Aspects of the Masculine

The concept of masculinity was crucial not only to Jung's revolutionary theories of the human psyche, but also to his own personal development. If, as Jung believed, "modern man is already so darkened that nothing beyond the light of his own intellect illuminates his world," then it is essential to show every man the limits of his understanding and how to overcome them. In Aspects of the Masculine Jung does this by revealing his most significant insights concerning the nature and motivations of masculinity, both conscious and unconscious, and explaining how this affects the development of the personality. Offering a unique perspective on the masculine, based upon both his personal and clinical experiences, Jung asks questions that remain as insistent as ever. He offers answers that--whether they surprise, shock or edify--challenge us to re-examine our contemporary understanding of masculinity.

ISBN 0415307694   Pages 224 ISBN13 9780415307697 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 227 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd   Published in London Imprint Routledge   Series title Routledge Classics Format Paperback   Height (mm) 198 Publication date 17 Apr 2003   Width (mm) 129 Library of Congress BF692.5 \.   Spine width (mm) 12 DEWEY 150.1954   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Editor's Introduction
1		The Hero		1
		The Origin of the Hero		1
		The Battle for Deliverance from the Mother		7
2		Initiation and the Development of Masculinity		26
		The Stages of Life		26
		On the Psychology of the Unconscious		39
		Lecture VIII, 13 March 1929, Dream [12]		48
		The Love Problem of a Student		55
3		The Father		66
		The Significance of the Father in the Destiny of the Individual		66
		The Personal and the Collective Unconscious		78
4		Logos and Eros: Sol and Luna		92
		The Personification of the Opposites: The Moon Nature		92
		The Personification of the Opposites: Introduction and Sol		94
5		The Masculine in Women		121
		Letter of 12 November 1957		121
		The Houston Films		122
		From Esther Harding's Notebooks		123
6		The Anima		128
		Concerning the Archetypes with Special Reference to the Anima Concept		128
		The Personification of the Opposites: Interpretation and Meaning of Salt		136
		Letter of 26 August 1943		139
		Lecture V, 19 February 1930, Dream [23]		141
7		The Spirit		157
		The Phenomenology of the Spirit in Fairytales		157
		The Spirit Mercurius		166

'The Editor's insightful introduction and careful selection of Jung's papers are invaluable in enabling the interested reader to trace Jung's personal quest on the path to the discovery of his own masculinity through his writings on the Hero; the personal and collective unconscious; the Stages of Life; the personification of the opposites; anima/animus; Mercurius and alchemy.' - Ann Casement, Analytical Psychologist/Anthropologist; 'While the power and influence of the animus appears everywhere throughout Jung's writings, John Beebe has judiciously chosen just the right essays to focus our attention on the subject, making this work absolutely essential reading if we are to understand the enigma of the masculine and its role in defining the spiritual meaning of gender.' - Eugene Taylor, Harvard Medical School

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