ABSTRACT
This chapter considers C. G. Jung's reservations about his suitability as a subject for a biography. In retrospect, it appears that his qualms were well placed, and indeed, could even be considered to be prophetic of the fate which was to befall him. The chapter shows that the "lives" of Jung after his death have provided a variegated series of portraits. The publication of his unpublished manuscripts, correspondences, and seminars in scholarly historical editions, will enable future biographies, indeed, all future studies of Jung, to be better grounded in the primary texts. After the publication of Jung's Red Book, future biographies may finally start to be based on the most important primary material. At the same time, it is important to stress that biography cannot take the place of historical contextualization. It is also important to point out that alongside the Jung biographical tradition, important historical research on Jung by many scholars has been quietly going on.
