From time to time I've read the old books and a few weeks ago this is what is happening again.
Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist (1875-1961) who, inter alia, dealt with the study of some particular cases that had altered states of consciousness on which science can not explain.
Often the patients gave signs of somnambulism or even serious personality disorders, in general Jung's interest was due to the appearance, in these patients, of different personalities who showed an inner complexity much higher than normal and resulted in particular phenomena. better known as occult phenomena and spiritism.
Jung describes several cases treated by him, highlights physical phenomena and describes in some cases what he saw during some seances he had attended.
Jung always tries to deal with problems from a scientific point of view but without any preconceptions. By addressing the mysteries of human consciousness with a critical spirit and impartiality, however, coming to the conclusion that with current knowledge one can not prove the real existence of spirits but that science, as an intellectual one, is not enough to complete the representation of the world, for which feeling is also needed.
In conclusion, Jung does not conclude, leaving open the question about the "reality" of the spirits or about the possible explanations of "hidden" phenomena.
A very interesting book, especially for those who are ready to put their knowledge at stake, to open their minds to new challenges, to those who try to understand why things avoid saying "it's impossible" just because science or meaning tells it common.
Alessandro Rugolo
