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I came across this lengthy but intriguing article about C G Jung in New York Times Magazine. I thought I'd share because we had a lot to say about Jung as a fictional character when we read Timothy Findley's novel Pilgrim.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/magazine/20jung-t.html?pagewanted=1&em
When we read Pilgrim, I knew little about Jung, particularly his personal life. His professional writing and work in psychoanalysis left me a little cold. However, his influence alone makes him interesting and Findley's fictional portrayal in Pilgrim made me wonder what this guy was really like.
This article describes the lengthy and contentious effort to get Jung's mysterious Red Book, published. What caught my attention was the bit about only a handful of people having read a highly sought out book that was stored in a Swiss bank account for decades. That had the book collector in me salivating...
The Red Book was a diary Jung kept during a period of personal crisis. He recorded his dreams, musings, hallucinations and questioned the stability of his mind, like any introspective analyst, I suppose. If I recall correctly, Findley incorporated the Red Book into his novel. It's been so long since we read the book I can't really remember!
Be sure to click on the "multimedia graphics" sidebar" for more pictures of the Red Book, including some incredible full-colour artwork. It looks like a medieval manuscript!
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/magazine/20jung-t.html?pagewanted=1&em
When we read Pilgrim, I knew little about Jung, particularly his personal life. His professional writing and work in psychoanalysis left me a little cold. However, his influence alone makes him interesting and Findley's fictional portrayal in Pilgrim made me wonder what this guy was really like.
This article describes the lengthy and contentious effort to get Jung's mysterious Red Book, published. What caught my attention was the bit about only a handful of people having read a highly sought out book that was stored in a Swiss bank account for decades. That had the book collector in me salivating...
The Red Book was a diary Jung kept during a period of personal crisis. He recorded his dreams, musings, hallucinations and questioned the stability of his mind, like any introspective analyst, I suppose. If I recall correctly, Findley incorporated the Red Book into his novel. It's been so long since we read the book I can't really remember!
Be sure to click on the "multimedia graphics" sidebar" for more pictures of the Red Book, including some incredible full-colour artwork. It looks like a medieval manuscript!
It appears you will be able to buy it at Indigo but with a price tag of $187.50, likely only the most die-hard Jungians will get a copy. Thank goodness for the library!
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