ABSTRACT
To understand Jungian psychotherapy you have to know something about Jungian theory, especially how Jungians view the unconscious. This task is difficult, however, because the full range of Jungian thought about the nature of the unconscious is a book in itself. Furthermore, it is to a certain extent the spirit of Jung’s work, rather than its particulars, that informs Jungian psychotherapy. The general task of this chapter is to provide some of the spirit and some of the particulars about the Jungian view of the unconscious psyche without explicating all of analytical psychology. The specific goal is to explore selected aspects of Jungian psychological theory relevant to the therapeutic relationship. To do so, a careful look at some points of contention in Jungian thought may occasionally become necessary.
