Jungian Analysis, Depth Psychology, and Soul

The Selected Works of Thomas B. Kirsch

Thomas B. Kirsch

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9781134970087
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Movements in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Thomas Kirsch is one of the foremost architects of the contemporary Jungian scene and has influenced the evolution and organization of analytical psychology worldwide. His works on the history of Jungian analysis and his memoir of a "Jungian life" have been widely appreciated and this book contains important examples of these interests. Gathered together in The Selected Works are Kirsch's original and humane contributions to diverse areas, such as: training and the dynamics of analytical institutions; clinical themes in Jungian analysis and how these differ from what typically happens in psychoanalytic treatment; as well as a continuation of his remarkable work into the personalities and prejudices that characterize the profession of Jungian analysis.

As Andrew Samuels observes in his foreword, "In these chapters, we see Tom's humanity, generosity and flexibility". Given the multifarious dynamics of the training community, Kirsch accepts that things can sometimes go wrong, and he is open about his experiences in this regard. For Kirsch, rather than a simple question of psychologically damaged people becoming analysts, the figure of the "Wounded Healer" is always present in depth psychology.

Kirsch is an exceptionally gifted communicator and several of these chapters stem from lectures and conference presentations. However, behind the appearance of informality emerges, not only a formidable intellect at work, but a warm and compassionate perspective on the human condition. The Selected Works will be of vital interest to analysts, therapists, trainees, academics, and students working in the areas of Jungian analysis and Jungian studies around the world.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
• 1 The relationship of the REM state to analytical psychology
• 2 The practice of multiple analyses in analytical psychology
• 3 Jungian Analysis
• 4 Analysis in Training
• 5 Family matters: the descendants of Jung and Freud
• 6 Jungian Diaspora
• 7 Toni Wolff–James Kirsch Correspondence
• 8 History of Analytical Psychology
• 9 Thomas B. Kirsch interviews Edward Edinger, December 4, 1996
• 10 Cultural complexes in the history of Jung, Freud, and their followers
• 11 The role of personal therapy in the formation of a Jungian analyst
• 12 The Legacy of C. G. Jung
• 13 Joseph Lewis Henderson 1903–2007: a biography
• 14 A visit to Hildemarie Streich
• 15 Reflections on the word “Jungian”
• 16 C.G. Jung: fifty years after his death
• 17 Preface to The Jung–Kirsch Letters
• 18 Introduction to First Reflections: initial responses to C. G. Jung’s Red Book (Liber Novus), based on essays presented in San Francisco, 4–6 June 2010
• 19 A lifelong reading of Jung
• 20 Jung’s relationship with Jews and Judaism
• Index