The Making of The Red Book

Posted by admin on February 28th, 2010 and filed under story book | 15 Comments »

Carl Jung’s The Red Book is considered to be the most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology.

When Carl Jung embarked on an extended self-exploration he called his confrontation with the unconscious, the heart of it was The Red Book, a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. Here he developed his principle theories—of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation—that transformed psychotherapy from a practice concerned with treatment of the sick into a means for higher development of the personality.

While Jung considered The Red Book to be his most important work, only a handful of people have ever seen it. Now, in a complete facsimile and translation, it is available to scholars and the general public. It is an astonishing example of calligraphy and art on a par with The Book of Kells and the illuminated manuscripts of William Blake. This publication of The Red Book is a watershed that will cast new light on the making of modern psychology.

More information on The Red Book: http://wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-06567-1/

The process of digitally capturing the book was done by DigitalFusion. They are also responsible for this film showing the process. Learn more about DigitalFusion: http://www.digitalfusion.net/

Duration : 0:3:15


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15 Responses

  1. declan3906 Says:

    “Indiana jones?” …
    “Indiana jones?” Get the mickey mouse out of here!

  2. Bira8Fehera Says:

    Mi volas ĝin!

    Mi volas ĝin!
    Saluton el Brazilo

  3. paradoxosalpha Says:

    Ecce Philemon! …
    Ecce Philemon! Portrait of Jung’s Holy Guardian Angel at 0:48 and 1:16.

  4. bonnybroome Says:

    toasty!
    toasty!

  5. rainrowan Says:

    Excellent, very …
    Excellent, very thrilling to watch and see all the key players bringing this book to the public.

  6. BaiserdeRenaissance Says:

    You can get it in …
    You can get it in November from Barnes &Nobles

  7. BLOODPACT74 Says:

    The book has been …
    The book has been delayed by Amazon! I can’t wait until December!!!

  8. mmtrujilloa Says:

    This is wonderful! …
    This is wonderful! I have been waiting for this book for eight years…
    The video is so thrilling!!
    Thanks for a glimpse of the process.

  9. hellahiggamonster Says:

    I am a student of …
    I am a student of people. I am so intrigued in the roles that we all play each day. Carl G. Jung and his work on archtypes has influenced my art and writing. I will pick up my copy of this extraordinary book tomorrow. I thank you guys for the tedious and delicate work that you put into such an amazing guide to the soul.

  10. SydTheSkeptic Says:

    Regardless of how …
    Regardless of how you regard Jung, he was undeniably quite the artist.

  11. FaryadeRahayi Says:

    I can’t wait to get …
    I can’t wait to get my copy of the Red Book, to get a glimpse into the psyche of this master of the human mind… Though it would make me feel guilty to share in his secrets….

  12. FrErickUngarelli Says:

    We here in Brazil …
    We here in Brazil are looking forward to get a copy! Congratulations!!!

  13. FrErickUngarelli Says:

    There is no book …
    There is no book more expected than this masterpiece. Professor Jung is live!

  14. Alexjelegenda Says:

    Great video, thanks …
    Great video, thanks for posting. I am digging into the secrets of human soul and i will love to read that book.

  15. standupgerry Says:

    2 good to be true!! …
    2 good to be true!!!
    never thought this would be on amazon.
    Vocatus atque non vocatus deus aderit!!!!
    yippie kai yay

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