Though he was a prolific writer & an original thinker of vast erudition Jung lacked a gift for clear exposition & his ideas are less widely appreciated than they deserve. In this concise introduction Anthony Stevens explains clearly the basic concepts of Jungian psychology: the collective unconscious complex archetype shadow persona anima animus & the individuation of the Self. He examines Jungs views on such disparate subjects as myth religion alchemy sychronicity & the psychology of gender differences & he devotes separate chapters to the stages of life Jungs theory of psychological types the interpretation of dreams the practice of Jungian analysis & to the unjust allegation that Jung was a Nazi sympathizer. Finally he argues that Jungs visionary powers & profound spirituality have helped many to find an alternative set of values to the arid materialism prevailing in Western society.