Review of BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUL: The Practice of Jung's Psychology and C. G. JUNG

• Published in: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 1973-04, Vol.43 (3), p.492-493
• Main Author: Paulsen, Alma A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Human; Jung (Carl); Jungian Psychology; Male; Psychiatrists; Psychologists; Soul
• ISSN: 0002-9432; 1939-0025
• DOI: 10.1037/h0097689

Reviews the book , Boundaries of the Soul: The Practice of Jung's psychology by June Singer (see record 1974-04090-000) and C. G. Jung by Anthony Storr (see record 1973-25993-000). These books are additions to the steadily accumulating literature on lung's contribution and its significance for today's world. Definitive, thoughtful books in this area are timely, because Jung's work has been so misunderstood by the professional world of his time, and distortions tend to mount with the passage of time. It is therefore good to hear from a psychiatrist who senses that Jung has been underestimated and who aims at clarification, and from a psychologist who is deeply versed in Jung's teaching. Both books attempt to interpret Jung in the current stream. Singer's book, however, will stand the test of time as an authentic, down-to earth, documented statement to be welcomed by all who would understand Jung. Unfortunately, Anthony Storr's little volume fails in its attempt to bridge the gap between Jung's ideas and the thinking of Freud and Adler. While the book contains some grasp of Jung, and is smoothly written for easy reading, the author's eclectic position works against a deeper understanding of Jung's thought. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)