1st Edition

Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal

Edited By Roderick Main, C.G. Jung Copyright 1997
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

Jung's lifelong interest in the paranormal contributed significantly to the development of his influential but controversial theory of synchronicity. In this volume Roderick Main brings together a selection of Jung's writings on topics from well-known and less accessible sources to explore the close relationship between them. In a searching introduction he addresses all the main aspects of... Read more
Introduction. Part I. Encountering the Paranormal. Part II. The Theory of Synchronicity. Part III. Outer Limits. Subject Index. Name Index.

Biography

C.G. Jung, Roderick Main

'This is an admirable collection of Jung's writings on synchronicity and the paranormal that sheds light on the genesis of this important concept. Roderick Main's scholarly introduction covers the whole range of phenomena, theories and experiences in the main body of the selections. With carefully chosen quotations and searching analysis he teases out Jung's meaning and does not hesitate to point out ambiguities and confusions.' - Network