The earth has a soul : the nature writings of C.G. Jung

Foreword by Joseph Henderson.. Preface by Meredith Sabini.

Introduction. 1 Jung's own relationship with nature. 2 Consciousness slipped from its natural foundation. 3 Nature was once fully spirit and matter. 4 The primitive knows how to converse with the soul. 5 We Have Conquered Nature is a mere slogan. 6 Our civilizing potential has led us down the wrong path. 7 We know nothing of man. 8 Nature must not win but cannot lose

'Join Jung as he rediscovers the original unity of Nature, and the spirits inside matter come to life once again. These selections, not just from his published writings, but also from speeches, obscure seminars, interviews, and letters, show a less familiar side of the famous Swiss psychiatrist, whose deep concern over the loss of our emotional and mythic relationship with Nature is expressed in moving, poetic terms. While never losing sight of the rational, cultured mind, Jung speaks for the natural mind, source of the evolutionary experience and accumulated wisdom of our species. Through his own example, Jung shows how healing our own living connection with Nature contributes to the whole....'

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