Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist who reshaped how we think about the mind. He worked closely with Sigmund Freud before the two broke apart over ideas. Jung believed that, beneath personal memories, people share a collective unconscious full of universal symbols. He called these patterns archetypes, such as the hero or the shadow. He introduced the terms introvert and extravert. His work on dreams, myths and personality types remains hugely influential. His Red Book records his own inner visions.
Key Milestones
1906: Freud – begins correspondence
1912: Psychology of the Unconscious – break with Freud
1921: Psychological Types – introvert and extravert
1923: Bollingen – builds his tower retreat
Carl Gustav Jung ( YUUNG; Swiss Standard German:; 26 July 1875 – 6 June 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author of over twenty books, illustrator, correspondent, and academic, best known for his concept of archetypes.
