Jung And The Story Of Our Time

Jung and the Story of Our Time (1978) by Laurens van der Post – Sold by Crappy Old Books

In Jung and the Story of Our Time, Laurens van der Post—a war hero, explorer, and lifelong friend of Carl Jung—offers a deeply personal, richly poetic tribute to one of the 20th century’s most influential and enigmatic thinkers. Far from a dry academic biography, this book is part memoir, part philosophical reflection, and part mythic journey through the landscape of Jung’s ideas and their relevance in a fractured modern world.

Van der Post doesn’t just explain Jung—he feels him. From archetypes and the collective unconscious to dreams, symbols, and the healing power of myth, this is a book that tries to make sense of civilization’s inner wounds and how Jung sought to mend them, one soul at a time. Expect less clinical footnotes, more profound campfire storytelling—with a few sweeping statements and mystic detours thrown in for good measure.

Condition: Light foxing, heavy introspection. Cover art slightly faded but no more than the collective memory of the Western psyche.

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