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  • Alison posted an update in the group Group logo of Tarot SchoolTarot School 9 years, 3 months ago

    Can anyone recommend a book that deals mostly/only with Jungian archetypes and tarot? Thanks!

    • I’m really interested in this as well!

    • This is one of those things I’ve never got round to studying in depth, but when I initially looked into it a few years back the impression and advice I got was to read Jung himself. The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious is a collection of his essays on this topic.

      I just took a look on the tarot forum I belong to and pinched this post (haven’t checked links):

      Here,
      http://www.studiocleo.com/librarie/j…eree3main.html
      you will find a good article, in plain language, by George Boeree, Phd. on Jung’s archetypes (the mother), mana, the shadow, the persona, anima and animus.

      A more extensive article on C. J. Jung and his theories.
      http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/jung.html

      And another great article on personal myth and Freud/Jung psychoanalysis
      http://www.stenudd.com/myth/freudjung/personalmyth.htm

    • Jung and Tarot by Sallie Nichols

      It has mixed reviews, but it depends what you are looking for. There are some who argue that Jung and the Tarot have nothing to do with each other. I don’t subscribe to that opinion. The Tarot these days is very intertextual, if you look at the history and how it has progressed in the last ten years and the plethora of decks for every eventuality or personality then, Jung counts!

      • Thanks for the recommendations, everyone! I’m really excited about all of this, just trying to find some free time to take a closer look at it!

      • Did you read this one yourself? Because I’d love to know your own review! The ones on Amazon look pretty promising, since I don’t know if I’m ready to just tackle Jung head-on yet or not.

        • I haven’t read all of it, but it is mostly author driven, there is not a lot of actual Jung. I agree with Beth. The best way is to go straight to the source and then make your own decisions about how they go together. Another helpful book on archetypes and The Fools Journey, is Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces…

          • The Hero with a Thousand Faces is something I’ve been meaning to read for years… guess I should just finally pick up a copy!

    • I just got Jung’s Synchronicity in the mail today, which is something Mary K Greer references a lot when she talks tarot + Jung. Will report back insights!