looks at the application of Jung's psychology for the parish minister and pastoral counselor.

The author is both a Jungian and a feminist and presents a sympathetic view of Jung, along with a sensitive, articulate critique of the problems of Jung's work, including the concepts of the anima/animus, etc. The book is thought-provoking, helps to clear up a number of thorny issues regarding Jung's view of women, and is well-written and reader-friendly.

If you fit the following profile, then you owe it to yourself to read about active imagination: introvert, deep thinker, and aged in the mid 20s while not yet settling into married life. This book can be looked at as a self-help book if you possess those qualities because it will gently remind you of sources of unhappiness that you would not readily accept consciously as being a valid reason for getting depressed. The danger of ignoring these sources of conflict is that your mind will take over and cope with the use of the imagination leading to fantasies. Order springs out of chaos when you are armed with the knowledge of this book and are at a loss to explain the behavior of yourself and others.

This is an excellent introduction to a central area in Jung's thought Evil, the Shadow Side and its integration with the rest of the personality.

The selections from Jung's writings are excellent and there are extensive explanatory footnotes from the editor.

Jung will convince you that those who supress their shadow side soon see it in others and that one's shadow side has to be accepted not denied.

The book contains extensive selections from Answer to Job as well as hard to obtain Jung writings (unless you want to shell out a thousand dollars for his Collected Works).

Throught the book, Jung's compassion, vast erudition, and many and varied insights shine through.

Every student of Carl Jung should read this book. Dr. Moacanin fills us in on the similarities between the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and the Western scholarly tradition (of which there are many we never consciously thought about before). Further, she communicates with clarity and sensitivity. Although looking for scholarly information, the Western mind finds an enriching and expanding experience in this book.

Of all the biographies and interview books on Jung, this one is the cleanest and clearest -- if also the longest. It includes information in the form of quotes, extracts from letters,and occasional secondary sources. It does not include many opinions or judgments about Jung, his life or his work. It is the only place I've met Jung as a father, a traveler, and a guy with problems, as well as Jung the innovater and psychological pioneer. Alhough more of a scholarly work than a page-turner, to meet Jung and not his doppelganger, I reccomend this work.

This book gives insight into Jung's concept of Synchronicity and its relevance to understanding the human psyche and the patterns of the universe. It explains how the psyche is connected to the universe and matter- ie has a relationship with it.
It deals with depth psychology, jungian concepts, and putting it all together in a discussion of what synchronicity is about. It is very conceptual, for those of you who enjoy more concrete stuff.
It was the first book I read in my research about Synchronicity for a big research paper, and it inspired the most interest in me of any of them in retrospect. Interest in the connections between everything in the universe, that is.
This can be considered a compliment to Jung's book on Synchronicity. I enjoyed it more, though, since it attempts to explain some aspects of Jung's Sync. concept that are not so easily explainable- it makes up for Jung's occasional lack of complete clarity. Not that it's not just as conceptual as Jung. It's just as deep and even more inspiring, because he talks about what's most relevant about Jung's Sync. concept but adds his own ideas too. Actually Jung edited Progoff's original manuscript for this book since they were friends.
Anyway, if you're interested in Jungian concepts, and if you're interested in Synchronicity: the connections between the microcosm and macrososm, GET THIS BOOK!!! It's definitely worth it.

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) is an amazing man whose personal researches and inquiries into the mystical traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Zen, Taoism, Protestant and Catholic Christianity, Gnosticism, mythology, and psychology, created a profound influence on succeeding generations of truth seekers is presented and surveyed in a single volume that does full and complete justice to the man and his thoughts. Jung: A Journey Of Transformation will enable the student of metaphysical, spiritual, and psychological insight to fully grasp this original thinker's manifold observations, insights, ideas, and findings. Highly recommended.

This is probably the best introduction to Jung on the market. It is simple, concise, and VERY reader-friendly. It is very current as well including a short introduction to all the major aspects of his work and life. I can't recommend this one highly enough!