by Anita Ashland People often find Carl Jung’s books difficult to read. Yet Jung said it wasn’t academic people who read his books, but “ordinary people, often quite poor people. And why do they do it? Because there’s a deep need in the world just now for spiritual guidance.” In The Call of Destiny: An … Read more
Daryl Sharp, the Founder and General Editor of Inner City Books, began his Jungian experience in Zürich, learning from those whom Jung had personally trained. Integrity, competence, generosity of spirit, depth of feeling, and breadth of cultural sensitivity, for example, were alive and well. A deep respect for inner images held pride of place over … Read more
Dear customers, friends and aficionados of Inner City Books: In light of current conditions globally you may find that you’re not able to order our books (or have them shipped) through some of your usual online and local retail stores. We believe Jung’s work is very essential and would like to remind you that you can easily … Read more
BACKGROUND: The Jungians and the BTS Army discovered each other on Twitter in March 2019. Laura London (@jungianlaura), a Twitter influencer with a particular interest in Jung, mentioned that an author she had interviewed in her popular podcast “Speaking of Jung” had written a book with the same name as the next BTS album. Dr. … Read more
J. Gary Sparks $30.00 ISBN 9781894574478 Inner City Books innercitybooks.net A quick visit to any social media venue (the world of quotes attributed to famous people) will verify the continuing celebrity of Carl Jung and his world-changing insights. Historian Arnold Toynbee is quoted less often, but Sparks suggests that he was on a parallel … Read more
A man’s journey to find the Answer of Why and How Searching for answers is a journey with many dead ends, paths to frustration, bridges requiring time to build, and occasionally finding an accurate map/guide who points you truthfully through the fog of life. That “accurate guide”, for me was James Hollis’ book The Middle … Read more
An archetypal motif in mythology and psychologically associated with depression and the loss of energy, the dark night of the soul is an important stage of the quest for deeper knowledge, as Joseph Campbell said: “The dark night of the soul comes just before revelation. When everything is lost, and all seems darkness, then … Read more
Digesting Jung provides readers new to analytical psychology with the main ingredients of Jung’s work and how they might flavor a life. In the book, Sharp covers complexes, archetypes, instincts, the four typology functions, the persona, the shadow, anima/animus, the Self, dreams, projection, neurosis, the analytical process and the way of individuation. Each … Read more
I first read the Survival Papers: Anatomy of a Midlife Crisis in the 1990s when I was beginning a delayed journey through my own midlife crisis. As I read these words in the introduction to Daryl Sharp’s book, I saw an uncanny image of myself. Daryl Sharp had nailed it: “This book is written for … Read more
Daryl Sharp, I have just finished your book, ANOTHER PIECE OF MY HEART: The Badger Trilogy, Book 2. In the busyness of the days, I had to wait for the right time/space to enjoy. The back cover describes the work beautifully – it is a delightful page-turner and I was surprised when it … Read more