Jung in the 21st Century Volume One Evolution and Archetype [Hardcover]

This first volume provides an original overview of Jungs work, demonstrating that it is fully compatible with contemporary views in science. It draws on a wide range of scientific disciplines including, evolution, neurobiology, primatology, archaeology and anthropology.

Divided into three parts, areas of discussion include:

• evolution, archetype and behaviour
• individuation, complexes and theory of therapy
• Jungs psyche and its neural substrate
• the transcendent function
• history of consciousness.

Jung in the 21^stCentury Volume One: Evolution and Archetypewill be an invaluable resource for all those in the field of analytical psychology, including students of Jung, psychoanalysts and psychotherapists with an interest in the meeting of Jung and science.

The Past and Future of Jung. Part I: Evolution, Archetype and Behaviour. Jung on the Archetypes. Language: A Model Archetype. Hundred Percent Primate. The Archetypes and the Numinous Art of the Caves. Part II: Jungs Psyche and its Neural Substrate. The Role of the Brain in Psychic Process. Individuation: Jungs Phenomenology of Psychic Process. Reflective Process: The Ego in Neural Context. Dreams: Evidence of Dialogic Process. Jungs Complex Theory. Complexes and the Neural Substrate. Jungs Psychotherapy and Neuroscience. Jung on Archetypes and Altered States. Altered States and Transformation. Part III: History of Consciousness. Jung on the History of Consciousness. History of Conscious: Primate Rituals. Ritual and Consciousness in the Paleolithic. Ritual and Consciousness in the Mesolithic. Ritual and Consciousness in the Neolithic. Ritual Consciousness in the Historical Era. Concluding Reflections.