Aion

Paperbound; xii + 333 pp., including bibliographic references in footnotes, black-and-white plates and text figures, a bibliography, and an index. The first edition of CW 9/ii was published in 1959; the second edition "with corrections and minor revisions" was published in 1968, followed by the fifth printing (1978) of the second edition "with corrections." The corrected, 1978, fifth printing of the second edition is the terminal version of CW 9/ii, as reflected in Princeton's digital edition of Jung's Collected Works, which is also among the Library's holdings. This English version of "Aion" was translated from the first part of "Aion: Untersuchungen zur Symbolgeschichte" (Psychologische Abhandlungen, VIII), published by Rascher Verglag, 1951. Vol. 9 of the Collected Works was published in two parts (of which this is the second), both of which constitute the eighth volume to be published. The first five chapters of "Aion" were previously published in English "with small differences" in "Psyche and Symbol: A Selection from the Writings of C.G. Jung," edited by Violet S. de Laszlo (Anchor Books; Garden City, New York; 1958), also among the Library's holdings. Further details of the publication history of "Aion" are provided in the editorial notes, translator's note, foreword, and footnotes to the text. Contents: Editorial note Editorial note to the second edition Translator's note List of plates Foreword I. The ego II. The shadow III. The syzygy: Anima and animus IV. The Self V. Christ, a symbol of the Self VI. The sign of the fishes VII. The prophecies of Nostradamus VIII. The historical significance of the fish XI. The ambivalence of the fish symbol X. The fish in alchemy 1. The Medusa 2. The fish 3. The fish symbol of the Cathars XI. The alchemical interpretation of the fish XII. Background to the psychology of Christian alchemical symbolism XIII. Gnostic symbols of the Self XIV. The structure and dynamics of the Self XV. Conclusion Bibliography Index