Resources for Inner Space
Our Classics Book Club Reading List
In 2006, my daughter and I started a classics reading plan that grew into a book group. We’ve been reading all the great and classical literature from earliest written history to the modern era. This is our reading plan.
My Personal Reading List, by Year
Besides our book club reading and my reading for my current graduate work in Jungian studies, I read other things, too.
Captivating films for those interested in depth psychology.
Depth Psychology, Mythology, Wellness video store.
Psychological Tests
Free MBTI-Type Test at HumanMetrics
This is not the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI) based on Carl Jung’s typology theory, but it does identify your psychological preferences for functions including Introversion (I) and Extraversion (E); Sensing (S) and Intuition (N); Thinking (T) and Feeling (F); and Perceiving (P) and Judging (J) for a total of 16 types.
A helpful web site offering information about the 16 psychological types.
Another web site about personality types. Includes information about the shortcomings of each type.
Personality tests and tools, including Jungian 16-type test, Enneagram, Big Five, and others.
Resources for Wordsmiths
MyEtymology.com is a useful etymology dictionary for all languages.
Recommended for Dream Work
For dream analysis I have three favorite books, and a fourth that ought to be bought if you’re going to plunge directly into Jung’s book, Dreams. I’m hard pressed to say which is my favorite, so I’ll list all and tell you why I like them.
In Your Dreams, by Gayle Delaney, Ph.D.
This is a dream dictionary, simple and fun to use, and useful to laypeople and professionals alike. It’s the most reader-friendly and ‘fun’ dream book I own and I use it again and again as a quick reference.
Understanding Dreams, by Mary Ann Mattoon.
Mattoon is a Jungian analyst and in this book presents Jung’s ideas in a systematic, understandable way. She tells you just exactly how to do real dream work as an analyst would. It’s somewhat technical and it’s definitely an academic read, but it’s not impossible. I use it all the time, too, and if I only had one book on dream work, this would be my choice.
Dreams, by C. G. Jung.
I must apologize to Grandfather Jung that his book is not tops on my list. This book of Jung’s is part of his Collected Works. In Jung’s typical style, it meanders here and there. It’s full of illustrations. If a person manages to read this book, they’ll be changed; but it’s not for the faint of heart or the person who isn’t very theoretical.
Jungian Dream Interpretation: A Handbook of Theory and Practice, by James A. Hall.
I’m a big believer in reading Jung’s own work although it’s difficult to understand due to his intuitive grasp of things. Jungian analyst James A. Hall makes Jung’s ideas accessible and understandable in this slim volume, which I recommend buying with Jung’s book, Dreams.
Art
Irene is a regular reader of Third Eve and one of the most expressive artists of the unconscious I’ve met. Her work never fails to inspire and intrigue me.
