My book deals on the relationship of mythology to psychology, mainly with the the psychology of C.G. Jung, the collective unconscious and the archetypes. Gods are considered expressions of basic human needs and features, and mythology can describe in a clear way the manifestations of the unconscious. The book was originally published in Portuguese, in Brazil, and quickly sold out two editions. The book is been published now in a Spanish translation.

Jung's The Red Book has an enormous complexity of meaning deriving from Jung's intimate experiences, which are still being discussed and elaborated on by the Jungian community all over the world. The present volume focuses on some of its main aspects and its importance for the understanding of the work of Jung.

The Red Book is often mistakenly seen as a product of a midlife crisis of Jung's, caused by his break with Freud. However, although this crisis was present, the work is better understood as a manifestation of unconscious symbolism of Jung's individuation...