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novabird's review
4.0
I had forgotten that much of what has been written by Jung is compilation of material gathered in fragments that speak to a particular topic or theme. I may add my brief notes/quotations later.
sol2070's review
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This is an amazing reading for people that appreciates Jung's psychology insights and for nature lovers. I am both, so I loved it. I was struck by the powerful image of Jung as the prototypical sage. This appears in his autobiography, but in this book, the sage is the main character.
Writing almost a century ago, Jung was already foreseeing all this destructive civilization vs nature chaos that we're into. Of course, he focus on the psychological effects, but also address some of our collective problems.
One point of the book that moved me in particular was how this war on nature breaks our souls, almost like amputating one crucial aspect of our psyche.
Writing almost a century ago, Jung was already foreseeing all this destructive civilization vs nature chaos that we're into. Of course, he focus on the psychological effects, but also address some of our collective problems.
One point of the book that moved me in particular was how this war on nature breaks our souls, almost like amputating one crucial aspect of our psyche.
masonn's review
1.0
A very disappointing compilation for me. Portions were so cut-and-paste that often each paragraph came from a different piece and read like sloppy academic writing without any writing to connect the disparate pieces. This disjunction in itself is not unforgivable to me, but without the benefit of seeing Jung build his argument, the portions that were presented felt empty. I felt the description and introduction of the book exaggerated much of the actual content. Also much misogyny and transphobia—though I suppose that’s to be expected. To be fair, I stopped after the first 2/3 of the book. Perhaps that last part was redemptive.
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