While this is a very fine and inexpensive edition of Mahler's 7th Symphony it is not quite authoritive. The original 1909 edition (of which this is ) was riddled with errors that Mahler corrected in his own score. There were so many corrections to be made that when the International Mahler Society of Vienna began to issue definative editions of the scores they started with the one most needing it, the 7th. That was issued in 1959 and is the version that has been used in all recordings and performances since then. So while this Dover edition reproduces the 1st edition it is an edition riddled with errors and no longer used.

I think this Symphony is Mahler's 3rd Best Symphony he ever did. This edition of the work, has everything that is played. I am a young to be conductor, and I analyized it already. I totally disagree with the viewer that says that this edition isnt the best. Well, it is the best.

A reprint of the original Austrian score at a fraction of the price. This least-known of Mahler's works may indeed be his best. A most unorthodox use of symphonic form takes the listener from dark to light, from terror to joy; this work spans all the emotions. Unusual instrumentation, like the tenor horn, mandolin, and guitar add to the bizzare but delightful concoction. It's a tie with Sym. # 4 for my Mahler favorite.

"The really important psychic facts can neither be measured, weighed, nor seen in a test tube or under a microscope. They are therefore supposedly indeterminable, in other words, they must be left to people who have an inner sense of them, just as colours must be shown to the seeing and not to the blind." (Jung p. 238) This sentence reflects much of what this book is about. It highlights the drive behind Jung's attempt to make the invisible visible through an analysis of alchemical thought; it shows his complicated sentence structure and presents some of the hurdles one will have to jump in order to comprehend Jung's work on Alchemy. The preceding volume 12, "Psychology and Alchemy," would serve as a good introduction to this volume, and volume 14, "Mysterium Coniunctionis," might make Jung's thesis easier to comprehend.

This volume of collected works contains his commentary to "The Secret of The Golden Flower" which is almost useless without the actual Golden Flower text. It also contains Jung's analysis and commentary on some of the major metaphors of Alchemy.

According to Jung, Alchemy was the precursor of Western psychology, and that alchemists projected their mental/spiritual states unto the inanimate objects and processes of Alchemy. This work examines these projections in the light of modern consciousness and with the process of individuation in mind. `

Stripped to its essence, Jung's psychological theory states that humans have an unknown meta-consciousness that some will discover through a process he called individuation. This is a recapitulation of the ideas found in all religions, but is here represented by Jung in the terms of modern Western Culture as a scientific analysis of the Soul through an analysis of Alchemy.

Several years ago I read through this text without a clue as to what Jung was talking about, but found some of his observations noteworthy. About two years ago I had some experiences that made the insights contained in this book valuable, and I found that my previous reading allowed me to understand what I had read retrospectively. It also helped me in understanding aspects of Chinese Alchemy as metaphor. It is not recommended to casual readers.

...into the world of alchemy made the world aware of how rich a symbol-system had been lost from time out of mind. It was Jung who discovered that alchemy, a "chymical" art compensatory to the Christian emphasis on spirit over matter, also represented a projected psychology of the unconscious; it was, in fact, a forerunner of depth psychology itself.

Deconstructing Jung.
This book derives from a written transcript of a seminar held about the time Jung broke with Freud and had a psychotic episode ("nervous breakdown" is how you usually hear about it). I came to this book after years of reading many of Jung's published works (beginning with his "Autobiography" & "Man and His Symbols" and later several of his Collected Works: "Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious," "Psychology and Alchemy," "Alchemical Studies," "Aion;" as well as the essays collected in "Modern Man in Search of a Soul" and Vincent Brome's fine biography, "Jung: Man and Myth").

What I like about the present book is this: Jung's books are not easy to understand (he's an alchemist, remember). And many of his followers hollowly parrot what they understood the Master to have said. And his god-like status as a Western shaman is an awesome subcultural projection to overcome-yet one must do so to go beyond the myth and encounter one's own destiny, above and beyond merely imitating Jung's life or blindly following his erstwhile "system." (You know, I have seldom had a dream in four parts, making it a quadraplicity, yet my dreams are not incomplete.) This book reveals Jung the man working on himself and dealing with his own problems: the break with Freud, his psychotic episode, women/anima problems. The most notable aspect of this seminar is the time dwelt on anima problems, specifically Rider Haggard's novel, "She," the prototypical story of the anima or inner-woman-as-soul that every man must somehow wrestle (whether via Jung's understanding or some other). Jung only alludes to this novel in his published books; here, it is discussed in considerable detail, revealing insights as well as shortcomings in Jung's thought. In many ways, much of the material here was familiar from other books. Yet it is the personal, intimate quality of Jung-the-man's seminar that breathed life into otherwise dusty, grey concepts that appealed to me here. I was led to this book via Brome's biography (above), who also recommended Jung's earlier book, "Psychology of the Unconsious" as the version of these researches published by Jung himself in his lifetime.

Many analytic concepts presented and illustrated here, including a brief history of Jung's own development from his own perspective. This, the Zarathustra, and the Dream seminars work well together.

This book is worth the money. I was looking for book on Chinese furniture as a resource for woodworking. This book is a Dover reprint of a limited edition by Gustav Ecke in 1944. Inside are about 160 plates most of which are black and white pictures, though some are drawings. I believe one will get a good overview from the plates. I found the text a little less informative than the plates but pictures are what I was looking for.

Very few books on furniture - Chinese or otherwise - do as successful a job. Not only is the history discussed and the pages well illustrated (in black and white), but timeless scholarly discourse is offered and revealing disective drawings provided. This is a must and you will see how the author has laid the foundation for more recent works on the subject since it has become vogue.

I read a lot of books by Jung/Jungians and work with versions of the Medicine Wheel. Loomis successfully relates the two. I found her writing clear even in territories of the psyche which by their nature involve ambiguities and complexities. Fine for those with no prior knowledge of these subjects, but the joining of the two traditions makes it intriguing for people well-versed in them. I recommend it as a first read in Jung's psychological types if you find Jung a little dry and dated. For further reading on the Jung side I recommend Lectures on Jung's Typology by Van Fronz / Hillman.

This book takes you step by step through the analysis of your personality type using both Jungian psychology and Native American principles. Using the Star Maiden Circle, Dr. Loomis lays out a path for developing and improving your life situation. I have read it seven times and get something more every time I read it. I'd give it 10 stars if I could.

This is a fascinating, accessible book about Jungian dream work. I particularly appreciated the author's application of the theory to women's issues. Part One explains the basics of Jungian dream analysis and includes valuable suggestions about how to understand more about your dreams. Part Two is a collection of the author's own dreams and her interpretations of them. Often in this second part I was at a loss to see how she arrived at certain interpretations--but Raffa certainly deserves credit for taking the risk of sharing them with us!

I had been going through a critical life transition, was having some rich dreams, and was hoping to find a few books that might help me gain a bit of a better understanding of them. I got several notable, highly respected books on dreams, this being just one among many. Yet, not only was it the most helpful to me as an especially rich and grounding, illustrative account of working with dreams, but it also beautifully discussed and worked with several key aspects of Jungian psychology (key aspects of the individuation process in particular) and all of this in relation to a woman's developmental process. It was strikingly resonant for me in all three of these extremely rich areas, which speaks to the hard-won depth/authenticity/clarity through which Jean Raffa wrote this piece. It very naturally inspired, mobilized, great hope for healing and rewarding growth in me (something I was frighteningly losing sense of and knew certainly wouldn't emerge through easy or quick solutions), the best kind of hope: no simple, rose-colored glasses here. What a great surprise! A terrific and very surprisingly in-depth, especially resonant and humane resource for all three of these areas and so much that stems from, and gives rise to, them (for it's only 201 pp.!--often shorter pieces are the most difficult to write; quite an accomplishment; thank you, Ms Raffa...).

Mario Jacoby has written a straightforward, no nonsense book in his work "Individuation & Narcissism." If truly recognized as an effort to compare "The Psychology of Self in Jung & Kohut," one can understand the difficulty of comparison in paralleling two different psychoanalytic careers in two different continents with two remarkably different approaches in mind. Yet, one must appreciate and recognize that the work of these two men in psycho-analytic-self-object psychology (Jung's unique presentation of Psycho-Analytical and Archetypal Psychology) and psychoanalytic theory (especially the Narcissistic and Borderline Personality emphasis of Kohut as Self-Object Psychology) has a very interesting, meaningful, and useful communications overlap.

Mario Jacoby does make this overlap of interest meaningful and rewarding for those who have a necessary (but not necessarily completed) background in reading Jung and Kohut to follow and understand his presentation of their views of the self. In my own readings of these master-minds, I interpret Jung as a lofty-spritualizing-cultural personality; while, Kohut strikes me as being a "down-to-earth" hardcore realist in dealing with the personality problems of boarderline narcissistic disturbances. The very nature of this comparative work is a challenge, but someone with competence and a high degree of credibility had to do it, and this effort to offer a comprehensive introductory comparison of these two men and their thoughts regarding psycho-analysis as a healing develop-mental process is very worthy.

In the Jungian work "Celebrating Soul: Preparing for the New Religion" by Lawrence W. Jaffe, I found myself reflecting on an interpretation that the new temple will take (based on Jung's projected interpretation of a dream) six hundred years. Symbolically and structurally understood in my thoughts, each pillar of this new system will represent a comprehensive variation of emerging pscho-analytical develop-mental systems. Hence, Jacoby's comparative work may subscribe to Jung's notion that any fixed psycho-analytical or theraputic system is not worth very much if it cannot add or learn something new about our-selves. I personally found many areas of Jacoby's presentation offering something new to my own understanding of my-self, my life experiences, and my life-long interest in psycho-analytical thought as a healing develop-mental field, and as a universal psychologism of learning to be a humane human being. With this in mind, I sense that a well-grounded foundation in Jungian Psychology makes Heinz Kohut's work in Self-Object Psychology much more meaningful and useful in terms of a global theraputic and cultural application; especially, for those who are interested in pursuing "Self-Analysis"...as a universal practice of self-discipline and personal maintenance.

This clearly written book offers sensitive and empathic reflections on the narcissistic condition. It does so by frequent references to the ideas formulated by Heinz Kohut and his school of thought ("Self Psychology"). Kohut had many compelling insights into narcissism and his theories marked a paradigm shift in psychoanalysis. Jacoby compares Kohut's formulations to Jungian thought, often translating Kohut's ideas or insights into Jungian language and constructs. I found this to be extremely helpful in fleshing out some of the high-level, intuitive abstractions of the Jungian school. For example, I don't think I've ever come across a clearer presentation of the Jungian conception of individuation.

I believe this book will appeal to anyone wishing to learn more about narcissistic wounding and character structures. As Jacoby points out, narcissistic disturbances affect one's sense of identity and self-esteem and are thus implicated in almost all forms of psychic disorders. In other words, narcissism is relevant.

As a former dancer, abuse survivor and 13-year-old girl, I can't start to tell you how real this book was to me. The thoughts and emotions that Mr. Benjava describes are all real - including the playful innocence that is left in some 13 year olds.

I was able to feel what it was like to dance, to have my first teenage crush and be a silly teen all over again. It was a bit difficult to get through some of the abuse parts, but what we live through just makes us stronger - and I believe that even though Nikki is a fictional character we all have a part of her in all of us.

As a ballet student who is aware of the many pitfalls that sometimes accompany fledging ballerinas, I was very impressed by the straightforwardness with which Benjava handles the issues that sometimes arise. I was also impressed with Benjava's innovative and enjoyable writing style. This is one of the most intriguing and enjoyable reads I have had in a long time ~ I couldn't put "Nikki" down for two days! Nikki has something in it for dancers and non-dancers alike.

....several interesting pieces, including the Jungian view of the transference as an alchemical dialog between anima and animus. Clinical wisdom mixed with analytic theory.

This is Volume 16 of the Collected Works of Carl Jung (1875-1961), "The Practice of Psychotherapy". The first half of the volume is a collection of essays in which Jung explains his views about the interaction of a therapist and a patient. Two themes are striking. First, Jung insists that therapy is a mutual interaction, not something the therapist "does" to the patient: "the therapist is no longer the agent of treatment but a fellow participant in a process of individual development" (p. 8). Secondly, Jung is iconoclastic and utterly unsystematic: for him, the process of growth and healing is a process of individuation, so what is needed for healing at each step of the psychotherapeutic process will be unique to the individuals involved. Jung borrows ideas from Freud, such as dream-analysis and transference, but Freud would not even recognize the way Jung uses these terms in this volume. Indeed, the final work, "The Psychology of the Transference" (1946), is one of his late alchemical works; it uses the *Rosarium philosophorum*, a 16th century alchemical text, as the basis for elucidating the spectrum of issues around an individual's relationship with the Unconscious. I suspect this volume would be of particular interest to practicing therapists, because Jung discusses the profound existential issues that are often overlooked in current professional programs in psychology.

i have found this book really interesting and if not for the usuall difficult jargons, i would have rated this a five star book. What i found of special interest is the portion of the ANSWER TO JOB...it contained ideas which are controversial yet liberating! Even when i was a child, I already harbored the same questions posited in this work i.e. some irrationalities in the way God works. I also love the psychological analysis of the book of revelation which includes the analysis of the shadow of its author...it was a learning experience for me since i became more convinced that in order for us to be truly human and be more psychologically balanced, we have to integrate all the aspects of our personality including the SHADOW! You'll have an enlightening experience by reading this book.

_Psychology and Religion: West and East_ is definitely one of the top three most important books in the Princeton/Bollingen series of Jung's collected works. As of now, it is only available in the ...hardcover edition, but you cannot put a price on the life-enhancing knowledge contained in this volume.
I will go over this volume one essay at a time:

The first essay is entitled "Psychology and Religion" and is a very useful, readable, and somewhat generalized overview on Jung's opinions on religion, and its usefulness in preventing neurosis. This essay is an ideal introduction.

Next comes the esaay "A Psychological Approach to the Dogma of the Trinity". This is a very complex and profound essay, and deals with some of the most perplexing and mysterious concepts in all of theology. Specifically, it attempts to explain the precise nature of the Holy Ghost. It may be hard to relate to this essay unless you have had a numinous religious experience, such as a connection of coincidences with an underlying Biblical message. But Jung does a remarkable job dealing with this complex subject.

Next comes the essay "Transformation Symbolism in the Mass". This is my least favorite essay in this collection. Jung describes in excruciating detail the painstaking procedures involved in carrying out a proper symbolic mass. This wouldn't be so bad if Jung would have actually given us his interpretation of the symbolic significance of the procedures contained within the mass, but he does not do this. Instead, he simply explains in a very boring and dry manner what is to be done in performing the mass, and does not venture an interpretation of what any of this means. This is the only weak essay in this volume, however, and the rest of the book is classic, vintage Jung. But to avoid getting bogged down and demotivated, I suggest you skip this essay.

After a few other short but useful essays, we come to the centerpiece of this volume, Jung's masterwork, "Answer to Job". This is Jung's single greatest achievement, and one of his longest essays. This essay alone is worth the price of this collection (although "Answer to Job" is available by itself in paperback). Some critics have accused Jung of blasphemy because of this book, but in my opinion it is the greatest work of theology ever written, by anyone, ever. For more details on this specific masterpiece, refer to my review on the stand-alone paperback edition of this great essay.

Finally, we have the section on Eastern religion. Although this discussion on Asian religion comprises only about 1/4 of _Psychology and Religion: West and East_, it is perhaps the best interpretation of Eastern religion ever written by a westerner, eclipsing even the work of Zen masters Alan Watts and Aldous Huxley. First is the discussion on the Tibetian Book of the Dead, which is fascinating (also see Timothy Leary's companion piece to this ancient work). Next is a very poignant discussion on Yoga and the West. It basically criticises westerners for "doing" Yoga like it is only a type of aerobic exercise, and neglecting the literary, scholarly, and philosophical aspects of Yoga.

Next comes the discossion on "Zen Satori". This is probably the best essay in the section on Eastern religion. Within this relatively short work, Jung provides invaluble insight into Zen enlightenment, and succeeds in showing us the way to a better life, breaking free of fear, hate, negative emotion, and all other sources of neurosis. Words cannot describe the positive and joyous forces which are unleashed by the Zen master Jung within this spectacular essay.

Finally, we have a masterful discussion of the I-Ching. This essay, though brief, is a succint and insightful interpretation of this ancient work. It is absolutely essential for anyone who is interested in the I-Ching, and it is also a competent and thorough introdution for those unfamiliar with the I-Ching.

Overall, this volume of essays is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL for all Jungians. 5 +++ stars. Highest recommendation.