Name: Memories, Dreams, Reflections
ISBN: 9780006540274

Memories, Dreams, Reflections

In the spring of 1957, when he was eighty-one years old, C. G. Jung undertook the telling of his life story. At regular intervals he had conversations with his colleague and friend Aniela Jaffe, and collaborated with her in the preparation of the text based on these talks. On occasion, he was moved to write entire chapters of the book in his own hand, and he continued to work on the final stages of the manuscript until shortly before his death on June 6, 1961. This edition of Memories, Dreams, Reflectionsincludes Jung's VII Sermones ad Mortuos. It is a fully corrected edition.

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vegnusOct 2026

Hey thank's Carl Jung's labtek. I'm 22% through Memories, Dreams, Reflections. Great read so far

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rvieiraSep 2022

Disclaimer: These books changed the way I think primarily because I've read them quite young (early/mid teens) and as such, were formative.

1. The Morning of the Magicians (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Morning_of_the_Magicians)

This book, although many (most?) of its claims are disproved really had an impact on me since it showed me that there could be _a lot_ more in the world than meets the eye. Everything around us and in history is filled with mysteries, unanswered questions. You could find interesting things everywhere. I would say the content is not the important part, but it instills the curiosity to dig deeper.

2. Memories, Dreams, Reflections (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memories,_Dreams,_Reflections)

A semi-autobiography of Carl Jung. It made me realise how "meta-programmable" humans are. How much of how we think can be though upon, itself. How we can introspect on our thoughs ... with our thoughts. Basically, made me in awe of conscious beings.

3. Ficciones (Fictions, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficciones)

This is classic from Jorge Luis Borges. It showed me at the time "experimental" literature. How can one can push story-telling to another level, like many other art forms have done.

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rendallJul 2021

Peterson is a Jungian, which is why I brought it up. Check out Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl Gustav Jung himself, for a fun accessible entree. Basically, the theory is that humans are deeply wired to use stories to understand the world, and some stories are even embedded in our subconscious.

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fpolingMay 2021

Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor Frankl

You may also try Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl Jung

But in general there is no such book as there is no universal meaning. One has to find it oneself.

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8bitsruleJul 2021

"A promising counterbalance to these trends is to develop alternative ways of being that increase and diversify the “crowd within” - and drive an ongoing inner discourse .... It’s to look more often within, and behind, to develop depth and soul.... And we could do worse than to turn to Jung for a starting point in that journey."

There's so much to Jung's work that finding a way in to the core can be difficult. I once studied several of his collected works. To learn whether his ideas might have value for one's journey, his own journey and motivations are revealed in memoir Memories, Dreams, Reflections. His 'evidence' is the universality of human experiences ... his own and those of his patients.

To get to some of the core ideas (without dilution), try the two books of Vol 9. Archetypes... (which arrives at key idea 'Individuation') and Aion (gets into self, ego, shadow, anima/animus). These aren't easy reads, but many have found the effort rewarding.

Edit: Joseph Campbell's ideas (specially TV series The Power of Myth) might be a more widely accessible way to learn about this path.

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thrawy67Aug 2017

Refer to Yoga Vashishta:

The idea that we might be living in someone else's dream or meditation was expressed in there. And the worlds are all dreams stacked within dreams. [0] [1]

Also Jung, that we might be living in someone's else's meditation and when the meditator wakes up all is gone.

"I had dreamed once before of the problem of the self and the ego. In that earlier dream I was on a hiking trip. I was walking along a little road through a hilly landscape; the sun was shining and I had awide view in all directions. Then I came to a small wayside chapel. The door was ajar, and I went in. To my surprise there was no image of the Virgin on the altar, and no crucifix either, but only a wonderful flower arrangement. But then I saw that on the floor in front of the altar, facing me, sat a yogi in lotus posture, in deep meditation. When I looked at him more closely, I realized that he had my face. I started in profound fright, and awoke with the thought: "Aha, so he is the one who is meditating me. He has a dream, and I am it." I knew that when he awakened, I would no longer be" [2]

An interesting take on the Yoga Vasishtha and the Philosophy of the film Inception.[3] Note: I do not have any affiliation with the organization or teachings etc., It's just a random link I googled, but thought can give a quick summary of the book without having to read through the whole book.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Vasistha

[1] http://www.venkatesaya.com/241_vasistha01_months_tags/index....

[2] Memories, Dreams, Reflections - Carl G Jung

[3] http://www.that-first.com/show/article/yoga_vasishtha_and_th...

Edit: Wikipedia link

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