Introduction: Ultimate concern. Part 1 - The essence of spiritedness and the emergence of a new spirituality: on the spiritual problem of our time. Introduction: Living the questions. Self-realization and the influence of Hegel. The spiritual problem of our age: Nietzsche and nihilism. Nietzsche as philosopher. Nietzsche as psychologist and as numinous personality. Jung on Nietzsche and individuation. Tillich on self-realization and finite freedom. Durckheim's "Shock of non-being". Part 2 - Exploring the mystery of timelessness: Jung and Lao-Tzu. Prologue: "Crazy time". Introduction: Holism and numinosity. The paradoxical and holistic nature of the Tao. The complementarity of Yin-Yang. The Tao-Shih and Te. Meaning, meditation, and synchronicity in Taoism and Jung. Tao as self and Jung as "A new Lao-tzu". Epilogue: The future of Jung's psychology

'This spirited "conversation' about ultimate concerns in the tradition of Platonic dialogue is one of the most refreshing, challenging and instructive books that I have read in the last ten years or so. It is rooted in the wisdom of an esteemed professor who has sought in the spirit of the German poet Rilke to "live the questions". I highly recommend it as essential reading for any serious student of Jung's psychology.' --Paul D. Huss

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