Aion - Researches Into the Phenomenology of the Self

One of a number of major works written by Jung during his seventies in which he discusses the relationships between psychology, alchemy and religion. The particular focus in this volume is the rise of Christinity and the figure of Christ.

List of contents

Chapter I The Ego; Chapter II The Shadow; Chapter III The Syzygy: Anima and Animus; Chapter IV The Self1The material for this chapter is drawn from a paper, "Über das Selbst," published in the Eranos-Jahrbuch 1948.; Chapter V Christ, a Symbol of the Self; Chapter VI The Sign of the Fishes; Chapter VII The Prophecies of Nostradamus; Chapter VIII The Historical Significance of the Fish; Chapter IX The Ambivalence of the Fish Symbol; Chapter X The Fish in Alchemy; Chapter XI The Alchemical Interpretation of the Fish; Chapter XII Background to the Psychology of Christian Alchemical Symbolism; Chapter XIII Gnostic Symbols of the Self; Chapter XIV The Structure and Dynamics of the Self; Chapter XV Conclusion;

About the author

C. G. Jung

Summary

One of a number of major works written by Jung during his seventies in which he discusses the relationships between psychology, alchemy and religion. The particular focus in this volume is the rise of Christinity and the figure of Christ.

Product details

• Authors: C.G. Jung
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032602646
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3260264-6
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: The Collected Works of C. G. Jung
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Analytical and Jungian psychology, Analytical & Jungian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Jungian