ABSTRACT

Jungian literature on counter transference is rather sparse, at least in comparison to psychoanalytic writings. Modern Jungian authors may make more, or less, use of the metaphors that Jung preferred, but their approaches still have a recognizably "Jungian" feel. Only in recent years have there been increased and sufficient outlets for written Jungian studies. Because of the natural diversity of the Jungian approach and the varying outputs, this section will list relevant studies in chronological order. In other words, a strong counter transference is the average, expectable condition of Jungian analysis. Dieckmann's presentation in 1971 to the Fifth International Jungian Congress marks the first in-depth reporting of the analyst's inner experience in analysis. In terms of Jungian approaches to counter transference, the 1980s opened with a bang. William Good heart spearheaded a somewhat controversial effort to bring the psychoanalytic theories of Robert Langs into Jungian circles.