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Jung's Contribution Author(s): Glin Bennet Source: The British Medical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 6202 (Dec. 1, 1979), pp. 1408-1409 Published by: BMJ Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25437936 . Accessed: 07/01/2014 20:32
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1408

MEDICALJOURNAL BRITISH

1 DECEMBER 1979

Jung's

contribution

GLIN BENNET

Why, volume but such writer.

well you might of bibliography how His often books

then

anyone ask, would a general and does anyone publish C G Jung was

ever index?

want

to review indeed, to make

enough

Why, even

By

or flushing, as sweating to the evidently stimulus. threatening methods he was these evidence of objective providing was unaware, of which the patient processes and, psychological such demonstration this work of is now psychophysical really only of

one such certainly was writing unremitting psychological over 60 years of his continued life, and publication long after so that it now amounts to 18 large volumes of psycho his death, one two not to of of autobiography, letters, study, logical interviews, letters and the like?running altogether to the Collected The index for the statistics: what to Freud, transcripts to something like Works about about alone is 735 of seminars four million pages long.

a possibility? of output

an further, early giving interactions. Nevertheless, historical interest. The break which second with productive This Freud.

mention words. So much and, more

he experienced In traditional psychiatric but somehow psychosis, control on the although the inner about work. consists extravert,

in Jung's life came after his period was a precarious time for him, during his "confrontation with the unconscious." language Jung fantasy time he he of a this might have been called to impose the ability material which welled up from retained was on the brink of suicide. to see patients through.

importantly, psychiatry, two volumes

psychology, the Of General detailed English various lations volume listing

the books themselves, to contribution Jung's in general and to our culture ? I am that Volume 19? reviewing,

what

within, Despite and after

terrifying at one turmoil four He years

continued this he won his of

regularly, He felt that

Bibliography?lists contents of and German

that Jung wrote, everything including volume the collected in works, by volume are notes on facing There about pages. particulars book has with and is the a work collected much source at what a range Whatever to whet what "Father an reviews of about its own earlier by the index. trans (This

during

this experience

he had
produced not only but

laid the foundation

of theory the well-known of

of all his

subsequent which types, introvert refer

psychological of concepts these which which feeling, runs

full seminars, published and the into 18 languages, not confused should be over 4000 books, articles, this

and

also

subdivisions

publication others about

Jung and his work, J E andM R Vincie's C G Jung and Analytical

Psychology.) interest but worth I had collected while. 20?General expected works, it but to was Index?was be a useful intrigued of such more of that of a reference I found. it might surprise. to the It is an almost Volume Inevitably, anyone possessing pretty specialised works would find it

to predominant of ways and sensation. intuition, During from around 1912 to the early the unconscious, his ideas about "collective activity somehow properties sounds intense one's will an unconscious." of which common were a simple the He individual

functioning?thinking, same this time, 1930s, he was also what but

particularly this regarded was of

formulating he called the of mental which was

as an area

to the whole transmitted

unaware, the human

controversy.

extraordinary be the index will now meant thing." More psychology importance be headings understand when

compilation of an encyclopaedia. and

subheadings better than before she complained index that

one's there interest, the appetite, and I can one of Jung's daughters always entries knew on every general on the psycho

acceptance to a great on one's extent depend inevitable with phenomenon regard theory. and what period with in the

as genetically, to but it has rise enough hypothesis, given As with his theory of psychological types, a "collective of ideas about unconscious" but temperament, to the acceptance this of any

race, and whose are instincts. It

is

psychological The last, most made This

important,

the specifically, and mental of unconscious

contains with

disorder,

many an

and processes means. There deal on medical is also a good therapeutic are many there and and the role of the physician, anthropology, the physical mythology, The sciences. His of most three literature, bulk of researches of so all and "Bible," these a half politics, Jung's into writings, this

emphasis treatment by

finally contact with the

acquaintance convinced

turn out to be the long run may in Jung's life began when he working the writings of the mediaeval alchemists. critics he was that not, base he but lost altogether course, interesting metals into gold but of for have not a psycho a psycho had

his

rationality,

practice on entries and

himself with logical logical

in physically fact that these transformation.

transmuting were activities The alchemists

a metaphor did

philosophy,

however,

deal with
called into and

the higher development

study

of the individual, which

process religions, subjects mysticism, are heavily the two

he

"individuation." intensive mediaeval

led him

by means store of

out their inward instead, processes language; they acted of their a rich chemical found manipulations. Jung arcane in these works?in psychological insight the means the various forces by which conflicting both conscious and unconscious, could individual, to lead to higher levels of psychological development.

the world's

represented. under "God," are devoted volume since could the

alchemy, are There and to "sex" serve

particular, an within be united

10 under

in pages whereas only

index pages index

particular about them

potentially interests in one

and this "sexuality." Altogether, a good as quite to Jung's introduction work reader could look up his own interested to say there and see what the old man had of the 18 volumes.

Meaning Jung's psychological same time the

and main

transcendence contribution of has the been to elaborate a system of at the which mind, and the possibility for aware of something to to appeal those most with to an

huge But

output what about these after his 18 volumes death ? What do they contain of ? Jung's work falls broadly into his studies in word association, before his include he ever met response of Freud. to a the subject's the and some

of meaning, to become apparently non-religious themselves. His tends beyond psychology introverted of a more people disposition,

explanation a dimension offers

human

interest three which In given

18 years

there were Firstly, epochs. his established reputation he measured these experiments, word both reaction, the by which time might

intervals

subject's

quality somatic

or with in historical interest artistic movements, endeavours, to those and in the second half of affiliations, religious life, more of meaning become where questions pressing. a lifelong was clinical As interested in Jung practitioner, and the role of the physician. In his introverted way doctoring ever was "an himself if there introvert he felt (he called one") that the doctor's effectiveness as a healer depends on the degree

changes

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MEDICALJOURNAL BRITISH
of his work in own on

1 DECEMBER 19791409
and that the doctor needs to Such certain when and not to mention works, even confusion among they try to place scientist. many him Jung lesser (he was he had science the end of the on his approach, general most devoted Jung's continuum was between sensitive on do create admirers a

development, personal himself if he is regularly of psychological individual a man who people?for with highly operates functions. and

Jung's

model

understanding between conflicts occur and between his wife

to give of his best. going value is of great practical types of the tendencies and certain example, the deadlock that can functions well images

the

empirical because like nineteenth that

himself

developed with mainly Then as animus These the

"thinking" her equally are the shadow

century physical towards is much

figures, born in to meet twentieth

especially he 1875), the criteria

visionary this point, the those of to feel

seemed

as a psychologist

of nineteenth

developed called Jung aspect images of our within

"feeling"

there

century Now, climate a are

if he was

to be

"archetypes," anima being), us), and the

such hero.

(feminine can often

(the negative and masculine epitomise understood. accepted, repeatedly few of the have be insights often proved a

can readily in a way which be problems person's ever be universally will theorist No psychological has but hostility by generated Jung particular as a scientist to himself while observing referring contemporary from derived been to profoundly true or be suspect respectable of married he as found) he wrote criteria his own of scientific experience, inquiry. Many and while they

more sympathetic, to enhance but I his academic contribution, by many think the combination within him of visionary and prodigious him been intellectual makes in any has age. Jung unique seen

taken seriously. the intellectual century, and his visionary qualities

compared with
and men on is for believed himself." His off with monument in his

the figure of Merlin

in the Arthurian
of Blake

legends,

of his

to perceive the dilemma ability he also resembles and women William the consequences to people that the of the look within problem real industrial themselves facing revolution. for the

contemporary commenting Jung's message and he "man rounded Collected human

illuminating false. He has to the

cannot generally they also been criticised mind. He

subjects perfectly group (which nections; viewed of

on the horoscopes of a associations for possible people, looking con to prove but causal in no way trying a book unidentified about objects flying irrespective (projections), phenomena were he studied there; "actually" an intro he wrote of all kinds; phenomena they and, of course, there is his major work

positivistic statistical survey

for studying conducted

solutions, was world

Works, achievement.

the publication and my present

now is his majestic output, literary of the last two volumes of The review is to mark his singular

whether

psychological or not

parapsychological to the duction on alchemy.

/ Ching;

C G Jung: The Collected Works. Vol 19. "General Bibliography of C G Jung's Writings." (Pp 263; ?10.) Vol 20. "General Index to the Collected Works of C G Jung." (Pp 735; ?14-75.)
Routledge and Kegan Paul. 1979.

Evolving

with

enthusiasm

PHILIP RADFORD

When
attracted ably clear right

I first picked up The Illustrated Origin of Species I was

by the abridged the and blend and appearance of Darwin's version all of of Richard design sixth edition. high E Leakey's The print is

In Darwin's experiences was influenced animals read about as

own the than

introduction in HMS ever doctrine can in

to his

work,

he

refers

to his

a naturalist by

Beagle,

illustrations, colour of modern

paintings. tion of referred adequate,

either On opening time periods; geological to it repeatedly while and I was pleased

photographs there cover, I found

show just the quality, and old drawings and is a graphic representa this most useful index acknow and is

are born

of Malthus, In survive.

that he admitting more in that many the animal first chapter species, we and

variations

domesticated

the evolution particularly that the various domestic Columba

of pigeons Darwin ; are derived forms

deduced, from the

the text. The reading to see a list of illustration

on further the of suggested and reading subject. ledgments of biological I is also a helpful There terms, although glossary a definition this included of the not understand could why word The Leakey, reasons "rill." first for part discusses of the that book, early an life introduction as a naturalist by Richard and his Darwin's

livia. Undoubtedly the pigeon family and I think that Darwin would have been specialised, of the collared dove, by the recent spread Streptopelia across Europe. westwards he was Probably impressed on his walks, he saw a woodpigeon, Columba palumbus,

correctly, rock dove, is vigorous and impressed decaocto, also when,

can alter by natural selection; species to the publication of The Origin the leading of Darwin's are mentioned. also problems regarding Species the principles and of heredity time, palaeontology, geological on the question a section of the in are discussed, including thinking circumstances of acquired characteristics. leading of to Mendel's concise investigations in are covered, the determination of cell descriptions sex-linked characteristics.

drinking than gulping it down up water?rather by drawing by raising as do other the head, birds. I suspect that he would Similarly, on the have when he pondered specialisation evolutionary a nestling watched "milk" woodpigeon taking regurgitated from its parent's mouth.

Birds Both so the sexes that species; chaffinch, thought

and

insects look but found forms alike, certainly Darwin noted between may to be areas the be the such

heritance genetics division, A clear useful

is given, a with of the structure together diagram of mutation is illustrated the effect by the explanation; anaemia and the relative resistance of of sickle-cell condition on micro to malaria. modern work affected persons Exciting and the synthesis of amino-acids would obviously Darwin.

sex, and of DNA

far

male and female and doves pigeons as European are concerned, species to be remarkable colour differences in certain local people as an species will example, of birds. in some The the consider two

difference

palaeontology have delighted

was coelebs, Fringilla to be a species in its own

country a called right. From

separate female

and "copperfinch" his observations,

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