Ego and Archetype: Individuation and the Religious Function of the Psyche

Ego and Archetype: Individuation and the Religious Function of the Psyche by Edinger, Edward F.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780140217285.

This book is about the individuals journey to psychological wholeness, known in analytical psychology as the process of individuation. Edward Edinger traces the stages in this process and relates them to the search for meaning through encounters with symbolism in religion, myth, dreams, and art. For contemporary men and women, Edinger believes, the encounter with the self is equivalent to the discovery of God. The result of the dialogue between the ego and the archetypal image of God is an experience that dramatically changes the individuals worldview and makes possible a new and more meaningful way of life.