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David Schoen, New Orleans Jungian Analyst and author of The War of the Gods in Addiction: C.G. Jung, Alcoholics Anonymous and Archetypal Evil 'Carl Jung's serendipitous role in the founding and formation of Alcoholics Anonymous is a fascinating story that until this book has never been fully told.

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Show me a drunk and I'll show you someone in search of God , is a saying that could be derived from Carl Jung. Jung wrote to Bill Wilson, founder of Alcoholics Anymous (A.A.), about his understanding of Rowland Hazard's alcoholism: His craving for alcohol was the equivalent, on a low level, of the spiritual thirst of our being for wholeness, expressed in medieval language: the union with God . .The author visited the archives of the headquarters of A.A. in New York, and discovered new communications between Carl Jung and Bill Wilson. For the first time this correspondence shows Jung's respect for A.A. and in turn, its influence on him. In particular, this research shows how Bill Wilson was encouraged by Jung's writings to promote the spiritual aspect of recovery as opposed to the conventional medical model which has failed so abysmally.The book overturns the long-held belief that Jung distrusted groups. Indeed, influenced by A.A.'s success, Jung gave complete and detailed instructions on how the A.A. group format could be developed further and used by general neurotics .Wilson was an advocate of treating some alcoholics with LSD in order to deflate the ego and induce a spiritual experience. He wrote to Jung for his comments on this controversial idea. Jung was stridently opposed to short cuts , to transcendent experiences; however he died before he could reply to Wilson's comprehensive letter.The author explains how alcoholism can be diagsed and understood by professionals and the lay person; by examining the detailed case histories of Jung, the author gives graphic examples of its psychological and behavioural manifestations.By combining the narratives of recovering alcoholics with a Jungian perspective, the author explains how the program of the 12 steps can lead to a journey of spiritual awakening or in Jungian terms, individuation. This book explains in plain words the language of A.A. and takes the reader inside a meeting to show how it works in practice.The final chapter deals with the criticism that both organisations have cultish aspects.

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Karnac Books
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1782203125
ISBN-13
9781782203124
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London
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15mm
Author Biography
Ian Mc Cabe, PhD, Psy.D is a Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Zurich trained Child and Adult Jungian Analyst. While training at the Haight Ashbury Alcohol Treatment Centre in San Francisco he studied Alcohol and Drug abuse at the University of California, Berkeley, extension. He has worked as a Clinical Psychologist with Addiction Response Crumlin, Dublin and is the Managing Director of the Irish based Charity, Jung Institute for Free Analysis for Children and Clinical Director of alcoholcounselling.com.
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Paperback
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English
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Ian Mc Cabe
Date of Publication
24/08/2015
Subject
Psychology: Professional & General
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Karnac Books
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United Kingdom
Genre
Psychology: Professional & General

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