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Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal
- Type
- Book
- By
- C. G. Jung, edited by Roderick Main
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Source
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 1997
The essential Jung sourcebook: his essays on synchronicity and the occult, gathered with a scholarly introduction by the leading academic on the subject.
This 1997 Princeton volume, edited by Roderick Main, gathers Jung's scattered writings on synchronicity and the paranormal into one place. For decades the source material was spread across essays, letters, and out-of-print collections; Main's selection makes it possible to read the idea as a whole.
Main is the leading academic scholar of the subject, and his introduction supplies exactly what the raw texts lack: context, chronology, and a clear-eyed account of where Jung's claims are strongest and weakest. The book is the standard starting point for anyone who wants to study Jung's own words rather than someone else's summary of them.
The meaning
Reading Jung's scattered writings in one place makes the coherence of his position clear, with Main's introduction supplying the scholarly frame.
The skeptic
The volume presents Jung's claims in his own words, which is exactly where their evidential limits are plainest.
About the author
A collection of Jung's key writings on synchronicity and the paranormal, selected and introduced by Roderick Main.
Key takeaways
- Collects Jung's writings on synchronicity and the paranormal in one volume.
- Edited and introduced by Roderick Main, the field's leading scholar.
- The standard starting point for studying Jung's original texts.