Analytical Psychology

Fordham, Michael

• Editorial introduction -- Basic Concepts/Mainly Theoretical -- Analytical psychology: a modern science -- The empirical foundation and theories of the self in Jung’s works -- What is a symbol supposed to be? -- Symbols: content and process -- The archetypes of the collective unconscious -- The indivisibility of the personal and collective unconscious -- Maturation of ego and self in infancy -- The importance of analysing childhood for assimilation of the shadow -- Some views on individuation -- Clinical Studies -- Reflections on not being able to imagine -- A problem of identity in relation to an image of a damaged mother -- Invasion and separation -- Mediation of the image of infant-mother togetherness -- The unimaginable touch of time*