我的高密，莫言

收集了莫言的有关童年和成长经历的散文。写得不错，语言淳朴，又自有作家的才华。
莫言的作品只是中学时读过《十三步》，虽然其中的一些荒诞情节(殡仪馆-整容师-领导的肥肉-动物园的野兽）深深地刻在脑子里，但是没有读出什么名堂。

中国青年出版社。2011年。ISBN 9787500695202.

老舍全集 （2）

含四个中长篇：
1. 《小坡的生日》。是儿童作品。以我成年人的眼光看，虽然看似文字活泼、有想象力，但是少了感动人的地方。
2. 《猫城记》。有想象力和新意。但是缺少发展，这似乎是老舍一贯的问题。
3. 《离婚》 。是四篇中最好的，写得相当不错。写普通老百姓的生活的无奈和苦痛，是老舍擅长的。
4. 《牛天赐传》。也不错。一个活生生的人跃然纸上。

人民文学出版社。2013年1月。ISBN: 9787020066582。

刘氏女，章诒和

一口气读完，内容很震撼，但的确真实。这就是人性的一面，让人无言。这一年多来我也是不得不直接面对人性的丑陋。
从写作技巧上说，因为是章诒和的第一部小说，自然比较稚嫩。
牛津大学出版社于2011年出版。ISBN 9780193966949.

The Tao of Psychology: Synchronicity and the Self, by Jean Shinoda Bolen

Written for the general reader. I learned little new stuff from the book. Has some interesting thought, but I think the author over-stretched, even abused Jung's idea of "synchronicity", making it a daily event and something like hot chocolate (but this could be a typical character of pop spiritual growth book).

ISBN 006078220X. HarperSanFrancisco. 2004.

The basic writings of C.G. Jung

 

Not an easy reading. Reading for 50 min can just seriously tire my brain. 

Edited by Violet Staub De Laszlo. 1993 Modern Library Edition. ISBN 067960071X.

 

Here is a summary of 2nd chapter "On the Nature of the Psyche".

 

3 levels of psyche

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archetype, whose nature is spirit.  also psychoid

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conscious: the interaction/conflict of will with instinct

unconscious:
  two categories:
  1. was conscious or would become conscious later, but now unconscious because forgotten or repressed

  2. something that has never been comprehensible by conscious, therefore would never become conscious. i.e. archtetypes themselves

  include:

  -- personal unconscious

  -- collected unconcious (from instinct and archetype respectively)

  -- have characteristics of instinct (e.g. autonomy, compulsion), and conscious (e.g. choice), and spirit
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instinct: psychoid.
-> physiology of the organism

-> merged with chemical and physical conditions

-> matters

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P105, top:
"Psychologically, however, the archetype as an image of instinct is a spiritual goal toward which the whole nature of man strives"

P105 bottom:

"The archetypal representations (images and ideas) mediated to us by the unconscious should not be confused with the archetype as such. They are very varied structures which all point back to one essentially "representable" basic form. The latter is characterized by certain formal elements and by certain fundamental meanings, although these can be grasped only approximately".

唐宋词选释，俞平伯

婉约  好于  豪放
早期  好于  晚期
自然流露的　（比如李煜）　好于 堆砌典故的（比如辛弃疾）
 一气呵成的 好于 雕琢的（后期多如此）

注释中，为了解释一个字词，俞平伯会引用有关的诗词，这是我最喜欢的。但是在解释典故时，引用的古文经常看不懂，俞平伯也不解释，郁闷。

这是我看的第一个词的选本。 俞平伯认为苏轼、辛弃疾是词之正宗，而我喜欢花间集一脉的。当然李煜是我的最爱。

陕西师范大学出版社。2010年8月。ISBN: 9787561331712。《犹忆前尘立少时:俞平伯点评唐宋词》 （ISBN: 9787561351604）是同样的内容，但是每一条注释单独成行。

二马，老舍

描绘景物的文字是那么活泼和有生命力。
描写的人物和事件是那么让人窒息。
生活中，想老马那样的人是有的，而且很多。

读自《老舍全集》第一卷。人民文学出版社。2013年1月。ISBN: 9787020066582。

The Self in Psychotic Process, by John Weir Perry

It has two parts. The first part has a detailed presentation of a case of catatonic schizophrenia. The second part is surveys of several symbols. I did learn something from reading the first part. The book is very dense, and the second part is too dense and dry for me to follow. So I gave up at page 89. Probably I should go back to the book after I gain more background knowledge.

University of California Press. 1953.

River Town, by Peter Hessler

It is like being with the author in his two-year's life in Fuling (涪陵). A talented writer, with keen observation and good insight. A very enjoyable reading.

Publisher by Haper Perennial. 2006. ISBN 9780060855024

The Far Side of Madness, by John Weir Perry

The view that schizophrenia is the process that psyche destroys the current problematic situation, rebirth in a reorganized way, and makes the self whole again. Also the author proposed the Kinship archetype which is claimed to be the predecessor of hero archetype.

Learned much from the book. Definitely a useful reading.
However, many things are repeated enormous time. Some parts (especially the one of mystics) is hard to see its points. Perhaps I lack sufficient background knowledge to understand it, or the material itself is in a preliminary stage even in the author's mind?

Do not understand why "love" is the ultimate solution. To my ultimately both love and hate are not important. Probably in early stage, love, which is irrational, helps the communications between ego and unconscious.

Published by Spring. 2nd edition. ISBN 9780882145570.

赵子曰，老舍

比《老张的哲学》好不少。文字活泼、灵动很多。人物形象也没有那么生硬和刻意了。

读自《老舍全集》第一卷。人民文学出版社。2013年1月。ISBN: 9787020066582。

千年繁华， 寿岳章子

副标题: 京都的街巷人生。
从一个家庭在京都的几十年岁月中，描绘了京都的风土人情。
文字轻松，有很多手绘插图（我更希望是彩色照片）。
马可波罗出版。李芷姍翻译。2003年10月。ISBN: 9789867890597。

Man and his Symbols, edited by C.G. Jung

The book is conceived and edited by Jung. As his only book for laymen, it is considered the standard introduction book to Jungian ideas.

Chapter 1 "Approaching the unconscious" is the only chapter written by Jung, but it is pretty elementary.
Chapter 2 "Ancient myths and modern man" is the most substantial chapter, and I read it twice. Yes, it is more like written from the author's unconcious -- Jia said that that's the typical style of Jung's writing.
Chapter 3 "The process of individuation" is quite easy to follow. Its concept is similar to Chinese idea of "oneness of heaven/nature and man".
Chapter 4 "Symbolism in the visual arts" is a little boring to me.
Chapter 5 "Symbols in an individual analysis" describes a series of (visioning) dreams of a particular patient, which is most interesting. But many of its analyses are very stretching, which is typical in this book (and in Jung's other books, as I was told).

This book is more broader then "Analytical Psychology: Its Theory and Practice". Although both are excellent readings, I consider the latter better because it is full of great sights from Jung.

I recommend the hardcover edition which has beautiful color pictures.

Hardcover. Published by Anchor Press. ISBN 0385052219.

金瓶梅 （1），笑笑生

一本书基本都是男盗女娼的事。最后有些家宴的情节，可以看出《红楼梦》由此借鉴的痕迹。
文字粗糙、甚至粗俗。从这些所谓的“市井”语言和“市井”生活中，我是读不出到什么乐趣来。方方描写的武汉的市井生活，读了就体会其中的温暖。

西门庆和贾宝玉对女人的态度有共同之处：对女人/女孩的欣赏。不过一个是肉圣，一个是情圣。

第一卷（共五卷）。三诚堂出版社。1999年6月。ISBN 9789579785815。

背影，朱自清

朱自清有一些才华，文字还算比较干净、漂亮。他有一点点诗人的敏锐感觉，并且能用文字把这细微的感觉表达出来。最具代表的是“荷塘月色”和其他几篇游西湖和看桃花的文字。

但是，从文字上看，他是一个缺乏感情的人，缺乏对生活、生命的热爱（与老舍对比） ，所以文字大多干涩乏味。难得有一些感情时，他的文字立刻活了，比如怀念扬州的小吃的文字。

看了三分之二，略去了“语文影和其他”部分 -- 是极度乏味的。

风云时代出版。2011年。ISBN 9789861467702。

老张的哲学，老舍

不太好。人物比较公式话，形象比较夸张 -- 就像解放初期电影里的人物似的不真实。
偶尔的景物描写，尤其是对老北京的风情描写，是书中的闪亮点。

读自《老舍全集》第一卷。人民文学出版社。2013年1月。ISBN: 9787020066582。这套书印刷和装订十分精美，读着很舒服。

风景旧曾谙, 叶嘉莹

是叶嘉莹在香港城市大学讲课的记录。比较注重理论一些。写得一如既往得好，读着是一种享受。最喜欢的是她引用多人的诗词来解释某句的意境。缺点是有书中不少重复，和其他的书重复更多。
李商隐的诗让我感动。
广西师范大学出版社。2008年6月。ISBN: 9787563375196。

Analytical Psychology: Its Theory and Practice, by C.G Jung

It contains five lectures that Jung gave in 1935 at the Tavistock Clinic in London. I consider this book the best introduction to Jungian Psychology among the books I read (better than "Man and His Symbols" ).

Hardcover. Pantheon Books, 1968.
(I bought a paperback edition with ISBN 0394708628. Identical content but smaller font.  From Amazon book preview, the ISBN 0415738695 also has the same content. 7/21/2014: Just found out that the full text is included in the book "The Symbolic Life" which is vol 18 of the collected works of C.G. Jung.)

5/30/2014: Read it the second time.

空间感 刘心武

一次愉快的阅读。喜欢这种经过岁月沉淀的文字。欣赏刘心武对人、生的态度。
没想到刘心武已经70多了。他的一颗心还是很活泼的。

漓江出版社。2013年。ISBN 9787540760915。

Country Driving, by Peter Hessler

An interesting reading. The view of China from a foreign journalist.

I do not like those changes occurred to Chinese people in recent 15 years, and the way they handle business and deal with each other. It is a crazy world. On the other hand, maybe it has been this way -- I did not realize it when I was young.

Published by Harpercollins, 2009. ISBN 9780061804090.

Foundaries of the Soul, by June Singer

As its subtitle "the practice of JUNG's psychology" suggested, this book is mainly about the application of Jung's psychology in Singer's psychotherapy practice. I think Singer's has many practical insight; however, my overall feeling is that the idea delivered in this book is not very sharp. Probably the author's understanding of Jung's psychology is not really clear either. But still a good reading.

Published by Anchor Books. 1994. ISBN 0385475292.

She, by H. Rider Haggard

Read this book because C.G. Jung used it an example to discuss anima. It is an erotic fantasy and adventure book, and would be very entertaining if I read it 20 years ago. The character "She" is quite unique, very different from what the Hollywood's model of  powerful queen of savage tribe. From the wisdom of She's words, and I can have some clue why Jung liked it (After reading Jung's discussion, I have to say this clue is wrong).

Published by 1st World Library. 2007. ISBN 9781421845432.

Introduction to Jungian Psychology, by C.G. Jung

Subtitle: Notes of the Seminar on Analytical Psychology Given in 1925. Mainly contains two parts: 1. Jung's own early spiritualistic experiences, which should have a big overlapping with his autobiography. 2. Introduction to his work about Psychology types. The appendix has the anima and animus discussion based on 3 novels, which I skipped (3/8/2014: read them today).  So it is not appropriate to call this book "Introduction to Jungian Psychology", even though it did tough some main concepts of Jungian psychology.

As expected, I do not fully understand it, but think it quite interesting.


Edited by Sonu Shamdasani and William McGuire. Princeton University Press, 2011. ISBN 9780691152059.

文学回忆录（下），木心

若是为了学习文学史的知识，那么从这本书中可能会所获有限。但是看看木心这个人的文学观念还是挺有意识的。
觉得木心的心态不是很光明、豁达（不是从道德的角度，而是一个人看世界的态度），风格偏奇巧，甚至有些尖刻。 这样的人在生活中不会很快乐的。但是想想他的遭遇，能这样，不错了。

陈丹青笔录。广西师范大学出版社，2013年。ISBN: 9787549530816。

A Primer of Freudian Psychology, by Calvin S. Hall

Quite dense. It seems that Freud treated psyche as a concrete thing and tries to give/imagine every detail about how it works. He also stretched his theory to explain almost every thing. It is not convincing.

A Meridian Book. ISBN 0452011833.

A Primer of Jungian Psychology, by Calvin S. Hall and Vernoon J. Nordby

An excellent summary. Very easy to understand and follow.

Taplinger Publishing Company. 1973. ISBN 0800865545.

十个词汇里的中国，余华

写得很好。是余华对现代中国的观察和思考，是余华对“兄弟”一书下半部的补充。不足之处是余华擅长观察和刻画，却有些弱在思考。

如一个荒诞的闹剧。

麦田出版。2010年1月。 ISBN 9789861204772。

C.G. Jung Word and Image

A very nice introduction to Jung's life and ideas. Much text is extracted from Jung's works, letters and autobiography.  The book contains many photos and illustrations, which helps to understand the text.

ISBN 0691018472. Edited by Aniela Jaffe.

Further Along the Road Less Traveled, by M. Scott Peck

This book is not good as the "Road Less Traveled" which is eye opening (but the essential theory presented in the latter book is indeed from C.G. Jung). On the other hand, it still has many good insights. However, many times I agreed with Peck's observations, but only half-agreed or disagreed with his conclusions or proposed solutions. I felt that Dr. Peck chose an easy road which won't lead to the original destination by converting to a formal Christian religion, and from this book I felt that his thinking seemed to be narrowed.

Published by Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN 0671781596.