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DR. C. G. JUNG
“PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS”
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS
A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido
A Contribution to the History of the Evolution of Thought
TRANSLATOR’S NOTE
That humanity is seeking a new message, a new lightupon the meaning of life, and something tangible, as itwere, with which it can work towards a larger understandingof itself and its relation to the universe, is afact I think none will gainsay. Therefore, it hasseemed to me particularly timely to introduce to the English-speakingworld Dr. Jung’s remarkable book, “Wandlungenund Symbole der Libido.” In this work he hasplunged boldly into the treacherous sea of mythology andfolklore, the productions of the ancient mind and that ofthe common people, and turned upon this vast materialthe same scientific and painstaking method of psychologicanalysis that is applied to the modern mind, in order toreveal the common bond of desire and longing whichunites all humanity, and thus bridge the gaps presumedto exist between ancient and widely separated peoples andthose of our modern time. The discovery of this undercurrentaffecting and influencing ancient peoples as wellas modern serves as a foundation or platform from whichhe proceeds to hold aloft a new ideal, a new goal ofattainment possible of achievement and which can be intellectuallysatisfying, as well as emotionally appealing:the goal of moral autonomy.
This book, remarkable for its erudition and the tremendouslabor expended upon it, as well as for the newvilight which it sheds upon human life, its motives, itsneeds and its possibilities, is not one for desultory readingor superficial examination. Such an approach willprevent the reader from gaining anythi