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.