Erich Neumann (1905–1960)
Author of The Origins and History of Consciousness
About the Author
Erich Neumann (1905-1960). A Psychologist and Philosopher, was born in Berlin and Lived in Tel Aviv from 1934 until his death. His other books include The Fear of the Feminine, Amor and Psyche, and The Great Mother (All Princeton).
Works by Erich Neumann
Amor and Psyche: The Psychic Development of the Feminine, A Commentary on the Tale by Apuleius (1952) 285 copies
Analytical psychology in exile : the correspondence of C.G. Jung and Erich Neumann (2015) — Author — 20 copies
The Origins and History of Consciousness Part 1 (The Psychological Stages and the Evolution of Consciousness, Volume 1) (1962) 13 copies
The Origins and History of Consciousness 2: The Psychological Stages in the Development of Personality (1962) 5 copies
Die Psyche als Ort der Gestaltung: Eranos-Vorträge Bd. II: Die Bedeutung des Erdarchetyps für die Neuzeit.… (2002) 4 copies
Kulturentwicklung und Religion: Eranos-Vorträge Bd. I: Zur psychologischen Deutung des Ritus. Die mythische Welt… (1984) 3 copies
Psicología profunda y nueva ética : nueva valoración de la conducta humana a la luz de la psicología moderna (2007) 2 copies
Spring : 1958 1 copy
A Criança 1 copy
Associated Works
Man and Time: Papers from the Eranos Yearbooks (Bollingen Series 30, Vol. 3) (1957) — Contributor — 105 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1905-01-23
- Date of death
- 1960-11-05
- Burial location
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Berlin, Germany
- Place of death
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Education
- University of Berlin (PhD - Philosophy)
- Occupations
- psychologist
philosopher - Relationships
- Jung, Carl (mentor)
- Organizations
- International Association for Analytical Psychology
Israel Association of Analytical Psychologists
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- Works
- 41
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 1,920
- Popularity
- #13,410
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 10
- ISBNs
- 121
- Languages
- 7
- Favorited
- 2
I don't have the necessary background to read it. I have not read a single book by Jung and have read very little in the way of analytical psychology.
So I ventured and...nothing happened.
I except hyper-specialized language plus many references to other works that were absolutely needed to understand the text. I excepted a dense, impenetrable, indescribable, eldrich labyrinth.
What I got instead was a short down to earth book about ethics.
In order to understand this book, you have to a degree having lived it, or living it.
The problem of opposites, shadow and ego, good and evil, is something that is brought down from the heavens and down to earth. Is something that you experience daily.
I had this kind of insane struggle against my shadow, I didn't want to give in. I wanted to strive for that perfection...but every day the situation became worse. "For how much can I resist?" was frequent though "I have to give in, I have. This is a living hell."
And yet what would happen if I would give in? The same situation in reverse. Opposites can't be completely disintegrated. I would have to strive toward reaching my ego again.
This book explains why this reasoning is wrong. It gives you a third and more healthy way of living.
On a side note I read that some people have not understood what the book was saying about the shadow and in bringing it to reality; I quote the book directly.
"Man learns more than simply to live on tolerable terms with himself; he must actually learn to live with his sin-though this, of course, must not be misunderstood as meaning to live "in" his sin.
Great book I will read it again in the future; when I will be better read in this field of stud
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