Realizing the Self is the absolute goal of Jungian psychology. Yet as a concept it is impossibly vague as it defines a center of our being that also embraces the mystery of existence. This work synthesizes the thousands of statements Jung made about the Self in order to bring it to ground, to unravel its true purpose, and to understand how it might be able to manifest.
“In The Self in Jungian Psychology – Theory and Clinical Practice, Leslie Stein circumambulates the concept of the Self from a rich and varied perspective. Usually, the descriptions of the Self are like the blind men trying to describe an elephant; but here we have the whole elephant. Ancient as time, organizing and guiding consciousness and beyond consciousness, Leslie Stein’s rendering of the Self is finely cut and masterfully polished diamond, which will be an invaluable resource to scholars and seekers alike.”
-Ashok Bedi, M.D. Psychiatrist, Jungian Analyst, author, Path to the Soul, www.pathtothesoul.com
“A wonderful exploration of the Jungian symbol and processes of individual integration, which beckon from within the cracks and potentials of our personal, cultural, and natural environment to become the goal of our experiences of wholeness. An essential read.”
Leslie Stein is a Jungian Analyst in private practice in Sydney, Australia. He is a graduate of the C.G. Jung Institute of New York.
He is the author of nine books including Becoming Whole – Jung’s Equation for Realizing God, Working with Mystical Experiences in Psychoanalysis, and the Jungian allegory The Journey of Adam Kadmon: A Novel.
He is also the editor of the forthcoming Eastern Practices and Individuation: Essays by Jungian Analysts to be published by Chiron.
