A Man in the Making: Challenges and Prospects

This book is compiled from several lecture courses given by Jungian analyst Murray Stein at the C.G. Jung Institute in Chicago in the 1980s and 1990s. The lectures are devoted to the process of male individuation, i.e., a man's physiological and spiritual growth. According to Stein, individuation is a complex interplay of physical, psychological, and cultural factors. Each of these factors is given due attention in the lectures, with the primary emphasis on the psychological. Identifying five "ages," or stages of male development, the author dwells on each in detail, and also discusses male friendship and the archetypal gestures of fatherhood. The book is intended to help men of all ages navigate life, understand the psychological significance and importance of each stage of individuation, and find meaning and direction for further personal development. "...now more than ever, it is important to understand the possible paths of male development. Very often, the process stops at the stage of developing the heroic ego, and everything else is seen as inadequate or superfluous. I tried to follow Jung's idea that individuation continues throughout a person's life and has a purpose that goes far beyond what the US Marine Corps strives to achieve." This is the first time this book has been published in its entirety in Russian. The original English version of this book can be purchased here . Murray Stein, Jungian analyst, teacher, member of the IAAP (International Association of Analytical Psychology), supervisor of the International School of Analytical Psychology ISAP-Zurich. From 2002 to 2004, he was president of the IAAP, and from 2008 to 2012, he was president of ISAP-Zurich. He is the author of numerous books on analytical psychology. CONTENTS Preface to the Russian edition.....................................................5 Brief preface...................................................................................8 Lectures on the five stages of a man’s psychological development...................................................................................12 Introduction...................................................................................................12 The five stages in a man’s life (a brief overview)................................15 The first circle – the mother. The boy’s age................................................19 The second circle – the father. The son’s age................................................29 The role of the father – initiation................................................................35 Initiated and uninitiated................................................38 The uninitiated man................................................................39 Fathers and sons................................................................................40 The third circle – the anima. The hero’s age................................................45 Anima versus persona................................................................50 Inability to cope with the anima................................................60 A small digression..............................................................................65 The fourth circle – the Self. The Age of a Mature Man.....................................75 The Fifth Circle – God. The Age of the Sage...................................................84 On Friendship Between Men...................................................................91 Gestures of Fatherhood...................................................................................105 1. The Gesture of Choice...................................................................................105 2. Gestures of Affirmation and Observance of the Law.........................................111 3. The Gesture of Creation.................................................................................122 4. Gestures of Provision, Protection, Building Bridges, Self-Sacrifice.........................................................................................125

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