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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Theme 1: the examined life; Theme 2: 'Jung' examined; Theme 3: 'individuation' refigured; References; Chapter 1: Dialogues with a talking skull that refuses to speak: Jungian and narrative psychologies; Coming across a talking skull; The problem of meaning; Dialogue and subjectivity in contexts; Picking up the talking skull; Locating the act of meaning; Who is talking?; Postnarrativity; Note; References; Chapter 2: Moments of becoming: Narrative knowing and the ethics of individuation Introduction: the challenge of positing 'development'Justifying development; Charting the process of development; The ethics of individuation; Coda: thinking otherwise about individuation; References; Chapter 3: Listening to a dream-narrative: A language for narrating boundaries; The self-healing tendency of the psyche; Before dreams begin to narrate; Her narrative (1); My unspoken narrative within me (1); Her narrative (2); My unspoken narrative (2); Our conversation; Dreams' narrative (1): world of the dead and world of the living; Various therapist-like figures appear one after another The beginning of the journeyDeepening the experience of facing 'death'; Something unordinary happens; Helping a drowning woman; Peeking into a cave; The gate between the opposite opens; Something new develops; Looking for clothes; Going north; I do not have to hide my 'Korean-ness'; Looking down into the crater; Separating the worlds between the dead and the living; Conversation; Dreams' narratives (2): reunion with ancestors; Something new develops; Reaching a height; Getting shoes soon; Music, song, poem and dance; Reunion with ancestors: healing; Changing names; Discovering her colour Believe in yourselfEpilogue to the dreams' narratives; Silence: not to hinder the autonomy of the unconscious; A language beyond dichotomy; References; Chapter 4: Autobiographical narrative: Augustine, Vico and Jung; Autobiography as narrative; Autobiographical narrative in contexts; Autobiography as argumentation; Exigency; Augustine; Vico; Jung; Constraints: literary device; Constraints: secrets; Constraints: associations; Constraints: mythic formulae; Audiences; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Jung's 'personal myth' and the two personalities; Jung's personal myth; Jung and the personal Two personalitiesPersonality no. 1; Personality no. 2; The interactional process; Return to the personal myth ... ; ... And its problems; Freud and Jung; Conclusion; Notes; References; Chapter 6: Telling stories: Jung's Red Book as an exercise in narrative; Parzival; Faust; Zarathustra; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7: Between two worlds: The narrative and psychological implications of Hoffmann's 'The Golden Pot'; Textual criticism; The Kunstnovelle; The fantastic; Conclusion; References; Chapter 8: Affectivity in narratio and individuation; Jung's case study; Narratio and affect (part 1)

In Narratives of Individuation, Raya A. Jones and Leslie Gardner present12 cutting-edge essays that bridge Jungian and narrative approaches to self-understanding, and offer critical appraisal of both approaches. Exploring the Jungian concept of individuation and the related interest in dreams, as well as the premise of the narrative self and the related interest in life-stories, this innovative volume interprets the topic in unique and unprecedented ways. An outstanding selection of contributors cover several overarching themes to provide a comprehensive understanding of these two powerful narratives. The contributorsexplore historical and conceptual issues concerning the narrative self, as well as applying it, including to Jung's autobiography. Chapters also examine how Jung developed his theory of individuation, and engage with contemporary thinking in anthropology, psychology (including the dialogical self) and Jungian psychotherapy, towards refiguring how people arrive at self-understanding. Written by leaders in the field, Narratives of Individuation is a valuable interdisciplinary resource that illuminates a multitude of perspectives on individuation and self-realisation. Owing to its original ideas and breadth of scope, Narratives of Individuation will appeal to academics and students of Jungian and post-Jungian studies, anthropology, psychology, literary studies and anyone examining concepts of selfhood and the significance of narrativity. It will also be of great interest to Jungian analysts and psychotherapists, and analytical psychologists.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Psychology

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