Man and His Symbols

Great read. I found it enlightening. I will say that I’ve found it remarkably helpful to me in learning to understand myself better—and really, whether it works for you or not is something that must finally be decided by you & no one else.

Wonderful book!

A must read for sure, it really makes you reflect on humanity as a whole and concepts that you might have never thought of, but it can be quite intense.

good insight

I am studying counselling and enjoy reading material beyond the standard book list. My teacher mentioned this one once in class so I jotted down the title and ordered it initially from the library. A popular book, so it had to go back after a few weeks for someone else. I did not have opportunity to complete the book, but was so impressed with what I had read that I decided to go for an amazon purchase and have not been disappointed. A good investment. However I do recommend the version that I bought if you are keen on the visuals because the book is focussed on symbolism the pictures and size/detail add a valued dimension. You can buy other versions for less money and the text is impressive however I am glad I went for the version with clear colour images. A classic book whether you are studying or if you want to find out more on symbolism.

I have read this wonderful book already, many years ago, and I wanted to reread it. Having lost my original copy, which was a small paperback, I was after a nicer hardback edition - this is definitely a book that benefits from illustrations. I hesitated over which one as some reviews comment on how small some of the hardback editions are and it wasn't clear to me which edition the reviews refer to. Anyway this edition is great. Large and full of illustrations. Exactly what I was hoping for

The book could be better printed and more oversized. For example, Joseph Campbell's book heads off to the Campbell's Foundation. They used much better printing quality.

It was exactly what I wanted, was delivered promptly and in perfect condition.

Man and His Symbols is a must read for persons who are fans of Carl G. Jung. As stated by the Guardian, what emerges with great clarity from this book is that Jung has done immense service both to psychology as a science and to our general understanding of man in society, by insisting that imaginative life must be taken seriously in its own right, as the most distinctive characteristic of human beings. This book is amazing. It was "dumb-downed" if you will, so that the average person like me could understand Jungs writing. Before he died he insisted that this should be and it was. A must read for anyone who is a fan of Jung.

I love it... Good book.. Book is okay...

I'm just starting the third chapter of this book. So far, chapter 3 is the most clearly written. Chapter 2 was not an easy read. Chapter 1 (written by Jung himself) is somewhere in between, in terms of clarity. This is deep stuff. Life-changing stuff. Meaning to say that by simply reading it and taking the ideas on board, it is changing the way I view myself and my relationships. I feel like the ideas in the book are helping me to mature (and I'm in my 30's). But when I say "taking the ideas on board" I do not mean to say that I could explain them to anybody else in a satisfactory way; and this is possibly because my comprehension of the ideas are being enacted within me on the symbolic level, not on the level of language. It's as if my understanding of the ideas presented in the book are emerging gradually into my consciousness, as if the authors are planting them in my unconscious mind; then, through my own contemplation after having read their words, my comprehension grows (like a tree - read it and you'll learn the symbolic meaning of a tree) into my consciousness. Of the three authors I've been reading so far though, Jung's words are the most hypnotic. As I mentioned at the start of this review, the author of chapter 3 has the clearest way of writing for the conscious mind. The ideas I've read in it so far have been easy to grasp. And I'm hopeful that the full meanings of words of chapter 2's author might arrive in my conscious mind later. It seems then, that of these three authors, Jung was the most masterful at writing directly to the unconscious mind. This shouldn't come as any surprise though. He was, after all, the originator of the ideas. Also, this isn't to say that what the other two authors wrote is not insightful. I've learnt a lot from all three; and in fact, I had a dream in which I started speaking to the shadow, that I think was prompted by words written by chapter two's author (the most inaccessible of the three as far as I'm concerned). So what does this say...? This book is unquestionably a challenging read (even though it is written for the layman). But persevere! Proceed with it patiently! It is well worthwhile for anybody open to personal development.

Read this in college and it still hasn't lost its charm and mystery after all these years. It's erudite and highly readable: I especially enjoyed the chapters on 'The Process of individutaion' and 'Symbols in the visual arts'. Various plates are scattered in the book but in black and white so it's hard to appreciate them. Nevertheless, a good read!

Thank you, even it's used it's like brand new, and good printing. I'm encouraged to buy used books. This is the right book to start read Carl Jung books.