The Red Book

When Carl Jung embarked on the extended self-exploration he called his 'confrontation with the unconscious', the heart of it was "The Red Book", a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. Here he developed his principal theories - of the archetypes, the collective unconscious and the process of individuation - that transformed psychotherapy from a practice concerned with treatment of the sick into a means for higher development of the personality. While Jung considered "The Red Book" to be his most important work, only a handful of people have ever seen it. Now, in a complete facsimile and translation, it is available to scholars and the general public. It is an astonishing example of calligraphy and art on a par with "The Book of Kells" and the illuminated manuscripts of William Blake. The publication of "The Red Book" is a watershed that will cast new light on the making of modern psychology.

ISBN	0393065677	DEWEY edition	DC22
ISBN13	9780393065671 (What's this?)	Pages	416
Publisher	WW Norton & Co	Volumes	1
Imprint	WW Norton & Co	Weight (grammes)	4300
Format	Hardback	Published in	New York
Publication date	09 Oct 2009	Height (mm)	465
Translator	Mark Kyburz, Peck John, Sonu Shamdasani	Width (mm)	310
Library of Congress	2009018465	Spine width (mm)	60
DEWEY	150.1954	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly

In short, this is a volume that will be treasured by the confirmed Jungian or by admirers of beautifully made books or by those with a taste for philosophical allegory. --Michael Dirda

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