Toni Wolff & C. G. Jung: A Collaboration($16.95Value)

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Captivating, astute, and at times endearing, Toni Wolff & C. G. Jung tells the story of the most enigmatic woman in the creative life of C. G. Jung—Toni Wolff. Wolff was Jung’s primary collaborator during the formative years of his psychological investigations. From the start, their interests meshed, and they brought out the best in each other’s thinking. Not afraid to challenge Jung’s ideas, Wolff fueled his creativity. Her brilliant mind gave him focus, while her sensitive nature kindled his imagination. Together, they explored the uncharted regions of the psyche. At the same time, she introduced Jung to the life of eros, that vibrancy of experience he would later describe as the inner daimon of relationship. She was his muse, his confidante, and his inspiratrice—the dark, inscrutable woman he would call his “other wife.” Yet she remains virtually unknown, a mystery—at best a footnote to Jung.Independently, Wolff was a scholar in her own right, creating an original model of the feminine psyche, memorialized in her landmark essay, “Structural Forms of the Feminine Psyche.” This book examines her signature essay, along with her other essays—mostly unknown—which offer insight into her sentiments, beliefs, and life choices.For the first time, the life and work of Toni Wolff along with her complex relationship with C. G. Jung comes to light through personal letters, archival documents, impressions from her family, insights from Wolff’s personal diaries, and statements made by Wolff and Jung themselves.Further enriched by the inclusion of dozens of historic photographs, Toni Wolff & C. G. Jung tells the story of the love and genius behind analytical psychology. " Toni Wolff & C.G. Jung: A Collaboration is a story that truly needs to be told. Nan Savage Healy richly documents the life and legacy of Toni Wolff and her relationship to C. G. Jung, as well as demonstrates that Wolff must be recognized as a co-creator of analytical psychology. I was deeply impressed by Healy's scholarly ability and the eloquence of her writing. Her method demonstrates careful historical research, and the story is greatly enriched by her depth psychological sensibilities. Again and again, I was struck by her insights pertaining to Wolff and Jung. I was eager and delighted to read this book!" - Patrick J. Mahaffey Ph.D., Professor of Mythological Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute "Here is the first major book about Toni Wolff and her key role in the unfolding of C.G. Jung's life and thought. Often overlooked or downplayed--sometimes deliberately--her role as his collaborator, not to mention as his anima and soror mystica , can no longer be minimized. Jung would not have been the same without her, and you will not think the same about Jung or Wolff after reading Nan Savage Healy's Toni Wolff &C.G. Jung: A Collaboration ." - Robert S. Ellwood, Emeritus Professor of Religion, University of Southern California Nan Savage Healy, Ph.D. is an independent scholar who has published in the Jungian journal  Psychological Perspectives  and has taught at the C. G. Jung Institute of Los Angeles. She has lectured on a wide array of cultural, artistic, and depth psychological subjects. Her groundbreaking research into the creative liaison between Toni Wolff and C. G. Jung was funded by grants from the Joseph Campbell Foundation and the Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University.