Red Book, Middle Way: How Jung Parallels the Buddha's Method for Human Integration

The Red Book by Jung, published in 2009, is a highly ambiguous text describing extraordinary visions. This book interprets Jung's Red Book in terms of the Middle Way, as a universal principle and embodied ethic,paralleled in the Buddha's teachings and elsewhere. Jung discusses the Middle Way explicitly in the Red Book and offers material that can be understood in its terms. The book interprets the Red Book in relation to archetypes met in its visions and follows Jung's process of integrating these different internal figures, finding the Middle Way between absolutes at every point.

Format: Hardback
Length: 236 pages
Publication date: 08 October 2020
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd

The enigmatic and long-awaited publication of Jung's Red Book, which finally saw the light of day in 2009, presents a profound and enigmatic text that chronicles a series of extraordinary visions, accompanied by Jung's own interpretation of these visions. Red Book, Middle Way offers a fresh and insightful perspective on Jung's Red Book, viewing it through the lens of the Middle Way, a universal principle and embodied ethic that finds parallels in the teachings of the Buddha and in various other philosophical and spiritual traditions. While scholars have largely overlooked Jung's explicit discussion of the Middle Way in the Red Book, this book delves into this concept and presents a wealth of material that can be understood in its terms. By exploring the relationship between the archetypes encountered in the visions of the Red Book, such as the hero, the feminine, the Shadow, God and Christ, and following Jung's own process of integrating these diverse internal figures, this book offers a profound interpretation of Jung's work. Similar to the Buddha, Jung seeks to find the Middle Way between absolutes at every juncture, striving for a harmonious and balanced approach to life's challenges and opportunities. This book is a valuable contribution to the field of Jungian analysis and provides a deeper understanding of Jung's visionary insights and his quest for personal and spiritual growth.

Weight: 592g
Dimension: 163 x 241 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800500082