Ego and Archetype by Edward F. Edinger
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a rich reading! Edinger really breaks down individuation and integrates powerful support direct from various texts of Jung. What stands out to me is Edinger’s examination at what the individual faces in dreams, the shadow, and through symbols/archetypes. Through the use of examples of patient’s dreams, he both shows us the richness of the psyche and how to begin to understand the images it brings to us. I read this for my class on Jungian psychology. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in this field!
“To be aware of individuality is to realize that one has all that one needs. It also means that one needs all that one has, namely, that every psychic content and happening is meaningful” (168).
I also found this book enlightening and left my notes of quotes on a blog http://egoandarchetypenotes.blogspot.com/
This book is incredible.