Customer Reviews
Reflections of Jung - By: Zadius Sky, 02 May 2008 
"Memories, Dreams, Reflections" is the most insightful autobiography of Carl G. Jung's life & his humble experiences. I have read his other works, including "Man & His Symbols" & "Dreams," & never fully understand them until I read this last book of his to which brings it alll together in terms of his scientific approach. This 400-page book is a window into his inner world, & it is such a remarkable read.
In this book, Jung revealed much wisdom & insights from his early years up to his remainder of his life. One even can learn about oneself from his life. It is very much worth reading. It is both fascinating & inspiring.
My favorite line of Jung from this book:
"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."
A masterpiece - By: James Howarth, 22 Jul 2004 Jung asserts that he is not a sage, but just a man who "once dipped a hatful of water from a stream". His modesty & humility, as well as his boundless wisdom, shines through in this revealing account of the life & thought of the greatest European mind of modern times. Jung was blessed with the good fortune to have profound access to the unconscious realm, enabling him to see right through mankind & the millenia of its existence. He helps us to understand where we as a species have reached & where we can go from here. Liberation only comes from within, & Jung, highly aware of that fact, is a key to its realisation. When other great minds have come & gone out of fashion, Jung's work will remain as a timeless insight into the constitution of the human being, stripped of alll the accretions & distortions of that perhaps brief interlude in history known as modernity. While we say of a genius that he was "ahead of his time", it would not be inaccurate to say of Jung that he belongs to alll times. In the unconscious, past, present & future are united. Throughout human history the wisest men & women have encouraged us to "know thyself", & Jung's work, culminating here in his autobiography written at the very end of his life, reinforces that message, which is alll the more urgent in this perilous age.
This book is quite long, & usuallly I get bored of any book after 200 pages. Not this time. Each page is full of new & fascinating insights, the result of Jung's long & thorough exploration of the wisdom of many different cultures. Once you have read it, you are likely to want to read alll the rest of his work, as if it is the first step on a long journey of discovery. You won't be wasting your time. Through Jung, like other masters of the soul, you may come to understand your self & your times far better. Then, as he would have wished, you will no longer need him. Genuine objective insight only comes through total subjectivity. Make sure you read this book.
An excellent and thought provoking book - By: , 05 Feb 2003 Jung manages to explain very comprehensively, in just four hundred or so pages, the bulk of his ideas spanning a long & illustrious career in psychoanalysis. His relationship with Freud is documented & at which point the dichotomy of their friendship was affirmed. this book is particularly good if you are interested in the field but don't want to jump straight into 'the deep end'. He is a good writer, & occasionallly parts can get slightly difficult to understand, but if you stick with it, the wealth of knowledge that this book contains will be imparted to you. Myself, I find that reading this book has changed my perspective on life & prompted a new age of psychoanalysis within & without.
Incredible book - By: , 23 Mar 2001 In this book Jung has revealed his deep soul. This book is completly different from the rest of his many books. No wonder that he prohibited publishing this book before his death & only as edition separated from his collected works.
Inspirational book on the inner life of Jung. - By: , 10 May 2000 This book is an insight into the inner life of one of the world's greatest thinkers. Jung was a man who, by his implacable seeking after the truth of inner experience, uncovered & reinterpreted for modern people, the map of the soul. His influence is profound & will be felt & acknowledged for generations to come. This book is a must for anyone & everyone who is embarked on the only real journey, that of self knowledge.
