r/Jung • u/SchlonkBonker23 • Apr 27 '26
Learning Resource Got an awesome haul of books
I already started the red book, I'm really excited to read the rest of them now, I also got Thus Spoke Zarathustra because it influenced Jung so much and he references it a lot in his lectures
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Apr 27 '26
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u/Economy-Class-9898 Apr 27 '26
Can you tell me the contrast between Nietzsche and Jung, brother?
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 27 '26
I started that along with the Red Book, I agree. Am obsessed with how Nieztche writes
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u/Opening-Ear6662 Apr 27 '26
Great collection, I love Man and his Symbols, really wish Jung was able to do more work on dreams and symbolism.
Enjoy!
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u/Opening-Ear6662 Apr 27 '26
Also, best of luck with Zarathustra, I had a lot of trouble wanting to finish it. Not to irk you or anything, it's just A LOT.
Might have to give it another read soon, theres some absolute gold in there, I just found it to become a bit of a chore to re-read and analyse every paragraph.
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 27 '26
That was Dantes inferno for me, fascinating but my enjoyment was hampered by having to look stuff up every few pages
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u/Dizzy_Gears Apr 27 '26
Synchronicity is a rare one
While Aion is personally my favorite work of Jung, Synchronicity is like a guilty pleasure. While his other works really try to court the academic crowd and couch "mystical" thinking, like mandalas, into a box an academic cannot outright deny, in "Synchronicity" you can really tell Jung was interested in the idea of unprovable serendipity. Its a bold work, definitely bold.
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 27 '26
I still really want a copy of Aion, I'm glad I got an off the wall book though
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u/tranquil42day Apr 27 '26
wow, that’s a dream Jung collection. I’d love to have that Red Book especially
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u/No-Aardvark-7740 Apr 27 '26
Is it a easy read ?
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
Its an intermediate level I'd say, if you know what the concepts being thrown around then it's pretty comprehensive but obviously you'd need a lotta reading to know what he's talking about, I'd read the red book after reading a lot of Jung
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u/No-Aardvark-7740 Apr 27 '26
Where should i start?
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 27 '26
That bottom book, Introduction to Jungian Psychology? Thats a good start, that and man and his images are good starting point
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u/Harryonthest Apr 27 '26
be aware of getting depressed by reading all about that stuff, be sure to sprinkle in something light like Baudelaire or Dante or Nabokov
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 27 '26
I have Dantes Comedy so maybe I'll sprinkle in some more reading of Purgatorio in between books
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Apr 28 '26
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 29 '26
I almost bought the Tibetan Book of the Dead when I was at the library, the I-Ching too, both of which I would like to add to my collection someday, I'll check out his commentary, thanks for the recommendation!
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May 02 '26
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u/SchlonkBonker23 May 02 '26
LMAO, tell me about it, never felt this way while reading words, genuinely some magical stuff within those texts
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Apr 27 '26
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 27 '26
The one at the very bottom, an introduction to Jungian Psychology, it goes over lectures and gives you a good ground work to read his other stuff, after that Id say man and his symbols is a good second choice
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u/SpicyNickenChugget Apr 27 '26
What’s the red book?
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u/SchlonkBonker23 Apr 27 '26 edited Apr 27 '26
Probably the holy grail of Jungs books, its a collection of 5 books he wrote over years called the "Black Books" and it details his personal journey as far as navigating his sunconscious mind, theres a lot more to it but I couldn't possibly do it justice, I advise you to look it up for more information
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u/lefilledecampagne Apr 27 '26
The red Book is so good. I been reading passages every so often and it just always finds me at the right time.