Main description:

Thomas Kirsch is one of the foremost architects of the contemporary Jungian scene and has influenced the evolution and organization of analytical psychology worldwide. His works on the history of Jungian analysis and his memoir of a "Jungian life" have been widely appreciated and this book contains important examples of these interests. Gathered together in The Selected Works are Kirsch's original and humane contributions to diverse areas, such as: training and the dynamics of analytical institutions; clinical themes in Jungian analysis and how these differ from what typically happens in psychoanalytic treatment; as well as a continuation of his remarkable work into the personalities and prejudices that characterize the profession of Jungian analysis.

As Andrew Samuels observes in his foreword, "In these chapters, we see Tom's humanity, generosity and flexibility". Given the multifarious dynamics of the training community, Kirsch accepts that things can sometimes go wrong, and he is open about his experiences in this regard. For Kirsch, rather than a simple question of psychologically damaged people becoming analysts, the figure of the "Wounded Healer" is always present in depth psychology.

Kirsch is an exceptionally gifted communicator and several of these chapters stem from lectures and conference presentations. However, behind the appearance of informality emerges, not only a formidable intellect at work, but a warm and compassionate perspective on the human condition. The Selected Works will be of vital interest to analysts, therapists, trainees, academics, and students working in the areas of Jungian analysis and Jungian studies around the world.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Foreword v

Acknowledgements x

Chapter 1 1

The Relationship of the REM State to Analytical Psychology

From the American Journal of Psychiatry, 124, no 10, April 1968

Chapter 2 12

The Practice of Multiple Analyses in Analytical Psychology

From Contemporary Psychoanalysis 12, no 2, April 1976

Chapter 3 24

Jungian Analysis

From the International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Neurology, edited by Benjamin B. Wolman, Aesculapius Publishers, 1977

Chapter 4 37

Analysis in Training

From Jungian Analysis, edited by Murray Stein, Open Court Press, 1995

Chapter 5 56

Family Matters: The Descendants of Jung and Freud

From the Journal of Analytical Psychology 43, no 1, January 1998

Chapter 6 70

Jungian Diaspora

From The Psychoanalytic Review 89, no 5, October 2002

Chapter 7 78

Toni Wolff-James Kirsch Correspondence

From the Journal of Analytical Psychology 48, no 4, September 2003

Chapter 8 90

History of Analytical Psychology

From Analytical Psychology: Contemporary Perspectives in Jungian Analysis,
edited by Joseph Cambray and Linda Carter, Routledge 2004

Chapter 9 135

Thomas B. Kirsch Interviews Edward Edinger, December 4, 1996

From The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, 23, no 2, 2004

Chapter 10 155

Cultural Complexes in the History of Jung, Freud and Their Followers

From The Cultural Complex: Contemporary Jungian Perspectives on Psyche and Society,
edited by Thomas Singer and Samuel L. Kimbles, Routledge 2004

Chapter 11 173

The Role of Personal Therapy in the Formation of a Jungian Analyst

From The Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy: Patient and Clinical Perspectives,edited by Jesse D. Geller, John C. Norcross, and David E. Orlinsky,
Oxford University Press 2005

Chapter 12 184

The Legacy of C. G. Jung

From Who Owns Jung? edited by Ann Casemont, Karnac Books, 2007

Chapter 13 203

Joseph Lewis Henderson 1903-2007: A Biography

From Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, 2, no 1, 2008

Chapter 14 233

A Visit to Hildemarie Streich

From Jung Journal: Culture & Psyche, 3, no 2, 2009

Chapter 15 239

Reflections on the Word 'Jungian'

From Cultures and Identities in Transition: Jungian Perspectives,
edited by Murray Stein and Raya A. Jones, Routledge 2010

Chapter 16 254

C.G. Jung: 50 Years After His Death

From the International Journal of Jungian Studies, 3, no 2, September 2011

Chapter 17 266

Preface to The Jung-Kirsch Letters

From The Jung-Kirsch Letters: The Correspondence of C. G. Jung and James Kirsch,edited by Ann Conrad Lammers, Routledge 2011

Chapter 18 278

Introduction to First Reflections:
Initial Responses to C. G. Jung's Red Book (Liber Novus)

Based on essays presented in San Francisco, 4-6 June 2010

From The Red Book: Reflections on C.G. Jung's Liber Novus, edited by Thomas B. Kirsch and George Hogenson, Routledge 2013

Chapter 19 283

A Lifelong Reading of Jung

From How and Why We Still Read Jung: Personal and Professional Reflections,
edited by Jean Kirsch and Murray Stein, Routledge 2013

Chapter 20 307

Jung's Relationship with Jews and Judaism

From Analysis and Activism: Political Contributions of Jungian Psychology,
edited by Emilija Kiehl, Mark Saban, and Andrew Samuels, Routledge, 2016