The Jung Cult
received great attention for its revisionist opinions about C.G. Jung and the origins of depth psychology.
Young Carl Jung
offers a more balanced view with rare glimpses into Carl Jung's formative years.
In a masterful telling of Jung's childhood, Brockway provides a clear perspective on the impact young Carl's experiences played in forming his later theories. Jung himself attributed his discovery of the collective unconscious to early childhood experiences beginning with a particularly vivid dream.
From Brockway's on-site research in Switzerland to his analysis of Jung's octogenarian biography,
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
, the historical geographical, and intellectual influences that also impacted Jung are woven into this engrossing picture of his ancestry, birth, and school years.
Robert W. Brockway, Ph.D.
, is professor emeritus of religion at Brandon University in Canada. After growing up on the Hawaiian Islands, he served as a Unitarian minister before getting his Ph.D. in religion. Brockway spent forty years at Brandon as a professor of history, religion, and philosophy. He is the author of
Myth from the Ice Age to Mickey Mouse
as well as numerous articles and research reports.
Table of Contents:
C.G. Jung's World
Explorer of the Human Soul
The Manikin in the Pencil Box
God Defecates on Basel Cathedral
Barrel
The Zofingian Papers