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Illustrated throughout with revealing images, this is the first and only work in which the world-famous Swiss psychologist explains to the layperson his enormously influential theory of symbolism as revealed in dreams.
by Carl G. Jung (Author) and M.-L. von Franz, Joseph L. Henderson, Jolande Jacobi, Aniela Jaffe.
ISBN / ASIN 0490001904
There isn't much to to see on Amazon.com but I may provide some links to my bookshelf StoneHarpMan at BookCrossing.com :::
Man and his Symbols (English) = 5 books
or / oder
Der Mensch und seine Symbole (Deutsch = 1 Buch)
NO! means: “It is NOT the Ancient Wisdom for the Modern World …” my thought, since I read this book in Deutsch und/and in English.
BUT: the pictures in the book (Hardcover only) are quite impressive. Jung “and Co.” providing text to this pictures.
TIP: You may read this book like I did, just flip the pages from pic-to-pic; read the respective short text for the picture, and even more when it's interesting for you.
AND: The most intersting “thing” I found in the Introduction by John Freeman, almost 7 pages to read, for example:
The second point I wish to make is about a characteristic of argumentative method that is common to all the writers of this book - perhaps to all Jungians.
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I began by describing how Jung came to write Men and his Symbols.
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He completed his task and his life in the same Month.