Jung's Map of the Soul: An Introduction Kindle Edition

I covered much of this in university psychology class years ago, so decided to recently reread it again. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, since the chapters are reasonably concise. Jung's theories can be incredibly difficult and complex, yet they are presented in an understandable manner in this text. The theories that inspired my thinking and changed my understanding of the world back in university still stand up for me today. I am glad I went through this again. I highly recommend this as a wonderful starting point to the thoughts and beliefs of Jung.

This was an excellent introduction to Jung’s works and thinking. Easy to read and concise.

This is a nice overview of the key features of Jung’s thought. Stein lays the groundwork for digging more deeply into the Jungian view of personhood accessibly. Stein does a good job distinguishing frequently used terms like “constellating” and terms that in more common parlance seem to mean one thing, but are used differently by Jung, such as “ego” and “self.”I purchased both the kindle and the audible versions. The reader on the audible production is not the best. He reads a tad too fast (such that slowing down the narration on the Kindle Fire is too slow and normal speed too fast) and tends to end each sentence on an upward inflection. This gives the narrated version of the book a kind of continuous sense of urgency that does not lend itself to contemplation.The kindle version of the text is fine. While I didn’t find the illustrations toward the end of the text particularly explanatory, at least they showed up well on the device, unlike the way illustrations sometimes are frustratingly produced in kindle versions. I appreciated that.

A ludid dreamer returning to a Familiar dark valley surrounded by blooding mountains and errie shadows would i suspect benefit enormously from the chance discovery of a map showing a way out of the labyrinth. Such night walkers as jung and the buddha represent the best articulation of the minds capacity to liberate itself from its own compelling apparency.....ther only question or doubt i have is if one can settle for anothers version of what liberaration is. i loved the synchronicity chapters. The secret acasual relationship that exist between the perceptual cracks of apparent perceptual reality. The mind i suspects represents our darkest dreams and so yes it seems pretty amazing to discover that one can actually live a lucid life of infginite possibilities....I am a myselof one of the invisible people, uneducated and in articulate. Word unlike true meaning or feeling are such juggled things. As far as maps go this is a beauty and would seem to lead to some possibility of inner light or freedom... be happyv its not as bad as it looks orn feels.

This is the best interpretation of Jung that I found. it's an incredibly easy read compared to the actual text of Jung. huge fan of this book and I plan on reading it many times.

Starts great - very clear and concise primer to Jungian-style psychology. The metaphor of a map of the mind helps ground the description. But unfortunately it all falls apart at the end as Stein goes down the same road of mistakes as Jung did. They want so badly to justify religious beliefs that the archetype of the "Self" becomes a "psychoid" thing that exists outside of the mind, and is equivalent to a real God figure that is somehow using us to become conscious of itself.Why not just use Jungian psychology to recognize that the projections of the Self archetype onto the more mysterious aspects of the cosmos and nature of time are just that - projections. The Self is a regulating function of the mind, period. Why does it have to be so much more? This is not scientific at all. All these conjectures about the Self being truly transcendent are just more mistaken projections and desperate justifications for the writer's particular favorite flavor of religion.If you can take the ending, and it's conclusions, with a grain of salt and see them for what they are, the beginning 2/3 of the book is really great and does a good job of describing Jungian concepts.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, as it was my introduction to Jung. The chapters are accessible and reasonably concise. Jung's theories can be incredibly dense, and yet they are presented in an understandable manner here. I don't necessarily agree with all of Jung's ideas, but his thought has deeply inspired my thinking and changed my understanding of the world. I highly recommend this as an introduction that provides a comprehensive overview of Jungian theory, and so is an excellent starting point to help you understand his often difficult works.

This book is basically a godsend for anyone wishing to explore the murky field of Jung's theories and philosophies. I say that primarily because trying to read Jung himself, at least for me, is like trying to read tea leaves. Jung had a way of making sure everything he wrote was as vague and difficult to understand as possible. Luckily, authors like this one come along and make it possible to at least get a glimpse of what Jung was trying to say. There's no doubt that Jung was a very unique thinker, and his views are fascinating and complex. This author does a very good job of trying to present a coherent structure through which it is possible to view Jung's theories. I highly recommend it.

Goodness this is a deep understanding of Dr Jung's psychology and his view of the Psyche, including how he came to the radical views that he did . It is much easier to start here than with the 'Collected Works'.Very well written and easy to read. no wonder it has been re-printed 15 times.

This book walks you through the central concepts of Jungian psychology in a clear and easy to understand way. The author also demonstrates how Jung based his theories on his clinical practice, and discusses how Jung's ideas can be adapted to 21st Century social norms. It is, in my view, the best and most reliable introduction to Jung for the modern reader.

This is an outstanding book. The author's personal experience, love of the subject, genuine expertise and wisdom shine through it. If you value the discoveries of Jungian psychology and would benefit from a powerfully coherent overview, this is the one to get. A beautiful thing, to be enjoyed like a very good meal, and often revisited.

As described this is a brilliant introduction for those new to Jung but more experienced readers will gain many insights into Jung's formulations of his famous theories

This is a book for counsellors and psychologists rather than the general reader I feel. Jung's work is notoriously difficult to get to grips with and this book provides an accessible introduction to his ideas.