Carl Gustav Jung surely qualifies as one of the greatest thinkers of the 20th century. His insights into psychology, psychiatry, and the human mind in general were revolutionary genius.

Dreams were one of his main centers of interest. He also developed the theories of archetypes, the collective unconscious, synchronicity, individuation, etc. Although the terminology used is not the same, it seems that he also interacted with what DV would call dream characters.

In general, the thoughts and ideas he developed are highly relevant for anybody wanting to understand more about lucid dreaming (and about what makes us who we are in general).

He wrote a lot (a huge amount, in fact), and not always in a very accessible style. I’ve read various texts of his, here and there, but wanted to bring the following book to the attention of anybody who might be interested:

Jung – A very short introduction, by Anthony Stevens – Oxford University Press

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019285458...5Fencoding=UTF8

In just over 150 pages, all of Jung’s most important theories are clearly explained. Historical context is outlined, as are his exchanges with Freud. I just finished reading it, and really think it would be of great interest to a lot of people on DV.

Just thought I’d share!


PS: I’m not a salesperson, and am not an Amazon.com shareholder! (So my only personal stake in this guy is that he was also Swiss. Yay!)