On a par with Einstein that is how highly I rate him. ( )

Outstanding and thought-provoking look inside the mind of one of modern psychology's deepest thinkers. ( )

Not the synthesis of his ideas i had been looking for, but still interesting to read about a person who had such extraordinary dreams and visions. His relationship with Freud was particularly interesting. Still there were chunks of the book that i found boring. ( )

I'm not sure how to classify this book. It's part autobiography; part introduction to analytical pychotherapy; part intimate journey through the labyrinth of Jung's unconscious. I was assigned to read this book in a Theories of Personality class during my college days. I've always wanted to return to it and finish it (the book was a bit "too much" for me at the time). So many books I read make passing references to Jung. This autobiography is a good place to start if you desire to understand one of the seminal thinkers in the field of psychotherapy. One of the best chapters offers a penetrating analysis of Freud, a contemporary of Jung (although the chapter reads at times like the musings of a disenchanted son). An understanding of Jung enables one to dialogue with more recent authors such as Joseph Campbell who draw from Jung's vision of the archetype.

Even if you are not a Jung junkie, this book is a great read for anyone with at least one College Psyche class under their belt. The passage about Jung's split from Freud and the reasons behind it will change you impressions of these two dreams mavens. ( )