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Sale 2492 - Lot 176

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RESPONDING TO COLLEAGUE'S INTEREST IN JUNG'S ASSOCIATION METHOD (SCIENTISTS.) CARL GUSTAV JUNG. Typed Letter Signed, "C.G. Jung," to Berlin colleague Wolfgang Müller Kranefeldt, in German, explaining that he could not reply to his letter of June 10 due to illness, noting that the association method is part of the curriculum at the [Carl Jung] Institute, stating that he used the method often when he understood little about dreams, and confirming that no works on the subject should be sent immediately. 1 page, 4to, "Prof. Dr. C.G. Jung" stationery; remnant of hinging at upper edge verso causing faint staining recto, folds. With the original envelope. Küsnacht, 30 September 1948
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". . . I regard the association method as a basis for training. We also adopted this in the curriculum at our institute. It is a valuable exercise for beginners in recognizing complexes. In the past, I used it a lot in my practice, when I still felt insecure and understood little about dreams. The method makes one aware of currently effective complexes, which forms a good basis for discussion. That's why I used the association method with many patients, including the reproduction method, which of course I would not disclose, but rather simply incorporated into the association method.

"I understand that you agree that sending the few remaining works on the method would be too risky, so it was left alone for the time being."

In his article, "The Association Method," Jung described how a subject's associations between words in a carefully selected list could be used to help identify the subject's complexes (Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology, ed. Long, 1919).