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by: Robert A. Johnson
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9780062505439
ISBN: 0062505432
Label: HarperOne
Manufacturer: HarperOne
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 128
Publication Date: March 05, 1993
Publisher: HarperOne
Release Date: March 05, 1993
Sales Rank: 317415
Studio: HarperOne
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Presenting an original and vital model for psychological development, the brilliant and pioneering author ofHe, She, and We offers a new understanding of the stages of personal growth through which maturity and wholeness can be achieved.
Using quintessential figures from classical literature--Don Quixote, Hamlet, and Faust--Robert Johnson shows us three clearly defined stages of consciousness development. He demonstrates how the true work of maturity is to grow through these levels to the self-realized state of completion and harmony.
In Johnson's view, we all reach the stages depicted by Don Quixote, Hamlet, and Faust at various times of our lives. The three represent levels of consciousness within us, each vying for dominance. Don Quixote portrays the innocent child, while Hamlet stands for our self-conscious need to act and feel in control though we have no real connection to our inner selves. Faust embodies the master of the true self, who has gained awareness by working through the stages.
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Rating:  - Very Insightful
I wasn't sure I would like this, because I'm not one that learns from literature. However, I've enjoyed Mr. Johnson's writings in other books and it seemed the subject matter was worthy.
Turns out this is a very worthwhile volume, taking us through evolutions of consciousness (simple, complex, enlightened). Since Johnson is doing the interpretation, you're not going through the classics but being walked through the lessons in them.
Johnson takes us through the characters ... Read More
Rating:  - Not One Of His Best
Johnson is one of my favorite authors. He's a Jungian analyst who writes about myths and how they can tell us a lot about our life experiences and why we do what we do and why things happen to us. In this (short) book (105 written pages) he writes about the three levels of consciousness of men and gives a literary example of each. Don Quixote is Two-Dimensional Man (or simple man), Hamlet is Three-Dimensional Man (or complex man), and Faust is Four-Dimensional Man (or enlightened man). Johnson ... Read More
Rating: - Thoughtful and Thought-Provoking
Robert Johnson is a great first encounter with Jungian Psychology. The books are short and his points are direct. When you see the size of his books you first think that there isn't much to them, but it isn't long before you recant. I was somewhere near page five when I realized that I was considering the world from an entirely different introspection. Johnson explains how literature, myths and even ancient stories are consistent with overall human nature. By explaining the meaning of classic ... Read More
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