Aion, a major work from Jung's later years, has long been a source of
fascination for a wide variety of scholars and thinkers. Presented here
are two substantial commentaries concerning this rich and complex text
by two important figures in Jung's life and work: Barbara Hannah and
Marie-Louise von Franz. This is the first volume in a series edited by
Emmanuel Kennedy-Xypolitas, "Polarities in the Psyche," focusing on the
broad theme of the opposites in the psyche. The next volume is "The
Archetypal Symbolism of Animals."
Hannah delivered these lectures at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zürich in
1957. Over the course of the lectures, she addresses each chapter of
Aion, providing detail and in-depth analysis for selected passages and
offering the reader suggestions for further sources and study.
Well-paced and thoughtfully planned, she scans the work from beginning
to end, bringing many subtle nuances to light.
In a private interview with Claude Drey conducted in her home in the
spring of 1965, Marie-Louise von Franz takes a close look at chapter
fourteen of Aion, "The Structure and Dynamics of the Self." Published
here for the first time, she offers a lively and free-flowing discussion
of key sentences in the work.
