The nature of masculinity is a popular subject for contemporary authors, either treated critically from a sociological standpoint, or analysed from a psychological and spiritual perspective. In Remaking Men, David Tacey argues that we must strive to bridge the gap between these separate traditions - masculinity should neither be hijacked by the spiritual, Jung-influenced men's movement, nor discussed merely as a product of socio-political forces. Examining his own and other men's experience in a critical and lively discourse he evades the simplistic optimism of the 'inner...
The nature of masculinity is a popular subject for contemporary authors, either treated critically from a sociological standpoint, or analysed from a ...
Today's society faces many problems that cannot be solved by the application of reason, logic or medicine. Some of these include alcoholism, suicide, drug addiction and child abuse to name but a few. Many mental health problems are on the increase such as depression, phobias and anxiety with no obvious solution in sight. In God's and Diseases, David Tacey argues that the answers lie in leaving behind the confines of conventional medicine. Instead we should turn towards spirituality and to what he calls 'meaning-making', to make sense of our physical and mental wellbeing and explore how the...
Today's society faces many problems that cannot be solved by the application of reason, logic or medicine. Some of these include alcoholism, suicide, ...
The 21st century could well be Jung's century, just as the 20th century was Freud's. Jung predicted the demise of secular humanism and claimed we would search for alternatives to science, atheism, and reason. We would experience a new and even unfashionable appetite for the sacred. This book explores Jung's predictions as well as spirituality and religion.
The 21st century could well be Jung's century, just as the 20th century was Freud's. Jung predicted the demise of secular humanism and claimed we woul...
Carl Gustav Jung was the pioneering founder of analytical psychology, a form of analysis that has revolutionised the approach to mental illness and the study of the mind. In this anthology, David Tacey brings together a selection of Jung's essays from his famous Collected Works.
Divided into four parts, each with a brand new introduction, this book considers 17 of Jung's most important papers covering:
the nature of the psyche
archetypes
religion and culture
therapy and healing.
This...
Carl Gustav Jung was the pioneering founder of analytical psychology, a form of analysis that has revolutionised the approach to mental illness and...
Jung was the original anti-psychiatrist, who believed that the real patient was not the suffering individual, but a sick and ailing Western civilization. Through a series of readings of Jung's works, this book explores the radical themes at the core of Jung's psychology, and interprets the dynamic vision of the whole self that inspires his work.
Jung was the original anti-psychiatrist, who believed that the real patient was not the suffering individual, but a sick and ailing Western civilizati...
