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Dr. Murray Stein's prolific career has produced a substantial body of writings, lectures, and interviews. His writings, captured in these volumes, span a wide domain of topics including Christianity, individuation, midlife, the practice of analytical psychology, and topics in contemporary society. His deep understanding of analytical psychology is much more than an academic discourse, but rather a deeply personal study of Jung that spans nearly half a century.
Transformation suggests a profound change in someone's life, often of a psychological or spiritual nature. It is the emergence of the Self-Imago through individuation. In Volume 3, Dr. Stein examines this developmental process on a personal as well as a cultural level. Great works of transformation are explored, including those of Rembrandt, Picasso, Dante, and Jung. One's life arc of transformation through the entire life cycle is scrutinized, particularly in the psychological transformation of men. Even the God Image transforms over time and can lead to profound meaning in our journey. The volume concludes with an exploration of Dante's Divine Comedy and the alchemical transformations found within.
TA B L E O F CO N T E N T S
Transformation: Emergence of the Self
Introduction
Prologue
1. Emergence of the Self Imago in Adulthood
2. The Transformative Image
3. Transformative Relationships
4. Three Portraits of Transformation: Rembrandt, Picasso, Jung
Men Under Construction: Psychological Transformations
in the Life of Men
Preface
Introduction
1. The First Circle: Mother. The Age of the Boy
2. The Second Circle: Father. The Age of the Son
3. The Third Circle: Anima. The Age of the Hero
4. The Fourth Circle: Self. The Age of the Mature Man
5. The Fifth Circle: God. The Age of the Sage
Concerning the Transformation of God Images
Introduction
1. What is a God image?
2. Why does a God image change?
3. How do God images change?
4. What does it mean when a God image changes?
Symbols as Transformers of the Psyche
Dante's Divine Comedy: A Journey of Transformation
Prelude
Introduction
Act 1: The Journey through Hell Nigredo
Act 2: The Journey through Purgatory Albedo
Act 3: The Journey through Heaven Rubedo
Postlude
References
Index
About the author
Murray Stein, Ph.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the International School of Analytical Psychology Zurich (ISAP-ZURICH). He is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (1977) and of the Chicago Society of Jungian Analysts (1980). He was president of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) from 2001 to 2004 and President of ISAP-ZURICH from 2008 to 2012. He has lectured internationally and authored countless papers and well over 45 books, including Jung's Treatment of Christianity, In Midlife, Jung's Map of the Soul, Minding the Self, Outside Inside and All Around and Jung's Red Book for Our Time Volume 1 through 5 (co-edited with Thomas Arzt). He is currently preparing his Collected Writings, seven volumes of which have been published to date. He lives in Switzerland and has a private practice in Zurich and from his home in Goldiwil.
