Atom and Archetype: The Pauli/Jung Letters, 1932-1958 - Updated Edition

C. G. Jung, Wolfgang Pauli

Princeton University Press, Jul 21, 2014 - Psychology - 320 pages

In 1932, world-renowned physicist Wolfgang Pauli had already done the work that would win him the 1945 Nobel Prize. He was also suffering after a series of troubling personal events. He was drinking heavily, quarrelling frequently, and experiencing powerful, disturbing dreams. Pauli turned to C. G. Jung for help, forging an extraordinary intellectual conjunction not just between a physicist and a psychologist but between physics and psychology. As their acquaintance developed, Jung and Pauli discussed the nature of dreams and their relation to reality, finding surprising common ground between depth psychology and quantum physics and profoundly influencing each other's work.

This portrait of an incredible friendship will fascinate readers interested in psychology, science, creativity, and genius.

Contents

• Chronologies of the Lives of C G Jung and Wolfgang Pauli: vii
• Lexicon of Terms in Psychology and Physics: xvii
• A Meeting of Rare Minds by Beverley Zabriskie: xxvii
• Translators Note: li
• Foreword by C A Meier: lvii
• Pauli Dream of 23 January 1938: 175
• Two Letters from Pauli to H R Schwyzer: 197
• Two Lectures by Pauli at the Psychological Club of Zürich: 203
• Paulis Observations on Cosmic Rays: 210
• Articles on Parity Violation from The New York Times: 218
• Facsimiles of the Handwriting of Pauli and Jung: 226
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 233
• INDEX RERUM: 241

About the author

C. A. Meier practiced psychiatry in Switzerland from 1936 until his death in 1995. A cofounder and first president of the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich, he held the Chair of Honorary Professor of Psychology at the Swiss Federal Technical Institute and cofounded the Clinic and Research Center for Jungian Psychology. His many books include Personality: The Individuation Process in the Light of C. G. Jung's Typology.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Atom and Archetype: The Pauli/Jung Letters, 1932-1958 - Updated Edition
• Authors: C. G. Jung, Wolfgang Pauli
• Editors: C. G. Jung, C. A. Meier
• Translated by: David Roscoe
• Contributor: Beverley Zabriskie
• Edition: illustrated, revised
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2014
• ISBN: 069116147X, 9780691161471
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition; Psychology / History; Psychology / Movements / Jungian