Want a taste of Jungian psychology but don’t want to spend $100+ and wait 3 months for The Red Book? Robert A. Johnson gives a quick taste of a Jungian approach.
He: Understanding Masculine Psychology, by Robert A. Johnson. Harper, 1989.
“He” tells the story of the search for the Holy Grail as a myth of the masculine side of psychology. Johnson decodes the myth as the story of how “modern” man faces alienation in going from childhood to adulthood. We suffer, we sense there’s something transcendent, but we have no cure.
We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love, Robert A. Johnson. HarperOne, 1985.
In “We”, Robert A. Johnson develops a Jungian interpretation of the myth of Tristan and Iseult to look at the idea of romantic love. This myth is a criss-crossing story of forced love, betrayal, and recovery, exploring “being in love” vs. “loving.”