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The Inkblots
by Damion Searls • 2015
Ten inkblots, one psychiatrist, and a century-long fight over what seeing reveals about the self.
3.74
990
The Inkblots Summary
The Inkblots 92%
Ten inkblots, one psychiatrist, and a century-long fight over what seeing reveals about the self.
by Damion Searls 2015
3.74
990 ratings
Handwriting Analysis
by Karen Kristin Amend • 1980
Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.
3.82
247
Handwriting Analysis Summary
Handwriting Analysis 91%
Learn what every slant, loop, and zone in handwriting reveals about personality and character.
by Karen Kristin Amend 1980
3.82
247 ratings
Projection and Re-collection in Jungian Psychology
by Marie-Louise von Franz • 1999
Projection built the gods and still runs your relationships. How to reclaim what you placed outside.
4.27
268
Projection and Re-collection in Jungian Psychology Summary
Projection and Re-collection in Jungian Psychology 91%
Projection built the gods and still runs your relationships. How to reclaim what you placed outside.
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1999
4.27
268 ratings
The Shadow of the Object
by Christopher Bollas • 1987
The knowledge formed before you had words shapes every adult relationship and mood.
4.51
196
The Shadow of the Object Summary
The Shadow of the Object 91%
The knowledge formed before you had words shapes every adult relationship and mood.
by Christopher Bollas 1987
4.51
196 ratings
Freud
by Ruth Snowden • 2010
Dreams, desire, and the unconscious: Freud's most enduring and unsettling ideas, made clear.
3.68
590
Freud Summary
Freud 91%
Dreams, desire, and the unconscious: Freud's most enduring and unsettling ideas, made clear.
by Ruth Snowden 2010
3.68
590 ratings
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler
by Alfred Adler • 1920
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
4.06
782
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler Summary
The Individual Psychology of Alfred Adler 91%
A felt sense of inferiority powers all striving. The healthy path channels it into contribution.
by Alfred Adler 1920
4.06
782 ratings
Handwriting Analysis
by Andrea McNichol • 1991
Learn to spot extroversion, emotional instability, even suicidal intent from a single line of ink.
4.30
565
Handwriting Analysis Summary
Handwriting Analysis 91%
Learn to spot extroversion, emotional instability, even suicidal intent from a single line of ink.
by Andrea McNichol 1991
4.30
565 ratings
Learning from Experience
by Wilfred R. Bion • 1962
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
4.19
135
Learning from Experience Summary
Learning from Experience 91%
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
by Wilfred R. Bion 1962
4.19
135 ratings
Life Lessons From Freud
by Brett Kahr • 2013
Freud's sharpest ideas for daily life: what your dreams, jokes, and childhood still control.
3.50
476
Life Lessons From Freud Summary
Life Lessons From Freud 90%
Freud's sharpest ideas for daily life: what your dreams, jokes, and childhood still control.
by Brett Kahr 2013
3.50
476 ratings
Owning Your Own Shadow
by Robert A. Johnson • 1991
Civilization split you in two. The buried half still runs you, and it holds your best.
3.97
6k+
Owning Your Own Shadow Summary
Owning Your Own Shadow 90%
Civilization split you in two. The buried half still runs you, and it holds your best.
by Robert A. Johnson 1991
3.97
6k+ ratings
The Undiscovered Self
by C.G. Jung • 1961
The mass state erases the individual; the psyche you ignore becomes the tyrant's best tool.
4.13
13k+
The Undiscovered Self Summary
The Undiscovered Self 90%
The mass state erases the individual; the psyche you ignore becomes the tyrant's best tool.
by C.G. Jung 1961
4.13
13k+ ratings
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology
by Eve Caligor • 2018
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
4.79
38
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology Summary
Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology 90%
Use the therapy relationship to rebuild the fractured selves at the core of personality disorders.
by Eve Caligor 2018
4.79
38 ratings
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism
by Otto F. Kernberg • 1975
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
4.2
203
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism Summary
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism 90%
Borderline is a stable pathology, not a transient phase. Splitting locks its contradictions apart.
by Otto F. Kernberg 1975
4.2
203 ratings
What Is Madness?
by Darian Leader • 2011
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
4.14
531
What Is Madness? Summary
What Is Madness? 90%
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
by Darian Leader 2011
4.14
531 ratings
A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung
by Robert H. Hopcke • 1989
Jung's collected works: 20 volumes. This book: the reading order he never provided.
4.18
91
A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung Summary
A Guided Tour of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung 90%
Jung's collected works: 20 volumes. This book: the reading order he never provided.
by Robert H. Hopcke 1989
4.18
91 ratings
Jungian Psychoanalysis
by Murray B. Stein • 2009
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
4.19
123
Jungian Psychoanalysis Summary
Jungian Psychoanalysis 90%
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
by Murray B. Stein 2009
4.19
123 ratings
Freud
by Marc Pepiol • 2015
Reason rides in the back seat. Freud's tour of the real drivers: hidden desire, guilt, and dreams.
3.97
250
Freud Summary
Freud 90%
Reason rides in the back seat. Freud's tour of the real drivers: hidden desire, guilt, and dreams.
by Marc Pepiol 2015
3.97
250 ratings
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
by Frederick Salomon Perls • 1968
Therapy transcripts that proved a risky claim: awareness itself is the cure, not a step toward it.
4.12
1k+
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim Summary
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim 90%
Therapy transcripts that proved a risky claim: awareness itself is the cure, not a step toward it.
by Frederick Salomon Perls 1968
4.12
1k+ ratings
Dark Side of the Light Chasers
by Debbie Ford • 1998
Your shadow holds every power you've denied yourself. The method for reclaiming it, trait by trait.
4.06
9k+
Dark Side of the Light Chasers Summary
Dark Side of the Light Chasers 90%
Your shadow holds every power you've denied yourself. The method for reclaiming it, trait by trait.
by Debbie Ford 1998
4.06
9k+ ratings
Trauma and the Soul
by Donald Kalsched • 2012
Trauma fractures the psyche to protect its core. The inner guardians become the torturers.
4.52
455
Trauma and the Soul Summary
Trauma and the Soul 90%
Trauma fractures the psyche to protect its core. The inner guardians become the torturers.
by Donald Kalsched 2012
4.52
455 ratings
Jung's Map of the Soul
by Murray B. Stein • 1998
Beneath your persona lies a shadow, an inner opposite, and a Self orchestrating your becoming.
4.25
3k+
Jung's Map of the Soul Summary
Jung's Map of the Soul 90%
Beneath your persona lies a shadow, an inner opposite, and a Self orchestrating your becoming.
by Murray B. Stein 1998
4.25
3k+ ratings
Inner Work
by Robert A. Johnson • 1986
The art of listening to your dreams, decoding your own symbols, and answering the unconscious.
4.30
3k+
Inner Work Summary
Inner Work 90%
The art of listening to your dreams, decoding your own symbols, and answering the unconscious.
by Robert A. Johnson 1986
4.30
3k+ ratings
Reaching Through Resistance
by Allan Abbass • 2015
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
4.38
85
Reaching Through Resistance Summary
Reaching Through Resistance 90%
Symptoms are defenses against buried rage, guilt, and grief. The method to break through.
by Allan Abbass 2015
4.38
85 ratings
The Matrix of the Mind
by Thomas H. Ogden • 1986
Inner fantasy and outer fact must stay in productive tension. Their collapse is psychic deadness.
4.35
151
The Matrix of the Mind Summary
The Matrix of the Mind 90%
Inner fantasy and outer fact must stay in productive tension. Their collapse is psychic deadness.
by Thomas H. Ogden 1986
4.35
151 ratings
Freud and Beyond
by Stephen A. Mitchell • 1995
One founder, many heirs: how psychoanalysis splintered into rival schools after Freud.
4.18
2k+
Freud and Beyond Summary
Freud and Beyond 90%
One founder, many heirs: how psychoanalysis splintered into rival schools after Freud.
by Stephen A. Mitchell 1995
4.18
2k+ ratings
Wild Mind
by Bill Plotkin • 2013
The psyche has four compass points. Most people barely use two and wonder why they feel incomplete.
4.32
524
Wild Mind Summary
Wild Mind 90%
The psyche has four compass points. Most people barely use two and wonder why they feel incomplete.
by Bill Plotkin 2013
4.32
524 ratings
Rozdělené Self
by R.D. Laing • 1960
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
4.11
7k+
Rozdělené Self Summary
Rozdělené Self 90%
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
by R.D. Laing 1960
4.11
7k+ ratings
We
by Robert A. Johnson • 1983
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
4.20
2k+
We Summary
We 90%
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
by Robert A. Johnson 1983
4.20
2k+ ratings
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
by Patricia Coughlin • 1996
Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.
4.46
48
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Summary
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy 90%
Weeks, not years. A psychodynamic method that confronts defenses for lasting character change.
by Patricia Coughlin 1996
4.46
48 ratings
Personality Development and Psychopathology
by Norman Cameron • 1985
Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.
4.40
15
Personality Development and Psychopathology Summary
Personality Development and Psychopathology 90%
Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.
by Norman Cameron 1985
4.40
15 ratings
Missing Out
by Adam Phillips • 2012
Your regrets are not ghosts; they are the hidden architecture of your personality.
3.47
3k+
Missing Out Summary
Missing Out 90%
Your regrets are not ghosts; they are the hidden architecture of your personality.
by Adam Phillips 2012
3.47
3k+ ratings
Four Archetypes
by C.G. Jung • 1970
Your deepest fears and desires were never yours alone. They belong to patterns older than humanity.
3.98
2k+
Four Archetypes Summary
Four Archetypes 90%
Your deepest fears and desires were never yours alone. They belong to patterns older than humanity.
by C.G. Jung 1970
3.98
2k+ ratings
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1967
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
4.20
10k+
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy Summary
The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy 90%
The group heals more than any therapist alone. The architecture that makes it work.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1967
4.20
10k+ ratings
Meeting the Shadow
by Connie Zweig • 1991
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
4.30
2k+
Meeting the Shadow Summary
Meeting the Shadow 90%
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
by Connie Zweig 1991
4.30
2k+ ratings
Dream Wise
by Lisa Marchiano • 2024
A Jungian analyst's method: turn shadow figures, nightmares, and dream symbols into inner guidance.
4.47
191
Dream Wise Summary
Dream Wise 90%
A Jungian analyst's method: turn shadow figures, nightmares, and dream symbols into inner guidance.
by Lisa Marchiano 2024
4.47
191 ratings
The Forgotten Language
by Erich Fromm • 1976
Between Freud's sex and Jung's archetypes lies a lost symbolic grammar that all dreams share.
3.80
2k+
The Forgotten Language Summary
The Forgotten Language 90%
Between Freud's sex and Jung's archetypes lies a lost symbolic grammar that all dreams share.
by Erich Fromm 1976
3.80
2k+ ratings
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library
by Karen Horney • 1967
Neurosis is the price of abandoning who you are for who you think you should be.
3.68
423
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library Summary
Feminine Psychology (Norton Library 90%
Neurosis is the price of abandoning who you are for who you think you should be.
by Karen Horney 1967
3.68
423 ratings
The Essential Jung
by C.G. Jung • 1983
An ancient mind runs beneath your own, shared by all. Jung mapped its patterns and demands.
4.32
2k+
The Essential Jung Summary
The Essential Jung 90%
An ancient mind runs beneath your own, shared by all. Jung mapped its patterns and demands.
by C.G. Jung 1983
4.32
2k+ ratings
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him
by Sheldon B. Kopp • 1972
Self-discovery is not finding a guru; it is outgrowing every guide you hoped would save you.
3.99
3k+
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him Summary
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him 90%
Self-discovery is not finding a guru; it is outgrowing every guide you hoped would save you.
by Sheldon B. Kopp 1972
3.99
3k+ ratings
Boundaries of the Soul
by June K. Singer • 1972
Face the shadow, decode the dream, reconcile the opposites within. A Jungian analyst shows the way.
4.27
1k+
Boundaries of the Soul Summary
Boundaries of the Soul 90%
Face the shadow, decode the dream, reconcile the opposites within. A Jungian analyst shows the way.
by June K. Singer 1972
4.27
1k+ ratings
Memories, Dreams, Reflections
by C.G. Jung • 1962
A boy hides a carved figure in the attic; from that secret, a psychology is born.
4.18
39k+
Memories, Dreams, Reflections Summary
Memories, Dreams, Reflections 90%
A boy hides a carved figure in the attic; from that secret, a psychology is born.
by C.G. Jung 1962
4.18
39k+ ratings
Writer's Guide to Character Traits
by Linda N. Edelstein • 1999
Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.
3.91
1k+
Writer's Guide to Character Traits Summary
Writer's Guide to Character Traits 90%
Why your characters feel flat: the psychological patterns that make them real.
by Linda N. Edelstein 1999
3.91
1k+ ratings
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought
by Erich Fromm • 1979
Freud revealed the irrational mind. His followers turned a radical theory into conformity training.
3.79
220
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought Summary
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought 90%
Freud revealed the irrational mind. His followers turned a radical theory into conformity training.
by Erich Fromm 1979
3.79
220 ratings
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
by Glen O. Gabbard • 1990
The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.
4.32
354
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice Summary
Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 90%
The psychiatry textbook that builds treatment from unconscious patterns, not symptom checklists.
by Glen O. Gabbard 1990
4.32
354 ratings
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored
by Phillips • 1993
What you want hides inside what stops you: essays on kissing, worry, and the unexamined.
3.74
825
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored Summary
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored 90%
What you want hides inside what stops you: essays on kissing, worry, and the unexamined.
by Phillips 1993
3.74
825 ratings
The Primitive Edge of Experience
by Thomas H. Ogden • 1989
Older than thought, a sensory psychological mode forms the self. Its isolation makes the mind rigid.
4.41
105
The Primitive Edge of Experience Summary
The Primitive Edge of Experience 90%
Older than thought, a sensory psychological mode forms the self. Its isolation makes the mind rigid.
by Thomas H. Ogden 1989
4.41
105 ratings
Personality Type
by Lenore Thomson • 1998
Your personality runs on four mental functions. The one you suppress runs you.
4.12
492
Personality Type Summary
Personality Type 90%
Your personality runs on four mental functions. The one you suppress runs you.
by Lenore Thomson 1998
4.12
492 ratings
The Power of Coincidence
by David Richo • 2007
Your psyche speaks through coincidence. Learn to read the signs it sends to steer your life.
3.89
275
The Power of Coincidence Summary
The Power of Coincidence 90%
Your psyche speaks through coincidence. Learn to read the signs it sends to steer your life.
by David Richo 2007
3.89
275 ratings
Discovering Your Personality Type
by Don Richard Riso • 1992
Nine personality patterns run your life. A system for identifying yours and loosening its grip.
3.91
972
Discovering Your Personality Type Summary
Discovering Your Personality Type 90%
Nine personality patterns run your life. A system for identifying yours and loosening its grip.
by Don Richard Riso 1992
3.91
972 ratings
Every Day Gets A Little Closer
by Irvin D. Yalom • 1991
Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.
3.76
3k+
Every Day Gets A Little Closer Summary
Every Day Gets A Little Closer 90%
Two diaries, one therapy room: what the patient hid and what the therapist really thought.
by Irvin D. Yalom 1991
3.76
3k+ ratings
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