One could more accurately say that jungs book was dedicated to the mystical unconscious, a much more nebulous and oceanic category. Until 2001, his heirs denied scholars access to the book, which he began after a fall out with sigmund freud in 19. Jungs red book period is considered to have spanned the years 191930,6. Throughout his life the red book, liber novus remained veiled. Liber novus combines both art and intimate descriptions of jungs personal spiritual journey. These visions were the confrontations with his own unconscious mind that most of his later works were derived from. What the unearthing of carl jungs red book is doing to the jungs and the. Support this work by donating to your local npr station. The red book by c g jung liber novus free pdf excerpt. The red book, also known as liber novus latin for new book, is a 205page manuscript written and illustrated by swiss psychiatrist carl gustav jung. Jung, tolkien, and the convergence of images pingback. Until now, very few have seen it, but a new facsimile makes its. This is the red book carl jung by carolien oosterhoff filmmaker on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Carl jungs the red book is considered to be the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology.
The book is 16 inches tall and weighs nearly 8 pounds. Carl jung s the red book is considered to be the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. The red book, shamdasani provides much more information about jungs history and the history of. Carl jung turned to the occult much stronger when he was close to his deathbed. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective.
If your self inquiry encountered autonomous archetypes then you might be. The red book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of c. Ellie stuckey is an independent filmmaker, actor, director and producer. Part one provides an overview of the major contributions made by jung. After reading most of jungs voluminous writings, which other than mdr tended to be scholarly works, the personal touches in the red book liber novus, made jung come. Full text of red book by carl gustav jung internet archive. This essay is a very brief version of some of the information presented in the portland. It is now 5 years since publication of jungs red book. First in a threepart series of films produced by pbs, on the life and works of the great thinker and psychiatrist carl gustav jung.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. In this book jung recorded employed the method he called active. The red book documents jungs dreamlike visions, such as those conversing with elijah. Featuring jung and the red book by smith, andrew phillip. Jungs famous red book, which records the creation of the seminal theories that jung developed after his 19 split with sigmund freud, and explores its. They are also responsible for this short documentary film chronicling the. Matt, daniel c and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The red book documentary brings to life the astonishing story behind the red book and the man who created it. If you or anyone else considering it do want to get the red book, you may want a digital. A similar perception was in the air when carl gustav jung worked on his red book. The entry here has received no major improvement since 2010. Take a look at pages from the red book by carl jung.
Introduction to the red book lectures there are two sets of lectures presented below in mp3 audio format, all recorded during the original presentations. Jung is at the top of my list for most complex books read so far. Last year i ordered the red book from amazon after i read some fascinating articles about how it was written, rediscovered, translated and published. Jung in 1957, referring to the decades he worked on the red book from 1914 to 1930. The red book readers edition by jung c g by mailinator65 issuu. Despite being nominated as the central work in jung s oeuvre, it was not published or made. This is the red book carl jung by carolien oosterhoff filmmaker on vimeo. From 19 to 1930 carl jung engaged in an experiment that he referred to as a confrontation with his unconscious. Wisdom of the dream 1989 threepart series of films produced by pbs, on the life and works of the great thinker and psychiatrist carl gustav jung. When carl jung embarked on an extended selfexploration he called his confrontation. The red book is part journal, part mythological novel that takes the reader through jungs fantasies hallucinations he selfinduced to try and get to the core of his unconscious. Pictures from liber novus were also shown in a bbc documentary on jung narrated.
Carl jung considered the red book, a grand, illuminated volume in which he nurtured his theories, his most important work. My entire life consisted in elaborating what had burst forth from the unconscious and. Although its existence has been known for more than. Animusanima archetypes in jungian psychology, excerpt from a world of dreams, a threepart series of films produced by pbs, on the life and works of the great thinker and psychiatrist carl gust. The first time i met him, at the train station in ardmore, pa.
It recounts and comments upon the authors psychological experiments between 19 and 1916, and is based on manuscripts first drafted by jung in 191415 and 1917. The red book of carl gustav jung sacred geometry the red book by swiss psychiatrist carl gustav jung is the centerpiece of a new library of congress exhibition titled the red book of carl g. Its not where i started, but in retrospect imo one of the best places for someone interested in jung to start. A lot of people would not comprehend his occult writings pieces that were delicately pieced together to. Carl gustav jung and the red book, an all day symposium, featured presentations by prominent jungian scholars. Liber novus philemon box by cg jung, sonu shamdasani, john peck, sonu shamdasani, mark kyburz isbn. The red book, which is being published in the uk for the first time, was written by carl jung, the founder of analytic psychology, as he journeyed into the depths of his own unconscious. Part 12 of an introductional minidocumentary about carl gustav jungs insights about you, me, we. Jung s the red book was considered to be the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. The red book hardcover by carl gustav jung and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.