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    Wit is periodically disensouled: I might have to read some of Jung's own writings some day... but A Jungian Primer spoiled my openness to his ideas. It was the first book that I deli... more »
    sleepeatread: I'll take Jung over Freud anyday. more »
    dreamweave: Well, it's important to remember the difference between Jung himself and the way a therapist uses his philospophy. Sounds like Anna N. may have had a ... more »
    RollRoll: I don't really use Jung for anything other than his theory of archetypes but holy god his theory of archetypes is solid gold. If nothing else they're ... more »
    embarcadero13: Love Jungian principles for dream analysis, and the literary use of psychoanalysis. Interesting, creative means to explore the psyche... but not so mu... more »
    CurtCole: I still use him in literary criticism sometimes. more »
    ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox): Dreamm analysis aside Jung impacted, inspired and influenced many artists leading to a bevy of amazing work. more »
    Mary McCarthyite: A note about the Jungian obsession of dream analysis and mysticism: this was the result of a huge movement in Germany, which flourished in the 19th ce... more »
    Little Green Frog (Wise Latina): It matters when you live with someone who WORSHIPS him. Sigh.... I'm with you on the opinion about dream analysis. The anti-Semitic charges also bothe... more »
    funzette: In most psychoanalytic/psychodynamic training programs, Jung doesn't get mentioned much - he's considered to be more of a pop culture guy, and his soc... more »
    morninggloria: I just like him because we have the same birthday. Different years, though. I'm not 134 years old. more »
    rdVark: Jung pioneered the idea of constructive treatment. Cognitive-behavioural therapy wouldn't exist without him. Before Jung, the therapist was a paternal... more »
    BlueJeans: Carl Jung mattered to me in high school because I had an (in all ways awesome) English teacher very deep into Jungian theory who would stop class to a... more »
    Uncommon Whore: As somebody who has always been fascinated by mythology (and lives in her own little fantasy world) I love the "collective unconscious" for self-analy... more »
    BadgerChaser: Short answer: no, he doesn't still matter. Research shows that analysis does not produce results; it can, in fact, make depressed people worse. CBT ... more »
  • #anoldjungbook

    Does Carl Jung Still Matter?

    The upcoming publication of Carl Jung's Red Book — a record of his fantasies and hallucinations during a sort of breakdown — has excited Jungians the world over. But is Jung still relevant today? More »
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