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Jung, beyond shadow work

Where the TikTok 'shadow work' trend actually comes from.

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  1. Man and His Symbols

    Carl Jung et al.

    Jung's own popular introduction.

    415 pp≈10 h●●○ Steady

    Read this first: Jung's own first chapter, 'Approaching the Unconscious', is the core.

    Edition: Laurel · ISBN 9780440351832

  2. Memories, Dreams, Reflections

    Carl Jung

    His autobiography, including the crisis behind the shadow idea.

    448 pp≈11 h●●○ Steady

    Edition: Fontana Press · ISBN 9780006540274

  3. Modern Man in Search of a Soul

    Carl Jung

    Accessible essays.

    250 pp≈6 h●●○ Steady

    Edition: Routledge Classics · ISBN 9780415253901

  4. Jung: A Very Short Introduction

    Anthony Stevens

    Balanced overview.

    Edition not yet verified; link opens a Bookshop search.

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