ABSTRACT
The word "Jungian" is bandied about freely, as if it communicates something that as Jungians we immediately understand. The meanings of the word "Jungian" have expanded as Jung was read by a wider, rather than purely clinical and insider, audience. The author presents a brief biographical sketch to show how difficult it is to say what it means to be Jungian based purely on the biography and published writings of Jung himself. The author's early years were during World War II, at a time when they were completely cut off from any contact with Jung. As a result, he became larger-than-life, and everyone he knew were categorized as either adequately Jungian or not Jungian enough. When Jung broke with Freud, he termed his own new depth psychology "analytical psychology" to differentiate it from psychoanalysis. Analytical psychology has also seen its theory and practice evolve into distinct patterns.
