Toni Wolff & C. G. Jung：A Collaboration

Captivating,astute,andoftenendearing,ToniWolff&C.G.JungtellsthestoryofthemostenigmaticwomaninthecreativelifeofC.G.Jung--ToniWolff.WolffwasJung'sprimarycollaboratorduringtheformativeyearsofhispsychologicalinvestigations.Fromthestart,theirinterestsmeshed,andtheybroughtoutthebestineachother'sthinking.NotafraidtochallengeJung'sideas,Wolfffueledhiscreativity.Herbrilliantmindgavehimfocus,whilehersensitivenaturekindledhisimagination.Together,theyexploredtheunchartedregionsofthepsyche.Atthesametime,sheintroducedJungtothelifeoferos,thatvibrancyofexperiencehewouldlaterdescribeastheinnerdaimonofrelationship.Shewashismuse,hisconfidante,andhisinspiratrice--thedark,inscrutablewomanhewouldcallhis"otherwife."Yetsheremainsvirtuallyunknown,amystery--atbestafootnotetoJung.Independently,Wolffwasascholarinherownright,creatinganoriginalmodelofthefemininepsyche,memorializedinherlandmarkessay,"StructuralFormsoftheFemininePsyche."Thisbookexamineshersignatureessay,alongwithherotheressays--mostlyunknown--whichofferinsightintohersentiments,beliefs,andlifechoices.Forthefirsttime,thelifeandworkofToniWolffalongwithhercomplexrelationshipwithC.G.Jungcomestolightthroughpersonalletters,archivaldocuments,impressionsfromherfamily,insightsfromWolff'spersonaldiaries,andstatementsmadebyWolffandJungthemselves.Furtherenrichedbytheinclusionofdozensofhistoricphotographs,ToniWolff&C.G.Jungtellsthestoryoftheloveandgeniusbehindanalyticalpsychology.