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The Ariadne's Thread of The Red Book

2015; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 9; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/19342039.2015.988070

1934-2047

Carlos Amadeu B. Byington,

Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Abstract“The Ariadne's Thread of The Red Book” is a review of Maria Helena Mandacarú Guerra's The Love Drama of C. G. Jung: As Revealed in His Life and in His Red Book. Supported by the writings of Sonu Shamdasani, Deirdre Bair, Barbara Hannah, and C. G. Jung himself, Guerra presents her thesis that the phantasies and active imaginations in TheRed Book are the result of the dramatic emotional experiences that Jung lived through in 1913 and 1914, and that the fulcrum of The Red Book is the tension between his love for Toni Wolff and his marriage.Keywords:: active imaginationAriadne's threaddramaindividuation processC. G. JungloveThe Red BookToni Wolff Notes1. In 1912, Jung had a dream that, as he wrote in his Black Book 2, was responsible for his decision to enter into an amorous relationship with Toni Wolff (see Shamdasani, Citation2009, 198).2. “No one knows what happened during the three days Christ was in Hell. I have experienced it” (Jung Citation2009, 243).References to The Collected Works of C. G. Jung are cited in the text as CW, volume number, and paragraph number. The Collected Works are published in English by Routledge (UK) and Princeton University Press (USA).Additional informationNotes on contributorsCarlos ByingtonCARLOS BYINGTON, MD, is a Brazilian psychiatrist who graduated from the C. G. Jung Institute in Zürich in 1965. He is a founding member of the Brazilian Society for Analytical Psychology (SBrPA) and a member of the IAAP. Dr. Byington is a Jungian analyst in private practice in São Paulo, Brazil. Author of many articles and of the books Jungian Symbolic Psychology,Education from the Heart, and Creative Envy, all of them published by Chiron Publications, Dr. Byington teaches in Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, and Venezuela. Correspondence: Rua Santa Justina, 352, sl 134. Vila Olímpia. São Paulo – SP – Brazil. CEP 04545-041. Website: www.carlosbyington.com.br. E-mail: c.byington@uol.com.br.