1st Edition

Sharpening Psychology's Concepts The Spirit of Jungian Psychology and the Danger of Faulty Thinking

By Wolfgang Giegerich Copyright 2026
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

A big problem of psychology in the tradition of C.G. Jung is that many concepts and orientations are being used by its adherents that are not really compatible with a true psychology because they have their home ground in other orientations. It is essential for psychology that its views and concepts are ultimately derived from a rigorous notion of psychology and from the concept of its key... Read more

1. “Geist”. Or: What gives Jungian psychology its absolute uniqueness and is the source of its true life  2. James Hillman: An Assessment  3. The “black sun” seen through: Marlan’s proton pseudos  4. The psychologist as repentance preacher and revivalist. Robert Romanyshyn on the melting of the polar ice  5. A serious misunderstanding: Synchronicity and the generation of meaning  6. Saban’s alternative. An alternative?  7. Two Jungs. Apropos a paper by Mark Saban  8. “Katako” and the Japanese psyche. Reflections after reading an article by Megumi Yama  Appendix

Biography

Wolfgang Giegerich is a Jungian psychoanalyst, now living in Berlin, who is a regular speaker at conferences, and teacher at institutions globally. He is the author of numerous publications, including over 20 books, with several books and numerous articles translated into Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.