Aion chapter 3, parts 2 3 & 4
Excellent resources about Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
I'm so impressed with the first few pages of The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious that I wanted to see if I could find them somewhere online to link to. Haven't found quite what I'm looking for yet, but the search did turn up a couple of very similar things that I think are perfect for this thread.
The first is a PDF file. I'm not sure what it is exactly - I notice the title of it is missing the first "The" - so it isn't quite identical to the title of Jung's book. Not even sure who wrote it, but it's definitely a practicing Jungian analyst who knows Jung's writing quite well. It includes an excellent description of the collective unconscious and what archetypes are, along with a few stories from some of his or her case files, with the names of the clients swapped out for just a single letter, as is the custom throughout the writings of Freud and Jung, and I assume all psychoanalysts. I rate this one a full 5 stars.
***** Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious Author Unknown
The second is a pamphlet or very short book hosted on Archive.org, meaning it's in the public domain and free to distribute and download. I've only read the beginning of it, but it seems to be excerpts from Jung's books that are directly relevant to the subjects at hand. Tentative rating 4 stars. Great content, but really messed up typos all over.
***** The Collective Unconscious and its Archetypes by Philippe L. De Coster, D.D.
... And finally - I have now located exactly what I was hoping to find. The link goes to The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious on Amazon - click the Look Inside link to read the beginning of the book. Fortunately the preview is big enough that, even with the table of contents, editorial note, and other ephemera, it still includes the first few pages in their entirety. This is Jung at his most lucid and informative, explaining the concepts with incredible clarity. Obviously 5 stars.
***** The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious by Carl Gustav Jung