C. G. Jung: The Man and His Work, Then and Now

The invitation to participate in this effort to tie present-day psychology to its history through the study of its pioneers triggered a moment of soul searching in me. I was flattered to be asked to reflect on the work of so prominent a figure as Carl Jung, but I also had misgivings. I am not a “Jungian” and I wondered whether I had the appropriate credentials for the task. But then I remembered an interview with Jung, filmed in the closing years of his life, in which he made the comment, with a wry smile, that he was not a Jungian. ¹ That helped remove that obstacle.