Atom and Archetype

Though Jung never analyzed Pauli formally, he interpreted more than 400 of his dreams--work that bore fruit later in Psychology and Alchemy and The Analysis of Dreams. As their acquaintance developed, Jung and Pauli exchanged views on the content of their work and the ideas of the day. They discussed the nature of dreams and their relation to reality, finding surprising common ground between depth psychology and quantum physics. Their collaboration resulted in the combined publication of Jung's treatise on synchronicity and Pauli's essay on archetypal ideas influencing Kepler's writings in The Interpretation of Nature and the Psyche. Over time, their correspondence shaped and reshaped their understanding of the principle they called synchronicity, a term Jung had suggested earlier.

Through the association of these two pioneering thinkers, developments in physics profoundly influenced the evolution of Jungian psychology. And many of Jung's abiding themes shaped how Pauli--and, through him, other physicists--understood the physical world. Of clear appeal to historians of science and anyone investigating the life and work of Pauli or Jung, this portrait of an incredible friendship will also draw readers interested in human creativity as well as those who merely like to be present when great minds meet.

Contents

• Chronologies of the Lives of C. G. Jung and Wolfgang Pauli
• Lexicon of Terms in Psychology and Physics
• Jung and Pauli: A Meeting of Rare Minds
• Translator's Note
• Editorial Note
• Abbreviations
• Foreword
• The Correspondence 1
• App. 1 Pauli, Dream of 23 January 1938 175
• App. 2 Comments on Appendix 3 176
• App. 3 Unpublished Essay by Pauli 179
• App. 4 Two Letters from Pauli to H. R. Schwyzer 197
• App. 5 Letter from Max Knoll to Pauli Concerning UFOs 200
• App. 6 Two Lectures by Pauli at the Psychological Club of Zurich 203
• App. 7 Pauli's Observations on Cosmic Rays 210
• App. 8 Note by Jung on Synchronicity 211
• App. 9 Correspondence between Pauli and the C. G. Jung Institute 212
• App. 10 Articles on Parity Violation from The New York Times, January 16, 1957 218
• App. 11 Facsimiles of the Handwriting of Pauli and Jung 226
• App. 12 The Letters Listed in Chronological Order 229
• Bibliography 233
• Index rerum 241
• Index of Terms 243