Psyche & Symbol

This book consists of a collection of excerpts from the "Collected Works" of C.G. Jung: 1) "The Ego" ("CW 9ii") 2) "The Shadow" ("CW 9ii") 3) "The Syzygy: Anima and Animus" ("CW 9ii") 4) "The Self" ("CW 9ii") 5) "Christ, a Symbol of the Self" ("CW 9ii") 6) "The Phenomenology of the Spirit in Fairy Tales" ("CW 9i") 7) "The Psychology of the Child Archetype" ("CW 9i") 8) "Transformation Symbolism in the Mass" ("CW 11") 9) "Foreword to the I Ching" ("CW 11") 10) "Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle" - two chapters ("CW 8") 11) "Psychological Commentary on The Tibetan Book of the Dead" ("CW 11") 12) "Commentary on The Secret of the Golden Flower" ("CW 13")

The thing that has kept this book in circulation despite its age is the wonderful selection from the writings of Carl Jung. The selection is by Dr. Violet de Laszlo, who also wrote a very interesting introduction. The Preface is by Jung himself.