Bücher von Aniela Jaffe

Aniela Jaffé presents thoughts and ruminations that Jung shared with her as they prepared Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C.G. Jung. These never-before-published revelations present a kaleidoscope of episodic, philosophical, humorous and enigmatic material, uniquely complementing and expanding on the widely acclaimed MDR."Jung allowed his thoughts to flow freely during our conversations, according to the situation and his interests of the moment. When speaking with me he was not hindered by intellectual considerations of possible criticism. It didn't concern him that his words and insights might require further thoughtful reflection before they could be deemed coherent or valid. If I managed to touch upon a point of interest, Jung did not just answer my question, but followed his train of thought further."- Aniela Jaffé, from the IntroductionThe historical commentary by Elena Fischli illuminates the biographical work with C.G. Jung on the basis of source material. How did the conversations and the notes of Aniela Jaffé come about? What was the nature of the relationship and collaboration between her and Jung? How did others deal with their work? And finally, who was this woman who was so candidly given such a glimpse into Jung's inner life?

Dividido em duas partes, este livro traz vários ensaios sobre os últimos anos de Jung. Na primeira parte, a autora mostra seu interesse por assuntos como parapsicologia, alquimia, ocultismo etc. No capítulo ¿A Realidade Unitária e a Criatividade¿, a autora compara os pontos de vista de Jung e Erich Neumann no que se refere à unidade indivisível, primordial e transcendental, anterior à matéria ou à mente consciente. Na segunda metade, ela transcreve dois depoimentos biográficos sobre a personalidade e a obra de Jung, que completam o volume Memórias, Sonhos, Reflexões, e nos conta as experiências ocorridas nos ¿Congressos de Eranos¿. Já o ensaio ¿Os Últimos Anos de Jung¿ completa esta biografia do grande psicólogo e psiquiatra suíço e mostra lembranças pessoais da autora sobre Jung.

Zum historischen KommentarDas faszinierende Kaleidoskop geht von Aufzeichnungen aus, die Jaffé während der Jahre 1956 bis 1961 erstellte. Wie kam es zu ihren Gesprächen mit dem betagten Jung und den Notizen Jaffés? Welcher Art war die Beziehung und Zusammenarbeit zwischen den beiden? Wer war diese Frau, die C.G. Jung trotz grosser Ambivalenz dem Vorhaben gegenüber als Biographin akzeptiert hatte? Wie gingen Dritte mit Jaffés Aufzeichnungen, ihrem Ausgangsmaterial für das so erfolgreiche Buch um?Das vorliegende Werk vermittelt weit mehr als nur Einsichten zu Jungs Denken, Schaffen, Wesen und Leben, sondern gewährt Einblick in eine Geschichte, die verstehen lässt, warum Jaffé von einem Prozess sprach, der nicht nur bereichernd, sondern auch schmerzhaft war.