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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
Got distracted… will return when I deserve to read this.
challenging
dark
informative
It would feel odd to provide a start rating and review to what is essentially an unpublished collection of edited journals and stray thoughts. This is a dense book, at times difficult to parse. It's worthwhile for anyone interested in the soil from which Jung's theories rose, but for most, you'll be better suited reading the more refined publications of his theories and beliefs.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Tidigare har jag tänkt att Röda Boken får förbli Jungs privata anteckningar, att jag inte behövde ta del av dem. Men nu ligger den ändå här, överst i Junghögen, som en pièce de résistance.
Den avgörande faktorn för mig var återigen besöket i hans hus i Küsnacht, där ett enormt exemplar av röda boken, kopia av originalet tror jag, ligger öppen mitt i hans konsultationsrum, på en hög pulpet i trä, nästan som ett altare.
Den avgörande faktorn för mig var återigen besöket i hans hus i Küsnacht, där ett enormt exemplar av röda boken, kopia av originalet tror jag, ligger öppen mitt i hans konsultationsrum, på en hög pulpet i trä, nästan som ett altare.
This is so gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! best book this year so far
I read this massive book from eclipse to equinox, and in that time dove into the dead and the animal; devils and gods; the lowest muck and something sort of like salvation.
Jung's handy misogyny and Hegelian ethnocentrism distract me, but at the base of it I love this book. I love the adventures into inner worlds, I love his calligraphy and bizarre and beautiful paintings. It has altered my relationship to my dreams and my meditations, and leaves me feeling abuzz with creativity. Also: it gives me loose ends to peel at to decipher my own soul and shadow-side.
Random smatterings from the 17 pages of quotes I wrote down from this tome:
Jung's handy misogyny and Hegelian ethnocentrism distract me, but at the base of it I love this book. I love the adventures into inner worlds, I love his calligraphy and bizarre and beautiful paintings. It has altered my relationship to my dreams and my meditations, and leaves me feeling abuzz with creativity. Also: it gives me loose ends to peel at to decipher my own soul and shadow-side.
Random smatterings from the 17 pages of quotes I wrote down from this tome:
"Did you ever think of the evil in you? Oh, you spoke of it, you mentioned it, and you confessed it smilingly, as a generally human vice, or a recurring misunderstanding. But did you know what evil is, and that it stands precisely right behind your virtues, that it is also your virtues themselves, as their inevitable substance? You locked Satan in the abyss for a millennium, and when the millennium had passed, you laughed at him, since he had become a children’s fairy tale. But if the dreadful great one raises his head, the world winces."
"If ever you have the rare opportunity to speak with the devil, then do not forget to confront him in all seriousness. He is your devil after all. The devil as the adversary is your own other standpoint; he tempts you and sets a stone in your path where you least want it."
"Thoughts grow in me like a forest, populated by many different animals. But man is domineering in his thinking, and therefore he kills the pleasure of the forest and that of the wild animals."
challenging
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Not sure what I read. All I can say is I'm not the target audience for this book.
A fascinating book that has some very profound points in it and unique formatting. Reading this book is like watching an art film, it has a lot of symbolism, conversations with mythical figures, short stories, and ramblings in some parts, while still managing to be entertaining. Personally, I like this book and I found it to be very interesting.
It may be the case that the print version of this book with illustrations is cool. I listened to the audiobook and had no clue what was going on at all.
1) The preface is long and convoluted. This was literally the longest preface I've ever seen. It was clearly written to appease the Jung Family estate. I didn't feel it added much to my actual comprehension of the book.
2) The vast majority of this book is like viewing someone else's dream without getting any insight into what any of it means. Despite having read and enjoyed several other of Jung's books, I had no idea what the significance of this one was. The characters, their comments, the plotlines all seemed to jump around without meaning. I can see why Jung was extremely hesitant during his lifetime to consider ever having this published.
1) The preface is long and convoluted. This was literally the longest preface I've ever seen. It was clearly written to appease the Jung Family estate. I didn't feel it added much to my actual comprehension of the book.
2) The vast majority of this book is like viewing someone else's dream without getting any insight into what any of it means. Despite having read and enjoyed several other of Jung's books, I had no idea what the significance of this one was. The characters, their comments, the plotlines all seemed to jump around without meaning. I can see why Jung was extremely hesitant during his lifetime to consider ever having this published.