Structure and Dynamics of the Psyche

C. G. Jung, Gerhard Adler, Michael Fordham, Sir Herbert Read

'The eighth volume in the series of Jung's collected works is in many ways the most important to date in terms of clarity and completeness. It is the answer to the frequent demand for "a book which gives a reliable and comprehensive account of Jungian psychology". Here is just such an account, not by a disciple, but by the master himself. Almost all the key ideas are here: the structure of the psyche, the nature of the psyche, of dreams, of spirit, the archetypes, the collective unconsciousness, etc. Many of the key ideas are more fully treated elsewhere, but for a coherent presentation of them all, it would be hard to find a better source book.' - Blackfriars

• Contents: Editorial Note. Translator's Note. Editorial Note to the Second Edition. I. On Psychic Energy. The Transcendent Function. A Review of the Complex Theory. II. The Significance of Constitution and Heredity in Psychology. Psychological Factors Determining Human Behaviour. III. Instinct and the Unconscious. The Structure of the Psyche. On the Nature of the Psyche. IV. General spects of Dream Psychology. On the Nature of Dreams. V. The Psychological Foundations of Belief in Spirits. Spirit and Life. Basic Postulates of Analytical Psychology. Analytical Psychology and Weltanschauung. The Real and the Surreal. VI. The Stages of Life. The Sould and Death. VII. Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle. Bibliography. Index.