Jung, Myths, and Symbols

The books, in order

1. 1

   Psychology · 17 min

   The Hero with a Thousand Faces

   Joseph Campbell

   The hero isn't born ready, he is made along the way, and the trials are part of the gain.

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2. 2

   Psychology · 15 min

   The Power of Myth

   Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers

   Following what makes you feel alive doesn't mean dropping everything: it means testing, in small steps, what makes you want to get out of bed.

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3. 3

   Psychology · 14 min

   Women Who Run with the Wolves

   Clarissa Pinkola Estés

   In the author's reading, charm that doesn't match the actions of the person showing it is a warning sign, and it's worth watching what someone does more than what they promise.

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4. 4

   Psychology · 16 min

   The Dark Side of the Light Chasers

   Debbie Ford

   According to the book, part of what we admire in others is a quality of our own that we have not yet claimed.

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5. 5

   Biographies and Memoirs · 16 min

   Memories, Dreams, Reflections

   C. G. Jung

   A life gains weight when a person accepts their own inner story as serious material, not as a weakness to hide.

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6. 6

   Psychology · 16 min

   The Relations Between the Ego and the Unconscious

   C. G. Jung

   Recognizing the side of yourself that you deny takes away some of the power it holds over you.

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7. 7

   Psychology · 16 min

   The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious

   C. G. Jung

   What irritates you most about other people may be a clue to something you don't want to see in yourself.

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8. 8

   Psychology · 14 min

   Psychological Types

   C. G. Jung

   Shyness is fear of being judged, while introversion is a way of spending and recovering energy. The two are not the same thing.

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