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Energies and Patterns in Psychological Type: The reservoir of consciousness
This book encapsulates John Beebe’s influential work on the analytical psychology of consciousness. Building on C. G. Jung’s theory of psychological types and on subsequent clarifications by Marie-Louise von Franz and Isabel Briggs Myers, Beebe demonstrates the bond between the eight types of consciousness Jung named and the archetypal complexes that impart energy and purpose to our emotions, fantasies, and dreams. For this collection, Beebe has revised and updated his most influential and significant previously published papers and has introduced, in a brand new chapter, a surprising theory of type and culture.
Beebe’s model enables readers to take what they already know about psychological types and apply it to depth psychology. The insights contained in the fifteen chapters of this book will be especially valuable for Jungian psychotherapists, post-Jungian academics and scholars, psychological type practitioners, and type enthusiasts.
Beebe’s model enables readers to take what they already know about psychological types and apply it to depth psychology. The insights contained in the fifteen chapters of this book will be especially valuable for Jungian psychotherapists, post-Jungian academics and scholars, psychological type practitioners, and type enthusiasts.
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242 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 19, 2016
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February 3, 2019
An exceptional book on personality typing and ranks right up there with Marie Louise von Franz and James Hillman's Lectures on Psychological Type as must reading. Beebe developed the eight function model and gives archetype names to the 8 functions. Your first function is the Hero/Heroine function, the second the parent function, and so on. We each have a shadow type, which is the same four functions of your main type but in the opposite orientation. So an INTJ's shadow type is ENTP, for example.
Much depth here and I will be revisiting my Kindle highlights of the book and the book itself as often as I revisit von Franz and Hillman.
Much depth here and I will be revisiting my Kindle highlights of the book and the book itself as often as I revisit von Franz and Hillman.
May 18, 2021
John Bee's perspectives on the psychological type (personality type) and cognitive functions common among people were quite enlightening.
As you manoeuvre the pages, the reader is provided with a deeper understanding of how people perceive and interact with the world as they move through it.
The perspectives were the most fun to shift through and experience. This "window" into the psyche of sorts was informative and entertaining.
I cannot deny, being of a certain disposition myself, that I found certain perspectives most unimaginable but quite necessary.
An overall great read if people fascinate you.
As you manoeuvre the pages, the reader is provided with a deeper understanding of how people perceive and interact with the world as they move through it.
The perspectives were the most fun to shift through and experience. This "window" into the psyche of sorts was informative and entertaining.
I cannot deny, being of a certain disposition myself, that I found certain perspectives most unimaginable but quite necessary.
An overall great read if people fascinate you.
March 23, 2020
This is a ground breaking book on Jungian typology that seeks deep reflection to be fully appreciated.
After reading this book I feel like how much the stereotypes we have been giving to types are a mere glace at the psyche and how much we can ascend beyond our types limits.
While Jung's original psychological types and the books written by Isabella Briggs Myers focus solely on the four cognitive functions of consciousness, this books delves deep into shadow realm of self that complements what we have known so far and shines the light on the insightful aspects that were overlooked.
Highly recommended.
After reading this book I feel like how much the stereotypes we have been giving to types are a mere glace at the psyche and how much we can ascend beyond our types limits.
While Jung's original psychological types and the books written by Isabella Briggs Myers focus solely on the four cognitive functions of consciousness, this books delves deep into shadow realm of self that complements what we have known so far and shines the light on the insightful aspects that were overlooked.
Highly recommended.
January 12, 2025
The concepts may help if you're a beginner to the 8-function model and Jung's theory of psychological types. But there's nothing novel for someone well-versed in the fundamentals.
July 6, 2021
Bebe was a significant contributor to what is currently understood as Myers-Briggs typing, and this book is a combination of deep insights into psychological type as well as the story of how he made many of his contributions to the field (it's amazing how some things taken for granted by everyone involved in MBTI today originally came from Bebe's dreams!).
I found it incredibly useful in understanding cognitive functions that lie within the "shadow" positions.
I found it incredibly useful in understanding cognitive functions that lie within the "shadow" positions.
January 19, 2024
I didn't learn much of anything that I didn't already know. I learn much more from CSJ lectures.
I read 85 pages, then very lightly skimmed the rest. It was boring, but I'm sure it was good, informative, and helpful at the time.
The science has progressed and can be better communicated and elaborated on by other sources.
I read 85 pages, then very lightly skimmed the rest. It was boring, but I'm sure it was good, informative, and helpful at the time.
The science has progressed and can be better communicated and elaborated on by other sources.
October 2, 2020
this book was written by a man who knows psychology, but sadly cant express it succinctly and effectively. all of the content was extremely dry and too theoretical
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