Who Is Carl Gustav Jung?
Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was a psychiatrist, theoretician, artist, writer, and social critic who dedicated his life to the fullest exploration of the human psyche. Jung strove for the integration of empirical science with the humanities and his work lives on in many ways. The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator, based on Jung’s theory of psychological types, is widely used today. His therapeutic work with the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous shaped the approach of AA and many subsequent addictions counseling groups. His psychology has influenced the work of such figures as Joseph Campbell, Paul Tillich, Arnold Toynbee, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Herman Hesse. Analytical psychology, sometimes also referred to as depth psychology or archetypal psychology, is based on the work of C.G. Jung and evolved out of early models of psychoanalysis. It provides a way of exploring the content of the deep collective layer of the psyche and facilitates an integration of those unconscious contents wi
