Jung was the original anti-psychiatrist, who believed that the real
patient was not the suffering individual, but a sick and ailing Western
civilization. He was not interested in developing a narrow therapy that
would help fit the individual into an untransformed society. His true
aim, in all of his work, was a therapy of the West. David Tacey
introduces the reader to Jung's unique style and approach, which is at
once scientific and prophetic. Through a series of close readings of
Jung's works, he explores the radical themes at the core of Jung's
psychology, and interprets for us the dynamic vision of the whole self
that inspires and motivates his work. Extracts are taken from Jung's
autobiography, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, and from his collected
works, including Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious and
Civilization in Transition.