The author explains the basic concepts of Jungian psychology the collective unconscious, complex, archetype, shadow, persona, anima, animus, and the individuation of the Self He examines Jung's views on subjects as myth, religion, alchemy, 'sychronicity', and the psychology of gender differences, and he devotes separate chapters to the stages of life, Jung's theory of psychological types, the interpretation of dreams, the practice of Jungian analysis, and to the allegation that Jung was a Nazi sympathizer Finally, he argues that Jung's visionary powers and profound spirituality have helped many to find an alternative set of values to the arid materialism prevailing in Western society