von Franz Marie-Louise (Books)

von Franz Marie-Louise Books

Marie-Louise von Franz was a Swiss Jungian psychologist and scholar who collaborated closely with Carl Jung. Her work delved deeply into archetypes, particularly of number and time, exploring the interconnectedness of the psychological and material worlds. Von Franz pioneered the investigation of analogies between natural sciences like DNA and ancient texts like the I Ching, uncovering a unity of symbols across diverse cultures and disciplines. Through her extensive writings, which include analyses of fairy tales, alchemy, and active imagination, von Franz offered profound insights into the human psyche, defining active imagination as a conscious form of meditation to engage with the unconscious.

Individuation in Fairy Tales

240 pages
9 hours of reading

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With a text revised and corrected by the author, this definitive edition of Individuation in Fairy Tales is rich with insights from religion, literature, and myth. Dr. von Franz focuses on the symbolism of the bird motif in six fairy tales of Europe and "The White Parrot" (Spain), "The Bath Bagerd" (Persia), "Princess Hassan Pasha" (Turkestan), "The Bid Flower Triller" (Iran), "The Nightingale Giser" (Balkans), and "The Bird Wehmus" (Austria). She explores the themes of psychological and spiritual transformation in the varied images of birds, such as the phoenix, the parrot, and the griffin. Special attention is given to the connection between fairy tales and alchemy and to the guidance that fairy tales give to therapeutic work.