The Red Book

Greetings,

The family of Dr. Carl Jung, the famous Swiss psychoanalyst, have decided after years of internal debate to allow the translation and publication of The Red Book.

I visited the Jung Institute in Zurich in the mid-70's when I was on a personal pilgrimage. I wrote about it in A Century Is Nothing.

Jung's incredible work is called The Red Book and is published by W.W. Norton. They are calling it, "the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology."

It is Jung's inner journey between 1914 and 1930. It contains writings and illustrations detailing his personal struggle with his unconscious.

I've included a couple of links. The first is an in-depth article by Sara Corbett in the NYT.  Read more...

The Rubin Museum of Art in New York will display the original book and conduct a series of discussions and gatherings called The Red Book Dialogues beginning October 19th.

The Philemon Foundation is dedicated to publishing the complete works of C. G. Jung.

In The Red Book  Jung nurtures his "active imagination," facing his fears, demons, protective guardians and the sources of his creativity to interact fully with his unconscious. He confronts all the diverse energies and allows his "experiments" to guide him on his personal path toward individuation. 

Active imagination according to Jung, is "a certain way of meditating imaginatively, by which one may deliberately enter into contact with the unconscious and make a conscious connection with psychic phenomena."

"How did you sleep?"

"Did you dream?"

"Yes. I value my inner life."

Metta.