PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS [Illustration: DR. C. G. JUNG “PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS”] PSYCHOLOGY OF THE UNCONSCIOUS _A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido_ _A Contribution to the History of the Evolution of Thought_ BY DR. C. G. JUNG Of the University of Zurich AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION, WITH INTRODUCTION, BY BEATRICE M. HINKLE, M.D. Of the Neurological Department of Cornell University Medical School and of the New York Post Graduate Medical School [Illustration] MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY NEW YORK 1916 Copyright, 1916, by MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY NEW YORK _All rights reserved_ TRANSLATOR’S NOTE That humanity is seeking a new message, a new light upon the meaning of life, and something tangible, as it were, with which it can work towards a larger understanding of itself and its relation to the universe, is a fact I think none will gainsay. Therefore, it has seemed to me particularly timely to introduce to the English-speaking world Dr. Jung’s remarkable book, “Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido.” In this work he has plunged boldly into the treacherous sea of mythology and folklore, the productions of the ancient mind and that of the common people, and turned upon this vast material the same scientific and painstaking method of psychologic analysis that is applied to the modern mind, in order to reveal the common bond of desire and longing which unites all humanity, and thus bridge the gaps presumed to exist between ancient and widely separated peoples and those of our modern time. The discovery of this undercurrent affecting and influencing ancient peoples as well as modern serves as a foundation or platform from which he proceeds to hold aloft a new ideal, a new goal of attainment possible of achievement and which can be intellectually satisfying, as well as emotionally appealing: the goal of _moral autonomy_. This book, remarkable for its erudition and the tremendous labor expended upon it, as well as for the new light which it sheds upon human life, its motives, its needs and its possibilities, is not one for desultory reading or superficial examination. Such an approach will prevent the reader from gaining anything of its real value; but for those who can bring a serious interest and willingness to give a careful study to it the work will prove to be a veritable mine capable of yielding the greatest riches.