Dreams: A Study of the Dreams of Jung, Descartes, Socrates, and Other Historical Figures: 9

“Carl Jung’s must important . . . disciple” offers a fascinating dive into the nature of dreams—revealing what they can teach us about ourselves, others, and even history (Rolling Stone)
 
These collected essays by the distinguished psychoanalyst Marie-Louise von Franz offer fascinating insights into the study of dreams, not only psychologically, but also from historical, religious, and philosophical points of view. In the first two chapters, the author offers general explanations of the nature of dreams and their use in analysis. She examines how dreams can be used in the development of self-knowledge and describes how C. G. Jung worked with his own dreams, and the fateful ways in which they were entwined with the course of his life.

The rest of the book records and interprets dreams of historical personages: Socrates, Descartes, Themistocles and Hannibal, and the mothers of Saint Augustine, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, and Saint Dominic. Connections are revealed between the personal and family histories of the dreamers and individual and collective mores of their times. Dreams includes writings long out of print or never-before-available in English translation.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Shambhala
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 3 Feb. 1998
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1570620350
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1570620355
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 269 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 313,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 177 in New Age Dreams 253 in Psychology & Hypnosis 453 in Psychoanalysis
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